The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-10
RESUME SERVICES
At PRESBYTERIAN

Services were resumed yesterday
in the First Presbyterian church The
musical numbers were worthy OF es-
pecial mention Miss Nelson sang
Gounods 20 Divine Redeemer" at
the morning service. Miss Nelson is
a decided addition TO Ogden's musi
cal talent. She possesses voice OF
clear freshness. quality and power.
and interprets her songs with deep
feeling
Miss Bartlett and Miss Russell sang
at the evening service with their ac-
customed ability, and Miss Biddle and
Mrs. Stevens presided at the piano
with their old-tIne skill.
Speaking at the evening service
from the theme of "eRadiness for ser
vice as a fundamental factor In a
successful life" Rev. Carver said, in
part.
There is strange character in
English history known as 'Ethelred
the Unready. He was king of Eng
land from 979 to i016. and in all that
time made complete record of fall
ures all because he was never ready
for any condition or opportnit
Time and again he was defeated by
the Danes. and at last was compelled
10 abandon even London to them.
Most of England was under their sway
during the years OF his reign. AT
one time he collected the largest fleet
the world had seen. only TO have IL
dashed in pieces by a storm because
he had NO harbors for the emer-
gency In marked contrast to this
life was that of the Apostle Paul He
might well be known as Paul the
Ready SO characteristic was his read
mess Tor any work or service No
sooner was he called than he was
ready for work, and said, Lord what
would YOU have me to do?' The yari-
Gus steps In his progress can be
traced by the times when he was re-
peatedly ready for unexpected de
mands for service.
There is a message In the word
ready 1t comes from the old Anglo
Saxon word which means to counsel
or advise The verb TO read also
means to counsel. When you read a
book 1t counsels You. Readiness in
life means largely. then. to be right.
~ counseled as TO the meaning OF life
Many are never ready for Christian
lie because all their reading or coun-
selling has been apart from the real
meaning and purpose of life Paul
was so ready TO serve any or all that
his democracy of estimating all men
OF equal worth before God has led
some to call him the first great So.
ciallSt
Contrary to common views today.
III plnl'a Hannn1gnra
his independence that gave him this
willingness to be worlds helper
He had no wealth. but labored for his
bread at his trade. thereby learning
from toll and ofttimes want the need
OF giving sympathy. His every letter
proclaims him the servant Of Christ;
therefore he was ready ever to do his
Lords work. Not from the idle do
the helpers come, but from the busy
ones OF earth. A marked example OF |
THIS is Sarah Marsin, the dressmaker |
oil Yarmouth, Her region In England +
was one of the most needy in all lines |
of uplift. but the independent could |
not see the need. She toiled all day |
with her needle and at night opened !
educational and moral work In that |
region. The work grew until she f,
could only supervise, but when. in .
1913 she died. her life results were
such that England carried on her
work
Readiness for the little opened the I
door to the larger service. There is !
needed lesson In all this. All your tai. I
ents may be wasted simply because
YOU are unready to use them. and
death may be dreaded horror be-
cause you have deliberately refused
TO be ready TO die At the last Paul
could say he was ready for death
Whatever else you are unready for.
be sure and be ready for that"