Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-31

worked his body. He was doer OF
things-without hurry or rush or os-
tentation-possessin sufficient egoism
| to bring success, but with no touch OF
| egotism--so he worked hard and well
| but 1t Is not of hIs work that we
think tonight.
No. it is of what the man was. 1t
Is this and this alone that accounts
for this unusual gathering.
And what was David Morell?
My friends, in brief, he was Chris
| tian.
| And that Is most astounding state
ment. there are so few OF them. Only
| a short time ago | was told by dig
nitary of my church the real reason
| for the election of an unknown man
to the bishopric of a large diocese
was the fact that he was thought.
before his election. TO be Christian.
Some one arose, when no candidate
was in sight who could poll the re-
qu!red majority vote, and placed in
tudl oHis Onc OAhci
delegate had ever heard of. The
speaker dilated upon the scholarly at.
tainments, the preaching ability. and
the executive push of the clergyman
nominated. and SO well was it done
that a decided impression was made.
but there was no possibility of a nomi-
| nation, until a prominent rector arose
| and remarked that in addition to what
| had been said he should like to add
that the candidate possessed a some
what old-fashioned, but still somewhat
desirable quality-he was Christian.
And the election took place forth
with.
If we really and truly believe any
| one to be follower OF the Master.
our respect is won, and we all respect
ed Mr.. Morell.
What does II mean to be n follower
OF the Master? Does it mean perfec-
tion? No. Does 1t mean good deeds ?
spirit of struggle for the right, by
faith.
With all his bright frank friendli.
ness Mr.. Morell told us nothing about
himself, and yet we knew intuitively
that he was a struggler-that he was
one who had to overcome and that he
in the footsteps of the Master Who
was Il struggler; "Who was tempted
IN all points like as we are" who was
not housed as well as the birds of
the air, or the foxes of the earth; Who
gave up home and wife and children;
Who was alone with God.
And like all strugglers along the
straight and narrow road, MIR. Morell
| was a loving soul. Spiritual struggle
| and divine love-they go hand in hand
the combination Is Christian. Mr..
| Morell possessed them both
was reading not long ago in the
Outlook an article entitled Hitting
| the Dark Trail" 1t is the life-story
| of man, now some 40 years of age,
who was suddenly bereft OF his eye.
sight, in hunting accident. when
only twelve years old. During all these
| years he has been struggling to do
| something worth while with his dark
ened life and this is what he says:
Life to me is struggle that is in
] finitely worth while. The harder the
| battle, the greater the victory The
sleeper and higher the mountain, the
more delectable the summit If my
| life has known its full complement of
| shadows, perhaps the sunlight has
been all the brighter. If have achiev.
ed little, yet 1t has been done under
| difficulties, which will encourage all
those who struggle in hard places"
| And then he quotes that lovely qua.
train which is a favorite with another
struggler in dark places-Helen Kell-
er:
Even the little waves that idly dance
Against the cliff will crumble 1t to
sand;
And so with ceaseless toll the slight
| est hand
May wear away the walls of circum
| stance.
And what should be the result o.
all true struggle? Why, doing fol
others. And this struggler tells us
ITO tighten the load upon the shoul
der of humanity just a little seems t.
me the best worth while OF anythin,
that human being can do"
That is it-struggle and love-unit
ed they produce Christian, and Mr.
Morell was Christian.
Last Christmas he gave me littl,
book by DR.. Van Dyke entitled 9TH,
Spirit of Xmas" and it was character
lstic of him to write:
| ITO my good friend,
| Walton Hall Doggett
Wishing him all the sweetness an,
love in life."
| have feeling that he had reat
the little book before he gave 1t [,
me, and If so, his eyes fell upon thes,
words
| "Lo / said within myself that I ais,