The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-12
breaches ON SIN
Of INGRATITUDE
Rev. F. Burgette Short Deals
With One Of Most Common
Faults of Man.
SOME POINTED REMARKS
Pastor Says That Not to Be Grateful
Is to Be Halfway Between
Human and Tnhuman.


"Gugrautudc BE- just thc halfway
house between humanity and irhu-
wauitv"
Do fhis tersc manner one of thc most
common faults to which human flesh
lF heir was described last ntent ny
Key. j. Eurgctte short. iu a. sermon 1T
t'' First Methodist church ON NE sub
I"ct. The SIN -TuEratitudc."
'r. short took bis text from Luke
EFIi-1s. which reads. Were there not
Ten c'lanseJ- But whore are the
hi1r. ln short pointed paragraphs
hc handled ni- theme. saying. iu part.
Vol. story is indeed simple. Ten
poor. unfortunate lruers called to-
Christ Iur help. and he helped them
riorueed them. one of them was CRATE
ful and went to thank the Savior. The
nine went their way. eeemiurly for
getting what had been done for them.
Poor euuis' No feeling of gratitude
FOR blessings bestowed.
rHis story seems quite human.
that ie. DO PSI just IKE good many pco-
uir dn. They cry ont for help. take
sI they can get and never stay 90 say
t1HnE you. because they DO not feel
thank gou.
Halfway House.
InrrItitude is just the halfway
house between humanity and inhu-
mauiiy. The ungratcful man IS
neither man nor ga woman. The uu-
grateful woman is neither q woman
nor man. This o. true OF am UNI
ErTt"ful-. they are never happy. They
ntv" up songs They humble n com
ridinl. they wurmur a. requiem Thcy
never have IN smile playing across
their faces. they never delight iu
flowers. nor friends. nor birds nor
Fa
They know not what liberty means.
They howe circumscribed their life
they have shut out the sunshine. They
11N" Imprisoned their bodies and are
lot happy with the crowd. And i'm
decd. 2 fancy that you would find this
true. that in-ratitudc is "a dominant
factor bon thc life Of every prisoner i'm
our prisons and peuiteutiarics. Life
fur them BIZ ana opportunity Co absorb
something. Co get something for Moth
rug Dr. possible. but. ncy-prthcfcss to
get whatever the cost 90 the one from
whom they are getting.
"IuEr1fitudc. 10 always has some
-ricf or CROUCH on kick 10 never tries
fu count it- blessings no forrctc its
blessings and reads it's diary II disan-
roiutweuts and losses and suffcrings.
In IL would only do like Goethe. 10 is
N'Id Chat when the great German poet
Dad grief hc would hurry away and
write On poem. Splendid WAY that 90
drown dull care and 20 GlI the heart
with tre blood that makes for song.
Was No NOT too bad that only one of
Oh" .eu had gratitude bon his heart and
f1rut you upon his Iipsr Where are
the uiurf Where are they Are any
of their likes bcrcg
Bctray~ Friend
lu-ratitgde. Yondcr 90 is. Brutus
owed his life tp Caesar. caesar placed
uiw iu positions of honor and took
him tu his heart as n friend taiscth n
friend. But led ON bv Cassius. ne be-
trays hi- old friend and dips his hands
boz the hot blood Of his princcly bene-
factor Migrate DiabolicaI iugrati-
tudo. one day the Incompatible Rich
ciinu. who had made possible every
success or Louis Mi. died. When his
hiur wla informed that his trusted
friend was gone. this ia his unuratcfuI
continent There is "a great politician
gone irEratitudc.
"Ingrgtitudc. It's dcspicabIc spirit is
felt in many n home. It's poisonous
SHAFT has pierced many fathers
heart ard hr -ricd many "a mother 20
her uutiwcly grave. TuEratitudc. 10
should have mo- place among us. Bless
lu-s are poured into every life We are
thC rccit ients OF wealth untold. I'm
-rstcfui man. ~ YOU are here. stop
now ana count your blessing. Begin
with thL' good mother and father and
como ou down. lnuumerable are your
blessings.
The fact i5 that when the way has
been yer, hard we have perhaps been
largely responsible for &c. The people
that really have Che hard place in life
complain very little Tho man that is
really trying Co do his very best gem
orally has A. light heart a smile and "a
SONG. Don't Doc uugrItcful
Don't be- uuEratcfui tu God Don't
Ic uuErutefuI to Christ. he has poured
Uuf his life for YOU The beauties Of
te.s world are for you. Some of the
people are apprcciatur BE- and are
saying Thank Cod Tor this beautiful
world. Some ~ the people are APP
urrriatinr DC and are saying Thank
God FOR tire Ipvc whcrcvith Christ
hath loved us Young man and Young
woman. don't boz uuEratcful DC means
a dvspcpuc nature and bilious con-
-titutou. 10 viii shut ont the sun
Iirht from your life and destroy the
fragrance OF the flower. %. 7 beg YOU
tp come away from the nine. Join the
one and your name shall be written On
Che book 0f life and light and love-"