Gilpin observer., 1911-10-19
SCATTER THE.
FLOWERS NOW

preached to large and apprcciatiye
audience on the Importance of giving
flowers to the living and doing to-
day what we are going to do to help
others. At the close of the sermon
the choir sang the new and baauti
full hymn, Scatter the Flowers Now
Rev. Webber took as his text, prove
all Things" Thess, 5-21, and spoke
in part as follows
There are a good many passages
of scripture in which God calls men
to prove him. This is especially true
in the the New Testament l wish to
impress upon you in the beginning of
this talk, the Importance of doing to-
day, that which. we EXPECT to do.
come before casket after casket that
is heaped with flowers. ! cannot well
say 1t in funeral sermon. But the
thought comes to NE over and over
Did you bring any flowers, speak any
words CT tenderness, sh4d any tears,
while he lived? 1t is beautiful to heap
them upon the casket of our dead.
That is about all we can do then. But
l have a suspicion that l won't care
very much for the flowers of Earth
when / am dead. And so If it is not
out of place let me suggest to you
that You carry at least part of
your flowers to your loved ones while
they live. And you young fellows
who buy so much candy for your
sweethearts now, do not forget when
the years have flown and your sweet
hearts head is white with the cares
and the years of life, that she still
has a sweet tooth and will appr eciate
the box of chocolates even more than
she does now. And you men who
used to buy so many boquets. and SO
many gum-drops for your wives whom
they were girls. Have you cone to
the conclusion that it was n foolish
thing for you to do. and so spend all
your money for stocks and bonds and
leave the little woman who ha-.
brought up your children and nursed
YOU back to life when you were on
the brink of death. without the little
courtesies that teach her that you
love her still? What we do let us do
today. Carry flowers to the living.
Make life worth living, 10 those who
are nearest and dearest to you. Re
member dear friends that you pass
this way but once. The difficulty
with a multitude Of Us is that we
expect to do great things for our
friends and for the rocr, and fer the
church. and for missions. and for
right: but we are putting off these
things to some unknown future date.
when we ought to be doing them to-
day. | mention these things because
gious lives and the work of the
church of God. There are multituies
of people who would hold up their
hands in horror at the thought of dy-
ing without becoming Christians, ho
are permitting the opportunities OF
life to slip away, until if they ere
ever saved it will BE- when they have
missed the opportunity to do most for
to the fact that they have no time
to lose If they accomplish the work
that God designs thoy should ac-
complish in this world.
The Bible continually calls men to
prove God The important thing that
wish you to prove him for. above
everything else. Is Salvation. Jesus
Christ came down into this sin-curs'
ed world to save men from their sins
He has placed before us the plan OF
Salvation.
a simple cid man seventyfour
years of age. had to work very hard
for n living: but he found great com
fort in his Bible. The minister call
ed to see him ore day, in his little
home and found him held fast to his
chair with rheumatism. But the old
man had his big family Bible open
before him, with his spectacles on
and with his horny finger he was
tracing out the words of the sacred
book, one by one. The preacher wen'
up to him and looking over his
shoulder, noticed some writing OF
the margin of the Bible. On examin
ing 1t he found that the old man hat
written one word continually on tn
margin. 1t was the word proved
Over against the verse, "God is oui
refuge and strength n very presen
help in trouble" he had writer
proved. He had proven II true. Il an
the door. by me If any man enter IL
he shall be saved and shall go in ant
out and find pasture" Proved. Com
unto me all ye that labor and ar
heavy laden and / will give yoi