Gilpin observer., 1912-01-04
SUNDAYS SERMON

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A. Weber at M. E. church Sunday:
1t Is fitting that, before we cross
into the new year, We look back over
the way that We have come, and dis
cover II we can, the hard of God in
orc lives and work. There Is among
men u disposition to magnify our
SORROWS and forget our blessings.
am sure that If we could. as we look
backward see flower wherever we
have received blessing, we would
say that we have been travelling a
way that is strewn with flowers. This
psalm begins with the word praise,
and its last word is song. Surely it
is fitting that we should reaa from
it the expression of ere who has
known Gods blessings through anoth-
CT year and gives expression to the
gratitua, in his heart, In such beau-
tiful language as. Thou oTowlezt
the year with thy goodness
We are completing the circle of
another year. Very soon the bells
VIII ring out the old and ring in
III, new. Before We leave the year
OF 1911, We should think once mere
OF the joys and sorrows that have
come to US during these months. Re
view the lessons we have learned.
and lay carefully our plans for the
future When this has been dore we
may wisely apply to cur own lives
the words of the Apostle Paul when
he sai1. Fog gettilg those things
whieh ar1 behind. and reaching forth
unto those things which are before
press toward Inc mark fer the prize
Of the high calling OF God in Christ
Jesus
Most men run for some kind OF
prize in life. Their success in the
race Garerds very largely upon get
ting gooi start We will Los make
the pr-g-ess in the year that Is be-
fore Is. taat We ought 10 make, if
we cary into that yc.r the burdens
anl The -Es-tt,ed a-cc=nis cf Ike
year that IS closing. Th.- is th9 time
that " ought to examine the book
that we nro kes ping OF our lives.
rs dil,geutly as the merchant eI-
anime his leds,r We VII probably
firl Ga This beck os lie. few bad
accounts. Accounts Jof angry words
that Ncro spoken. SaEa de-as Per
formed that were not just as they
should have bSer. SoTe duties left
pn6oEe. ard scme opportunities TN
improved. n the Strengthening up
Of the ledger Of life. that Ee may be-
sin the new ysar In right manner
and with the greatest assurance OF
success. The wrongs Of the old year
should be riehted IS far as 1t is
in crr power. Restitution should be
made II we have defrluded any one
either by taking frcm them their
earthly treasure or the.r good name.
If some one has wrong2d us we
cannot afford to carry over into the
rew\ year any grudse. or any spirit
Of rnforgivaness. to mar our happi-
ness or hinder us IN the way of sue
cess. The new year Is an unwritten
book Its pages are clear and white;
If we do not make it the best book
OF ell the books CT all the years, it
will be because we do rot live up to
our opportunities. We have inowl-
edge now that We did not have at
the beginning OF the year that is
dying. We ought TO he bettcr men
and nobler women than we were at
the beginning of 1911. We ought 10
have more Influence with others. We
ought to know ourselves better. and
be able to accomplish more for God
and his kingdom because of the ex-
perienees We have passed through
in this old year. The other thought
that should make us serious. as we
cross into the new year IS that what
we have done can neycr be changed.
We cannot get back 10 yesterday TO
change one word OF one act of our
lives. The record we have written
with our lives In 1911. will stand for
ever as IL has been written. 1t Is
: useless for us to grleye about II
HOW even IL IL is NOT rs We WISH IL
were. but we can determine to write
the record of the new year MS we
will want to meet it in the Judg-
ment day.
Our success in the new year will
depend very largely upon the pre-
paratlon that We have made in this
year. Every years work. Is the foun-
dation upon which the work of the
succeeding year must be built. II we
have been faithful to God. scattered
the seed of the word among men and
Watered II with our Drayers and