The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-31
NO SERENITY OF
SOUL WITH WORRY
A Devotional Spirit Banishes Care
and Brings Happiness

DollNcOtt IN his sermon in the OSceOla
Nj. T.. church Sunday morning Talk
ing from the text, Phil. ith chapter
6th verse, BE careful for nothing
hut In everything. BY prayer with
thanksgiving let Your reque SITS he made
known unto God" Rev. Mr.. Collycott
said the gospel of our Lord is really
meant TO meet this great need ana to
illustrate the grace of God.
ut is the wear and tear of every
day lite in dying world like this that
We are permitted to describe how we
may attain the highest happiness and
develop strong and sturdy Christian
characters" he continued
The words before us set forth the
ideal Of a happy Christian life.
1t is simply impossible To enjoy
serenity of soul without getting rid
somehow of the anXieties which prey
upon the hearts and minds of all men
Ia their passage through life.
Ideal Christian life can only be at
tanned by adhering very closely to this
negative phrase BE careful for Moth
ing
HOW can TINS peace ne attalhe ga"
the normal condition Of the soul?
III is divine virtue: II is the peace
"i Goa; II comes from the iohht OF
nndisturhed blessedhess above; 1t rep
resents the serenity of the divine ma
ture itself. hut how may we attain IL
We can see II, dome II, but how may
W" reduce il 10 practice?
I'VE must cultivate devotional
spirit in all things. In everything by
prayer with THANKSGIVING let your re-
quests be- made known unto Goa
Prayer is here evidently supposed
Ia be unseliish and ardent. ever re-
v"aling for ourselves and others. u
Is assumed also To be sustained by
grateful spirit.
How many homes therc are where
no voice Of praise or prayer ~ heard
I Days and weeks and months pass WIN
70 habitual recognition OF Loo an"
| Christ No morning worship no
| thanksgiving at meals no prayer az
eventide. Friends come and 60 stor-
les are told plans are discussed, pu'
sothing IS said to Him who RiNeth eV-
| cry social privilege ana no praises
rise to Vim from whom all blessings
| flow.
| rs this right Is TINS the spirit ~
| Him who said, AS Tor me and my
house, we will serve the Lord
| ~
the University oi 'hlcaso' W'sneu wv
university tn have the iarses' "h" W.
| equipped observatory IN the Worlu' ~
went 10 Mr.. Yerkes and lald beior'
him his plans, saving, i want Sf'o''''
| for the largest observatory III th'
world. The mllliohalfe Iooheu at "n'
for a moment and said. 'That souhu'
like the voice % man, WV
il to you Today the Yerkes onser'
atory is the pride of the university
and of America. DIR. Harper asked
big things and received 'herh'
"rhe happy life is lived one m"h'e"
at time. DO not I'VE III .'','', -
leave tomorrow with your dod' w I'D
il troubling men are tomorrow u"'
les, tomorrow's temptations 'oi'i"'
rows difficulties tomorrows huro'nS
Martin Luther in his an'oni"Rrap"'
saws. i have one preacher IVA,
better than any other on ear''', I"
my little tame robin who preacheS
me daily. put his crumbs upo" ~,
window sill, especially al hish'. ~
hops on the window sill ana taxes a.
he needs for his meal; from ihehce u
always hops To little tree near u
and lifts his voice To God III Pr''H
by singing a carol of thanksgiving u"'
them he tucks his little h'au ""us
his wing and goes off To sleep a." y
leaves tomorrow to take care OF iise''
He is the best preacher ! have o.
earth.
How much we miss by apS'r"'',''
= ourselves from divine service WIS
as protestants, we would se' ~"
the idea that our duty to ehnrch
carried out by what We may be am
To do financially.
"NIy friends, we have some'h,"s ,
l ance M church should not pe w ''''
: good sermon. This is only an tie, tie,