The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-01-16

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sons that we have some hose and
MOBILES here in Berea. Now the man
who has hold Of the nozzle can sprin-
kle the garden and the lawn, he can
wash the windows. and h. can wash
the carriage in a few minutes. But
II is all because he is connected with
the water works. Back of that nozzle
Is a long rubber tube, and back OF
that rubber tube is a pipe, and back
OF that pipe Is a reservoir. If the
reservoir should be cut off he would
be holding an empty nozzle!
There is another part of this pearl
Of great price. Religion means love.
Now / don't wish TO make you senti-
mental, but the real fact is that
there is no treasure on earth ox-
cept the treasures Of the heart. All
wealth, all gems, and all achievement
is simply to satisfy the heart When
you have gotten all that invention,
civilization and the centuries have
toiled for and laid by, it is OF no
value until it finally affects the
heart OF somebody. And no heart was
made TO beat alone. have great
love for the people who are home
sick. II shows that they have a home
and a heart. pass no day without re-
fleeing upon the sad fact that / am
4 In Got 1.sfs
and no mother in this world to give
me counsel and to pray for me. DO
you realize the time is coming when
you will be en- orphan, when all the
tender ties OF this world will be
severed and the only thing which
holds and that will hold forever is
this friendship with God? ! want
to prepare for everyone Of you
con ISOLATION for your bareavemcnts. ]
expected to have these remarks
taken down by my faithful and loved
/ secretary, Miss Smith, and as She
started for this building, she recpiv-
ed telegram that her sister, who
was expecting to meet her at their
home for a little family reunion next
month, died this day. Now such
things are happening everywhere. But
there is balm in Giload. There is
comfort for sad hearts, anG it is in
the friendship of God. And the SYM
pathy Of love not only comforts us II
affliction; II gives the great incen-
lives for high endeavor.
Now have | convinced you, are all
of you convinced. that religion is
pearl of great price? lie that has
1t is rich. We need ask no further
questions about him-he is rich. He
that has it not is to be pitied. That's
the fundamental thing. Hardly any
thing which you will ever learn in
this world can be more certain or
more important than the fact that
religion is the pearl of great price.
Now the object of these meetings
is to distribute pearls. | have want
ed to do something for my neighbors.
and for these students who are with
US too short a time. They come and
they go. | have been a poor neighbor.
Three times since | have lived here
these twenty years, | have been
sick and neighbors have come and
sat by my bedside. | could not return
that neighborly kindness. | had other
engagements, other duties, other
promises. Again and again | have
been invited to sit by my neighbors'
flresides. | have always said | would
like to come, | hope | may, but
haven't. My father died and couldn't
stand by his grave. My mother died
and | couldn't be at her bedside. Per-
maps | have been wrong in not do
ing more for neighbors and kin, and
students, but at any rate | want 20
do more. If can somehow make i
simple and attractive, so that you
shall get this pearl of great price.
| shall have done for you the great
est thing possible And you young
people, | wish could do more for YOU.
| never see the lights burning in the
literary societies without wanting TO
be there. ! never pass a group pf
you without wishing | could sit down
and just white and chin" a little.
II can put this pearl of great price
into your hand you will not have
been here in vain That's what these
meetings are for.
We must ask one or two more
things. What is the price of this
great pearl? 1t is pearl of great
price. That means of great value.
You don't have TO pay the value of
1t, but you do have to pay for It.
In the first place this man who was
a merchant, sought the pearl.
And this is the first and main
thing ! have to say to you tonight.
Win you seek 1t? win You be here
tomorrow night. win you attend 70
this matter, or will you close your
cars and forget ii all?
In the second place ne tested IT,
There arc false pearls. When was in
Rome the first time, ! bought for my