The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-03-10
Talks by Our Ministers
By DR.. Qrisenbery.

in the end. Good, even the next
best, is the deadly enemy of the
best. There is a kind of content
ment, which is suicidal to growth
and attainment. There is great
danger in contentment and salts
faction with things less than the
best. If we are satisfied with
lesser things, no matter how
good, we may never know the
best. Life what does it mean
to you? What is your objective?
What are you after? Do the lit
tie common place things of life
fill your soul with contentment
and satisfaction?
Where are you going? What
are you doing to give value
to life? What is your life worth
in the worlds market? Are you
a factor force of the best that
life affords? Do you see any diff
ference between this and that?
Do you see any difference be-
] tween right and wrong? Are you
conscious of a desire to attain
this rather than that? Do all
things look alike to you? Are you
adding day to day and effort to
effort with hope and expectation
Iof something better tomorrow?
Or are you content simply to drift?
/ Why Not The Best Pity the
man who is satisfied with present
attachments. Not much hope
that he will ever know the un-
speakable joy of conquest and
victory. Mr., Always Has-been
good-enough, has never yet made
a new discovery or conquest eX-
cept by chance or accident. The
worlds greatest benefactors have
been the men whose lives were
marked by a resistless, persistent
discomfort, never satisfied but ever
pressing forward. Men like Paul
the Apostle, who looked not back
or rejoiced in what he had done
but pressed forward with a con-
suming zeal, which kindled the
fires of revolution and conquest.
Men like Columbus, the lion
hearted, the man who never
learned to spell defeat" who
sailed past the pillar of Her
cules, upon which was written:
nothing beyond" Such men
have revolutionized nation, over
turned empires, discovered new
worlds and planted their banners
upon heights hitherto unclimbed.
We are commanded to covet the
best gifts. Why shouldn't we
have the best? The man among
us says: Il don't care, the present
is good enough for me-" is an
enemy to the best Life is the
sweetest, the dearest and the div.
inest of all Gods gifts. Shame
on the man who is, satisfied to
live the smallest lifey just to drift
along, yes let the multitude cry
shame, and crowd him from life's
highway. We ought to make our
lives the best possible we owe
this to humanity, to ourselves
and to the God who gave us life,
| earnestly desire to be the best
man, the best citizen, the best
preacher, in the city; I want to
make our city the best on the
map. | want to be the pastor of
the best church in all the world,
If the church is a good institu
ton, it ought to be the best.
am sure that all right thinking
men will agree with me that the
church of Jesus Christ is, the best
institution in the world. It stands
for all that is good and right
! Its only mission is the redempt
ion of lost man, and his equip
ment for service. Its mission is
to man in his three fold nature
body, mind and soul. Suppose
we disband all our churches, and
tear down our places of worship
burn all our bibles, hush all oul
songs, offer no more prayers O
thanksgiving and supplication.
No longer recognize a day of res
and worship? What would b.
the effect on values in the city o.
: Richmond? Who would livt
, here? Who would be safe? be!
2 the men and women who reac
' these lines to remember tina
| judgment-day is coming, and tina
God is going to judge us accord
ing to what we have done. |
you are redeemed, say so, in tn
name of our God set up your ban
: ner. Draw the line between tn,