The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-13

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or we are not aware OF the possess
/. ion OF heart till some disease som
sudden JOY or sorrow, arouses it int
b extraordinary action.
= SO we are unconscious of tn
mighty craving of our divine human
I ity, We are not aware of God within
; us till some chasm yawns which mus
t be filled, or till the rending asunde
, OF our affections forces us to become
fearfully conscious of His need.
The capacity of sorrow belongs t.
our grandeur, and the loftiest of ou
race, are those who have had The
: profoundest grief, because they hav,
, had the profoundest sympathies
Without sorrow there could be ne
fortttude, no courage, or forbearance
Most of us are inclined to think
mat our sorrows are sent us from
above, We weep and groan in spirit
and we murmur against Cod but He
leaves us to our sorrow, and we are
saved, and our present grief saves us
from an eternal sorrow And if we
attempted to trace the cause of them,
we would find that their origin, in
most cases, could be traced to our
over indulgence, in some way or an
other.
Sorrow tnen, mas its useful lessons
| for each of us. Our friends die and
leave our hearts and homes desolate
! for a time. We cannot prevent it,
nor would it be best if We could, for
death is the gate that opens out OF
| earth toward the house, eternal in
the heavens" If we lose them, heav.
en- will gain them, if we mourn they
rejoice, if we hang our harps on the
willow, they tune theirs in the eter-
nal choir above. rejoicing that we
shall soon be with them. The ties
that united us here are not broken,
they are too strong for that. NO.
the love which survives the tomb
is one of the noblest attributes of
the soul And of the tomb itself it is
written. death is Swallowed up in
victory.
Now, let us turn for a few moments
from death and sorrow to the bright
and noble characteristics of this or
der Charity, justice, brotherly love
and fidelity.
Charity: DO you realize the inter-
probation Of that word in the \. 7. !
st. Paul describes it? Love" char |
ity is one of the most amiable quail
ties of the human breast, that i'm I
well as to those who receive it. 1t !
is of a modest and retiring nature, !
1t is like the dew from heaven, that |
falls gently on the flowers in the |
stiffness of the night, 1t flows from |
a good heart, and looks beyond the !
skies for approval and reward
1t never opens, but seeks to heal
the wounds inflicted by misfortune,
il never stirs up strife, but tries to
calm the troubled mind Like our
Lord and Master, the truly benevo-
lent man or woman goes about doing
good for the sake of goodness. No
parade, no trumpet to sound their
no press to chronicle their
acts. That is the right spirit, and |
am free to say that in that manner
II is done in this order.
Here let me quote an instance
from an address delivered to the
Elks on such an occasion as this by
he Rev h. c. Westenberg at Mar
,halltown. Iowa. A certain man was
'ngaged in prayer He went so far
Is to single out a certain destitute
amily in the community and asked
\lmighty God to send them the ne
'essities of life. When he said ,
Amen" his little son said to him:
Father, if We're rs well fixed in
money matters as | heard you tell
Incle yesterday. | would answer that
,rayer myself. and not bother God ,
bout it," That boy would have
made a good Elk, and good Chris
ian.
| heard Of another man. who if not I
II Elk, should b. one. The church
eople of his community met in t
hurch to offer up prayers for des- :
imte family. Johnny came rushing
reathless into the meeting. saying:
Dad can't come to this meetin'.
'ause he's takin' a hull load of
aters. flour and meat over to that
lmily yu'se prayin' fer" That is
harity, and the Elks have learned to
ispense it.
Charity. then, is the golden chain
'om heaven to earth. II is the name
( pure. holy. unadulterated love. il