The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-25
NOT one Of DRUDeERY
BUT LIFE one Of JOY
Young Man Who Watches Clock WIN
Not Become Leader Among
Men.
REAL LOVE Is THE LIFE
Rev. Fred X. Chenault breaches
Strong and Inspiring Sermon On
THE Other Mile" At BrOad-S Street
Methodist Church.

| Rev. Fred X. Chenault. pastor OF
Broad-Street Methodist Church. last
night preached most interesting SER
mon on The Other Mile" He took
his text from Matthew sal: And
whatsoever shall compel thee to GO
one mile, go with him twain"
! The preacher explained that in the
olden days whenever traveller enter
| ed strange country it was the duty
of the native to escort him one mile.
That was the law.
| The first mile in life, said the speak
er. Ia one of compuIsion :, the second,
one Of choice. The first mile IL what
every man gives to life. The second
is what the few travel who try to do
more than the others. The man who
watches the clock. awaiting IL o'clock
and o'clock. and lets his days work
end at that, will never be q leader
he will never succeed.
Life is not one of drudgery. but one
OF JOY. The young woman who COM
plains of the drudgeries incidental to
the kitchen work or the chamber
duties, Is the one to be Stunned by
panion. The man who complains of
thO of udSCtAIS Va Aio PoSAtAoh AL W.
| is to be stunned by the woman who
is looking for a husband.
You must go the second mile.
said MIR. Chenault; the man who IL
satisfied with the first mile OF his life,
and stops at that. is not doing him
self or the world any good. He who
Is satisfied to do as others do. will
never be the man to lead"
Spreading Happiness
There are men who go about doing
good. with no expectation or desire
for reward. They spread happiness
among their fellowmen. They carry q
smile and a hearty. happy word OF
announcement, and they 80 the Sec
ond mile, helping themselves and
their fellow-travelers through the
world to a glorious end.
Jesus Christ's message to all man.
kind" said the preacher. 'is DO, do.
do not Don't. don't. don't The
grossest OF sins is that OF not doing
what we should do When General
Joffre was congra tulated on having re-
ceived the medal for bravery, he said.
That Is very little; I want to save my
country He was on his second mile.
Many of US are too busy in going to
church TO worship. to extend help
ling hand to our suffering neighbor. A
kind word helping hand. takes one
|along into the second mile. Heed the
lcry OF the suffering and distressed. 1t
lis not necessary to exploit ones good
deeds. The Boy Scouts are not per-
mtted to tell of the things they have
ldone for the good OF their fellowmen.
They perform many services and do
many things along the second mile.
The religion of life is love. That
which offers itself on the second mile.
There Is nothing 80 beautiful In life
as love, which cannot be bought.
When man says he can tell his wife
hsw much he loves her, he does not
love at all
When the first mile OF compulsion
has been pa ssed. 60 into the second of
love. In the name OF Christ. and be-
come leader of men. Boone went
into the wilds, Columbus crossed the
seas; Franklin chained the lightnings:
Edison goes forward as the wizard OF
eleetF3eity-aA have gene into the sec-
ond mile. If they had been satisfied
with things as they found them. the
world would have been poorer. Don't
wait for opportunity, but go in search
of il i"