Evening journal., 1916-01-13
Taking An inventory
Sermon preached in Tabernacle last night by Dr. Lyon

cross maiden aunt was observed one
day to take piece of paper out in
the garden and bury it. After she
had gone into the house someone
went out and dug it up. Il was a let
ter to his satanic majesty. II read
something like this: Dear Mr.. Devil.
l wish you would hurry up and come
and get Auntie. / have stood her just
as long as I can"
There are many people Of great
ability and talents that are very un-
pleasant 10 have around. Thomas
CARLYLE was one of the biggest Drained
humans this world ever saw, and yet
he was very hard to live with. One
day when he was working upon some
philosophical treatise his demure lit
tie wife was sitting quietly near by.
All at once Carlyle scowled and thun-
dered out, Janet stop breathing so
loud Not long after this Janet
stopped breathing at all Then that
great philosopher would 90 out TO the
hillside cemetery and big tears would
fall upon that grassy mound
A mother, nervous and impatient,
was bothered by little, active. rest
less boy. who was playing around her
skirts Get out of the way she
said ,harshly. as she showed him
aside: you're always i'm the road "
Not long after that the little fellow
lay dying. Looking up into his moth
er's face wistfully, he said, Mamma.
when ] get to Heaven. will the angels
say ] am in the road?" Imagine the
.F -, I..t
as she put away the half worn shoes
into the bureau drawer, or stood by
his little grave.
In the next place. Where art thou
in relation to others? Are there those
who say that you have taken an un-
fair advantage Of them? Are there
those against whom you have been
holding feeling of malice or a
grudge? Are there unpaid debts or
unkept promises that you have not
tried to make right? But all of these
are but negative. We are condemned,
not so much for what we have done
( as for what we haven't done.
/ Let us look on the positive side
| What are you doing to help? Many
people are much more concerned
about their rights than about their
duties. Mankind can be divided into
two classes. those who are trying tc
get all they can and those who are
! trying 10 give all they can. The ratio
of the getters to the givers is more
than sixteen to one. You say you
are busy. The ants are busy. What
are you busy about? So much time is
wasted upon the foolish worthless
/ things. Success consists in not spend
ing five dollar time upon a fifty cent
job.
What are you doing along the line
of moral reform? Are you moving
forward on the firing line or are you
sinking to the rear? Has your voic
and vote influence and example
counted hard on the right side every
time, for honesty and Righteousness
and godliness, or has it been regis
tered on the other side? There arr
many people even in our churches
whose influence on one column o
the ledger counts for God, but in
half dozen other columns it count
for the devil. The avenues for use
fulness are unlimited. During a bat
tie soldier had become separated
from his company and was standing
In the road confused and bewildere'
when the commanding officer rod
past. why don't you fight!
inquired the officer. "WhereY ex
claimed the man. step in any
where" said the officer, "there is goo
fighting all along the line"
Where art thou in philanthropy
Are you becoming more liberal or i
/
stingy2 A rich old miser died. tn
cause of his death was unknown
What was the complaint was ask
ed. There was no complaint wa
the reply. everybody was satisfied.
What could the people honestly sa
about YOU when you passed away
The story is told of a gold miner Il
1919. who had gone to California, an
had accumulated heavy bag of gold
He took passage on the Pacific, dot
= bled the Cape and landed in Ne'
) York. all the time guarding CAREFUL
. his treasure. On his way home h
had to cross one Of the great lakes
/ The boat upon which he was sailin
collided with another boat and bega
! to sink. Shore was near at hand an
p being 2 strong swimmer he felt cor
) fdent of reaching the shore, gold an
all. But little girl on the deck hel
out her hands beseechingly, sayinl
: "Please. mister, save me-" He coul
not save both the gold and the gir
Which should he take and whic
2 should he take and which should h
leave? He hesitated but a momen
{ and telling the child to put her arm
about his neck. he sprang into q
) water When he reached the shoT
, exhausted he sank down upon th
5 sand unconscious. When he avail
I ened the little girl was sitting by h
? head stroking his brow, and sayin
r 20. thank you. sir thank you"
{ what are you investing your thougl
and time and pleasure? In properi
e. or in lives?
Where art thou IN soul winning
y What one is tonight rejoicing in sa