Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-14
SUNDAY MORNING SERMON.

And He left speaking He said unto Simon
 'olt out into the deep and let down your nets for d,aught' And Simon answered and said: Master W toied all night and took nothing but at Thy words will let down the nets Luke 5-4 and 5.
 That the fine thing about Peter he was, to us a strictly modern phrase, game He would try again He impetuous, too and emotional and brave an forward and sinful and sainty. He always gettin into trouble by his rashness, he always win ming golden praise by his unflinching devotion de ned the Master thrice and then he died for Him.
 It Peter who leaped into the sea and tried t go to the Master of the and drowning when the Master saved him. It Peter who left hi nets at the Masters command to become fisher o It Peter who off of high priest servant in the Garden.
 Peter was the most human and erring of all the dis cipes. He slipped many times but he slipped because he was always up and doing. He was not a passiv, disciple; passive Christian He had character It either feast famine with him all the time
 They had toiled all night, these disciples, ant had caught fish, Then came the Carpenters Sor and asked them to try again. lit is with all tht children of earth today We toll and anC spin. We struggle until nearly spent ant
 the goal is not in sight. We work until are weary and no reward is before outstretched hands. We look upward until our eyes dim and a star point dots the sky This is the time of peril. And many o throw away all the work and worry and waiting o the long years that have gone before just lacked the and the staying through
 The seepest part of the hill is close top The apples of silver just ahead The darkness makes it's last strongest stand just before begins treat before the dawn. But do think of these things when wounded and and desparing from the long struggle, victory bends above and dc not lift our eyes to see her fair and shining face
 It is that last of energy that last oi power that last straning sinew that wins The world full of poor piano players and sicky singers mis fit merchants and sovenly scissors grinders just cause they did not try long enough and hard enough acquire to art of doing thing exceedingly we'll
 There just good fish in the eve: caught AND, Simon Peter stayed and caught them, He filled his that last cast; filled them till they broke under the weight of fishes
 The British soldiers kept on fighting at Waterloo after they won Englands greatest bat te It is the of the in the of that the It last blow laugh the last cheer, the last step the last shot, the last prayer the last look the last word that is always the best.
 The is always the swift, the battle to the strong, it is to the who has the gamest and bravest soul The darkness that brings about sometimes is only mantle to hide the light. is to try and to test just to if worthy and pure gold. There is much brass in the world that there is other
 Many a thin, frail with resolute lip and indo- mtable eye has prevailed where stronger who lacked the spirit to inspire his bodily attachments has gone down to failure and defeat.
 Those fatal words whats the use," have wrecked fair ships upon the of life than all the rocks and shoals of sin combined. It is the who nails his flag to the mast that wins the cheers of those come after him.
 It is very plain that the Master wished to impress this lesson upon His beloved disciples, for He allowed them to fish all night unrewarded and then when they spent with toll and broken with disappointment He asked them to cast again. Peter. with fiery courage animatng his tired body, answered and said lat Thy word will let down the nets" Brave loyal Peter! Undismayed after night upon the waters. Ready try again in the failure Great his reward It is that later he crucified by Nero in the Roman because he knew not fear fail ure but today he sits just gates heaven, guardian the keeper the only way that leads that Master whom he served well upon the earth.