Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-19
SUNDAY MORNING SERMON


 Jehovah, my heart is not naughty nor mine eye lofty neither do exercise myself in great matters things too wonderful for me."-1S1st Psalm.
 Thus sang David in the long ago. If any Wa tempted to be proud and naughty and arrogant, was this same shepherd boy who was elevated to be king He had unlimited power; he was most success full soldier the sweetest of singers, and the favored the prophets and the Lord High.
 It is an axiom in the business world well know true and responsibility have ruined men than whskey And strange as it may seem, tn men who have climbed from the most humble circum stances generally snobbish lrrogan than those who never knew poverty grinding ;oii
 Sudden success easy wealth always dazzle the Ill balanced In fact, they liable to dazzle any maj at first If he loves pleasure they lead him on at pace. If he loves himself they make him naughty an proud If he loves money they make nm cold and sord and miserly.
 But the well balanced man rubs his blinded eyes au, seeks to gain clear vision and keel. The wis man becomes humble and thankful the blessings ha have him, taking not to himself and his talents entire credit for his good fortune The big hearted seeks to help others and do all the he can holding himself accountable a trustee t' heaven.
 Haughtness is a terrible handicap to carry in tn, of life It takes away happiness than othe agency the devil loosed upon the earth It cuts both ways, wounding the naughty well those he seeks to wound. An arrogant walks a stark, cold lonely uncomfortable road while his brother step. to the tune of laughing voices grass grown leys.
 David struck another true note upon his wondrous harp of human he declared hat he did cern himself with matters far beyond him. We gain a wisdom the books and then begin to dabble things occult and seek penetrate mysteries beyond the human ken. We propound creeds and doctrines and like another Paul preaching the gentles We dissert and discuss and debate learnedly about things of which really known the least We become pedantic and positive and-disagreeable and foolish.
 And all the time the bloom and die and bloom again. All the time the sky arches above in majesty that ought feel littleness and poor, limitations The tides of the wash the shore the sun blazes in splendor and gives way the shadows of the night.
 We are little children in the dark We toddle along wavering amless, happy. sad procession for little ways and then at the last we come to an lay down to Sleep Ana not tll the MasleT oI thdL ulh wakes us in His own chosen morning will know the score
 We look proud because little brief success has crowned our feeble efforts become arrogant be- cause our frail voice has carried commands few feet to few men, naughty because there is a little brndle fringe upon garments and few gold pieces in our chest But lower than the owly when thunder clap splits the sky; hOarded wealth looks pitiful beside the sunsets golden glow.
 Yes, We stand huddled in a small space with nl- penetrabe veil of mystery about and propound and proclaim talk heorize, and explain and expostu late the angels look down upon in pity from their starholes in the sky. No wonder the angels weep
 David knew The shepherd boy. who became a war rior king and singer of immortal songs bent his glance upon ground and bowed his head in deep hu time he looked the mountains the sky he became humble sang song that will thrill the world as long as songs sung song not of himself and his frailty but song to Jehovah the Maker the heavens the earth; the Master, who has placed little while to prepare for other place. who told explicitly Blessed the meek for they shall inherit the earth"
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