Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-12-30
The Sunday Sermon

And the night following the Lord stood by
him and said. BE of good cheer Acts 2Sll-
II is always darkest before the dawn. At the end
of the old year We bow beneath debts and
business and our shortcomings disappOin
ments and obligations and are very indeed and
sore depressed VIII the light never Gomez we cry.
How far yet top of hill2 The year itself is
weary and by and scorched by heat and
soaked with blood by preparations for mighty
conflict
But i'll few hours it will have reached the end. The
unfaiing hand of time will turn the page and new
year will dawn upon The earth and its people Every
one will start over again The shadows viii pass and
failures are the page. This that is turn
ing now before eyes is white the drifted snow
on a mountain peak To keep it that way is high
and fine endeavor.
To begin all over again, how fine that is Another
chance: a fresh start; deal; a clean record
BE of good cheer" said the Paul in the night
time-and the next day God gave Paul greater and
harder work do.
That what the Master meant when he said.
BE of good cheer" Paul had been prosecuted and i'm
prsoned threatened smaller cities OF the east
and his heart heavy within him 1t then that
the Lord came him in the night and told him there
was harder task ahead of him at Rome then the
mistress the world under the rule of the pagan
tyrant. Nero
BE Of good cheer came that voice in the darkness
was the herald of a day Just ahead. work
new prison. new lash Death in the and a
new life.
Paul pushed to Rome the light of that day
and gained glory there that is st bright and fresh in
Heaven and revered upon earth by many millions of the
sons Of men
This nation gssping in the throes great prepara-
tiOn marshalng and its materials and its money
the close OF the old year. may like Paul. be Of good
cheer. for year greater task ahead 1t must
go down unto Rome and scourge the Hun. Death will
come many in that scourging ii Paul
But BE of good cheer said the Lord God of Hosts.
speaking the night before the dawn OF the day
And to the average man and woman. walking slowly
in the shadows of the old year. there voice
speaking soft and BE of good cheer" Strength
and fresh resolve with the day of the new
year And will need them friends: surely We will
need them For the task may well be harder then than
Let push forward then and try to do greater
things than have done before. Let us go down
Rome We have fretted over the little worries and
vexstions and smarts- Let lay hold of courage
and resolution with both hands and grappe grsndly
with the vital Affections the and flesh
Looking back We can sec how vain and petty were mlst
Of the things that hsrassed during the old year
voice is whispering to al of Us in the shadows aud
il bids Us Of good cheer. The hardest is yet to
The and the coward and the doubter will
shrink and whine hidden by the New Year 10 go
down Rome dig brsvely the But the
the man. the worth while will gree,
greater with gIadness give thanks
all unworthy that he is. he has been singled by
this Voice for higher harder part great game of
life
BE of good cheer" ye nation. for though the work
ahead coming New Year very hard to do.
yet shall ye compass and win glory that will
fade. BE of good cheer" all We men and womcu who
toll your tasks. there yet more But the
light OF the dawning year shall strengthen you and
fresh young voice you and its bright face
shall inspire you do and better things. Set
your faces towards Rome the mistress of cities Sc,
upon hills. and there will you find
worthy of every great heart The New Year is calling
you to play harder part even as the Lord called
Paul the apostle VIII you. like Paul heed the call and
play the part?