The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-12
Of WORK
FOR THE AGED TO Do
Warrington Pastor Preach.
es Optimistic Sermon on
Old Folks Day.

The First Christian church OF Man.
nington had a unique service on sun
day morning at which the large mum.
Der OF old folks m attendance were
honored in the singing OF old-time
songs, aud by a special sermon preach
ed by The pastor, Rev y. Z. Hanes
Although the day was warm. there was
large and appreciative audience.
Rev. Hanes spoke as follows:
Were seeking justification for Oh
serving This special day. ! need not
look farther than Rauls letter 70 the
Romans, 18TH chapter and It'll verse
Render 70 all their dues. honour "a
whom honour"
Old Age Unavoidable.
Age is ineXhOrable The wheels OF
/ time mo'e only forward, they knoS
no retrogradC movement We may
dream OF the tabled fountain OF youth.
but we awake 20 find that even while
ne dreamed We were growing old. We
sv Sit and sirC Backward. turn
'kward. o time in your flight. make
le child again Just for tonight. and
'ot only is our request not granted
but we are growing older while We
ing. Old age is inevitable, unavoida-
BILE, II We would live long. fer as yet
no other way has been discovered to
live a long time.
Lies Development.
Yet, Gods plan for the development.
Of life, az revealed 10 us through His
Son as recorded in Mark 4:22 Is eN-
ceedingly beautiful First the blade.
then the ear, then the full corn in the
ear"
These various stages, or steps OF
progress in life are desirable or un-
desirable according to the station from
which we view them.
Permit this nomely illustration: A.
look upon my garden from my study
window, and see corn growing in these
various stages. | seem 10 hear the
corn now only in blade say 10 some
mature corn nearby: See how pretty
! am, how uniform in color, while you
are old and dilapidated." Then the
corn Just come into ear says: Blu
! am full grown. and am admired by
all for the beauty OF my silk and flow
err" Empty boast OF the empty ear.
Know We not that God has given you
beauty not alone that you shall be
pleasing to the eye; but this silk and
flower weer given you that you NAV
bring forth fruit unto an abundant
harvest The mature corn wisely
holds her tongue, for do not still wat.
ers run deep?
Old age Is the full corn in the ear:
II is the golden harvest; II Is life
made complete, and for this reason II
for no other, old age merits the DIFF
ference and respect OF youth. Long
fellow said. Il venerate old age, and
! love not the men who can look with
out emotion upon the sunset Of life
when the dusk OF evening begins 10
gather over the eye, and the shadows
OF twilight srow broader and deeper
upon the understanding"
Protests Against Retiring.
Believing as | do that what we are
pleased to term death Is only a tranSl-
ton, and that we begin over there
where We leave off here. | desire to
enter protest against the commoh
habit OF retiring from active service
while yet in the prime Of life. 1t
may be that the body Is at its best al
40 to 50 years Ct age, but not so with
the life. as proven by the lives OF grea;
mn and women OF all ages-and
Lives Of great men all remind US, we
may make our lives sublime"
In the world war today older men
IRE the power behind the younger men
behind the guns.
Gladstone, the grand old man Of Eng.
and, was at the height OF usefulness
in his eighties.
John Wesley was preaching with the
vigor Of youth after he had passed
four score years.
Dryden was in his 6Sth year when
he began the translation OF Had
Michael Angelo painted his broad
canvasses at 81 years Of age.
Titan at 20 painted with the vigor
Of youth, and painted on until he was
ninety.nine.
Franklin did not begin his philoso-
phical pursuits until he had passed
the half century mark.
Uncle Joe Cannon was reelected TO
Congress at eighty.
A man Of ninety years recently com
pleted a college course in an eastern
state.
A man OF my acquaintance travelled
fifty miles alone at ninety.two 10 trans
act business on his own account.
A lady who has taught school for
sixty.six years told me last spring
that when her work Is done she wants
TO die in the harness.
The Bible furnishes many similar
illustrations. Abram was an old man
when God promised TO make OF him
great nation.
Moses laid down the staff as shep
herd OF Israel at :he age Of 100.
King David wrote the shepherd
Psalm" at a ripe old age.
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