Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1918-05-10

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Imagination has brought perplexities
IN it. wake It has brought to ouf
shore menof all nationalities. creeds.
and ideals, thinking this IS land of
absolute freedom. They all act too of
ten as if liberty meant license, and as
being free they were not bound by any
claim of morality and right upon con
science Or conduct. so the higher life of
our race instead of being promoted is
hindered What we do is usually a
stepping stone. foundation for future
efforts.
There are people who spend all their
time in getting ready to work and who
never have time to begin. They give
too much energy to the tool. But this
class is too small The common dispo-
siton today is to shirk hardships and
all responsibility that does not lead to
immediate and snowy results. Yet
most of the acts of our lives are in their
outcome of great Importance, either to
ourselves. to the community, or to pos
terity BY their fruit shall ye know
| them, you will remember was taken
from an odd book-The Bible, and its
truth has been proved that some won I
bear their own burdens at home. And
they never think of the church, it isn't
so with Rev. J. 3. MeCrary, our pas
tor. He has proved himself worker,
a teacher. a leader, also planner. and
and adviser and best of all friend to
the cause.
Just look back 3 years ago. Where
was Unity Baptist church? viii you
have me to explain where we were?
can voice the sentiment of all the
members: We were way out in a cold
little delapidated construction, we had
to wade half of our time through mud
and water ankle deep. Now is the
question Where are we? Setting in
from. Through the divine power of
our Heavenly Father speaking through
Rev. j. h. McCrary as our leader and
a friend TO the cause. He has left his
happy home so many stormy nights
and winter busters and sorrow full
hours with leaking eyes. with heavy
heart he would dive US orders as God
instructed him, he would instruct US in
the way as leader and friend to
the cause.
For weeks and days he has stood by
Us in all OF our struggles.
Jesus knows all about our struggles,
He will guide till the day is done,
There's not friend like the lowly
Jesus,
Know not one know not one.
All thrugh life we have learned that
there are poisonous influences all about
Us, and it is necessary that we exam
inc closely not only what we eat but
the books we read and the company we
keep. so by the fruit we are judged
which is more than leaves. In our
lives we are constantly bearing fruit,
perhaps we are not aware of it but
every word and every act is a seed
which will spring up and bear fruit,
and whether it be good or bad depends
upon ourselves We may not be build
ing structure by means of which we
expect to make our names famous but
we are building the invisible frame
work of character May the material
of which it Is composed be the best.
and may it be held together by the
nails of pure motives. Often however,
instead of our efforts being crowned
with success we meet failure, but our
failure as well as our success, should
be steps by which we rise to greater
usefulness.
Now, We rise only as we place our
difficulties under our feet. We cannot
hope to grasp all there is in life in our
unknown shore or broad plain. how
welcome would be the sight of foot
print which might suggest some steps
to civilization but if the foot print be
discovered was that of some wild beast
or of an Indian moccasin he might con-
GUIDE that he was in an uncivilized
country: so when we are travelling on
the broad shores of life, discouraged,
the sight of some foot print left on the
sand gives US new courage and hope.
We will endeavor to follow more
nearly those whose work in life has
been good example for US
| We will endeavor to follow Rev. J.
b. McCrary's advice so long as he sees
fit to lead US for we as christian CO.
workers have the utmost confidence in
him and we know nothing of him but
a christian gentleman; not only that
we want him to advise and lead us, as
he is friend to the cause.
There are few foot prints, hover,
that alarm us as as much as the print
of an Indian moccasin- those people
whose lives have been blotted with