Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-03-03
TEXT Of SERMON IS.
LEFT FOR AUDIENCE.
TO PONDER OVER.
REV. c. A. BRIGGS ADOPTS NOVEL
MEANS OF CREATING SPECIAL
INTEREST IN SERIES OF SHORT
SERMONS-TEXT is UNPRO
NOUNCED.


the first of series OF interesting mes
sages. Under the caption Il preac.
he launched into the following very
interestin gaddress Many Of his audi
tors made guesses. some coming dan
gerously close to the pastors Bib,
so well. He said.
Il am beginning tonight a series @
twenty-minute talks on genera
theme Of Character building Thi
first number will be ON The Mora
Tramp. | have chosen text but
shall not announce it, / want to 81
how many of you can guess the text
have in mind or select a better one
Meet me at the door after the seryic,
and tell me your decision, or drop m,
postal card during the week after
YOU have consulted your Bible
The moral tramp is found in even
community, even among the most r.
spectacle people Of the town. Som
times the tramp is male. often femaI.
You will not need to hunt in haunts
OF the yagabond for him. YOU VI
fail If you expect to find rags and tai
ters. He has not a criminal .reclrC
She is no slattern or beggar. a IA
bone and a hank OF hair The chic
trait OF the tramp is that of wal
derer with nothing OF dehuiteness
his journey He comes up out OF Il
past; he is here by accident, wande
ing wherever his shamblng feet tar
him; his head gives no direction
determination to his 2igzag peramb
lations. His is not pigrimag
through life, but merely an annie
tramp during life. A somewhat yali
notion OF keeping out Of harm W.
seems to be high tide mark Of hi
moral intentions. II he has NOR.
program it is determined by ihe on
side forces His heart and head az
under the spell Of a somno.ent sJupu
he appears to respond to some fe
moral sensations and contacts ru
without, but nothing Of d moral vita
ity has its origin within the man II
moral activity begins and ends ~it
his response TO outside forces an
laws. To him the cultivation of cha
acter Is not a positive thing clear
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FerhapS the secret OF III" atalI
very simple "uru' NeSI'ci III
ne not neglected 10 90 Tor MS NOR
me the very Things thdt he thlhkS
essential Importance IN ms puSlhe
uced that the tfadesman the tdrn.'
ana the professional man are equalI
eager III the matters OF lhllla,ih
movements laying out courses coo
dlnatlng their powers estabIiShin
worthy Ideals ana ATTAINING desire
soaIS. we create our own oppoluhl
ues' II necessary, or at least try [
40 SO All that Is III u.s. ana all Una
is about Is we seek to make sa.
serVleht TO our AIMS. We are nc
satisfied to tramp about aimlessj.
Rather DO we select our route seem
hrSt-c'aSS ucket ana take the las
est tram on the ROAD.
Goodness is to many people It'll
more than sort of havoring While
they take occasion to drop sparingl |
into the moral mixture of life On
must not forget that there is an essen |
tial difference between merely heed
ing a moral suggestion that comes I,
one uhpiddeh ana realy making an
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