The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-06-17
CHRISTIAN LIFE
IS SUBJECT or
STRONG sermon
Or. John Barbour at First Presby'er'
ian Church Preached Wonderful
Sermon Sunday Morning.

DR.. Barbour's sermon Sunday morn
ing has been greatly commented on by
those who heard it. We are able TO
give below a condensation OF It,
The theme was Paul's Comparison
of the Christian Life, drawn from the
race for the crown. Il Cor. lx:25o
He said; In this allusion to the
Grecian games you see the breaa'h
of the Apostles mind. He was Ny
training and tastes scholar, but nc
was more than that-far more. he
was a man who kept eyes and ears
oman He knew men, following them
10 their haunts and occupations and
interested in their diversions. he
chilled from everything that men DID
for images and inspiration IN his
work.
We see here the breadth of the
ministry. There is no calling wh,cn
deals more generally with life' when
touches men at more points which
need to know men better or does KNOW
men better. We are often told that
we do not know the worst side OF men
We do not need to. To know the Oe''
aldo "a to know men most deeply as be-
to-. moda IN the image of Cod
we are reminded also that Cnr'S-
,anity makes only such demands on
men as are necessary for success Ill
every undertaking. There is no un-
due hardship, no extra burden 'alu
upon man to become CHRISTIAN ne
has only to follow the law OF the
race. The athlete Of yore submitted
10 the most vigorous self-den'als TO
attain proper form for his work
Dainty fare was not for him. Inc
pleasures Of the wine cup must NC
eschewed, wearisome exercises by day
and a hard bed at night. But out Oh
q al, he came perfect man physician
,v with clear head and responsive
limbs and the consciousness OF pow
or This he did willingly that at 'he
end he might hear the waves OF ap-
n,ause washing toward him from the
multitude and might wear the chapie'
of parsley or olive or palma eo'
Nrultlble crown.
Now there Is nothing harder asked
=, man in the Christian life. every
successful business man illustrates
the same principle. He takes trou-
ble in his business and practises d
self-denial which would make a SAM
of him in religion. 1t follows from all
this that religion is possible TO all
men. If l should say to one Oh 'hose
men preferring to batter each othei
in the prize ring, you ought to esche"
LIQUOR, to live a pure and continent
life he wound probably say, well that
will do for a parson. but 1t Will no'
do for q man full of blood and pas
sion.
Yet for a passing victory these mel
pr(rtise abstinence and the hardest
Kill Of work. They are on the
rok4 this hottest weather training FOL
form. They are pounded and bathec
and kept from softness and self-indul
gence that the flesh may harden ant
brain and nerve be healthy. II one o.
our young men should 60 to a physi
clan and he should write upon his
little paper, Live like Christian fol
ten years and you will be perfect!
we'll" He would reply. "You arr
preaching to me. came for a pre-
scription." NO" says the doctor, :"
am prescribing for your health"
II he's sensible fellow he will d.
that for his health sake But VIII!
should he not do it for his eterna
veal and happiness.
Self mastery is the law Of success
% everything. and there is no grea
business man who does not achieve II