New Britain herald., 1920-11-15
BREACHES SERMON
 ON GOOD EXAMPLE
Rev. C. M. MiSSirian Talks on
 Steps That Save

Rev. q. NJ. Missirian. pastor of the Stanley Memorial church. yesterday preached a forccfuI sermon on Tho Forward Step That Saves" speaking in part as follows:
 And He went little further, Matt. 26: :3a.
 ''Thcro Is a message in this text for every one in this church this morning. There Is not d life here that would not Do better. happier and more use- full if VIC could do what Jesus did m this lesson, namely, He went a llttlo further
 My heart saddens when I think of so many who for the lack Of the very thing spoken of in this text are living unhappy and miserable lives. They lack the last step forward. The greatest temptations in the world, and the great falls in human life. happen when ons more further step would lead to salvation.
 These words lead us to q very tender scene in the life of our Blessed Lord. For some days the shadow of His cross had been declining upon His pathway. He was going to be God-forsaken. He knew all when He entered the Garden of Gethsemane. Ho left the eight of his disciples at the gate, He took the three n little further. and then He left them to watch in the night. He moved away about n stones throw and falling upon His face, prayed. If He had not gone a little further. He would not he able to carry the cross. The cruci- fixion begnn in the heart of Jesus when He went a little further. Where did those tears begin to fall, and that blood begin. to flow? I answer-Not on the cross of Gethsemane.
 What arc tho lessons for us in this text?
 "t. Go a little further in the hard duties of your life. It may bring to you trials and suffering, but also the angel of help. Still the way Of the blessed is the way of the cross. Go a little further. but do not forget to knoel down and to look up. Trans form tho hard work into victory. Never give up. The gem in charac- ter comes out only when you go a little further. When you are pressed on by the problems of living. business depression and injustice, go a little further and kneel down. Great many people do not realize their highest
 
 they do not go a little further. in tho part Of faith and sacrifice.
 "a. Go n little further in your re- ligious life. Many men and women sec the kingdom of God from afar. They know and they talk about it. But they arc not fin the Kingdom. be- ca use they do not 70 little further. Great many reforms are delayed. be- cause the good Christian people would not so a little further in the way of Many blessings are with hold from Us in our generation, and glorious victories are waiting. be- cause the Christians are not going a little further in the Garden of Geth- semanc. What rights have we Chris tians to make complaints when we have not gone little further in the suffcrings and sacrifices of our Lord. Can we blanc God? There is noth- ing that we have and that we can that is worth keeping at the price Of losing Christ.
 a. If you go a little further. you shall lead others also forward. The greatest sin is not what a person independently, but 1t is the sin committed by others through one's example. If you do not go fur ther. you keep tho rest also from forward movement. Just as you know that if you do not go further to earn your livelihood every day. not you alone but all the dependents upon you will suffer hunger. So 1t is the case in spiritual life, when you neglect prayer. church attendance, loyalty to your faith. you cause your family and friends also to suffer. Go q little further. be good. and then bet ter. and still you will find ample op-