Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-01
TREASURE IN HEAVEN
Baccalaureate Sermon by the Rev. Isaac Gnix..
man Smart, DID,, at University Com
nleIlcen1ent.
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poves- any STUDY which deserves seA,,
rstnds ,tfn1sxaaR 1s~nrds fidelity uzLo y
eift of TIA and TN. moro .Eto -Ts-ssnaipt Z
ma, INC more. powerful it e. m ANY 'vof.1
zoe eS'ooses to do. Now who get, sf6is
power for WORT from stIltfy? Why. tho
efr,<,1ud- of co'use. ufrs, erasps What IN
Sfa1 in = subject- VITO puts a. sbru1ae- on
PeEzsue, not on s. wooden horse in E.
nSsrry-so-rnund. the wifi, of an Eng.
ish 3rsry officer on The Island Of Malta
Where Their" wore no schools wished TO
teach itnr son algebra, Knowing rotbjr 9.
OF The subject she made him LEAR, tire
book by heart but in his perplextty. n :.
would ask her noV and then Mother.
what is the particular go Of this rropo-
sftnsn Unless one understands the par
tcular 60 NJ a subject, so far as gettirs
any power for work out Of Il iy-corcarned
one might just as well expect to become
a mechanic by standing near an anvi.
and letting the sparks scorch ones
clothes. General F,och. iu command Of lie
center at the Marne. when ms right wing
had been beIten- .fns tantiy transferred l.
division from left 70 right, surprisecseth-
eneany'by "a fsnking movement and clracl;-
ed his advance 1t was gIvnn to HIM in
that very hour what, to do because sthat,
WAS notr hfs fTst ac1rfsa nfancey with ethe,
revealing spirit He had creativs-orig1r-
at1ns poSver'fnstsntiy suafieble,.in er1erv.
ency because the art of war had beenGnls;
lifelong and enthusiasm study. In the
sphere of work as in the sphere of char.
zcter .one- draws power from sources o.
power. Except We eat the flesh o. ire
son of man ye4ave no life in you Power
for work In a, mind enriched by thespai'-
ti'aIiar go of the studies one pursaes -
! treasure in heaven.
| But man is not a worker only. he rs a
seer also. He may NOT be very sharp
eyed but at least ne has somewhere in
his makeup a place Of vision. some Of
| his visions, ideals, master thoughts ara
as precious 'to him as anything he does
and nhlmine his work. They are iiks
ranbowS touching WITH their beauty str 9,
/ spot where one digs forgold- They111ak {.
| for personal rebound an d usua Rysfor-uual .
! ity in performance.
/ You perhaps have found something r.,
your college course which has aurak ened
you out of sleep, which has lzindlsd.your,
enthusiasm, which has made you forget
to ask how useful 1t is. II you have
/ dealt faithfully with IL if YOU ilave-sarved
for it as Jacob served for Rachel. so thai;
the seven years Of his service seemed IN to
him but a few DAYS for the love hama d
g,
ing that man Is q seer as well as d. work =
ct and that the more hA dreams dream q
and secs visions the better -Uorkerr NJ . ).
Very striking in this Connection us= tt ,
enthusiasm Of the British Labor partv.
for certain refuenents Of life. Thetr4pro--
gram of reconstruction pleads for, TT 9
Frightening of the lives of 7vorkers--Ilt1
music and literature and arr. Upon thesa
things they hold any real development, of
civilization de7ends. They seem to-be of
wise old Nestors opinion that those~wt q
work with the fneness Of their souls
work better than those who use on " man
force.
We speak of mastering a subject or 4
fine art We have a glib and oily tonyu :.
We conquer easily The mastery, how
ever, in these cases is not so much in u;
as in the subject We behold the king Z
his beauty and the land that rs very f. +
off. We come to something winch iorc !
it over US. We realize~fhat what is don =
for us is more and better than. what We
do for ourselves. This is the mood Of
religion-reverence for one who is gcaa :
er than our souls. My Father is create
than - Whether we think of power for
work infused into the mind by ac11ain -
lance with some oiscfptire-or fine wealth r
for working which reioices the mind from
its fair Visions OF purity and strength n
? character to make work wholesome and
beneficent, we may use the words OF St.
Paul BY grace are ye sawed throu "a
faith and that not Of yourselves, it is the
gift Of God.
MAN A WORK EFT AND A SERV ANT
Man is a worker ana Il seer, He is a
servant also Eccleslastes in tho Scrip
ture had enjoyed a luxurious education.
He had followed science He han stud
led philosophy. He had dra ped about him
in graceful. elegant folds the CLOAK OF at
He had entered ali doors which wealth
opened to the curious and ambitions is
had succeeded spiendidly. But -ust Is
he was tasting the luscious fruit IT, tlrne &c
ashes on his lips and he said, VANITY I
Vauities' He tired various waysof Ira :.
Grating his vexahon of spirit, -haro wo, y;
healthy pleasures, reverence moral AZ
tesrity. but without conspicuous eHecs,
One thing he never tried-vha- ec7
Homo calls enthusiasm o. aurznitv-
That book should nave special ssnt-r -,
IN this university. becauss HI. SFsuc t4rztnr,
treaCInE il IN hts early -uy1nhOod. waseS,~,
4 ed from luzinKr s1is faftA
Nothing n plafno- ttxro that or 4
20 sncpaad ome musf xSWk with oxneee,
oDe must WORK Win itvtrr .naa IN CUR
tceu. ways 4 going taeles. One oas rss5
DO Roman or Venet. an eveD, = CT .
srsn Father or Washington or . LIN
bcoln ana euncssd IN tho lnsder1 ~Ax.a- 1
JeAIc Hnff TIN 1secesp4ty at ttmnziucxsH, Il
! shrrw dne.a IN working VITA pNen u,
! ensnInande6 tho wisdom OF tuo aaervarr
DC SAINT lbs Disciples tnto chs wur-G ~
), cDCn6HaeG .Gan 10 IRE their vori Or 'Es,ci
ceD 10 E1IninS hSsx,tk But h, fsDl ,hl
them, also. THAI tho gTostest srncns, vae1
, should n. .Sor a,nr OF all Oue must vs,y1
) with r,er fot ;reu To Lsv Nl!o trexN4sSe "
/ out In WORKING Cor re-Ao ,tth ~ gtsxs
- Srn>nSsaI Srtch VA ma s.cs 20, a,
irs1 cxnSs rzzerr-rs 10 ->1.rs. ka-us,2 "a {, (
! thtn ano slid &c t,rn Sob ycT- srotil ID
, Efve To Enr S<-E and ,srxns sdiI.y~ .nf,
end y'on shaft Ipvs SalSurp Il. hesvr -,
5: .he smpha--4n - Eos upon tsls sale q
= suodA The I<Tr. ni.At hsn :. rzrneer-
J man to sHaf-u ~she NJ ar start /. tac4ccT
! The Sunyihas.6 u upon toiIow.rs Tea,x
Ia Svrxtag with snen fpr -rcn --e.,t ms,
soE.stknas 1s-1Sshs ta1kAs 4gresx I,.S> 80:
y paying tesSJ cost In 4, sAAlEssr ~
CThnnAn Fsx TN RusstnuS uAr Ixnex,, ar.,
tg,tus fnr tho sshA xkrlnS l1ns,ihsi, 40 :.
tho rntnsf'of che en- gaSen.ecS sfr5Russ,ss
4 guns SfuppGd firing ard The ElI.gisu e
fca ped fhs reason was AZ oIsAr q. III,
Em perue, 'whnt.yor you On oe, Get los,
IN gun. fb-y srsn their guns t7r. tt!:~,
lost t1nser bertae- Preserved ru.3 ,.f., y
Ia very brave sight after u ',..s hAtt-
Religion was TO Jes1Di rhe rresx ca ~ q
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