The Delta independent., 1924-08-08
Methodist Church Notes

Well, here we are back on the job
again. Ewporth League Institute is
over and we had the worst and the
best time that we ever had in our
lives before. We started out in the
rain Monday morning, July 2Sth, and
say it was raining. That rain would
make the rainbow of promise carry as
much weight as Governor Cox's prom
Use to be President of the United
States in 1920 1t seemed as though
there was as much chance of it quit
ting as there was for Al Smith to sit
in the White House, or New York be-
coming annexed to the United States
But we got there with a sadly distort-
ed equilibrium. Our mud chains only
broke five times on the way up, and
we got in the ditch only six times,
but what's a little matter like that
when you are on your way to Epworth
League Institute. Just think of the
high privilege up there among the big
things of the earth, where the trees
Stalwart and tall, seem to signal high
heaven that something of unusual in
terest was about to occur. Where the
golden early morning sun breaks up in
silver beams as they fall upon the sur
face of the lakes at early sunrise.
This is the place of big things, big
thought, and high resolve. Here is
where the soul pushes out in the great
in search of the infinite Here is the
place of spiritual heights, when the
spiritual tide rushes high, and conf.
dence in the goodness the majesty,
and the glory of God is at the apex.
Here is the place where boys long to
be men that they may go down into tile
valleys of conflict sin, and injustice,
that they may hurl themselves into the
struggle of service for others, and to
make the world better to live in. Here
is the place where girls forget the
trifling things of the week past, and
go forth and mother the hurt and un-
| done people of a world of selfishness,
greed and gain. Here is the place
where the preacher catches a clearer
vision of his God and the great task
set before him and with renewed
strength, courage and determination
goes down with the confidence of new
victories in the name of his master
even Jesus Christ
Here is the place where in the high
tide of the spirits expression heaven
and earth come close together, and the
song of the angels one thinks he can
catch as his soul is quiet in the twi-
light meath the stars of heaven as
they shine at Grand Mesa in sparkling
clearness and beauty surprising any
place else in the world. Here is the
place where boys, girls, men and wom-
en- are ashamed to be small, and long
to be big, good and true Well it's
over. Only God can gather up the
fruits in the crusible of His omnipo-
tence and measure the values evolv-
ing out of this particular institute.
But let us hope that this Institute will
change history in process of time in
these great fertile valleys of the
Western Slope.
9:45-The Sunday School hour.
11:0O-The morning devotional serv.
ice: Subject: "Envisioning the great
and Focusing out the Insignificant"
i nave seen men go through life with
their eyes upon the ground. Such men
are shabbily dressed which is no dis
grace, yet 1t is the evidence usually of
failure. Such men have found all the
pins along the sidewalk. and you will
note them sticking all through the la
pei of their coats. They have focused
the small things and shut out the
great. Some folks can see the value
Of penny and lose the beauty and
the glory Of sunset. What are you
looking for, the pin or the sunset?
800. The Epworth League will have
charge of the service. The subject
will be Echoes from the Epworth
League Institute. The young people
and the pastor will tell you all about
Grand Mesa Institute.