The Delta independent., 1924-11-28
PATTERSON SERVICE
AT METHODIST CHURCH
SUNDAY EVENING

dlIeIS anu SOuS WtIt llOHOItu Dy
a special service at the Methodist
church last Sunday evening, when
the pastor, Rev. l. L. Morgan, address
ed them on a subject of direct appeal
to fathers and sons. The subject of
his discourse was Losing the Better
Things" the text taken from l
Kings 20:40-"And as thy servant
was busy here and there, he was
gone"
Rev. Morgan, in speaking of the
text, stated that it was a parable,
bringing to us a true picture of life
He pictured the world as it is today
a busy world with no room for idlers
and the task before us, that of
making it better, not alone morally
and spiritually, but physically bet
ter also. He spoke of the onward
march of civilization and of the op-
portunities ahead.
"In the past, much of our study of
nature and her laws has been for the
purpose of destruction of human life.
as in war. Now, we need to continue
our study of nature, but for the
purpose of ministering to human life
Before we can go much farther in
subduing the earth, we must subdue
ourselves"
Speaking of the wonderful achieve
ments in the fields of science. the
speaker mentioned the opportunity
offered in the study OF electricity.
with the thought of adding to the
sum total of human comfort. Medical
science, too, is also developing at a
rapid rate. "Yet there is still much
to be learned regarding the art of
healing diseases. Here is a field to
attracts the interet of our greatest
minds.
OF the undeveloped resources of
the earth, Rev. Morgan stated:
There is hidden wealth in minerals
yet to be discovered; mountains to
he reforested; waterfalls yet to be
harnessed; deserts awaiting lrriga-
tion to cause them to bring forth
food"
He talked of rewards for service.
and of mans privilege of naming his
wage and of selecting his particular
work, which as 1t should be, since
the work is here and must be done.
and "the laborer is worthy of his
hire"
He sounded a note of warning that
we forget not the better, and the
finer things of life as we are engaged
in the various avocations of life.
while living in this busy. work.a-day
world. There are some things we
can well afford to lose Many Of us
might be as well off II we lost some
of our ease and comfort, some of our
business, and perhaps, some of our
money. Our civilization would be
vastly better off could It lose some
Of its age old ideas that have come
down to us, which have been out-of-
date for centuries.
In speaking of the better things. he
gave youth the precedence, and urged
the giving of thought and time to the
support of the three great institutions
to which they look for training-the
home, the school, and the OH
We had better let some of the work
60 lose some OF our money. and II
necessary, let someone else have
part of our business in order that we
may spend a little more time with
our children. We get so busy the
years slip away on wings Before
you know 1t, some of you fathers
will be saving concerning your boy
AS thy Servant was busy here and
there, he was gone"
Rev. Morgan made several other
pointed applications of the text. show
ing how easy It is to become so busy
with material things OF life that we
lose the better things According to
the speaker, this work Is good and
must be done, but one should not be.
come so engrossed with the affairs
of business as TO lose sight of the
more worth while. the more precious
things.
A feature OF the evening was the
excellent music furnished by the
choir. Both the address and the mus
ic were well received and much en-.
ioyed by all who were privileged to
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