Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-27
"Lets Go Hshing'- II Story-Sermon

Lets Go Fishing the subject of the storysermon
preached the Congregational church Sunday morning by
Edwin A. Ralph 1t has appealed to many that we
publishing for the benefit of those who failed attend
church and hear it. Rev. Ralph has that fund
erest winch appeals to the outdoor man woman and is
therefore able to bring to focus his points his
The story-sermon around lover of the gentle
art of angling" who has decided of spring
and whose mind stirred action by the story of Peter
ana the other disciples who IN the hour OF their bewlder
ment decided to fishing and who returned from their fish
ing strong enough for the enacting tasks of life.
The fisherman Edward Mortimer by when asked by
his wife to justify his spending much time go fishing
and his various fishing expeditions into considerable
detail and before her eyes the fields which
the lover of fishing goes and in which he important
lessons though the number of the catches be small They
as follows First the fisherman who wades the trout
streams learns we'll the lesson of going steadily ahead
making of the footing for his forward step before
lifts his other foot. few spills into the icy of
early spring to drive this lesson home with
deal of force From this experience he learns the
lesson for life that in this changing world always
keep advancing; going from belief and doing
things to better beliefs and better Of doing things All
of life not summed experiences date
than all the fish pool in 1t is only
as we keep moving that we continue to grow One must
be standpatter anything but always progressive
everything He must be however that he knows whittier
he is going
Then there is the second that the fisherman
learns takes skill and patience and energy catch fish,
Fishing is kindergarten exercise and in the
anglers of luck. 1t may a
thing to catch fish, but the successful fisherman the
of a real job.
than this Life itself is infinitely complex than
fishing and yet numbers of people do study it
carefully study fishing. Just the fisher
leaves the the close of the day with most OF
his share still in the stream do people at the close
of es long day leave the of life with most OF the
which they entitled and the they should
had experienced ALL life requires study No
full life the careful patient
this that the real fisherman learns
namely that will catch fish be willing to run
the risk getting his hooks caught the Plenty OF
be found all of our lakes and streams ana the
fish seem snag beds for feeding grounds
The his hook where the fish are ne
going get fish, And of he will frequently have his
hook snagged.
Now this is exactly what happens life Any who
is going to do his full duty in life must encounter all sorts
of opposition and all of difficulties The main thing
not the missing trials and dsappoinment but having
worthy life and following 1t TO the emu no Itel
how many sappontments and defeats encountered The
rea herom life is choosing to- sail with the wnd out
choosing to sail right whichever the
wind choose to Blow did this He found the
He met opposition but kept right doing the right thing
Then here lesson that fisherman has the
chance Tange happen-they are accidental Many
is the have gotten line tangled IN oVef-hanehg
branches unnotced More than back-lashng
has made mess of my we'll reeed line Always this Is acc
dental and the only thing the fisherman to do IS to reme
her this and to keep hold his and unrave the
the cooler he keeps the better condition
he is n for the unravellng OF his llne
Now | think the Is true IN llte we get tangleo
in sin not choose but because we lack care
We have our social business and political tange not
because we make trouble Tor each othe put De
nderstandings arise and we tempers and
orr tongues and thing know life much tangled
thing When this happens the thing for do to keep
cool and patiently unrave the ange Life would be happier
for all of could this lesson from the hshng
grounds into all the rounds of daily living
Fishing not of time 1t is one OF the best re-
creations God has given And in fishing God teach
e important lessons Our concern IS TO De as apt 20
learn as He is skillful to teach