The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-09-17
!SERMONETTE
BY r. Ashley Cake.


Subjects brought into the pulpit
or given through the press, are
sometimes more applicable to one
part of an audience than to anoth-
err In life's work we are finding
sad hearts, needing kind and help
full words to cheer their dreary
days everywhere.
Each of us should scatter sun
shine
That will gladden. their every mile
For their souls are intensely yearn-
ing
For the comfort of smile"
"If thou art blest,
Then let the sunshine Of thy glad
ness rest
On the dark edges of each cloud,
that lies
Black in thy brothers skies.
If thou art sad
Still be thou in thy brothers glad
ness, glad"
1t is to the broken hearts, The
sorely bereaved, disheartened and
discouraged, this discourse is most
applicable. "The Lord reigns"
Not man, not angel, not cherubim
nor seraphim, not some earthly
monarch, potentate nor power. but
the Lord; He, Who is our Keeper,
and stands omnipotently near; He,
Who has all power in heaven and
earth, and holds the wealth of the
world in his hands, He, Who stores
the kingdoms of the world with
His blessings, commands the sun
to shine, refreshing showers to fall,
gives beauty and fragrance to the
rose, carpets the earth and makes
it beautiful with verdure, makes
the very food we eat medium Of
pleasure, behold, He is our God,
and He it is Who reigns, and will
continue to reign until all the king
doms of the world shall become
his, and Christ our Lord shall reign
forever and ever.
My text has in it one of the rich
est boons ever conferred on man,
woman, or child. Let the glorious
sentiment be engraved on both, the
tablets of the heart and mind, as
with pen of iron; no sooner done,
than your fears will be banished.
How many, even in tho christian
ranks, have the form but not the
power; have a name TO live, but
not the life. They are journeying
across the continent of years with
out any fixed purpose, going, they
know not where, their only CON
Germ being to spend their few years
as free from molestatioh as posi-
bic, and at the same time to pos
sess a good measure of what they
call the good things of life; after
living "A life of seeking for worldly
honors, applauses of the world. ox-
hibiting life of love for worldly
pleasures, more than love for God;
after permitting the temptations Of
worldly ease and miserable baubleS
Of purple robes and luxury, sitting
in pleasures flowery lap a whole
life, they hope to die on a flowery
bed of ease. What weak and
narrow foundation for any one 10
build their hopes. The question
has been raised, what is more
bideous in human life, than the
calm. cold. calculating. soulless
victim of what is called success?
with all the finer elements burned,
erased and forever gone? Thus ii
is refined Epicureanism is spread,
ing its chilling blight on many to-
day: while there follows in he
quake a Gearth of high virtue and
lofty aims in the life OF those from
whom great things were expected.
Is there any recovery from such
moral prostration? Has any ever
been known? None, except the
bringing back Gods wandering
child to Him, in Whom we have
plenteous redemption; and even
that pust be done while it is called
day, FOR the night is coming when
no man can work.. But even then
the battle will not be over; no man,
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