Milford chronicle., 1944-09-01
COMMUNICATED
Lincoln. Della ware
August :, 1914

August :, 1914
Mr.. Marshall Townsend
Milford, Delaware
Dear Mr.. Townsend:
II was very kind and thoughtful
Of you to send Chronicles to our
boys in the service. We all enjoy
hearing how appreciative they are
TO hear from the folks back home.
To the boys who haven't appre-
ciated the many comforts and bles-
sings at home and their surround
ings; your parents and loved ones
are praying that the discipline and
the experience you have had in
this terrific fight for freedom, will
change your lives, and make you
the kind of men that we will all
be proud of.
| am sending sermon | heard
over the radio on October 8, 1929.
II was my first attempt TO write
message of this kind. feel con-
tldent il will be a blessing to you
all. and help you in the trying
hours
There is no night so dark, but
Christ can make it light. lie un-
derstands the way yOn take; He
knows the trials of each day; and
sympathizing lends an ear; to hear
you even before yOu pray.
The text of the sermon below
What Is Life?" applies to the
present time. though il was writ
len Is years ago. If we are faith
ful TO the end, we will catch Wis
ion of that Perfect Day that is
lnsi across the border.
Very sincerely,
LAURA c. WALLS
A sermon delivered over the ra-
dio on Sunday, October Is, 1929,
at IL 30 Il. III.
What Is Life.
II is more than merely eating,
drinking. and sleeping. In giving
an illustration. il reminds Inc Of
this beautiful piece of poetry:
Life is real. life is earnest;
And the grave is not the goal.
Dust thou are. 10 dust returneth:
Was not spoken of the soul.
Every man must realize the SER
iousness of this life. He must rec
ognize his Relationship to God,
not only in health in living cOndi-
lions, but the realization that there
is a God No one is going to real
ize the meaning of life until he
sees God. We find Him manifested
in nature, and everything around
us. He is everywhere present
That which is mysterious is God.
II is lie who has given us life.
and made this beautiful old world
in which we live.
We should not only realize our
own needs. but the needs of others;
he thoughtful of others and ready
to lend helping hand to those
who need our assistance. Let us
not become discouraged in the
many obstacles of life that are
daily confronting us. In these
times OF unemployment and ex-
citement, God is going to lead us
though we may not see the way.
This is still Gods world. and we
are still His children, and If we
but trust Him, all will be well.
lG MOIlu llGGuO Jul anu
God has a special piece of work
for each one of us to do. Ii we
will only accept Him and do the
work He has called us to do.
Christ loved us so much that He
even died for us that we might be
saved.
We need spiritual sight. How it
brings relief to lives that are
weary, worn, and discouraged. We
need TO revive Thy work, Oh God!
And all will be failure until we get
on the right road and have Him
as our leader. May we lift up our
lives 10 Thee and say-"Oh God.
show us what to do" We must
have the spirit of love for Him
and our fellOwmen. There must
not only be love, but we must
have faith and hope. Hope, Faith
and Charity. all three of these 20
together There must be that love
for those we serve. That magnifi-
cent realization of Brotherhood,
the greatest beauty in Christian
ity; il reaches everywhere. We
must have that interest in man
than We may never cease to help.
See that you walk circumspectly.
Reach out with an Outstrelched
hand to the whole world who needs
help. Pray for those across the |
ocean. The Cross Of Calvary was
for the whole world.
When we have true love for God,
then our love for our fellOwmcn
must blossom out. What we do in
Gods name is going 10 have some
result. for God will bless what We
try to do.
We must not fail to realize that
our lives means something, and
we should concentrate our minds
on the higher. better and nobler
things in life. Many OF us fail to
do this, and are fault-finding. We
should not believe the world is
going to pieces, but get in the har-
ness and pull in the right direc-
ton. We have never needed more
good thinking men in Gods SER
vice than at the present time. To
be successful at any undertaking,
It is necessary for all to pull to- !
gether.
We must realize as we toll that J
we are laying a foundation, and
some day we shall see some great J
good accomplished. God works
thoroughly. not hurriedly. l will a
ask each one of you to see that
you walk circumspectly; If you do. :
God says you will never die. If
we love Him and our fellowmen,
md this old world of ours, and are
laithfnl to the end. we will catchl