American messenger . andblindly pursues, but never quite overtakes,pleasure. Then the cares and responsibilities of lifemultiply; we are so busy, so much is expectedof us, the days are so short, and in our hasteand in our own need we forget to look out andsee the need of a neighbor. We look in, but notout; down, but not up—no wonder there is butlittle for us to see; no wonder that blindedmortals say despairingly: There is nothing atall to see. Alas for the blind eyes that cannot see thevirtues in the lives about them. Life loses itszest and charm when we become blind and un-responsive to the l
American messenger . andblindly pursues, but never quite overtakes,pleasure. Then the cares and responsibilities of lifemultiply; we are so busy, so much is expectedof us, the days are so short, and in our hasteand in our own need we forget to look out andsee the need of a neighbor. We look in, but notout; down, but not up—no wonder there is butlittle for us to see; no wonder that blindedmortals say despairingly: There is nothing atall to see. Alas for the blind eyes that cannot see thevirtues in the lives about them. Life loses itszest and charm when we become blind and un-responsive to the lives about us; when the fra-grance of a good life has no power to charm us;when a neighbors joy awakens no responsiveecho, and his sorrow touches no sympatheticchord, in our hearts. We need to say ; O Lord, help us to go aboutwith open eyes and responsive hearts, for thenwill life be rich and luminous and we shall treadthe service paths with Thee. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of thelnations. 119. The Printed Page As A Messenger of the Gospel A Sermon in Commemoration of the Ninety-thirdAnniversary of the American Tract Society BY REV. C. REXFORD RAYMOND, JS^Preached in the South Congregational Church, Brooklyn, N. Y. REXFORD RAYMOND.
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