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Show EACH IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS 01 TALENTS God Holds to Accounting Every Man's Stewardship of His Endowments. ''The One-Talent Man'' was the subject sub-ject of an cloquout sermon b-' tho Kev. William M. .Paden, 1). D., pastor oi the First Presbyterian church. Sunday evening-. Dr. Paden took for his text Matt, xxv., 3S, "Ho that had received one talent tal-ent went and digged in the earth aud hid his Lord's nlone3.', lu part, Dr. Padeti said: This parable teaches that we each have our talents live, two or one; lhat we aro each accountable for the rlghL use of our talents, be they conspicuous or ordinary, that equal lldellty in the use of unequal ability merits equal commendation; and that failuro to make the right use of one's gifts, even though they be rated, and lightly rated low, brings with It unmitigated un-mitigated condemnation. Wc wish to speak of the trustee or steward who had but one talent, to do with. ills conduct suggests the special spe-cial warning Jesus sought to make omphalic om-phalic tho warning against shirking and unprofitableness. Jesus bad a way of talking to the needs of the common pco--pic. ITe was always thinking of the average man. The twelve who compa-nied compa-nied with llim were most of them one-talent one-talent me.it. Most of Ills followers belonged be-longed to Ihe rute-lalcnl class. Aud in so farns spiritual gifts arc concerned, must not the majority of us take our place in Ibis. class? By the way. it is not a bad class lv bo bunched wilh. Most of the big work of the world is done by ordinary men. Such men. however, aro templed sometimes to throw up their bands nnd say. "What's the ukc? What can I do? I have neither wealth nor social influcnco nor any other special ability." Perhaps Ihe Master had this temptation In mind when Me warned smir men against shirking. shirk-ing. For the parable teaches that it Is Just as imperative on the man of one talent as on Mm with live to do what, he can. The question Is not. havo you done as much as your neighbor, but. have you been true to the obligations God has put upon you? Two lesson: are worth special notice; 1I ability, even the least. Is accountability: accounta-bility: moreover, such ability is a call to service. Wc hold all we have in trust, for God and humanity. We are called to personal or Individual service. Wc may nol pool our talents and ctpicl lo bo judged by the general result of our associated as-sociated cfl'ortr. "Men- are not judged hi groups, but each must render an account ac-count of himself."' |