Show two minute sermon cy by thomas hastwell Has lwell 1 I PRESS ON not so long ago in the town in which I 1 live tile the only bank closed the bank has been in existence tor for more than itty fifty years in the town and during ling thit that thile had built up a reputation tor for honesty i dependability and reliability many had brought their weekly savings to its counters tor for years and had put them aside a saving tor for the day that lies ahead of every one on oil the day which tile the bank closed many ot of them came to see it if the report was really true they read the brief briar notice upon cie t ie door of 0 the institution that old of its closing some turned aside with hearts fille tilled d with bitterness some with sadness some with despair it was difficult to realize that everything hid had been lost and they were back again at the starting point the depression has brought a similar mis misfortune fortun to many anany the investments which in many instances represented tile the savings of a life time the denial of the keen desires of youth are gone their value has either been swept entirely away or greatly re deuced the problem now is not so much what the salvage ge of the investment will be as it I 1 is what the salvage ot of human courage will be those who have lost their possessions and savings hive have suffered a real loss but those who have lost their courage and their grip on things have suffered a much more tragic loss how tragic it is depends on the courage one can summon to meet it and lay his plans anew in auch a time it Is well to remember that hat there is no strength to be found in grieving tor for the past courage and hope and rehabilitation lie ahead and nowhere else |