The Kingwood chronicle. [volume] (Kingwood, Va. [W. Va.]) 1861-1861, 1861-04-06
SUNDAY READING.
The Willing Giver.

EXODUS xxxv: ., 25 Take &c from
among you an offering to the Lord, Whose
ever is of willing heart, let HIM bring it. an
offering to the Lord gold and silver and
brass.
The object of these gifts was to build and
prepare the Tabernacle suitably according to
the command Of the Lord The spirit which
should actuate was to be in all His service 4
willing one. s.Nhosoever is Of willing
heart They came both men and women,
as many as were willing hearted and brought
bracelets and ear rings, and rings and tablets
all jewels Of gold and every man that offered,
offered an offering Of gold unto the Lord
All the women that were wise hearted
did spin with their hands and brought that.
which they had spun. 8
The service Of the Lord is to be done B.
the followers Of Christ--men and women an
children, and willingly it should be, to be O.
cepted
The temptation now will be that some it F.
to be feared will endcavor to excuse them
selves from giving to the service Of the Lon
because of the scarcity Of money and the al
6culties Of the time But this, If it inaueI
ces to lessen the contributions of the peopl
Of God Of whatever name or whoever will
we believe displeasc Him. 1t will be, if the
real good, the spiritual prospcrity-thc hap
pincss present and prospective Of the gycrs
and receivers is considered like obstructing in
4 r. l..a n -
the springs. The Lord, the giver, requires
Of all who receive from Him continually, that
they shall willingly give according as He
blcsscs, and then He will bestow the choicest
Of His blessings, spiritual grace, without
which the soul has ''eanncss' whatever the
external conditions
Lcanness, how dreadful, instead Of the
| opposite, spiritual tatness, the continual
favor OF God, the light Of His countcnancc
necessary to a good hope Of Heaven which
is the toretastc Of the eternal reality nChrist )
presence in glory-th essential Of happiness
Worldly riches give their pleasure principally
il their pursuit, in furnishing an object Of
hope and in employing the powers. But to
give to the Lord takes hold of the promises
of Him This cannot be, it makes riches
or whatever portion Of them blcssing-it
sanctifes them and renders the remainder a
blessing such willing distribution dign-
fies employment and causes it to be prosper
Gus to those who have an ability to accumu-
late wealth however great or small, whatever
may be the labors the selfdcnal or sacrifice
If you have not succeeded as you wonld de-
sire, rise again with the high motive to give
to the upholding Of the Kingdom Of the Lord
in this country and the world--this object.
the kingdom Of the Lord will 90 forward
though labor may be in vain for other things.
for this it will not be. Christ requires that
the progress Of Ills kingdom shall not be re-
tarded Would We as individually or nation
ally be blest, we should repent of our pride
and anxious toll for money for itsef-and in
our laborS have as our end to build and ex-
tend the kingdom Of Christ Let all do this
and we may hope that the light Of Gods
prospering countenancc will shine upon all,
giving boldness and energy to carry forward
enterprises Of difficulty physicaly--and wis
dom to design, and power to execute those
things which would not be done without His
blessing.
But the motive should be pure the love
and service Of the Lord, whose kingdom IS
an everlasting one, to be inherited BY tho fol-
lowers Of Christ in Heavens kingdom where
there are mansions to be enjoyed forever.
Those who willingly serve Him will receive -
increase Of their ability according a. Il Is
wisely improved.
Consider the objects Of bcneyoleuce-th
Home Missionary society, a Tabernacle to b
built up in beauty BY willing hearts. The
Home missionaries are in actual need to nav
their debts. Who will who has the ability
under the Lord or who can ever permit thesc
holy and useful servants Of God to want. or
their number to be le-scned instead of yearly
being increased and the gospel with its blessed
power more and more widely published?
The same il the need Of the tract society-the
excellent publications Of which will be the
means Of conversion and holiness to many
precious souls If the Lord blesses the society
is sustained. the Colporteurs should be in
creased and encouraged holy and indefa-
tigable men, rightly chosen according to their
spirit Of prayer, pity and wisdom to lead the
spiritually needy to Christ.
They are the travelling missionaries Of our
day, far more wonderful bestowment Of the
Lord than any Of or physical improvemsnts,
because they carry the gospel for the needy
souls, who would not otherwise receive it
the Bible the Tract, the volume Of piety,
with the conversation and the prayer of love,