The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-10-24
BREAD AND MEAT.
A Practical Talk By Rev. A. W.
Nesbitt at the Congregational
Church, last Niaht.


Owing to the very ipclement weather
there we're exceedingly small congregations
at the Old School Presbyterian and the
Congregational Churches last even;p.,
BY invitation Of Mr.. Van Wagner, the Oid
School congregation united with h,s AMI
MIR Nesbiti, pastor Of the former, preached.
He selected his text from Matthew. 6ti.
chapter and SD verse: "But seek We tr.,
the kingdom Of God and his righteousness
and all these things shall I've added unto
you."
| 1t were to write On the wall the words
How 10 make living" and under them
write the lords OF the text, you wouio ce,
! the exact meaning of the passage We nil
know what a powerful influence this aues
tlon exerts upon human life. From the
time that a man, career commences unit,
! the time il ends,
THIS QUESTION OF BREAD AND MEAT
for such i, is, is the all absorbing one. III.
one which actuates and &. ntrois him. It
IS the same with the young lady. We
turn To the old world, and We
contemplate with interest the wars.
the conflict between MOhammedan and
Turk and the religious questions shooting
themselves upward, but after all the under
living question is one of bread and meat.
Pass along through that country and see
the old dried bricks, those miserable huts
and the squalid poverty presented on
every side, and we cannot wonder that a
fsnaiieal leader could stir it ap to de-
termination snch rs had not influenced IL
for years
But from the thoughts OF man on this
subject, We turn To
COPS THOUGHTS.
You cannot think that Co., in providing
for mans salvation, would leave this anes-
ton untouched. We would naturally EXPECT
a revelation as to this His method is to
overturn life, turn il upside down. and put
In place Of all these things His glory. To
substitute Himself as the end of life In
place of that which has now become the
end of life, this matter Of liv NJ. The
speaker to illustrate this point, related an
anecdote Of an old shoemaker. A number
Of his friends and companions had gone
out to- ser the world and seek their fortunes.
After lapse of years they returned, To
lind the old shoemaker pepeiny
away at his bench. They remarked to
him, well, we see you are in the same
old business that you were when We went
away"
NO. replied the shoemaker, 81 am
not"
"Well, how is it that you were making
shoes when We went away, and vou are
making shoes now ?"
True, i Was making shoes when you
went away, and am making shoes now.
ut han oh
Now serving God is NV business. and /
make shoes to pay my expenses"
There is all the difference in the world
II making the avOcalion Of life the chief
nd OF existence. or OF simply making it
means OF keeping body and soul to-
,ether.
MANS METHOD
s to revolutiOnize these these things and
mt them foremost, and they ask themseive.
he question, "can / leave these things long
nOugh to serve Godg' God saws make
His kingdom first. Gods Obj+ct is to give
nan the desire Of his heart, though manv
nav not believe this.
The old men tell young men to expect
Othing but disappointment in this life.
nd, perhaps, it is we'll that they should
I'll them so, for the world is full of men
eeking living and not making it; of men
eekiug wealth, and of very ,ew attaining
!, OF men attempting to acquire fame and
ct one in ten thousand achieving il. God
AVS the man who makes His Kingdom the
nd OF life. to him shall all these things be-
ided. Delight theyself in the Lord and
lie will give thee the desires of thy heart.
THERE CANNOT BE TWO RULERS
Either Gods way or mans way must
III Which shall prevail, The man who
lbmits himself to God will he given the
ctOry. Paul, even when every
ling looked dark, and he was
eng bufeted by the storms of
ersecuiion. cried blessed be God who
rs always cansel Us to triumph" Life
ill be made u success, rs sure as man
axes the glory Of God his object;
All Of these things shal! he added. When
e buy goods from the merchant, he
rows in the paper and string All Of
is world is but for paper and strings
living for fine clothes, ior wealth or fame.
the empty praises OF men is but the
crest rags. God will throw these things
. The King Of the universe will not
rmit His servants to go In rag, or to SUIT
: with hunger. The best fed, the best
'thed, and the most honOred men are
nOng Goes servants. The only question
can you trust him? Ii you will neglect
siness to serve God, God will surely
rye Won