Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-11
Trinity MI. K. Church.

At Trinity M. E. church yesterday morn ing Rev. Dr. Peck preached an able discourse to 8 large congregation. The doctor based his remarks on tine words of St. Paul to the Philippians, 4th chapter, 18th verse, ''But my God shall supply all your needs accord ing to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. " In brief the preacher said God builds us a house. fills it for us, and then gives all we need. This is no glittering generosity, no figure of speech, but simply statement of our commissary supplies all through life. It is Gods declaration to us of a sublime fact; an assurance of Gods supply to race of be- ings always in want, ever in need from the cradle to the grave. O, who can number our needs2 If we multiply them by the millions of individuals who have been provided for we wonder st his stupendous supply. He will supply all our needs. He does not promise to gratify all our wishes and desires, and if he did he would spoil us for this world and the next He will supply our needs according to his riches in glory. God has a disposition as large as his re- sources are illimitable. Christ stands be- tween us and the Father, the mediator for
 
 began are on level before God and each must seek him through Christ. God pity our class distinctions between rich and poor, white and black when all are equally poor before God. Christ alone has claim upon the benevolence of God: who stands behind his exhaustless riches and says will supply all your wishes through Christ. Again God will supply mans physical needs. The cold skeptic sees only law in nations, but the Christian sees Gods hand in all things. How little we realize our daily de- pendence upon God. It is he that sends the dew and the rain and the gladsome sunshine to nourish and replenish the earth and thus are mans needs supplied.
 God supplies our intellectual needs. If nnsatisfied here, there is the unquenchless thought, what I know not here shall know hereafter. Never does the soul rest its thought until it folds it's wings and rests in in commandments and we know what is right and what is wrong. His revelations are lamp unto our feet and light to our path and it flashes the light of the portals of our immortal home. What most want to know then, how to live here and how to live hereafter, is supplied by Jesus Christ. Him to know is life and peace and pleasure without end. If you will come to the knowl- edge of the truth and be blessed God will supply all your needs. We have no need so deep, so dire as deliyerance from sin It is as impossible for man to regsnerate himself as it would have been for him to create the original man. This dreadful fact of sin corrodss everybody. Gods provision for mans need is revealed in the death and atonementtof Christ. In him we have for giveness of sin and are saved from it's conse- qusnces.
 Thou Christ art all in an
 More than all in Thee find
 It is fact that Christians have more need of divine help than others. They feel more keenly the bangs of sorrows and bereave- ment, and feel more than need of comfort which is drawn from divine supply, My God shall supply all your need of comfort and of happiness Looking into the future lean my aching head upon the cross, and looking into the face of Christ cry thou wilt supply all my needs. Over time and over eternity God tells me this morning I will supply all your needs. O hide yourself in him this morning and be fully blest.