The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-01-03

tOu KNOWN Ms our II 'tuIJ l"Ni'' = !
and awaken the sympathics OF the |
human heart by it, teaching Of tae |
brotherhood of mao.
Next. and specially, in this miracle !
il hcld for h the great truth that
Chi,t feed the hunger Of the human
/ soul t lat he Is the head OF life.
Those thousands were in q desert
! pace; there was no supply tor the
craving, OF their hunger. And this
Garth j. a dcsett in which there IS no
supply unless scntirom heaYen-for
mnn's deep spiritual needs.
There NAV be literature aud wealtl
and civilization, the mind may be en-
Iargcd by l,aining, the land may be
| prO>p 3rous with the culture of terul3
| ii Ids and commerce may bring its
tribute OF wealth and luxury, homes
may be built tor comfort and adorned
| by all that taste can dictate or wealth
| procure, yet in the most OF all and in
spite OF all, there is a great hunger
of the soul, which no
creature good can satisfy,
there is "an aching void which only
Christ can fl !.
Ia the next place, Will, the Savior
provided tor the multitudes by his
divine power, he employed human
insirnm entahty. His question to
Phlllp led to the invest cation which
disCl )-cd the fact that the only supply
in sight, was the mcagre amount Of
five barley l)aves and two smal fishes
in the hands of a tile boy. 1t is not
without slgniliG iGance t1at this lads
agency is mentioned. The IT giou of
our NJ tster puts honor on chIl hood
and many OF those rivulcts of intlu-
ence which swell at mighty river
W"ose streams make glad the city of
our God, are found TO flow from the
work OF children's hands and the love
of children's hearts. With these small
resources asccrtained, ths mAje-t c
command was given TO the wonder
ing disciples, "make the mon sit
down.
Arranged by hundreds and by ii =
ties, tor the Lord would have al
things done with system and order,
the food for which he had given
thanks, and upon which his lips had
spoken blessings, was given to the dis
Ciples, with which to feed that hunger
ing throng. In obedience to his word
they undertook what would have
been without his will and power, a
hopeless task, and the sCaut supply
grew a tast as it was given and al
were filed.
In the spiritual sphere, tAe Lord
employs not angels. but WraN, imper-
feet men like these disciples, to break
the bread of LIE to hungry sOul'.
"Give ye them to cat,' is the Mas
ter's word to those 70 whom he has
given the words of his gosp.l and the
blessing OF his grace.
The Chri>tlWn proplN of this gcu-
Grafton are the Masters stewards
whose business ii is, aud whose glory
and " it shou d be to give the work
of l,te to those who are peri-hiug for
lack OF knowledge.
How otten we show the Lords
work as drudgery, and comp ain Of
the calls made upon Us for contribu-
tions t. II cause
Had not those apostles h Oh honor
put on them that day when that
heaven blessed bread pa 'sed through
their hands, and carried life and hope
to the multitudes for whom ChrisLs
compassion had been aroused"
Had ever the countries of an earthly
prince such high distinction, when
following in the prncely r,teuue of
earthly royalty, as did those humble
men TO whom was given the
honor, and the JOY Of being the scry-
ants and the almOners of our king.
To-day we stand upon the thresh-
old OF new year Recogniz ny the
| blessings received from Gods hands
in lhe year that's gone, we pause 20
| Al u N N tru
elled darkness, which rests upon the
coming months, aud writ upon an
| other apual milestone, Ebeu-E -Ezer,
hitherto the Lord has helped us May
we go forth ready for the Lords
work, realizing that ii is not tack,
but aprivilcge that We may give tho
gospel TO those al home, aud t. tho
multitudes abroad who are dangerous
for the bread of life.
Whether young or old, whether
our means are small or large, whether ,
we can do Lutte or much, may we re-
joice that the Lord has made ii our
privilege to bo .borers together
with him. May wa be willing to
spend and TO be spent" in giving tue |
gospel ID lost men, that through it
lost mon may be brought to Jesus
Christ.
AT THE CUMBERLAND.
The services of Cumberland Pres
byterian church were fairly attended /
yesterday. The pastor preached at
II n. M, from the text, "Set thine |
house III order tor thou shalt die and .
not live" The subject was, Anew |
\ ear Refections.' The subject FOR
the evening WAS, "The pastors wish
for the spirstual and temporal p os-