The state herald., 1890-03-07

which the old and young resorted to play
Ing games again which made us think O
our boyhodd days. and the party adjourned
at late hour full and happy.
WooDLE.
REV COOKS SERMON
Delivered Mt NJ. L. church March snd
The text was taken from John -l2;
Gather up the fragments that remain
that nothing l,e lost"
Something like five thousand men
besides women and children had left
their homes TO follow that master Of
teachers, and they had gone from vii
lage to village till at last they come to
a desert place belonging 10 Betbsaida,
and were weary, hungry, and faint,
night was near ut hand and as the
apostles had ON hand only i've barley
loaves and tvo small fishes, they fore
saw the difficulty aud embarrassment
Of trying to satisfy the hunger Of so
many people, so they suggest to the
master that he send the multitude
away. But no! that would not do, he
WAS larger hearted than they; lie knew
that this multitude had been 80 intent
on seeing and hearing him that they
had neglected to take bread, aud now
that they are weary and faint they
must not be sent away hungry, hence
the deciples are commanded to make
the PIE { pie sit down aud then taking
| the loaves Jesus blessed aud gave
thanks and distributed to the deciples
and the deciples 10 the people, and
when all had eaten and had had enough
an Sst IN A.t nall
"Gather up the fragments that remain
that nothing be LOST use this frag-
ment OF Scripture because H. makes II
foundation for what I want TO say on
the subject Of christian economy. One
cannot read the account Of this miracle
and not discover that the gathering up
Of the fragments was not an accidental
thing, NOR even spontaneous impulse
on the part Of the apostles, but the
result Of direct command from our
Lord. Some have told us that this
command was given that the future
wants Of the deciples might be sup
piled, and quite likely the fragments
we're used for that purpose. Others
say that 1t vas given TO prevent the
people from carrying away pieces as
relies, but We know that such an al.
tempt. even If made would defeat It's
self. The Savior gives his reason IN
the text that nothing be lost.n II Is
II trite saying confirmed by human ex.
perience, that what comes easy gues
easy. 1t would have been very natur-
al for the multitude and even the de-
ciplcs, after having been so abundant
ly supplied, with no effort on tbeir
part, to discard the fragments Ms being
unworthy Of care or notice but he who
understood human nature took this
opportunity 10 inculcate n principle
Of universal application. The stores
Of omnipotence are indeed inexliausti.
bic and the LIVING proof is'bciore the
eyes, but nothing WAS to be wasted.
The principle Of economy extends To
individuals OF both sexes, all ages and
class,s =, to households congregations
and communities, and to the state
Itself. The same reasons which made
II u duty for one 10 guard against waste
made II an Equal duty for all the rest.
but some suy II Is unbecoming the dig
nifty und spirituality Of the gospel,
The gospel say they treats OF the
grent and vityi relations Of the soul
and does not condesceid 10 the small
and inferior things Of every day life.
hut Is not the gospel II perfect rule Of
llfeY II II require tlie salvation OF the
soul II demands ut .he same time the
sanctilcation Of the body. elsc Paul
hnd never said to the Romans, ~ be-
seech you brethren, by the inerces OF
God that ye present your bodies liy-
Ing sacrifice holy acceptable unto God
which IL your reasonable service. The
christian religion does not call n man
from the active duties Of life, nnd he
tnukes u mistake who supposes That