The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-01-11
ONE CENT.
REV. Pow1oK,s SERMON.
Synopsissof His Discourse in the Metbo-
dist Episcopal Church.

~yuopslssOf His Discourse in the ~ etlu-
dist Episcopal Church.
The sermon in the Methodist Episcopal
church on Sunday evening was from Chron.
29.5: "Who then is willing to consecrats
his service this day unto the Lord " II iE
David who asks the question. He had so-
solved to build a temple to the most high.
But having been a man Of war God refused
him the honor and reserved it for sOlomon
his son. He began, however, 70 make ths
necessary preparations and to gather the
materials. He gathered tho congregation
aud recited his plans and announced his owH
gifts of gold and silver and precious stones
and then called upon the people for the
conservation OF service. Service is = stronger
test of love than gold. He who gives gold
gives what ia not his own but Gods.
The conservation Of service is the Outgush
ing Of ones inmost selfhood. To contribute
money to the poor is o good thing, but to visit
them and inquire into their wants first Of ali,
is a better. The first may involve no real
sacrifice. A city missionary in the slums Of
London found dying woman in = garres at
| the top of q rickety staircase. She found
some one who had preceded her with Bible
and words of prayer and consolation. Upon
inquiry she found it was the great Gladstone
He might easily have sent messenger bHt
he prepared to lay aside for the moment the
affairs of state and visit her in person. Sueh
deeds entitle him to be called "The grand
old man." ! spoke this morning on the con
| -, DIT hot CoA papIa a.
most Of all and what the church and the
world is most of all languishing for is the
| "consecration OF service We too often
measure our service and sacrifice by those Of
others, "thus comparing ourselves with some
that commend themselves" This is wrong
We are to love the Lord our God with oar
whole heart, soul, mind and strengthened
with somebody else's heart SOUL mind and
strength. am to serve Him with all my
powers and not yours; you are to serve Hin
with all your powers, not mine.
And then we often underestimate Godi
ability to use us. We sometimes think W,
are so incapable and unworthy that our ~
efforts would be in vain. This is dishonorin,
to God who hath chosen the weak things 0
? the world to confound the mighty" When
ever We see work for God which needs to b,
done we ought to regard that as call from
God to do it ourselves. What the church
! need and what the world needs is not richie
} endowmonts and more astonishing iustrV
mentalties but the complete conservation o
what we already have. 1t is mot by nigh
OF by power but by my spirit saith the Lord
God can save by many OF by few. He wouI
just as soon honor the lab6ts of the obscure
disciple as those of the world-renowA
Moody. He is no respector of persons.
the trouble is we too often pray -
bless our efforts and then put forth 4
so that when the blessing falls it0
nothing. Let the people cooper W
= stated pastors and use the ins !
at hand as they do when the o.
and the results would be gr(
: greater. 1t is faith in God AZ no
men nor in sermons nor in pr jers
So do not think God is unable
service for the promotion of His gl6~ Is I
other thing fatal to acceptable service
effort which is too often made to serve ~
God and the devil. God demands our ~
divided service. Ye cannot serve both God ans
NIammon. If we have willing hand and .
thoughtful mind we shall see thousand su
portunities of usefulness where the caEske,
and Indifferent can see nothing WI blan
walls The most essential thing " to cons,
crate ourselves to God. II seek not your
but you" When we give up @>9eives thea
will be no difficulty aboC service. /
irresistably follows that til explanations G
the half-hearted service, Of which we see
much, is to be found in a half-hearted con
secration Of self