Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-30
SHOULD REJOICE IN ADVERSELY.
Rev. DIR. Young beautifully Discusses the
Gospel's Message.

| tcnary Methodist church. filling the COM
nod,ous structure. Tho singing was ey-
| ceIIent. Rev. Messrs Wilson. Sledd. and
| Moore took part In the services. The ser
| mon was preached by Rev. Dr. Young.
of Park Place church An offering was
| taken for the old Ladies' Home OF the
| Methodist and Presbyterian churches. DR.
| Youngs text was Philippians, w.. 1: "ke-
| ioice IN the Lord Always; and Again
| say Rejoice" "The past year has been
one of unprecedented struggle" began
| Or. Young. from the laborer on tne
| streets 20 the millionaire capitalist We
stand to-day In the midst OF conditions
| social. Industrial. and political. as unsat-
| Isfactory as any that have existed since
| the war between the States, and the
| events Immediately subsequent thereto
| Many here before me to-day have had
| their special sorrows and Losses. Yet are
We here 10 offer Thanksgiving TO God
! and the text bids us rejoice. These words
| OF the apostle are peculiarly appropriate
| to-day Paul. the sufferer the prisoner
| the man who for Christ's sake had SUI
| fered the loss of all things. writes to
| church that had already had its fun share
| of persecution: Rejoice always. IL Is the
| message OF the Gospel, which. while II
| does not seek to blind us to the trials OF
| life puts a new meaning on them. |
might cnumerate to YOU many mercles
| that YOU have received but even then
| your Joy must be in Christ and His king
| dom. Of which these things are a small
accompaniment.
THE GOSPELS MESSAGE.
"ThA Gospel gives new message In re-
| gard TO pain. 1t Announces that suffer
| ing IS universal that 1t Is no accident
| that God has IL under His rule Of love.
~ f.ll l.r,s ,ta Lath fg
present Mary and Martha may say: If
| Thou hadst been here my brother had not
died but the sick chamber was filled with
| the presence of God and Jesus knew Lag
arus was dying. Pain Is the accompani-
ment of all progress The individual has
| toll and trouble Society is startled by
| dynamite and strikes and panics. Ma
| tions are rocked by wars and political
revolutions. 1t is a comfort 10 know that
| these things can do no permanent hurt
| II is very much as when the physician as
sures us that certain symptoms. to us
| alarming, are natural. and by no means
| presage an unfavorable end. The Gospel
| teaches us more-that pain is the means
employed by God in the development Of
| His creatures. Every river and mountain
| and valley Is the remains Of n great ca
! tastrophe. The brightest spots Of civili-
zation are the scars left by wars bloody
| liGious life have been piled up by forces
as severe az those that gave us the high
est peaks OF earth. The redemption OF
man centres in the SCARED hand of the
| Son of God.
Christ is the guarantee of the develop
ment Of the things around US into the
| heavenly ideals. He illustrated this In His
own life. while on earth. Physical evil
| and effectiveness were corrected by His
| miracles. His own body was ruled by
| His higher self and after death saw no de-
| cay. '~nrown into the midst of tempta-
| toIr and persecution. in world that did
| IL, worst on Him, lie was perfected by IT
| ALL and by It was made the high priest
| Of humanity. But He Is more than exam
| pie: He is the power In the midst OF the
| world working out the same results in
| other men and in their affairs. Creation,
| grooming to-day, shan have its deliver
| ance. The brotherhood p man. the world
| over OF which Burns sang. shall be real
| lied. Nations shall be bound together,
not only by submarine cables, and ships
and commerce, but by cords Of love as
| well: and A reality shall be seen sublimer
| than the great Frenchman's dream Of a
| United States of Europe. This world must
| belong to Jesus Christ
| JESUS THE GUARANTEE
| Jesus is the guarantee of the future
|
made holy like Himself He is the power
working in us to this end. To know
| His Father and Himself is eternal life.
| With the eye fixed on this goal We may
| well be patient under affection, like our
| Lord. who, for the joy that was set be
| fore Him endured the cross. despising the
| shame Especially will this be true II
| we keep in mind the assurance OF Paul,
that this light afiliction works out for us
| - ia 90 oh
| of glory. We love the ship that brought
us Safely home from some foreign port
| although II rocked us In the tempest.
| until we suffered the pangs of seasickness
| or the hourly dread of finding a watery
| grave. He gives US here foretastes of the
| heavenly life. our present aspirations be-
| ing prophecies Of the better day; but He
reserves for us the richer blessings until
the fulness OF time. as we keep the chill
dren's gifts for ChristmasDay, the glad
surprises making half the joy.
| God accomplishes his plans by working
| In individual lives. The greatest need OF
| the world Is the salvation OF men by faith
| in the Savior of men. This will correct
all other evils, social. Industrial. and DO
litical. Here. as elsewhere. Gods general
| providences are but an aggregation OF
many special prov'dences. A great scien-
fist has said that molecules look like man.
| ufactured articles. This means that God
| has made beautiful worlds by making
| beautiful molecules. So humanity is TO be
perfected by the perfecting of individual
| men.
For this higher good all things work
together for those that love God. Naught
can harm Gods child. Earthquake, tenn
| pest. sickness, death. are the good mans
slaves The growl OF the lioness so tess
ribie to the traveller is music to "a
| "