The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-14
AMONG mr. BIPIISTs.
severnI OF the Puipis Filled ~ Special
Appointments.

At Pine-strcct Baptist church sunday
cne pastor preached both morning and
night. AZ the morning service his text
was the fourth verse OF the thiriy-seF-
enih Psalm. Delight thyscif also IN
&c Lord, and be- shall give thee the
desires OF thy heart" Mr. Hutson said
we were given to having Distressing
c0mmcnlaDlc. and some not 20 mucA
so. Some were almost A. not quite be-
yonl our control. but IL we wouid delight
ourselves in the Lord. ana be GLAD On his
services. we would have an things that
we desired. in so far. at least. as they
were good for u.s. for He would give us
the desires OF our heart There were
some desires We should not have, and
some We should have. We should not
desire Incidence, labor was honor
able and was good for us. some
people seemed 10 set up, as inc
acme Of their desires. q position va "hieA
tnev would have nothing whatever TO do.
and in which they would have sood'
easy time. There is one person ON earth
for which God has no earthly use-a lazy
man. We should not desire wealth, not
mat wealth in itself IS sinful, but II is
dangerous. There are many-wcll may
Dc. not very many, but soine-NeIy
wealthy mon who were h0nOring tJd WIN
their wealth. and who were golly men,
Along with wealth there come temptations
and dangers peculiar TO ITSELF and which
follow 80 as surely as tho shadow follows
the substance, and so the speaker leil,
in the light Of all those. that We should
not desire wealth. We should not desire
honor worldly honor. OF course, there
is a Kind Of honor we should desire and
st.ivo after-tho honor Of a clear con-
science. an upright mind. an honest heart
and "a pure character-but we should not
desire that honor which leads us 20 think
and feel we should have some especial
attention paid us, which causes us 70 feel
that others should bestOw on us some
especial favor. How can yc believe
which receive honor one Of another ana
seek not the honor which comes from
God only John, ", ~.
There are some things. said the speaker
we should desire. IL is right that we
should desire health. for God Is pleased
with that desire. 1t is right That We
should desire TO live long. The first
commandment with a promise is I'M regard
10 long life. But, above all things, we
should desire 20 be good. TO be more
Ike CHRIST and I'm the light Of the un-
certainty Of this life. We should desire
10 be at perfect peace with God, and 10
be ready for His summons.
THE EVENING sTRyIcE.
At night the subject was, Some Rea-
SONS Why We Should BE Joyful in the
Lord" The text was the eleventh verse
of the NTH Psalm. Joy said Mr.. Hut
son. lis one of the fruits OF the Spirit,
and being one OF the fruits Of the Spirit
IS a grace that should Dee cultivated.
We ought 20 be joyful. because We are
told to be joyful in the Lord. That
may strike you as "a very simple reason,
said the speaker. but let as remember
that God would not have told us so IL
10 were not right and good for u.s. and
we should cndeayor 10 do what God tells
us is right Then IL is the wish Of the
Lord that we should be joyful-jOyiul in
him God would not have Ills children
sorrOwful. lie takes no pleasure ln our
tears. There are only two kinds of SORE
row spoken OF in the B.hle-GOdly sOr-
row and sorrow for sin. The One docs
us good. and the other leads To repentance.
II will DO as good to Doe joyful. it will do
others good for us TO bee joyful. Aus
tore gravity. funoreal solomnity." said
the speaker. "is not good In the Chris
tan" Some people. ne feared. had
been driven away from Christ hy others
wearing long. sanctimonious faces. and
solemn cownfenanccs. and appearing 10 be-
better than they really were. We ought
10 be joyful for the past mercies and for
the present morcles OF God. for health
and strength. and for the Bible. " O. ought
TO Doe joyful for the hope We have.
In closing. the pastor asked what did
we hope for. and said We hoped for in the
other world perfect health. for perfect
beauty for perfect happiness and for
all these things We should Dee joyful IN
the Lord.