The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-22

: splendid sermon by DR.. II utson AZ Pine
street f.ruti-t thurgh.

At pmc-Srcet Baptist church on Sun
day morning the subject was "Caisiian
Work" The pastor. Rev. Dr. Hutson.
preached from the Goth verse OF the 18th
rnaufcr o. INOlus-'Hud look that thou
make them after thy pattern wlich was
showed tIor 800 the mount Air. liNt>uu
said tile tabernacle was ttpe Oh tuc
Lord Jesus Christ and also OF tine Church,
and also Of tnc Kingdom OF heaven. ami
that the building OF 20 was typical OF
Christian work.
Ne should nrst notice that tl.y hLllt
according 90 the pattern showed 90 ho-cs.
Moses Was given model 90 go Dy. and
Vas So adhere tn The plans given him hy
God. The apostle says. AS Moses was
uGmonishtd OF God. as he was about to
Jesus ls the great pattern. Christ is the
great plan Of Christian building. and the
Scriptures are the specifications. One
way Cor as 10 bHid WRONG SIS TO depart
from the true Plan. The Scripture is
Go4's model. and upon whatsoever plan
other than that Wc may build upon We
a.c building OF wood hat would we
think 1i man 10 Nnum we entrusted the
Illliur Ol "a residence t0r AS of stone
were hc 10 depart from The plairs and
build uf one 90 WO9Q. W Oul4 Wc reward
lim for ID? And so with us, We should
not depart from The plans OF Our Lord.
Others may use iue arguments. bat "0ther
foundations can uo man lay than that is
llid which Is Christ Jesus We learn
that this tabernacle was hult for the
I0rd-f0r Iis glory. AMI 800 we are DER
hero TO elOrify God. and our work should
have no other aim than that. IL is our
duty % gloriiy God. III is written that the
Lord purified unto himself a. peculiar
pcODlc. jealous OF good works" and we
are liis peculiar PEOPLE" James SAYS.
eye see. then. nOW that hy works man
.s justified, and mol Dy faith only" Then
we notice there were many who engaged
lu it. There were variety Of or rings
"a variety OF metals There We're different
kinds OF work done, and 10 may Dee said
that God raised up some special men for
some special work. and gave them Wis
dom for that special vcrt And 80 with
us. there U.s. q variety OF work for us 10
do Some men are gifted in praycr-mcot-
ing work. talking or leading an PRAYER.
some are sood az other things. "aad I
often think. SAID the speaker. that God
raises up men now and cudOWs them with
special wisdom 10 do some seDcial work.
bat we may know all may do something
aii must 90 something for the raising up
OF this spiritual tabernacle, and the 'wo-
men that were Wisc-hearted dld snic
With their hands And so In the Church.
women in the church have work 10 DO
Men have their part and women haye
their part. We are told they built with
such willing hands. we are told tina.
thcy brought their offerings freely. Thcu
brought them until Moses had TO issue a
proclamation stopping them. They brought
too much. That * one OF the brightest
OF charters Though Israel was poor
they brought offerings until they had to
be stopped
THE tabernacle was built for their own
good that they might worship God In H.
Then we hnd that ID was built M the
wilderness. and not in Canaan The tenn
PIE was built there with not the sound OF
saw or hammer: all things were prepared
beforehand. How typical OF heaven-no
work there. Then we note they took the
tabernacle with them across the Jordan.
which Is the type Of death, and so Will We
here We can take nothing else-gOld
silver. or anything else. but our good
works will go with as. Therefore, my
beloved brethren. be We steadfast. I'M
movable. always Astounding In the work
OF the Lord. forasmuch as We know
your labor is not In vain in the Lord