The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-08
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Christians In Faithful Hands-Laanpies
of Early Ptcty.

al IdiiN t'''Hs
y, Sunday morning. the pastor Rev
Mr. Hutson. preached at Pine-stree' zap
list church. his text being rom the z'th
"a the aoth verse Of 10Th chapter OF John.
Mr. 1iutson said that from the text IL
Id shown that the Christian IS ID tne
hands Of christ. CHRIST "V"iv "o' -.
eaf9. .,Nor shall any man pluck tncH
.,. 20 INV hand" II 10 were not So Inc
49,, eurther SAYS: NO man Is aDie 10
,t,,ct thcm out OF my Fathers hand
chewing we are I'm GODS hands. 1hIlsi,
4, o,1er TO do away with any cause OF
confusion there. says in the last NtISe'
81 and my Fathor are one, so the piesa-
cd iruth as that we are in DIVINE ha'nS'
and that being so. we ouShl 10 l'N''''''''
we are IN faithful hands.
There are two considerations IN connec-
lion Win This thought. said the spcakef'
First The Lord knows Our wants
.,your Heavenly Father knoWetn what
things ye have need OF.
second. The command followed by
,,ror,iee "sook We first the kingdom Of
G,d and IT'S righteousness, and all these
things shall De added unto you.
WHY should we then be careful Of the
.hings of This world? We are IN the
hands ki,d and mighty Hod' one
who IS willing ana who j. "Oio 70 care
/ for u.s. .,c,-.,....
wore often the strongest evidence OF
ones salvation. and that good, casy-eo-
inr professor of religion, who had no
troubles no disappoinimcnts, but all
thinre smooth and easy, had better exam
Inc himself and see how he stood with
Christ.
1fr Hutson said. Il believe in the
FINAL perseverance Of the saints. ] do
not believe in IL ass necessary 70 salvation
for there arc good. pious people VINO 90
NOT believe i'm IL. ana there are bad poo
ulo who do believe n II. but do believe
that every true child of God who has
ever lived will rejoice in the eternal
kingdom I'm that belief. Christ says no
man or as the new version has II no
ON. is able 90 pluck them out of my
Fathers hand 80 man. no angel 40
devil is able to pluck them out. but to
be doubly sure Tie says; My rather
gavcst them me-. and no one is aple TO
pluck them from me-
80 God is able 20 keep us. IS be Will
ing? rs any parent willing 10 lose any
one of his children? Neither is God will
ing that any should perish 80 a." not
| Jet AS doubt Let every one OF us re-
solve that we will never again doubt God.
! ship was given 10 four persons.
rAnLY rIasY.
At night. Mr. Hutson preached to the
Baptist Young Peoples Union OF the
church. his text being. That Cur sons
may bee as plants grown up IN her youth;
THAI our daughters may po ass corner
stones. polished after the simlhtude OF
a palace" Psalm lf.-l-th verse. The
subject was early piety.
Mr.. Hutson said the Bible was repicte
with examples of early picty Eve 10
not know when Moses was converted.
but We do know that his parents saw iaat
hc was proper child. and we have r,ery
reason 20 believe he was trained Ia God
illness in his earliest days. IL is certain
bis family occupies the roll Oi honor in
the 18th chapter or Hebrews, and Moses
was one of the greatest men that ever
lived and died. Then we have Samuel,
who was given 10 the Lord before he was
born"
The speaker said we can never begin
10 train a child too early. When Samuel
was twelve years old. the Lord called
him. and see that little boy talking with
God and being charged with such "a mes
/ sage There is no record of an error IN
Samucls life. 10 is not said in q single
instance he walked not in the ways OF the
Lord. David was another example of
early pioty. When he had grown old. he
prayed TO God and said Pee had served his
God from his youth Low was he such
a mighty man? When but a youth. ia
vii saw bear take one of his lambs
and went after the bear. and slew him.
and when he saw the lion'takc his lamb.
Doe took the lamb from the mouth of the
lion and slew him How diG he DO this?
! Not by strength of his own. bat 10y
faith David carried his religion into ms
business. Josiah began 20 reign when
eight years old and "Iid that which was
right in the sight of the Lord" At
eighteen years of age he reformed Israel
and tore down their temple go idols de-
stroYcd their idols ana their groves
Then. we have Timothy who Paul says
was caught ia the Scriptures from aus
youth up. and last We have the great
example OF Jesus Christ.
"It is o. fact the speaker eaid. that
nearly an ministers are con -srted and
begin serving God when young There are
exceptions, but the larger number Of them
give themselves 20 God Goa their youth.
ave cannot begin too early in the work
of the Lord. and 10 Is hoped that every
boy and girl Of This church viii begin
90 serve God now