The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1896-08-27
AN ELOQUENT APPEAL.
DIR. Kilgo at Main Street
Church Last Sunday.
"DrsooxTENT EVERYWHERE

"DIsCoNTENT EVERYWHERE"
ID is not Confined 20 Any one Nation; |
The Whole World is Paralyzed---
Poor Government not the Canse---
We Have Wandered from God and
are Atheists.
A large crowd flocked to Main Street
shurch last Sunday morning to hear DR.,
J. c. Kilgo who is one of North Caro-.
lina's greatest teachers and reasoners of
today.
Prof. ". ]. Ramsey, in his usual inn
pressive way, sang beautiful solo
. "Hide Thou Me"--which seemed to
prepare the congregation for the great
sermon that was to.follow,
DIR. Kilgo announced as his text Matt
vi, 26; "Behold the fowls Of the air: for
they SOW not, neither do they reap nor
gather into barns; yet your heavenly
father feedeth them. Are ye not much
better than they ?"
He started off by saying that zone of
the greatest elements of great teacher
is the ability to make everything teach"
Great things can be learned from the
sparrows and fowls of the air; study
them-take example after them. They
are never lazy and never murmer against
God. The world is always dissatisfied.
"There never was exhibited in the
worlds history such discomfort as is
exhibited today, exclaimed the speaker.
The world is absolutely paralyzed. 1t is
not confined to any one nation or peo-
pie, but the whole human race is stand
ing helpless and does not know what to
do or where to go. II has come to the
pass that the man who ca raise the
biggest howl is called great. The news.
papers that gets up the biggest stir and
keeps the community forever in a state
of turmoil is the most popular. The
preacher who breaches a good sobel
sermon is hardly listened to, and If hi,
sermons are printed they are scarcel,
ever read-it is the man who raises
sensation and uses "cuss words" in tn
pulpit that attracts the crowd. II i
time to learn lessons Of the sparrow
Every where is discomfort: in the gov
eminent, the MINISTRY, commerce
transportation and every phase Of life
Disseminated over the lowest things o
life-bread and rsiment. A whole ma
ton growing like a herd Of swine, il
belittleing to the human race and al
most makes one sorry that he is a man
There never was time in the world
history when we had more; there neve
was nation more highly blessed thar
the United States; the most prosperous
section Of this country is the South; tn,
garden spot Of the South Is North Car
olina and the most favored place il
North Carolina is Durham. Yet W,
grumble. Men stop under the spiendo
OF a midday's sun and swear il is mid
night. have been in places in Nortl
Carolina where men worked two month
and louuged about the other ten, We
theV were not satisfied. There neye
was time when you lived better thai
now. This congregation is dressed bet
ter than Queen Victoria
Politicians tell us that these are hare
times and we believe il. ] have sect
men who were able to travel in tn
summer in the glorious mountains o
North Carolina and while sitting Their
looking at one Of the grandest scenes o
Gods handiwork, curse him for thei
poverty.
The cause is not from poor govern
ment, poor politics or poor homes but !
is because we have wandered from 60,
and are atheists. The man who believ
es this world is going to be wrecked doc
not believe in God. We are cosetous
Covetousness has driven God out and de
throned the Almighty in your heart an,
in mine. We turn rom God aud 20 I,
the politician; sometimes we absolutel,
think that they can take care Of US
Never fear-God will feed you. He fe,
the prophet Elijah with raven and -
ling IS God has got a raven am not 20
to starve. "oh Yea of Little Faithl'
How il hurts God to see you do so. d,
you hear that little bird out theres Go.
keeps him. When birds quit wabbiini
their sweet notes, and when flowers uui
blooming in the garden and shedding
their mellow fragrance around, you cal
say God has forgOtteu me-" INT
then rest quietly. He il With you.
You grumbieSs and quarters 70 hon
and tell your wife how rich you are; tel
her that you are happy. Be content
and iipeople come 10 Main Street churcl
for no other reason let them come her
tp see q eonteuted and happy people
What Others Think.
The South Boston News has the FOL
lowing 10 say about, Prof ". J. Ram
seq, Of this city. who assisted ia a meet