The herald., 1897-06-28
Dr.. Th0mson's Discourse
on Heart Hunger
COMMUNICATES Received
AT THE PRESBYTERIAN AND
METHODIST CHURCHES
Rev. B. W. r. Tayler's Sermon to the
oddfellows at st. PauPs-Dr.
Days Discourse

Yesterday morning the pastor, ]. H
Thomson, preached sermon on Heart
Hunger" using the text BLESSED are
they that hunger and thirst after
Righteousness" Matthew v, 6.
"A man is in good health when he has
q good appetite; and human heart that
loves persons and things is in good
health. God made the heart to love, and
he made objects for its Affection A heart
that never hungers for any person OF
anything is dead. God reveals ideals to
the human mind and the human heart
hungers for these ideals and pursues
them When the heart is hungry to know
and do what is right it can attain its pur-
pose. Nothing can prevent hungry
heart from reaching and possessing its
ideals; for 1.-The kingdom of heaven suf-
fereth violence, and the violent take it by
force" When the heart desires with all
its strength to form such character as
God will delight to honor, when it sets
its affections on high and virtuous things
1t will have the approval and help OF Goo
In It's struggle for the right. Good char
acter is the safest treasure. No man is
successful, no matter what his earthly
success may be. If he be without treasure
in heaven. The heart is the greatest Gre
ator of good character, because 1t con-
tains the will force which controls all
the energies Of life and directs them in
the execution of Gods purposes in every
soul According to the Bible, God hungers
for human love. He asks US for our affec-
tions. A wise and good God could ask
for no other offerings and sacrifices. His
divine love for US demands our human
love for him. Love, according to Christ,
is the supreme element in religion. If we
love God with all our heart, soul, mind,
and strength, we have attained the end
of all religious education. There are
many starving souls in the world. Love
has never spoken to them. Perhaps,
when they are dying some one may then
make declaration of love. Why should
we not tell our nearest and dearest that
we love them, before they die, or before
we die? eff you love me, tell me So"
"A love that is ashamed of itself, or that
fears to express it's affections, is worth
little and it should emigrate to some des-
olate island and keep company with the
rocks which are as hard, silent as itself.
A religion without love, or that is afraid
to trust the human heart, ought to be
ashamed to claim as it's leader Christ,
who disclosed that God is love and that
love is the soul of his religion.
Christ's heart was hungry for human
companionship, friendship and love. He
showed at the last supper how he desired
to be remembered by his friends, and.
in his prayer in John II, this heartburn
ger for friendship is very plain. This
world does not fully satisfy a healthy
heart. The heart is too large for the
world. It hungers for another world.
It has strong hunger for the dead. 1t
prays to see the departed, to live and
commune with them, and for an eternal
reunion with them. AS peak after peak
rises up before the ambitious mountain
climber, SO for ever more will arise be-
fore immortal eyes ideal after ideal,
beckoning the spirit upwards and on
ward through eternity. Dissatisfaction
is the proof of eternal progress. Heart
hunger lifts us nearer and nearer to God.