Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-05-07

herf she hath wrought good work on
me. For ye have the poor with We al
ways, and whatsoever We viii We may
do them good: but me We have not Al !
ways" The critics of the act may
have been governed by motives NOT
altogether unselfish or from love of The
poor. Probably some of them carrie5I
the money bag and desired to hav<I
the proceeds OF the ointment placed n
the treasury.
| The members of the Christian /
church IN KeytesviIle we're animated
BY faith in building this beautiful house /
OF worship we thrs day dedicate, and
offering il as a testimonial OF their love
to Christ The faith that has borne
such rich frurtage had feeble begiu-
nings. At the FIRST the people thoughr
perhaps 81 900 hocse would answer
all the purposes OF their weak congre-
CATION, but as they went forward IN the +
work il increased. until It required al
S. 900 church building to testify oil
their faith and love. n
This very fact may bring forth ad-
verse and harsh criticism. Our besfI,
and purest acts are grumbled at by 81
carping world. Your motives may bels
imPeached-some people are born
grum5lers- Some Of these grumbIers.
who have grown gray from age and h
fauh-fnding. may sell how happy thev
used to be In the old hewn log meet (
ing house." aud how much nearer I
they seemed to get to God than they
can now IN the modern .pretentiousl u
temple Bur there is dagger that the
objection may originate f1om selfish Ii
ness at may be thar they count too Id
carefully the increased dollars il win Id
takr 10 build the beautiful and COM d
fortzble modern church building, and I
that thereia hes the main point Of their 4
objecioa- Under The old Jewish q
sacri6csaI law the best of everything | .
vas required IN the sscrs6oes to The q
Nast HiRh 10 Aafai6 .xsr. me w@K
ow's mite was acoeptabEe Jeras< q
rras all A<y zreak6i. Don't bring \
puny gift as the offering Of grateful y
heart to the Lord, but make gift that 81
requires a sacrifice Of something sub G
stantial in the giving When you
build churches in which to worship d
your God. build the very best your f
means viii afford and make them at Il
tractive within and without. The o
young love the bright, beautiful, at d
tractive and comfortable things of the d
world The devil always consults the a
tastes of his worshipers and offers the 5
best he has to those be would capture. o
Make the temple OF God the most beau p
tiful and attractive place you have IN
your community Then your young
people will be eager to go to Sunday h
school and attend upon the ordinances c
of the sanctuary. Z
?. The woman's act was one OF c
gratitude. Christ had done wonderful c
things for her. He had opened the 4
noisome grave, spoken the royal word a
of command and called back from the Z
gloomy regions of death 4 beloved
brother aud givcn him once more Into q
her arms What sacrifice was too 4
great to be given as testimony Of her ,
gratitude for the gift Of dear broth
ers The giving of all her earthly
wealth would a,t have been too great
sacrihce for such purpose. |,
The building and dedication Of this
church is an offering OF your gratitude
to Christ for the things he has done
tor YOU He may not have raised any
of your loved ones from q physical
death, but he has saved both you and
your children from a more hornbie
deafh-he has raised you 20 life ever
lasting
Z. The wemaa who performed this
act Of gratitude and love didn's wait
until afier his death Co give expression
To the sentiments OF her affections
There IS too much tssf mortSz liberal
lily and repentance We should let
the light Of our generous deeds shine