Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-16
SERMON TO JUNIORS.
n,suop pENrcK DELIVERS A DIS
COURSE nEroRE THE ORDER.
A SERVICE OF SPECIAL INTEREST,
The Music special Fenture--Lnrgc
CONGREGATION Presept-strong Plea
Made for More General study of
the bible.

Bishop {. L. lCmck, IettVl VI ~
Marks Episcopal church, preached a
special sermon on Sunday night TO the
various councils OF the Junior order OF
United American Mechanics. The ediiice
was filed TO OVERLOOKING, and the dis
course was able. impressive, and enter
tanning. The Juniors filled the pews OF
the middle aisle, there being present
representatives Of all the councils. The
music was rendered by the vested
choir. under the direction of Mr.. j.
Parker Dashiell. Bishop Penick took as
his text the 9Th verse OF the ith chapter
OF st. Matthew: MAN shall not 1--we
by bread alone; but every word that pro-
ceedeth out of the mouth of God The
Bishop was in fine voice and his sermon
was filed with appropriate Illustrations
and suggestions. He opened MS as
course with a review of the circum-
stances surrounding the temptation Oh
Christ i'm the wilderness by the ueNll,
which brought forth this utterance oil
the saviour to the evil one; and he de-
clared that the Holy Bible is the very
Word of God. and that Christ. being
man. knew the needs and necessities OF
man. chief among which is the Holy bbie'
for his guidance in life on earth and MS
salvation in that which IL TO come.
Christ was not only the son OF Goa
Bishop Penick continued, but lie was
perfect man, at the same time, and Ut
tered this saying I'm His capacity OF
man. thus setting His divine command
for us to follow concerning the import
ance of study Of His Holy Word.
''The animal part of man can hVe py
brsad and bread alone, for long time;
hut his spiritual and better part cannot
do that. and the Saviour knew this. ana
as he knew and knows everything ana
,s the life of everything, and every one
of Gods creatures from the tiniest ouu
that blossoms In the bright sunshine, 10
The brightest archangel around the Throne
of Cod
MUST READ THE BIBLE.
Bishop Penick laid great stress upon
the Importance of reading the Word OF
God. for he said, without this spiritual
starvation must ensue.
"The Bible is food for the mind and
soul: and like unto the mamma from
Heaven which fell for the lsraelites OF
old n their weary journeyings In the
wilderness on their way to the Promised
Land. the land of Canaan, where they
shall ma sweet rest anu HeeiCt'
Inside of me and you" he said, there
IS a spark of divine fre-the spark Of
life that was breathed into mans nos
trils by the Great Creator In the Garden
OF Fden-the soul of man. This soul
needs food: and there is only one FOOD
for it-God's Word Take. and eat TINS
food. then. my brothers, and live by III
.You have done well TO band your
selves together. for mutual help and i'm
provement; and especially you have done
well to try and further the end and ann
of keeping the Bible in the schools of the
the land whether In the public Schools
or universities. or colleges.
"Children. and youths. and maidens
need spiritual food, as well as bodily
food and raiment: and we owe it to our
children 10 feed their hungry souls with
the Word Of God, and TO insist that they
shall not be deprived Of 1t"
CONCENTRATE MIND AND HEART.
The speaker told a very pathetic Incl
dent in connection with a convict who
only put eyelets in shoes. This man
was an expert in this one class Of work.
and did nothing else 1t was explained
by the prison officials that it was only
by the adoption of these methods that
these convicts could be worked with
proft. The Bishop gave other illustra-
lions to show the importance of having
the mind and heart concentrated upon
God
Bishop Penick did not believe that
riches made happiness, and told Of
certain wealthy man who had come to
him. telling him how very happy he
found himself, in seeking out personally,
and relieving poor and sick people-men.
women and children-and I'm the feeling
that came from their heartfelt thanks
10 him. and the fact that he had made
them happy: sweeter, and better far than
all the splendor and bodily comfort and
amusements that his riches had brought
him.
A smile was brought from the congre-
cation when the Bishop told OF very
rich man. with an income Of $1,000 per
month. whom he met at hotel once.
"This rich man had neglected every
thing and everybody, except those things
and those people out of WHICH he could
make money. He had his hearts de-
sire. being very rich but friends, real
friends. ne had none, apd faith
ne had none Not even an appe-
title did he have. and all he could eat
for breakfast was one egg. bit of toast,
and a cup OF tea. AS he sat there. lone
ly and sad / pitied him" said the Bishop
'for he might have been the means OF
making so many poor people happy, and
so bringing real Happiness to himself.
The preacher declared that there was
no country in which more money had
ever been made than in the United
States, in the years of it's existence. and
there was a sad and shocking increase
of criminals In the country, and not OF
foreigners alone" he was sorry to say
1.-THE foreigner found here congenia
soil. for there was great opportunity fol-
him. and his works, both good and bad
but he was not the only evildoer anc
statistics showed II"
Concluding, the speaker begged his
hearers to organize and work for anC
push the use and study of the Holy
Bible.