Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-04-02
WEEKLY SERMONS
she New Work Herald is Entitled
~<ctAfnx a. Smsn'-An Address by
EvSngeii<s ~. L. MOODY on Bible rexts.


riete result OF it, recent competition Tor
prize sermons printed IN its columns. The
nrSs prize was awarded cy the Herald It
self. and The second. third and fourth
prizes were decided ~ the votes % its
readers The successful competitors were
sS follows
FIrxt prize. siooo. 70 the Rev. Richard @.
wOodcrfaE-e pastor OF the Central Consre-
Estional Church. MiGclecOro. Mass sub
iect. The Power % GentlenesS-
second uriEe. $50. 70 the Rev. ". :.
Perkins. pastor % -. Pars's TniversGlist
Church. Meridian. Coma subject. Burden
ReSrinc.''
Third prize. $500. 70 the Rev. John n.
Lone. pastor % the Presbyterian Church.
Bahylca, L 7. Sutiecs. ''Tae Good side 81
Lite
Fou-sh p-s-s. 500. 20 the Rev. Eivin =.
Parker. pastor % the second Church. Hart
tori, Conn- subject. law 81 hiadness-'
Dr. nep~orsh OF Nothing - small.
TIKI. ~Taoa has beea faithfei over
Few things. 4 viii make thee ruler over
many things; enter thou into the Joy % thy
Lord. "-MSrthew XIV. q.
know %. no part ct Scripture which
gives re more good cheer than tins. IL
contains the kiriest ana most encouraging
statement 90 fact tlGt g. Gen from tte
liTs % Christ. 1 oftcatiDeS wonder what
circunstan-e Suggested THIS sui. ect-Uhlt
iDrelled Hin 20 put q gentle harl on orr
shou der a. though 20 say -Bc rc, tr-l-
work ir Got's Vay. Nctli1c b. trivial tll-
T. worth doing az an
j T. tr1e -As- nos an c-r Dc r-ea. f- 81
siCht 90 men. blt cvf-v -lll may te. rlc 90
heaven reality. Ile-c ar -el i- che
h-r- .ssf walks ~ lie who Vs. wear cove
eted crc WIS il The hereafter tc-1u-a thev
did tkei- simple duty Dr. simple fashion.
Nle1 we -rt tl-' f1e rtle- World we
shall he profoundly SURPRISED % rri thlr
tie Lori' sta7iR-i o.. val-c "a v--f lllcr-
elt fro- -hat o. which we have beer lc-
crsrcnei. We regard social position.
we2ltl. intellectual c1lt--e So 20 prime iui-
ror-l1ce art rather iua-l-e tlat The L--t
W. 1fS-rl.e - cnrla-.- any enc Tri-l tle<e
-Lree erVll.le rn--a<-f r-~ I,.r Is d r.rr-
t1ar We and He 10 Cot l--ee. fr- With Il I'd
Lrre hc1r- zri q sweet. r-lrii a-i -eu-le
llte are wcr-h more thlu ll else besides
Not even G1l can make ei-le- Errr
hear rure g your life sweet without rc1r
assls-alce. Nc- can YOU make a rure
heart C- s~eet life without u is l~-i stlrre.
Ibe~e desirable results must come from q
close association % Goa With wau aud GO
E-Cvet rs q divine luhitio1. - com mingled
with His C-cnipotc1ce. then ana then only
CA the ideal soul BE produced. lie caa
make wealth. lie can give you the genius
wsic1 VII make yOu famous. bar it u al
sclutely rcccs-ary t-r you aol Him q ~orE
a holy partnership before rte mfr x ~ -licl
heaven prizes nosz can he attai-
when We step across the tcrtcr Ne sha!
r&lue nre either uiStr~-es Or IRE. rllreS
AID hat lives are -cevtztle and uroat.
able cry u PROPORTION - taFi- sriritas.
syu-etry ard oeaSty- The more raan
doe fcr os~s-rs. therefore. che more ke
6oes Tor hir1self. and n BE- cares orly fo-
htuseif - TIE neglect % ofhcrs Pc viii
- 20 into the primary class IA heaven
AID iesrn ~hzf tue religion meats.
Someone said 70 r.e recently in despair
t1G tones. Nv lie amounts 70 90 lirrie.
I've the luUlrun days "a a Lulc-u- wav
and u ! should drop out @ existence "a
w0uld make no diH-rerce q anyone" I,
that were trce = wC1id be very sd. Du;
this uha WIS % ny mind one 90 ths
worlds heroes. knew hts envLron-eu.
AID knew what he had done wfth q. hos
much Re hAt 1A1e out a. h.. Yes. be wk.
zaauAl lsborer. and hts hands wers
grizy with toll. he was q saint 10 over
ais he vas the guardian gnrei 90 az
aged mother Who taought herself ID
heaven long before she went there becau~.
the 500 VA - Ike Pr0vitence- IL
srrAloe1 eve-T nerve 70 give fis BOYS az
et1-atior thai they might he csted 10 q.
better work than ~ ha1 t0re.
You say "AL this a. = matter % course. %
Tnen add and Cod blessing l. mattel
ot course
that va q narrow uf-s ~. il was a,
Tic- a. Gods love could make T.. and a.
1ohle a. al arc1RnEel
Re Wzo dos the .ittle duties of lie WIKI
q large heart Ezke- himself z-raar IN soul
in hoaest ra<s than i1 tie purple aat an'
lDen C tishonesty.
Ths import anf question % te ans -ere.
A. not. Who are y01s b1t what are yors
Your pocxefbock dos not weigh a
r10ch as year moral principle n t1e scsi.
Ct God
X i rznk hereSy 20 say that ycur life &
worthless X yea are doing your work vel
Heaxec IL fill q prsnCes Who found /
bard 20 Pay the rent - their eGrtll
hoUseE.
Never allow yourself 20 say. and es2e
ci4lly 70 feel thai the work voc are doinl
A Insignificant or the pisc- yo1 viii az /
C< 10 importance To do that - % rak
al unc3Ibec for criticism or toe Lord. g
yoE hereby declare that the duty Ee Ia
sst yo1 20 60 l. not worth doing. II Their
- = mistake anywhere II a. IN yOur opt1io
- TIE value q things and not n Els Jude
meat az 70 what Re ree3s 70 have don,
Toa have 10 right % hold any such opinion
add y yoa DO 4 is because your ideas 81
bzsec o. false princtp3es.
No matter hos h1mbie your sphere. z
II feh ~ pozri7g your b~st Gn1 MOBILES
qualities q character into II pool
water u tbl1g q BEATTY VIXEN the E30o
shines On -. and the smallest soul that &c
t-exfhcd r. = miracle w1en tie > ylrit q CO
Is rceectst fhsrefn
II roqolree nany haats 90 make q watc,
II one q the hands wbfeh fashions che
fke cogs q oae OF tie wbsels do-s il NOR
- =. q.