The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-01
BEST DAY OF ALL.
The Admirable Sermon Of Rev. W. B.
Beauchamp.

itthiihlttAfNlis
The Thanksgiving sermon preached at
Broad Street church by Rev. w. b. Beam
champ. the new pastor was model one.
Mr.. Bcauchamp said in part:
1T H. a good thing to give thanks unto
Cod 1T has become custom with our
people In this land on a set Gay every
wear 10 give public thanks TO God by
PROCLAMATION of President and Governor
and in public service for his goodness 10
the nation. IL certainly should be the
natural prcmptings Of every heart with
which Gcd has TO deal with eFery NE
which is associated 10y faith IN christ
Jcsus-it should be the natural outcome
OF that heart and that lire 20 give thanks
unto God. / love our people ana l 'oNe
Que nation. and there never comes time
10 me when everything looks dark or
when | have any doubts about the out
come Of these things 10 our hurt because
al owe all see and all ! hear believe IN
God. That was a splendid faith OF our
Robert Browning. one OF the greatest
poets Of modern times,when ne sang
God IS I'm the heaven. all Is wen WIN
the earth" and so ! think always Oh
God as above all ard in all and through
all. and whether we can see II or not or
whether it is given TO as to UNDERSTAND
the mysteries Of everything IN church
and state. nevertheless it Is all well, be-
cause God doeth all things wei.
GODS WORKS.
'eWhen God had made land. the sea
the sky and all the waters uehea'n me
earth. vixen he lad created he ana pul
It in every form. the nrst scripture we
have Is that God looked upon 1t all and
said ii was very good and 80 / think
this life in the sight of God Is good, ana
Cod in his own way. whether we see II
or not, in his own way VIII work out an
thlrgs for good.
Il give thanks 10 God tonight. ana so
I think an OF us will that the world In
many respects. in many ways, ana III
many places, is growing netief'
Il believe like DR. Talmage once said
IN A lecture. that to-day Is the best day
that the world has ever seen. Deileye
that this hour IS the best hout thal the
world has ever seen. ana that thls very
minute is the best minute that the "olIu
has even known. / thank Goa lot laI'h
tn Christ Jesus that enables us 10 oe4leNe
that through him and 10y MS ina'chlesS
power, his death and resurrecuoh' Una,
the world shall be God ana the "orla
shall be satisfied with H. ana you ana !
tonight have 4 reason personally IN our
lives why we should be pToiouhuiy 'hahh
ful 10 God for his goodness 10 us.
DISCONTINUED PEOPLE.
so many people complain ana are
discontinued with their church and lives
ON account OF such lttle thihss, ana !
cannot but help looking you III lhe lace
and saving: Suppose CHRIST haa been
nrned aside from his purpose by such
little thing and suppose Christ .., would grow
weary with you and win me because OF
the many little things we do that are not
in accord with a christ spirit; suppose
christ were to say to you and to me.
will have nothing more 70 DO win ny, you ,,! be-
49, -, ,vonld be our end and what
r,o,,id he our destlnatlong And here we
are V to-n III ready to take. amOrase a, the
slightest thing walking MIh % our 81. tse s:,
90 ous ss,hIs slight. l wish tonight
that YOU and / could have in US tho
snir,, that was In Christ Jesus< \ was