The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-09
HELP FOR BELIEVER
COMES FROM GOD

% LOOK Avenue PreSby Church
sonth' preached yesterday morning on
| help From God" taking Tor his text the
| worcs: Having. therefore, obtained help
from doi | continue unto this day, wit
| Messing both to small and great. saying
| none other things than those which the
prophets ana Moses it'd say should come
Acts XVI. - lie said In part:
| The text Is taken from what IS usually
| termed PiurS defense before Agri,pa; blu: II
was nos defense in the true sense Of the
, ,ssih, u was very much nmore IL was a
| tdken 10 Rome, but in response 20 the invi-
! tation to come before Asrppa and Ber-
nice anu their reiinue that they might hear
taxes occasion To testify for Christ detail
| ing the facts OF his conversion. empha sizing
! ,he heavenly vision. Had he not been a
learned man this vision might have been
ascrlned 10 ignorant superstition. but he
| shows that what ne teaches ~ in accord
| WITH Moses and the Prophets.
| The vision that he saw was that of
.htist. whom he had prosecuted. Subtract
,'is from Il The facts that were entirely
Do an apostle to the G. antilcsa ike experience
mas again and again occurred. President
hiwatds; a man OF great mind and attain
iniehts whose writings are philosophical and
largely metaphysical. describes hts exreri-
thce as follows: 4 had a View that for me
was extraordinary of the glory Of the Son
OF 500 as mediator between God and man
anu hi- wonderful. great, full and pure,
sMest grace and love. and meek and gentle
@ H.
| pear-d ineffably excellent with an excellence
great enough to swallow up all thought and
conception Like Paul IL influenced HIS after
me; SO with Livingston, Gordon. Ffnney
The help is needed. This need IS univer
- Knew Of no word that so describes
WAYS material help. though Of the vast
millions OF earth this cry goes up for help
have %r Twas ,G of is s, The poor ye
| cry VIII not suffice. You may satisfy the
hungry. clothe the naked and satisfy III,
temporal wants and Vet the need il great
from many a suui surrounded with an tNat
earth can afford. there comes up a cry far
h'!p as great as from the worldly poor. In
me me nsdutifnl mansion with all the appliances
| ana sun oGndings OF wealth there is oft
need or help as sorrow sits al the hearth
stone ara trials and bereavs ments come
No man Eveth unto himself Thai ;e No
man is independent. in This Jts There iS
! need that the strong help ;ic weak and
s,aI elch supply another's wants. Famine
slI.Atn india stretches forth her hands
Win 'he cry for help that must ha MOI
Nl,n generous response from this and otrsr
,anoreu lands. | believe amid aounteous
temporal supplies multitu!aS Sink dovn :,
despair. not from need OF food Tor tn. b.o..
, nut sympathy that enabled Jes;.s to touch
M, The hearts Of the 'naiJ:ui" There aig
more 80 great as 20, - ba.-n1l Is -r,rb
| non. TOO humble ID feel lis need '-'''
rsni obtained help % God. He is he
ho uI.s o. an cur help Tra vast distance
ntiWten IT, C-eature and his .iod Gems 10
negative the idea of his condesccnsion 10
:" sniaH an affair as the need OF "A single
Individual But he has taught II. in -
WORD that he not only ceres for ,b. mi
verse iS whole. but upon the ind,yidnaJ
, ms eye Is turned with paternai care. Jesus
I'tt'He' sermons to single hearers and :.
=. presented as the good shepherd leay,nr
,ie ninety and nine and going after The
Ht.nN one. the lost sheep ~
tt'Ic Things often turn the balance e.,
great events. The floating soaweai en-
outraged columbus ia pursue hts voyage
,car nus comrades had given up hope. TIE
fh.4F'E OH
WASHINGTON ont Of the British navy ,,S6
gave mat splendid patriot 10 this land In
| Jor 60 e.. aa nt,,on when We see the provision
! the unit and consider that II uecess,rv lie
whole force may bee used for one pcrson
u a single citizen of the United States IL
deprived of his rights or liberty nv =. Toro
tlSn power. II becomes the cause of rho
Wh2ie Government. When Peter was IN
Justly imprisoned. God sent his angel 10
strih" on MS chains and throw omen tho
prison doors Luther used To say Ia Me-
fkansth9n: Come. Philip. let us sing the
! forty-siXth PSALM God is our refuge and
Strength. an ever-oressnt help in tro,Ih,,s
!sntfe1orc VIII We not far The same wori
: "Paurs continuation In III. ministry. mas
que 10 the same power that brought him into
n / ne impulse given him on the wav TO
damascus nceied to be constantly rc-.u-
ioI.ei ny some power. More than twenty
! years hdi elapsed since hts conversion ana
gu 10 the ministry. and he ascribes his
strength not to himself nor an arm or
Hesh' nut To help Received from God Tho
same power that begins continues :be
p mVfm the Ie w Terspasion in the soul 70
comes from God. If Paul. an Inspired
apostle, needed hello from God to enable
| rim To discharge the duties Of the ministry
! now much more do We of present iay
VINO ar" utinspired. IL is obtained in
answer to prayer and is the work of the h.,
spirit u Is within the reach of ever,
sour and Is the need Of every soul The
| victory over the world is to be obtained
NOT ny eioduence of speech, power of in
tellect or human strength
Many an obscure man according 4,
WORLDLY standards is a tower of strength as
ne obtains help Of the Lord and many an
intellectual giant H. but pigmy as h..
goes IN his own strength. The disciples who
enJ9yei Cnrists personal ministry needed
to- be sndued with power from on high
The heip obtained may come through ordi-
nary channels. yet from God Let ms snnIv
TINS truth In our lives In the affairs of The
, church and In our individual conduct Let
us seek our help of God and continue In h.s
Work; manifesting to those that are with
out that God is with us