Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-05-23
QUIET GREATNESS
OUR REGULAR SUNDAY SERMON
DIR. Parkhurst Shows How Many
Are Truly Great without Making
ANY Show OF Greatness.

NEw YoRK CYrr.-Dr. Chsr.ss n Pa-tr-'
hurst. pastor Of the Madison Square Irrs-
eytcrian Church. preached \ sermon So
lay morning on subject which might ne
.ermed "tnconsDicuous Greatness. lie
hose &c his text MARI XIII 4l-i4. And
Jesus sat over against the treasury and De
held how the people caSt money INTO the
treasury. aud many chat were rich east m
much. And there came certain poor
widow, ard she threw in two mites winch
make fsrthing. And lie called unto Hum
Ills disciples and saith unto them. Nerilr
saw unto you that this poor widow nath
,ast more in than an They which have cast
nto the treasury; for al the' ara cast in ,oi /
their abundance. but she II her want aid /
/ -ast IN an that she had. even al Der iiN-
ng" Or. Pa-khurst sand
/ Which undoubtedly We IN imprudcnt 4
/ thing for the woman TO DO. Tor pcrna-s az /
[ a later hour Of thc same day she had 90
| borrow. beg or steal in order 90 meet the
/ necessities OK her Subsistence. but n besuti-
/ ful intention may sfil Zee beautiful even
/ II IL D. "a little carc'css and nncalcul1tlnc.
indeed. we ike 10 stil better if d Is noe zoo
careful and too caicu.ct.rr. lhe case ls
like that related by So Matthew &c The
woman with her a.abastcr box 81 ointment.
/ who srcnt-in one sense OF tnc No-A
/ wasted pr0Lir1i amount or money on
Jesus amounting. 10 was cxtrcvarant and
I rccki less uut the rcCk Ie7sucss 81 tt was one
~ It's charms Tor Do made only more eva
don't the sweet sincerity ot he- ehcclion.
and III shc had been more economical with
the suikcnard Jess Of the fragrance might
have hoatcd down Go our own day
Jesus presumably was the only person pm
/ the temple that dlv that cook any account
, ! 0f Che woman with the two mites. ~ne was
3D. simply one of crowd and o. unlutcrc~i lnE
o. aud unnr0ni,ing probably as are the mcm-
bers OF ony crowd. nut tnc i1ct tnat snr
\ was. -outwardy at least. nninlcres iin-
- makes 10 interesting that ilrI-f was inter-
( / cstcd I'm her. and 10 d. one ~ the features
q / of our Lords character that Tic was in
u pressed lv unpgomisinE people W nccye1
n 10 might To- that lic was dealing with Hc
A T seemed TO feel that Hc had n good deaf 81
30 unon. No one. we should saw. appca 'cc
90 Him 20 be ordinary. We were speaking
l. here some time since about tho haphazlr,
c way. ono might almost saw. I'm which h'
\ eelcctcd HIS disciples. as tfourn any oil'
~ lie ran across that day. W hen lie vas walk
! / ing along the edge OF The Sea of taiilce
would answer well enough for n discinle
IN and 80 iog an apos1 'c--thIs 20 hc under
rs stood not as disrar1rcwcut oi Che pnsitio
al / He eelcctll them to niI nut as rccornltff
that even common men were 80 unconino
as 20 be inherently able 90 nll the nosiuor
g. He could doubtless have continued n
"a. walk along the seaside and nave selects
=. anoth her twelve iusf as comnctent aS ti
n, first twelve. if Tie had cared at that tn
90 have so many. And. certainly. 10 IS n.
C vcnturng much To- presume that TIE cou
have come into this city. yes. and into th
congregation. and nave found dozen pc
pie with natural qualifications tnat Won
y have DC them SIS capable as fclef. jam
ton with Himself. the foundations ot q
Christian church.
,e- Probably the most ardent lcyclcr in 2
sr- world would nos claim that att men are iu
,ns damcn.allv alike. and Fundamentally ecu
"a and this ,s not the place. certainly. 60
drawn oft into any nice speculation un
d. that matter. but apparent differences
tween people arc not 40 an 90 Do taken
ls- / Just measure of their actual difference
Christs cuio-ics are conspicuous Tor bcl
c. pronounced unon the inconsplcuour. "a
lT- that l. fact % be thought upon o. gen
lie. ing TO change the attitude oi our iccii'
. toward thc submerged ninety nine per ce
OF the race. And l ara urging thts lo
not for the purpose oi establishing ?
ouE Ory. bat ln orucr tl1f iHo-c OF YOU "
are evidently Of good deal 90 accc'
may see mono reason Tor respecting
So houoruC those whose claims TO your
rms, succt and admiration are ot am ndcm
ing. strative type. Cncc let them have an OF
ems field and "a fair chance and perhaps 9
. viii change places with you. 4 ms may ID
Ac- been a part az what the l.o~l had IN u'
RE. when lie said that many that are
shall be last. and the iast FIRST
The idea has been rather herd ridoe
top, overridden-that Dc the p0ss. hdities OF
/ on feet are in a man or woman those possi
ties are bound 90 come 90 their rca4'1at
however untowart may be the c'rc
ms stances that stand IN their way. lt
once elegantly stated by one whose
49,. ouent face is still fresh in the memoir
" ny many Of us" How many Millions may
d i died in their mothers arms we car
state. but the crown-up Millions have
~. heard from. Easy 10 say. difficult 20 y
''o-' and emincntlv improbable. OF hum
kernels OF wheat scarce one ever ia
mi. the destiny marked for it IN us own co
" tuition. but the nincty-nlEc tha~ are gr'
~ un in the mill are each iull OF the
sibilities OF blade. ear and tUll corn o.
sun ear" as the one that happens "a
TED. dropped into the furrow. \ tropical
VIII still be nothing less than palm
- though grown in northern latitude
- however Astounding may b. It's native
GIGS and vital forces 10 VIII pc urcou
the discoUragemcnt % short days and
frosts
The apostle Peter has become
/ power IN the history OF tlc church al
E-1xa Christian civilization. bat ii on the
x that Jesus went strollng along the b
he y catherine mp disciples. Peter had Ocel
~ M sea fishing instead of inShorc mel
-, 81 his nets j. Is not probable he would
co have hcca heard from. IL Is rather n
on tant 10 be somewhere near the track
the tram of opportnnity gees nv.
Il. Is undoubtedly a providence ln tnlne'
- at the same time there is AN accide
things in the sense IN which mat wo
)u 4 cident can bc properly used ny US
.,,, win recall the incident which -.
'" z relates as occurring at the pool OF
" esda. There was some medicinal pre-
-, II ia the waters OF the pooi perhaps. a
he II rate az certain times an angel desc
- n fato the pool and troubled the waite
All che one who was fortunate enough
- the first TO get into the water after
Al troubled was healed of any irhrmity
| which he might be suffering. That
man who Glanced to be closest TO the
Ut 4 when the train of opportunity we
,,,y could go aboard and arrive
SW As already said. these are matte
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