Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-12-23
THE PULPIT.
AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON 81
9 SHOP c. c. mecAes.
Subject; Code Little Ones.

NJ r Church sunday morning. Inc
Rev Charles T.. Locke. the pastor. con
Quoted the service. Bishop McCaDe
chose FOR his subject Gods Little
Ones" and preached from the text
Isaiah lx.o2: And little one shall
become a thousand and small one
strong nation. I. the Lord. hath said
Il. I'm his time" lie said.
There are two thoughts that claim /
our attention as we study this text /
one l. the kind % works Is Cod chooses \
90 do His greatest work in this world
tho little ones. and second. the possible /
rap!dity with which Gods work may
20 forward IN this world. GOD
chooses the lowly 90 10 His great work.
The history 81 the world never Yet
has been fairly written. We know
what the great have done. We know
what kings and cmpcrors and generals
and philosophers and poets and inven-
/ tors have done. but the Macauley has
not vet arisen 20 trace ont in history
what Gods little ones have done. yet
the history OF tho world cannot he fair
+ Ia written without telling the story
~ their lives. because they have done
/ - much FOR the world. and what 9th
ers have done would have been IN
I vain had it not been Tor what God :
little ones have accomplished He
chose the lOwly. God hath reSpect
unto the lowly. but the proud lie
kroweth afar OF. He loves the lowN
heart that trusts ion Him. What an
impediment 20 Christian work is pride.
We cannot build mp a strong Chris
tian character without humility. HUI
/ mility comes from the Latin word "hu-
+ mus which means "thc ground
the ground on which to build stronS
Christian character. Its corner stone
, and foundation stone must be Immunity
and II the cha-. ctcr lack that grace
+ it will not stand tho test Of time and
T temptation. but. with humility. th'
/ Christian character may be nullt w
b / with n symmetry and uuiversalnes'
: / that viii endure through life and eter
nifv What go YOU think OF this pas
I, sasee Il. the high and lofty one tia
q inhahiteth eternity. I viii dwell In th
j. hi-h and holy places with him ais
e that is 81 a contrite and humble spin
r it, God chooses as His associates I'D
humble and the contrite.
20 our Lord carried on His wovb afie
the same plan He chose the humbl
and lowly workers and sent them or
90 preach His gospel And one ia
IL they came back ID Him surprised an
d delighted with their experience. an
Be- they said. Master even the dew
e. are subject Co us in Thy name am
it IS written that at shat time jest
N rejoiced iu spirit aud said. Father.
thank Thee because Thou hast hlddt
. these thing, from tle wise and pr
- dent and hast revealed rlrm un
be- babes. Even So. Father FOR 80
snemcth good iu Thy S-ht." Paul u
it dcrstood this we'll when lc wrote
ie the Corinthians: ~Not may wise m.
D. after the fcSh. no, many mighty -
Il. many noble ARE called. but God la
- chosen the foolish things OF the wot
70 conf0und tile wise aru GOD Ai
X chosen the weak thing, 90 th' Wol
y 10 coufouud the thiu-S whl.h .
a mighty. aul tile base tlin-s ot
at world ami things which are ac-pi-
hath GOD chosen, sea. ani tAh
which are uot Co bring 90 naN-
0 things tlat SIRE. that no he,n enoi
"- glory 800 His presence. tl1W low
rd Gets if down That BIAS always Do,
jag Gof' Vlau even before tle anne Wl
rl tre babe came to the manager in he
..s l.lfm. Jesus born Boo Bethlehem
Jrlea-thar l-tie. low.y ONE was 60
answer te THE worlds cry tor D
oF ana ucll Il va. Itre added we
moss 90 that Ne lal already. pnf'
DIE added f0 tlr poverty We lad AREA
see a. was au infants vail added % W
get Paul calls fhe "-roan OF cfeaNo
That was Gods way 90 answer
lie man.
win just ral your attention go
~, possible rapidly with which tAe Is
"' dom of God can grow in This world
little one becoming thousand 4
$40 4. o. tremendous rate of gain; j. see
un- as 90 il could not De -. We
3. isaiah was O. raot; a mystical man
and exaggerated sometimes. out this l'
49,, ,.xocerati0u. IL has often been
81 case. Yea small one has becon
nation in the history OF ihe Onv
''.'l' march Of the Kingdom Of Jesus IN
~ F" our lord believe that God W
the His Kingdom 90 grow rapidly. al
dia- think that was the spirit or j
now when lie told His disciples the !
ole Of the talents. On another Z
me. sion lie gave them another parab
, - the rich man who before going q
- gave each OF his servant pound
AV' on his return required his own
lurh- uSurv. One man said. Lord.
reas- pound hath gained ten pounds.
was big percentage OF interest.
hold another said. Lord. Thy pound
votcs gained I'VE pounds" That was
percentage. ard Jesus said.
Kingdom OF heaven is like that
III a. Is the way invested lives may
hteu. ! that Is the way life. no matter
N in humble. may grow; that - cons
ton. That H. the teaching OF thes
parallels.
Now these are commercial ~
Let US take them into the light
try 10 understand them. In the
hat bic the master speaks Of three
D bar OF gain. When the man who Ia
"a