Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-11-25
DUTY OF CHRISTIANS
OUR REGULAR SUNDAY SERMON
The Christians Duty TO God and 20
His Fellow Mana Plea For the
Higher Life.

none: but such as l have give I unto |
thee: IN the name OF Jesus Christ Of i
Nazareth rise up ard walk lie said: |
Our text introduces US 10 \ lame /
man who lay day by day az the gate /
OF the temple I'm Jerusalem begging |
for sufficient money 20 keep him in !
life. This IS very common scene
IN the New Testament. where we are /
constantly meeting the lame. the halt |
the blind and the lcpcrS, and there is |
no wonder. Tor we must bear i'm mind |
those were the days whom there were !
no hospitals. no scientific medical I
schools. no homes Tor incur0hlcs. nor
any societies OF aid. Since that day
Christianity. without boastfulncss. has
had magnificent share in tho crca-
ton OF those centres o. relief We see
no such spectacle ON Our streets ~ did
the syrian 81 old upon his. Our Chris
tian sentiment and Christian love have
provided tho hospital and oar lame
men are sent there. And not only tho
hosnitai hut we have to-day eulight-
eucd scientific effort. societies 90 char
fly and helpfulncss on all hands. and
because the modern method OF dealing
with sickness Is not the Same as that
OF the apostles. never thinb that ~ rs
not Christian. FOR the same Christian
spirit plays about The treatment ot
physical ius to-day. We have 20 he
delivered. it seems 90 me. from the
idea that God is only in ho eNtraor-
binary. That lie is only in tho large
liz seems CD Do hard upon our reason
to cor0r~oncDr. God f~ as much in
Tho ordinary as I'm tho miracle It is
the same GOD. and cool is os much
s- fle noSrlfrf. fr His spirit. ar1 n
-no modern methods OF CURING ~..h-
moss co1 Is -rr~o frSt .S frulv MS Tie
WAS fn the dan, Of ,'r. So Cnr~tiau-
f+, has I'm rr-e. ,l..~.rrc solved Ihc
question of tho physically rame uau.
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| moral uguncrisun THE unu who Iars
sufficient force. ~. pilot himself through
Tre and never creates onUu SOD au,
MORAL S+4nifrn o,.r of his own Wf'
would ~ tho world We're to surrende
f-s moral mower commit suir'le.
Won notice the chief contributors q
fhfs mans s1rstenauce wore The peopl'
an Tie way 20 the temple. Tlry rav
~ MIN sufnc.ont 90 keep hIm alive an.
rhau Dasscl on 20 worship. And
thfrl- fhav are stuI the chief contrib
r-ors ~ the sustenance 90 the morally
laue man. This noo~ fellow may hov
loughef Inn his sleeve az rlc religion
Sevofees as they pazscd on. and III
t~ue earnest men ANA women are "a
pfoDla who are supporting uoraA
;los, who sometimes even sneer r.
their moral earuestuess. j. is thos
p who an. maintaining tho rest oi ID
/, community Man lives nor 10y niea
/ alone. bur. as he IS SustalHcN phys
Cally through thr industry OF iLo'
5 who produce bread and tie neeees.ll'
D ~ physical lie, ANA Nli-3"i VINO
3 there would DE- phys famine 81 "
live by moral bread ara We are niu '
more dependent ON tiat ln '-r i"'
p analysis ~ lie IMAM o- iir pay -..'