The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-13
Permanent Location Will Soon
 Be Secured
SERMON BY L. F. WRITTEN
Divine Discusses the Relationship Which Mankind Bears to Christ and the Duties Christians
 Should Perform.

EnSley, May R.-(Speclal. )-IOmOrrOW night at the First Methodist church. the Rescue Mission," an organization re- gently started in this city for purposes indicated in its name, will hold it's sec ond meeting. A large number of Christ ian workers will be present and an inter esting meeting Is anticipated. The com mittee appointed to select a suitable building for holding the daily mission services will report the result of it's in vestlgations and a permanent location will be selected. The selection of a mis- sionary who will have direct charge of the mission and the holding of the ser vices will also be made. The Rescue Mission seems to be already firmly es- tabshed and that it will accomplish much good in rescuing the fallen and in other charitable lines admits of no ques- ton.
 The Rev. l.. r. Whitten preached an in- teresting sermon this morning to a large congregation at the First Methodist church. MT. Whitten spoke earnestly for the rescue mission movement recently be- gun by the ministers and church work CTS of the city, taking as his subject, What we are to Jesus, the Christ" The sermon follows:
 St. Paul had distinct, definite and posi- tive ideas of the relation he and we bear to Christ-our attitude toward the one who saves us from sin. God told him through Ananius that he had need of him. q will send thee unto the Gentiles." You shall stand before kings" Why was he sent? In Christs stead. Why stand before kings? To represent his master, who had left earth and gone to heaven; but had left men to do His work-to rep resent-to impersonate Him before the C l. lieved on him for the saying of the wom- an."
 1 saw recently this beautiful illustration: Two brothers of Alabama, l think, sold two saw mill men engine, which proved to be inadequate and on which they lost money. One of the saw mill men went to the Crossley brothers, and stated the facts saying, We are now bankrupt if the facts were known. We protested at first the engine was too small, and you said 1t would answer" Then the sellers of the engine said: You make out a bill of what damages you have sustained. We will take the engine back and give you a larger one without cost. We are Christian men and observe the golden rule" The saw mill men got the larger engine and In short time had recovered their financial status. That was true representation of Christ by busi- ness men, which cost them something, but which was gain nevertheless.
 We are Christs by purchase. "Ye were not redeemed with corruptble things such as silver and gold. but with the precious blood of Christ" says the apos- tie Paul He has a right to our services, because He owns us. You have bought your house and have deed to it. I have an horse, for which l paid the cash. Yet these are no more ours than we are Christs. Some people think they can do as they please. Not so. The fact Is we are to do His will We can not SOW wild oats and evil deeds and bad infiu ences, because our Master says: "Go work In my vineyard" and we are to obey Him to whom we belong. We must go to homes of the sad and bereaved and suf- fernig. Christ must command every drop of our blood every dollar of my pocket. every product of my brain and every affection of my soul. Duty, duty and destiny require all this and nothing less than this.
 g. We are his special agents. As such we are to be faithful. It is fidelity in an agent that counts. When corpora ton hires man they will not tolerate or remunerate an idle or lazy man, as their agent They want active and wide awake men-men who are hustlers, and bring things to pass Benedict Arnolds
 unfaithfulness-shown in his treason brought his name into contempt and infamy. The church must be full of faithful people to succeed in helping the world and comforting sad hearts. There was a man who worked in a powder mill His wife and children and he went to church every Sabbath. He saved but little and yet did his best. When he was killed in an explosion, as he often told his wife he should be, the members of that church gave him a costly casket
 and hired many carriages and had an imposing funeral and burial. They ran
 their hands in their pockets and gave his wife money to buy what she needed to be comfortable. She said: "I thank you very deeply. Husband used to won der if you would be kind and good to
 us when he was gone" And as Christ's agents, I say we ought to do more of that kind of work.
 g. We are his beloved children. One of the tenderest sayings of Jesus to his disciples was: Children, have you any
 meat? ?" God says: AS one whom his mother eomforeth, so will l comfort you" And as his children God will provide
 for us We need not worry about tomor
 row. Trust in the Lord and do good, so shalt thou dwell in the land and verify thou shalt be fed"
 As his children we should and must help him in his great work. Children are ingrates who let their parents do all the working, and all the saving He is dependent on us in the completion of his work I heard great man say once: God needs us almost much we need him." What could God have done in Egypt without Joseph, that splendid rep resentative of his, who gathered up the corn to feed the hungry nations? God needed Elijah in the time of Ahab. the wicked King of Israel. Daniel was an important factor to help God in the days of Nebuchadnezzer. God had to have these men to help him in these nations. Col. H. H. Hadey of New York, once by s. H Hadley's aid, has been a great
 helper of Gods cause. He has organized ! sixty missions He got Cornelius Wander blt and his mother to give $30.0c0 to one olnt. He founded the Christian Abstinence union, which has saved thousands. MT. Huyler, the .candy manufacturer, is it's president. The Union Gospel News of Cleveland. O., is It's powerful organ. We are CErists.
 Personal Mention.
 MT. and Mrs. G. R. Lewis of Bessemer spent the day with MT. and Mrs. J. w. l Clayton. MT. Lewis is postmaster of Bessemer
 | odst church meets tomorrow afternoon with Mrs D. A Echols.
 The Rev. Dr. w. F. Evans, rector of the Church of the Advent in Birmingham. preached an eloquent sermon tonight at l St. Johns Episcopal church.
 Many members of the First Presbyterian