The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1907-03-23
EPISCOPAL CHURCH SERVICES
Rev. Lloyd B. Thomas Conducts
Several Lenten Services in
st. James Church

Services were held in st. James Epis-
copal Church on Sunday last. In the
morning. the story Of the feeding Of
the five thousand was the basis for the
sermon. This miracle most truly rep
~resents Christ's mission on earth. From
1t we learn that Our Lords compassion
was not Of a narrow type which could
include only one separate individual;
but was al all inclusive compassion,
embracing great multitudes Of people.
IL was a compassion which, when it saw
the need OF the world, compelled Christ
to attempt to minister to hat need.
Now compassion is worthless. unless it is
joined with power to supply the need
which 1t recognizes. So this miracle
reveals Christ's power, his wonderful
energy. which could satisfy the want
Of a great multitude Of men. That
power he still has to feed the souls Of
men. to strengthen the weak against
temptation. to encourage the strong to
go forward in the cause Of right. More
than that. il we are to grow in spirit.
uality yes. if we are to save our souls
from death, we must feed upon the
Bread Of Life, Jesus Christ.
The experience Of the compassion and
power of Christ, which means, to love
Christ, places a responsibility upon
Christian men and women. Constantly
the question is being asked of disciples
Of the Master. as he asked of st. Peter,
Lowest thou me?" We answer,
Lord, thou knowest all things. thou
knowest that / love thee" Then he
speaks again Feed my sheep" II we
have any fellowship with Christ, any
experience Of his compassion and power
that gives Us power, 1t gives us ability
which we must put to use for the benefit
Of men.
We must Feed his sheep 7"
The evening sermon dealt with some
aspects Of the social problems which
are presenting themselves for solution
to-day. Those problems concern them
selves chiefly with the employer and
employed. On the one hand is the
employer. convicted of gross dishonesty
in business methods, arousing the
public conscience to demand that the
same moral standards be applied in in
dustrial circles as we wish applied in
our family and social spheres. On the
other hand is the employed. the work
man, who in comparison to men in
other walks of life, is poor. Poverty
consists not SO much in lack of bread,
as in lack of opportunity. The work.
man lacks opportunity for education
and for recreation. and yet it is his
right that both these elements enter
his life.
Now the question is, What is the
Church going to do about these things?
The Church is an organic ,tion. Its
chief work is social. not individual. II
is in the world to save the world. The
prophet Micah (Ch. 6:7 and 81 gives
the remedy. II is addressed to each
and every man, because the world will
be saved only by redeemed men. The
prophet says:-''He hath showed thee,
o man, what is good. And what does
the Lord require Of thee, but to do
justly. and to love mercy. and to walk
humbly with thy God?" When men
begin to apply these precepts in their
every day life. then social problems
will begin to solve themselves. Then
society will become as it should be, a
cooperative brotherhood.
Lenten services were held on Tues
day and Friday evenings. the topics Of
the addresses being: "The sense of
imperfeciion aud the vision of perfec-
ton, aud "The Christian Is the salt of
the earth"
The following services will be held on
Palm Sunday. March "a:
Holy Communion at 8 a. m.
Morning Prayer II a. m.
Evening Prayer Up m.
Sunday School will meet as usual at
/ p. M. at which time the rector will
meet the confirmation class.
All who are interested Ia a study Of
the doctrine and discipline Of this
church are welcome to attend.