The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-11-30

tne casket after they were gone. I'm
KIND words and the spirit of hatred
were blotted out of the hearts of many
at that service, and everywhere love
ana forgiveness reigned supreme.
Or Orr took for his theme, Break
ing the Alabaster Box" Mark l4th
chapter Bird verse: "And being in
Bethany in the house Of Simon the
leper, as he sat at meat, there came a
woman having an alabaster box of
ointment of spikenard very precious;
and she brake the box and poured it
on His head" DR.. Orr without doubt
delivered one of the most touching,
the most heart-reaching sermons ever
listened to il this city, but space will
only permit us to sketch it,
The speaker considered his subject
under four different heads:
First, this woman's gift; she bought
the very best that could be purcased
and the very best grade of ointment
The truth here taught is this, Jesus
! Christ wants the very best you and
have, the very best of our service,
the very best of our time, the very best
OF our womanhood, the very best of
our manhood. and he wants it in Law
ish abundances, so many people are
only willing to give him the ragged
end of their lives. The Lord wants us
| to break on His head the alabaster box
of our young manhood, the alabaster
box of our young womanhood Don't
give God just what you can spare cas-
lily. IF any man will come after me,
let him deny himself. take up his
cross and follow me-" 1t Is burning
shame that we give the world the best
We have, we give God what we haze
over.
old world; more to uplift humanity;
more to bless humanity than all of
4 the other institutions in the world put
| together, said DR.. Orr. The speaker
| referred to story told by ]. Campbell
White of poor old colored woman
who gave $50 year to foreign mis-
sions and she earned the money over
the washtub. Some poor old darkey
4 is going to outshine some of us in the
great bye and bye Some people give
according to their means, and others
give according to their meanness. Give
God the best you have, whether it be
your children, whether it be your
money or whether it be your service.
Second. the motive of this woman's
gift Motive settles everything, mo-
tive determines character. The mean
est thing in this world is the spirit OF
ingratitude; taking, taking, taking, and
never making any return. Mary loved
Jesus. Love never calculates the cost
of anything; love says, the best
have, and all nave is too little te
4 give to one love If you and love
n God we are willing to do anything il
the world for Film
Third, this woman's work: The
Master said "she hath done what she
could" One evidence you and have
, that we are children If God is because
we do something. and we love to dc
, it for the Master Every man ant
woman in the world can DO something
, for God If they will. The bcol woman
at the we'll of Sanaria and King Sol
ONION on lbs throne did What the!
could for their raster
5 Fourth. this woman's reward; Chris
| says "Wheresoever this gospel shai
: be preached throughout the whole
, world. this also that she hath done
, shall be spoken of for memorial 0
$ her" Lasting fame. 1t has been tolt
In Africa. in China in Japan, in thu
islands of the sea ara it is going t
Y be told as long as this old worlt
. stands. What you nc for yourself
q is soon torgotten. what you do TO
: others is never forgotten said Dr.
S Orr. God pity the fellow who see
l. all sorts of misery and poverty aroun'
h about him and never helps. II believ
e the meanest hyprocrite in this worl
is the man or woman who will pu
r bouquets of flowers on your grave al
e ter YOU are gone and shed crocodil
n tears when they have never done any
e thing to help YOU"
There is no man or woma.. in thl
q world above encouragement" said ID
e Orr. IF more of you women woul
Is encourage your husbands, If more c
YOU men would encourage your wives
if more of you people would encourag
YOUR pastor, it would help Some PEI
nle starye to death for little huma
announcement. They do not nee
= your help after they are dead; the
! do not need youi hand grasp after the
. are dead; they do not need your
=, couragement after they are dead, bt
- they do need such things now whe
- they are fighting life's battle-no
i, when their hearts are sore and heaV
"We have come to al age and Tune
said DR.. Orr, when we are asahmed
say. Thank you've never look up
thank the hart or the hand that blesse
:. u.s.
y Saturday Evening.
ne Saturday night splendid youn
neople's service was held. Dr. VI
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