Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-17
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FINAL SERMON
CONGREGATION BIDS BISHOP
HAMILTON ADIEU
Five Hundred Dollars Collected for
First Payment on Lot on Norman-
die Avenue Where Church
viii Be Built

AS a parting token of the zeal and
enthusiasm of Bishop John w. Hamil-
ton, the retiring Methodist Episcopal
bishop of California, over $500 was
raised in a few minutes yesterday at
the close of the morning service at the
University Methodist church. This sum
was raised in order to enable the first
payment on lot to be purchased for
church to be established on Norman
die avenue, where evangelistic services
are being held in a tent. A portable
church, which has been dubbed "Bish-
op Hamilton's incubator" will be erect
ed on the proposed lot. 1t has been
given that title because 1t has been
used In establishing five Methodist
churches. and Bishop Hamilton said
yesterday morning that its hatchings
were always successful.
Bishop Hamilton has always been
| known as q successful money raiser,
| and yesterday morning the generous
contributions were given as token OF
respect for his great work in Califor-
MIA.
Bishop Hamilton preached his first
sermon as California bishop in the
University Methodist church, and yes
terday he preached his farewell ser
mon at that church to congregation
that taxed the seating capacity of the
building. He took for his text part
of the seventh verse of the twentieth
chapter of Matthew: whatsoever is
right that shall we receive" He spoke
at length upon the parable of the
workers in the vineyard and their re-
ward and said in part:
1--WE can't claim more than what is
right, and we will never be satisfied
with less. The mission of Jesus OF
Nazareth was to reveal the kingdom
of God, and John the Baptist declared
this to be his mission when he said:
Repent ye, for the kingdom of God Is
at hand The world had exhausted its
resources in trying to establish one
kingdom after another. Where are the
thrones of the old world? We are
only able to discover their presence by
remnants of the past. God has abso-
lutely put his blot on 1000 years of his
tory.
"There had simply been prepara-
tions for this new kingdom. When the
fullness of time was come God sent
forth his son to redeem those under the
law. The world was ready for the
kingdom, but not to understand 1t.
Even the disciples thought it was tenn
poral. SO that it was easy to follow
the Christ In humiliation with expecta-
tlons to rule beside him.
"The text today brings forth the
daily business-capital and labor, hours
and wages. The Jewish day differed
from our day. but the market place
was like our labor bureaus. The penny
of the parable has been translated into
a shilling. 1t was Roman penny
one-eighth of the five ounces. In our
money it would be about fifteen cents.
"In the morning this capitalist came
to the market place to secure laborers,
and he entered into contract with
the first he found. But he did not
find enough, and at the ninth hour
and again at the eleventh hour, he
went again into the market place for
more laborers. Now those that went
to work at the eleventh hour received
tho full penny, and this did not seem
right to those who had worked all day
for the same amount. This sets forth
the whole business of the world. There
is no equality of pay in this world.
The employer finds at the eleventh
hour men who have no work, and in
ouires why they are idle. Because.
they say, no man hath hired them. He