The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-07-28

aged W1lnan, MS delicate son, anu
his grandson. found perhaps coming
to their minds something of the his
tory OF their country. They had
reached the climax. perhaps, OF the
history Of their Fatherland in that
they had invaded the country OF their
enemy. and secured a great conquest,
and those men as one man raised
their swords above the heads of these
three men and renewed their fidelity,
their service to their country
Mr.. Gladstone went to church every
morning OF every year at o'clock,
because he realized how much he
needed the power of God in the pre-
miership. So IL was with the Marquis
of Salisbury and with Disraeli, the
three greatest statesmen, perhaps,
that Great Britain has ever had. They
sought for this solace and comfort
and strength, so that they might un-
derstand their duty.
SO It Is with us. We come this
morning
lust as 7 am. without one plea,
but that Thy blood was shed for me.
And that Thou biddest me come TO Thee,
O. Lamb of God, ] come, ! come.
hope that there is somebody COM
ing this morning, some man who for
some reason has not been coming to
this blessed table, who wants to come
to sanctify his resolution to proclaim
70 God his purpose TO take upon HIM
self these responsibilities.
/ remember years ago a man en-
tered st. James Church, Chicago. His
dress showed he was from the Far
West. He said TO one of the ushers,
9 Tho ,tcb-
er told him that II was too late then
to see the rector, that he was putting
on his vestments for the service The
man said, Perhaps you can help me.
Twenty years ago lived in the East.
went to church. Then I went West,
There was no church where I was. I
drifted away from God. And now, at
the end of twenty years, want to
come back. / am hungry. I want to
renew the VOW that | made in my
youth want to know II can come
to holy communion and take it," The
usher was a practical man. and he
took the hymnal and showed him that
hymn and they went together.
Now. my friends, we have talked
about Socialism and the various isms
that are to deal with various condi-
.tions, but I tell you, ] have studied
them, and know that the only one to
solve that is Jesus Christ and Him
crucified. Every man Is a brother. It
| Is not philosophy, but the affection
which we have for Jesus Christ which
/ makes us love our brother. And the
man who loves .Jesus Christ and be-
/ lieves that He was crucified, that is
| the man who is willing to take his
brother by the hand.
Ny friends. let us have. before the
/ Lenten season closes. before the
I Whitsuntide. let us have the Holy
| Ghost upon this congregation; let us
/ have the full power of His truth and
/ our duty. and then we have the out
/ pouring Of the spirit here, and others
/ will come. And therefore begin my
| service and my mission as your rector
in this imperfect fashion, simply Of
/ fering to you the sympathy of man.
/ love men. No man has too fre-
quently fallen into temptation to pre-
vent me from leading him back to
/ Cod In Gods good time He puts
upon him the stamp OF His favor. In
Gods good time He plants upon him
the sunshine of hone. and puts out his
hands for help and strength.
We are reminded of what the Car
thagenians wrote upon Hannibaps
monument: I'VE greatly desired him
in the day of battle" And so we de-
, sire Jesus Christ in our day of battle,
and all the theories and isms shall be
as wrecks along the road of time. The
efficacious work of His sacrament
shall be visible to men everywhere
and they shall thank God for the Glo-
rious opportunity OF believing in Him