The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
THE GREAT HOSPITAL.

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the sanctuary" o"i
There are many of US who bs,,.y,
IN God, and in vague way wish to
worship and serve Him, and yet do not
go INTO His earthly home--;he church
we are even heard to cay, 80. whap is
the use of going to church? 1 can be
just as good outside" But IL we viii
De honest with ourselves we Will kno,.
enis cannot be true. TO go 10 Gods
''o"se ana near His blessed word read.
ana 10 kncel in earnest prayer there
where the mad rush of the outside
world cannot enter. is Just the same
TO our spiritual side as going to n
hospital when We are greatly in need
OF physical aid. What the hospltal 10
to the body. the church is 10 the sou1
ana no matter with which denomina-
tion We may prefer to associate our
selves, we are obliged to be benefited
by going regularly to these sacred ser
vices and listening auten lively to Gods
message. and there asking forgiveness
hof our sins and strength to make our
lives better. Many of US look on tho
church as a place OF assembly for the
rich only. or the we'll dressed, or again
some OF US think of It as wearison,o
place, but the true man saws of tho
ehuFeh' 1T Is Gods house. the very
ea'o OF heaven. place where the
apsoiVing word is read and where Tho
starving soul may feed upon tho Bread
on Life The poor as well as IN.
rich are welcome to come to Cod,
mousse and hear the Gospel. The poor.
sin-laden soul can find peace and for
giveness there
RMS world is rough place to dwell
In; we are jostled and wounded by the
wear and tear OF life 1t is place of
hard struggle. OF fierce conflict ana al
most every day there is something TO
VeN and annoy and to try our temper.
We have business troubles. home trou-
oles. anXieties and fears We all need
help and need II from a higher source
help-help from the sanctuary. Every
part of the services in church ought to,
be help to US, the singing OF hymns
of praise, the prayers and the sermon
each is beneficial In a different way.
But to receive bencfit from 1t we must
remember while in church shat
we are in the house of God.
and that thought ought to make
us reverently enter into the service
with our whole heart and praise God
from whom all blessings flow. Let us
drown selfish greed and petty desires
In great longing to attain higher
things and let us pray not only for
ourselves but for others, and where
can we do this better than In the sa
cred atmosphere of church, IL we have
entered there with the right spirit?
In church we are all one family want
inG help from God, and how varied are
our wants! There some OF us NAV
have gone in sorrow. with hearts re-
Gently 6ereaved. some arc face to face
with great temptation. some have al
ready fallen into terrible sin. many
haro been led away by weakness.
others are Indifferent Prayer will
open the gate OF Heaven and let tho
light from Gods throne stream down
upon our needs. Prayer will accomplish,
all things. When we leave church we
ought to be able TO take its teachings
away with US into our business life;
our home life and our business life
oughuto BE better for 1t, for we arc sure
to be more gentle, more loving. more
honest and just i'll our dealings IL we
have been helped from tho sanctuary.
These days of stress and strain sol
filled with the love of excitement and
are not conducive to
higher ideals at host, therefore let us
cling to the blessed act OF church go
ing. Let us at least once week take
this opportunity 10 draw nearer to
God.
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