The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1912-02-07
AN APPEAL FOR THE
POOR OF OUR CITY
(By W. E. Singleton.)

have asked for valuable space in
your paper and not wishing to in
fringe upon any ones rights or to
impose upon your good nature, but
after reading this, if you think it is
worthy or of enough interest to those
to whom it is written, you can kindly
give it space.
We have all read and heard so
many appeals along this line, to the
professed Christian, that did not
bring forth the results it should
nave done, but | wish it clearly un-
derstood that this appeal is made
only to those who are regenerated
and born again, for as / read my BIZ
bic, find that these are the ones
that God has given commandments
in regard to the poor of this world.
In fact, if / mistake not, there is
only one commandment in the Bible
to those who are not of the House
hold of God, and that one is found
in Acts 2-38, Repent and be baptiz-
ed every one of You in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of
sin" If l am mistaken will some
kind-hearted Bible reader inform me
as to chapter and verse.
Let me take time here to say, that
/ can find only one promise from the
first of Genesis to the last of Reve-
latiOns to those who are not of the
household of God: that promise is
Salvation full and free to whatsoever
believeth in the only begotten Son of
God. Thank God for the brOadness
Of that promise, for he did not eX-
cept the chief of sinners, even me-
Again if | am mistaken, l ask for in
formation.
l find that it is good to look at
things backwards sometimes, for it
impresses itself upon our minds more
forcibly. We all remember when
we were boys and girls that when we
could repeat the alphabet or the
twelfth multiplication table back
wards that we n. er forgot them.
Now as we are all children i'll the
service of our Heavenly Father,
some much older and some much
more learned in the Holy Word.
There is one commandment the obey
ing of which will bling much JOY and
happiness, and the positive assur-
ance that we shall never lack the
material things of this world; that
commandment is found in the Old
Testament. There is no such thing
al an Old and New Bible, there Is
an Old and New Testament, but the
Bible as a whole is always New.
That is a proof positive that it Is
the Word of Gcd, the more you read
it the newer it gels and the more
interesting and the more precious 1t
becomes.
We all. of course, have read and
re-read this commandment but 1t
seems that neither the commandment
nor the results Of its being kept has
impressed itself upon our minds as
it should.
SO as | have stated, We will con-
slider this subject backwards, be-
ginning with Rev. 3-17
Because thou sayeth l am rich,
and increase with goods, have need
of nothing, and knoweth not that
thou art wretched and miserable and
poor and blind and naked" Their
condition was brought about by the
lack of love for God in their hearts
and not having the desire to know his
will and to serve him. Read the
connections.
James % and 6.-'Hearken, my
beloved brother, has not God chosen
the poor of this world! Rich in
faith and heirs to the kingdom which
he hath promised those that love hmm,
but We have despised the poor, do
not rich men Cypress you and draw
you before the judgment seat!"
Gal. 7-10.-"Only they would that
we should remember the poor. that
same which l also was forward to
do