The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-11-28
DR.. WIN. ACKERMAN
breaches SERMON
Rev, NJ, H. Holt Presided
Over the Services and the
Pastors of Practically All
of the Protestant Churches
OF the City Participated
Beautiful Music Rendered.

Thanksgiving day was fittfngiy OBJ
served in Pensacola yesterday WIth q
union service at the First Methodist
church Probably not in the history OF
that edifice has so large a. congrega-
ton gathered to give thanks, prac-
tica1ly all of the pastors of protestant
churches of the city participating IN
the service Rev. NJ. H. Holt. pastor
of the church, presided. and DIR. VIII
liam Alderman of Temple Bethel
preached a strong and very interesting
sermon, one which was followed close
ly by the large congregation ana great
" appreciated. Beautiful music was
rendered, and as a whole the service
was very successful.
The following program was rem
dered:
Organ prelude
FIymn-ChoiT.
InvoCation-Rev K. L. MCIver.
Scripture Reading-Rev. z. r. Pen
dleton.
Hymn-Choir.
Scripture Reading-Rev. J. \. Peter
son.
Prayer-Rev. R. 6. Haskew.
Offering for Woman's Home,
Sermon-Dr. William Ackerman.
Hymn-ChoiT.
Closing Prayer-Rev. A. S. Moffett.
"America"-Choir and congregation.
Benediction-Rev Thomas Lennox.
DR. AckERMAN's SERMON.
DR. Ackerplan had as his subject
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text, AMI He AFFLICTED thee aud slfs
fered thee to hunger and He gave
thee the mama to eat which thou
knowest not and which thy fathers
had not known, in oT1C~ that He might
make thee know that not by bread
alone does man live, but by everything
that proceedeth out of the mouth OF
the Lord
The speaker said that at first sight
it would seem that if the idea involved
in this text teaches one lesson more
than another it is tho imperative need
for food. but the apparent Contrad1c-
ton vanishes when person looks upon
the matter little more closely. He
pointed out what the mama. was, say
ing that if the complaints Of the peo-
pie who were fed with It are to be
trusted it is an unsatisfying bread
The people ate it and yet were hungry.
and they were not even assured 1t
would be always theirs; so to the un-
satisfying nature Of IT was added also
the uncertainty of it's continuance.
DIR, ACkerman logically came to the
conclusion that there could have been
no more impressive means to teach
mankind that there is something more
needful to the human soul than bread
something a man can moro WOrthiiy
fix his thoughts and his desires upon,
and in the obtaining of which he may
find the true elements of a righteous
life and for the gift of this he has TO
- HUNGRY FOR WEALTH.
The speaker pointed out that in this
a ge of nlateria IisTn men are dominated
by hunger for wealth. for luxury and
for sensual JOY, and for this men and
women give up their health, their
peace of mind and very often their
honor. but instead of this there would
be a universal famine-not for bread
and all it sta nds for TO eat-not Z.
thirst for pleasure. but an unquench-
able desire to measure human duty IN
all it's height, breadth and depth-theD
would men live instead of existing, and
then would they draw water of Joy
from the wells of salvation.
DIGNITY AND HAPPINESS.
DR.. ACkernan appealed for q life Of
dignity and happiness and stated that
dignity is not TO be found in the rest
less pursuit Of lower joys. nor in the
tripping up of fellOwmen in the strug-
gle for the worlds prizes, but in the
ceaseless effort to crush out every
noble yearning of the human breast
and in extending a hand that helps TO
those that are needed; to lift up those
that are sorrowful, no matter what
their belief or what their creed.
True happiness" he said, "is pos
sessed only by those, whether rich or
poor, who have peace in their hearts
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