The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-11-27
THE SACRED SPOTS"
Rev l. r. Jenkins, OF M E Church
South, Delivers Practical Sermon
on Unique Theme.

80, 'Int place Wnefeon tnOd stuUu-
est is holy ground The sermon
while unique in is setting vas an
exposition of the sacredness of life
and the opportunities that come to
individuals. Among many ether
good things, Rev. Jenkins said:
The presece OF man makes any
spot Of earth holy ground. About
every human life there is all essen
tial sauctity. 4 lone man stood on
bare spot Of mountain far from the
habitation of the people, and God
said "The Place is holy Where
ever seemingly strange providence
may put IA man--the place is holy
ground. If he is an honest man, his
place is holy ground!
Men are not born mean, low, or
vile. Every man Is born with his
face to the light. The stream Of
human life has been looked upon as
a hopeless muddy river, but that's
mans conception of it--uot Gods!
"What God hath cIeansed, that call
not thou common" Your place in
the world ais holy ground! Some
men wilfully desecrate and deny the
essential holiness of life; neHerthe-
less, these ancient words of the
Almighty are eternully true Of every
man: The place whereou thou
sturd dest is holy ground"
Mans responsibility makes 1t so.
Your life means something to you;
IL stands for something in the town;
God demands certain things Of you.
You have been trusted with certain
power, influence, and wealth; you
will have to answer for these talents.
The fact that you are free to act and
think and live makes your position
In Gods universe "holy ground. !"
You are not just common thing;
you are IA Man-standing every day
or holy ground.
Life's opportunities keep your feet
on holy ground. II man could
never do anything, then, every place
would be common ground. But n
man can do things, broth erly things
kind things, brave things! 4 man,
by noble living, can tie whole town
to him with unbreakable bands Of
respect and esteem. A man, any
man, can help to make this place Il
better world in which to live. He
can he "A sunshine shower, If nothin
more. That's what makes the
ground under our feet holy-Our ab.
ility to help
Its Is not mans work that makes
his place In the world sacred; but
it's mans personality that halIows
the ground where On he stands. All
honorable work carries with 1t il
supreme dignity, Priest or preacher,
teacher or scholar, merchant or
planter, seamstress or housekeeper,
all stand on consecrated ground.
About Personality there is an in
triusic holiness that lends glory to
the most humble profession. Moses
was tending another mans sheep
when he discovered the burning bush
his feet touched the holy place.
Life is not cheap or sordid, except
as men will SO make it,
Heaven Is about us In our infancy,
and In our manhood! Even sin
does not hush the voices that call
from above to the soul within us,
We have u way of saying that men
have to fight to be good. That's
true. But this is also true: Men
have to fight to be evil! They have
to fight down conscience, deny the
soul that Is within them, and will.
fully desecrate the holy ground
whereon God has put them.
You have heard IL, you have felt
1t, The place whereon thou stand.
est is holy ground. 1t is true.
Look thou to 1t.
Bible Schools Larger
The attendance Mt the Pennington
Bible Schools exceeded the atten-
dence OF the previous Sunday by 70,
and the offerings bounded up to near
a fifty percent incre ase. On the pre-.
vious Sunday the total contribu-
tion was $l5,Si, while on last Sun.
day 1t was s24.sl. There is some ex-
planation to be given for the increas-
ed attendance as the day was bright
er and more inviting on the outside;
but why thelarger Offering, The Times
man is unable to comprehend. 1t
may have been that the 70 who stay
ed away on the previous Sunday
we're the fellows carrying the pocket.
books. The attendance and Offering
for the schools furnishing data as
follows: