The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-16
EACH HAS SPECIAL DUTY ID PERFORM
Rev. Bell Breaches on "The
 Christians Inheritance"
LITTLE THINGS COUNT
Faithfulness, He Says, Weighs Most With God-NO Technicalities About Inheritance of the Christian.
 Title Is Clear

The Rev Robert l. Bell pastor of
 the IIandley Memorial Presbyterian
 church. last night delivered a sermon
 on "The Christians Inheritance" MT Bells theme was taken from the third chapter of Paul's letter to the Corinth- ians and lis text, "For all things are yours." from the twenty first verse of that chapter. His sermon in part fol- lows
 "Is not the text just little stimn- lating? Deep down in your heart has
 there not been times when you wanted
 something and you had a haunting de-
 fusion that everything would be con-
 something lacking about you that it
 seemed could not be filled
 'Tf I were permitted to fashion
 things according to my own conception 1t Is highly probable that I would
 change my material condition in life
 No doubt you have thought along the
 same lines. You have doubtless
 thought that if you could sing, how glorious it would be; how sweet life would be if you could only hold en- thralled in the power of the melody of your voice multitudes. You have
 doubtless thought how good 1t would
 be if you could deliver addresses in
 such a manner that you could sway the
 passions of men; could hold an au-8
 dience thrilled as you talked could
 hold tho world spellbound with your words you uttered I have thought 1 that way I have dreamed day dreams l and 1t is very probable you have done the same thing.
 q suspect that if you could look
 back over the range of years you would liken your life unto @ graveyard, wherein arc buried all our fondest hopes, all our ideals and many of our cherished desires. You would stand to- night looking back upon the graves yard of your buried hopes. but let me tell you tonight that your life is large-s ly just what God intended it should he. We all have a special province in this world. The most humble ser-2 want has his own special duty to per- form and it Is faithfulness that is the
 big thing in the final count up yon- der
 You have relationship with God. You are child of God, and that re- lationship can never be broken. We
 are the sons of God and the heirs of the lOTu. am enid or tod, a re- lationship that means just as much as
 does my relationship to my own son
 and I will be protected and cared for by the Lord as q child. # We have righteousness that noth- ing can tarnish. What a glorious asset is this that we can become holy with | a righteousness nothing can disturbl "We have peace that can never be disturbed. Peace, the perfect quietness of soul the perfect accord of a fac ulty, the boise, the completeness the | glory of peace with God. There is noth- | ing between me and Him.
 We have an inheritance that will 5e | of service here and will finally bring l us through the golden gate; we have | a title that can never be disputed. There are no technicalities about 1t. He | that believeth in the Son of God shall
 never die. nor shall any man ever pluck him out of our hands. It Is n guar
 anteed title; 1t Is absolutely un9ues
 toned. God is the giver and Jesus
 Christ the great lawyer in the affair. | Now. leave this church tonight with
 the calm conviction that you are worth
 something You are Gods child. Walk
 into the world with the conviction that you are the son of a king and com
 port yourself with kingly grace"