The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-01
STRONG SERMON
At
FIRST BAPTIST
Rev. E. r. Pendleton Talks
Interestingly at the Morn
ing Service
WAR TIME POLICY
THAT WILL WORK
This Was Subject of Sermon
in Which He Said the
Principles in Use Long
Ago Can Be Relied Today
to Stir up Sense of Justice.


"A War Time Policy That viii
Work" was the subject OF an inter-
esting sermon delivered at the First
Baptist church yesterday morning by
Rev. Eugene r. Pend1eton The SER
mon was heard by a. large congrega-
ton who followed the words of the
pastor with intense interest. Mr.
Pendleton said n part:
Text: For it is not that others
may have relief and we distress; but.
by the rule OF equality, at this present
time your abundance being a supply
for their want, that also their album
dance may become supply for your
want, that there may be equality; as
1T is written, He that gathered much
had nothing over, and he that gath
cred little. did not lack" 2 Corin-
thians, Stills.
The great apostle was taking a COL
lection throughout Asia for the dis.
tressed Jews at Jerusalem, and this
appeal is so just and strong that it
is pertinent to us today, when half
the world is in distress beyond our
imagination, and we cannot tell what
awaits the other half,
The principle used 50 long ago to
stir up the thinking population of
Asia Minor may be confidently relied
upon to stir up the sense OF justice
in the American people now. And
what is that principle? It is three
fold: First.
THE WILLING MIND.
II there be first the willing mind
There is here no appeal to the skin
flint, the heart OF stone, the shylock.
These are the vultures that feed on
human misery The appeal is to the
heart Of flesh, that thinks and feels.
All giving must be gracious and not
a tax, just as in the long ago when
people were commanded to bring Of
ferings to build the tabernacle, every
man whose heart was willing brought
gold, or purple. or badgers skins, un-
til the stream of gifts had to be
stayed, so in all ages Of the gospel,
giving Is not tax but free will
offering. Where there is the willing
mind the rest is easy Second law:
According AZ Man Has,"
Big giving makes the little gift seem
paltry. only to the giver. To the needy
or to God, it is acceptable according
to ones ability. 1t is mistake there |
fore. to withhold aid from a great
cause, or from public charities or re-
hgion because 1t is not large. The
great funds come from the Titles. Re-
xY>evs - 4
mended by the Saviour. Surely, 1t |
Is a mean. selfish soul that would |
use the mites as cloak for doing
less than he was able.
BY this law Of ability. one may con-
fidently look at his own purse, in
come, resources, and instead Of cutting |
OFF worthy objects, dismissing all help, |
turning deaf ear to calls for aid, |
he will wisely cut down to a safe
basis. but practice the policy: Live
and Let Live" The third law OF lib
crafty commended is:
Reciprocity.
Your abundance being supply for |
their want. that also their abundance |
may become supply for your want"
This Is Gods design in worldly |
goods, namely, that we hold in trust |
for the good OF others and not our
selves only. Thus the reference to |
the mamma gathered in the Wilder
ness. The selfish, greedy person who
gathered more than his share beheld |
the marvellous thing, that he had no |
more than his trusting, obedient |
neighbor who gathered as he was told, |
just enough for daily use.
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