Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-24
What New Work
Should Be undertaken?
Sermon by
REV. FLOYD W. TDMI<INS.
Tent: Exodus xiv. Sis.
Tent, Exodus xiv. Sis.

| Tent, Exodus xiv. Sis.
Go forward"' was Co.'s command
20 the Israeiit"s. They ."r" faced by :,
seemingly nnconQucrablc obstacle. tn"
sea. and they We're pushed by the cruel
Egyptians. yet the command WAS clear
and admitted Of no dcuial-"';o for
ward" We arc 10, faced by 50 great
difficulties. nor are SO pressed bI all
angry enemy. save as satan ig always
pressing US II is cnsicr for u, there
fore. TO obcy TN" command which comes
as plainly to Us as Il came long ago
% Israel. and we should arouse orr
selves and STRIVE earnestly TO adyanc"
in all good works. remembering tha,
God XII clear tho WAY b"for" Us AMI
make our cnor,s successful. even "a
He led israel through the Red Sea ami
destroyed 'hclr enemies
II We do not advance. wc arc hound
TO fall hack. Neither work nor char
actcr can stand S:ill. God's Kingdom
is :, progressive Kingdom. Tor IT is des-
tined TO conquer IL" world ANA 10 r'il"
Ia Righteousness. And t"h"n We think
81 our opportunities to proclaim tho
Gospel! when w.. remember how n"opi"
all around US nc"d 10 l"nru now Christ
would have them live. wh"u "a" meas
Gr" the sorrow ana tn" sim which ar"
Keeping the victory from fulHlImori.
We know there is room enough 70: al
our energy ami AL our faith 60 Tor
ward WHY. h"w can We h"Ip il when
the Master goes b.f"r" Us and calls W.
20 follow Him? The tim. is short.
We must us" every moment. onward.
Christian soldiers
WoRi< or IIIE tHi'nCH
IL VERY I'uA:IItkI.
"" must not lot our enthusiasm have
its way oul" ~ cheer and song. Th"
work ., liz church Is ,or> practical
ard very evident. Lot rs mink az
SON" OF it's rart-- A:d. first. there
IS Tho g-ca; mass Of Young people.
children ana youths in whom VIC must
interest ourselves. for many Of ia"ln
arc Indifferent To- religion ana mauv
Of them are doing nothing directly FOR
the master ! love 10 remember 'h"i
practically ali our Endeayorers arc
workers in the sunday scho"l. md so
they are c%er,inS an Influence for
good far bcvoud all m"nSur"r'out ~
statistics. But do 40 realize TINT
thcre arc thousands OF boys and Girls
who know nothing about our SUNDAY
schools. who spend their ,i'nr I'm ,h"
streets and VINO y!oli I" t.rup'a'io0s
which. II ,hcv arc rot Delivered from
them. arr bound TO destroy 'hcu2
Inst SUNDAY my work l"d rtn 20 pass
through Il number Of downtown streets.
ana was sadd"ncd b. tho sight Or
boys In larc" numbers ConEr".Hird ON
tn" s'rs"t corners, having "o,h'"g hu.
"a Kind Of "horsc- play TO c,cuuy ,hcit
time !. WAS ike tho streets or ,;luu-
.es,cr whou lobor, Rallies walked
through and was inspired 10 oncn tn"
first sunday Schools Nc must do
"r1"'hnc 20 =ot 'h' TOYS undcr good
Influences IN" Eoy Scout movement
la dom wu ho's oluha have
h"pod. Eu' 50 need q dror and l"N
inI CurisiItu uuv..r. which must bc
"N"rci-ed pcrsoralIy Th' Big Hro,h-
o. aud "i:'c >rE'rr' rroNcmc,ts arr.
foli"wiuu The rirh' rlIu. auL tho
tf % -, t,.Er tgfF, liz
o. personal ,crruc' .,ud influence,
ArNt|'E WORM >t.nNt.
MISSIONARY LINES
.Ni'"n'" ""rh "ioul missionary
l'u' should rpp"hl :" az. Thus terrible
Me- Nas "p'ncd our oyc, To opror-
iunit.es which ~" hbvc not scen ho-
fore What "a revelation has hccu tia.
"accruoss "t the m.n iu trenches IN
France :" r-r"!vc copies OF tho N.w
Testament How marked the inter-
cF' ia tho services held 10y tie army
"hapia!ns' Ana the cruelty az tho
treatment Of the Arm.nians by TIN,
Turks shows the necessity OF tho work
being carried on by Bishop Har,zeIl
ana Doctor Hw'mcr and others amongst
the M"hammcdaus We must give
more and pray more ana study NOR.
ana love more. The missionary WORK
OF tho ages IS being concentrated into
f"w years. II may be- too lat. To con
vert china and India ANA Africa a
- being changed, not only gcoEra-
rnically, but in methods "i rulc ana
control and nDproach believe God
is testing Ills Church to-day to prove
our faith and our zeal. Let us go
forward wi,h great courage. Tor We
can take the World for Chris, if ,yc
viii. In this generation
VIC hear great deal of social scr
wee ~ these days. 1t means mann.
things. but II means pre-em;nently an
eh"rt 10 make life pUrcr ana cleaner.
Our churches and societici should Ugh,
zealousiy for temperance. !or purity
'or honesty, for clean streets ana de-
cent homes, for children aud for all
tina, public welfare demands
ne church is as a light on a hill
ana IKE Icaven IN meal. ;h.n sh.
should take a hand in ~. coufi,. he.
tween goodness and wjciicdncSs be-
tween tn" greed Of men ami The com
1ort or our poor. between scltishncxs
anu brotherhood How much better
- INC town where live because my
church IL there? How much influence
IN INC temperance cause do -chur,.l,
members weld" Row many of nur
young people are actively engaged in
securing clean streets. pare water
nhhiic Fairgrounds ami cool schoo,a?
Let u3 ask God for a revival ~ 49,
spirit Of the Master. who drov: ~
Inoney-changcrs from the tcmpIc ord
VINO took little children In Ills arms
and blessed them
WANT DEEPENcD
SPIRITUAL LiE'r.
But, above all else. our ola wor,,
must be made now by added intcros,
IN IL. We want . dccpcned spiritual
ne We cannot accomplish much in
tie way OF advance unless we have
more love for Jesus Christ more pray
rf' more lhbie study. more precious
hours OF devotion. IT is s" easy to he
come mechanical In our personal reIi-
Gious life. Th. heart grows cold orr
devotion dies. faith wcaIcns and love
FANS. and mechanical religion Is al
ihcSt worse than no religion at all. IL
hurts rather than helps. When words
iail easily from our lips and we go
through the motions OF worship, thcn
the danger Of unrea lily approaches
'Tl'ls people honoreth Me with trcir