The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-27
BISHOP LLOYD SPEAKS
ABOUT PREPAREDNESS
Says Human Beings Should Always Be
Ready to Help One Another.
This the Lords Way.
THE KINGS BUSINESS"
Missionary Meetings At st. Paufs
Episcopal Church All Week to STIR
Up Sluggish Christianity.

Special and extraordinary services
will be held at st. PauPs Episcopal
Church every day this week. except
Thursday, led by Rev. r. w. Patton,
Of Atlanta, assister by other Episcopal
ministers.
Preliminary meetings we're held yes
terday at the Episcopal churches, and
special sermons were delivered ny
visiting preachers. all leading up 10
the purposes and objects OF the great
missionary meetings this week
Bishop Arthur $ Lloyd. of the
Roard of Missions of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, conducted speclai
services yesterday afternoon at All
Saints Church. The purposes OF the
meetings OF this week were stated
and the outline of the work to be
,aons was set forth.
At ST. Paurs Church last nigh'
Bishop Lloyd preached strong ser
non from Hebrews 1910. which I'M
pressed the large congregation with
Tie importance of their Christian
duties to their fellowman as we'll as
to their God.
Heart to- Heart Sermon.
Bishop Lloyd reached out 10 his
congregation and patted them on the
shoulder sin telling them their duty
TO one another in doing the work OF
the Lord.
who of us has not met the man
eho has been successful in his finan'
ciaI dealings, who has been above re-
proach. and whom we feel like rever'
ing and generating for his. strict %.
servance of rules of propriety ana
stri, adherence to the rules OF every
day life, but whose self satisfactIon IN
fimself has been of no practical ser
wee to any one but himself?
How many men we see going faith
! fully about their daily duties, ooserV-
ing all the rules. ordinances ana laws
| and who perform perfunctoriiy tins
| ii,tie reouirements OF the daily routine
with nothing against them but SELF
/ com plaicency?
who has not seen the man, able &c
| hei,, others. without the creatiVe
| power? without the Christian spirit o.
doing things for others in the way
| the Lord would have him do?
"Who hasn't seen the man o.
| strength. who did not have the KNOW
edge of the glorious gift of God. II
| helping others? who never dreaded ~
| had other duties 10 perform than nR
daily task of taking care or his fafnils
ana himself? who did not know ina
ba and Christ were working together
| and that he had not grasped the stu
Iaion?
Tragedy OF Human Ate.
| This is one of the tragedies o
human life. We should work hare
with heart and head. and do wha
Christ would have us do. We mus
work hard in helping others to tn
glorious path of righteousness.
I'VE should not stop when we Zee
| that we have done what In required
of us in our daily routine, hut W.
should look around and see what W
can do for others
Bishop Lloyd then explained
! that the work of the coming week WI
be somthing unique in the WORK o
| the church. The services will be 70
| the purpose OF pointing out to IN
men and women of the church. th'
way in which TO DO the work or th'
Master He said those who learned
the lesson could go forth and teach I
to others. The meetings were for TIT
| purpose of instilling the missionar,
spirit into the minds Of the people
that spirit which leads to the per
Yarmances of kindpesses to others
I The Kings business
| Your prayers should all be aloni
! that line" said the Bishop. Don
think about the collections you are q
| take up, nor the churches you are u
build, nor the preachers you are 4
provide for. not the hospitals you ar
TO erect But think of the Master
work. OF what he wants you to do
and how 10 should be done, and learI
how to comprehend the JOY Of doint
| things for others
Joy in Helping Others.
do not feel that you are doinl
your all by going ABOUT making {
noise. Get results. Help bring e
| pass what He is waiting for--to max
His enemies the footstooi of His feet
There is great joy in doing some
| thing to help Christ. to help the peo
| pie of the earth, and to help find GU
something about ourself which w
never knew before. Things dom
| without Christ, must be done owe
| again.
What Richmond is going to do thi
| week lis bound TO be right, for 1t j
what Christ wants-to help people t.
! see the Kings hus;pess-~to eliminate
things from society that Christ want
| done.
| Read the text and think about II