Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-07
CONF NFIRNATION At
SAINT ANNE'S CHURCH
Bishop turray breaches An ar
nest Sermon Upon The
Divine kearness.
MIDSHIPmtN ALSO C0NFlR dED
Rector And Chaplain Partciistt II
The Service OF Conf :. IN tpon
Last Evening

Last night the annual service of
Combination was held at ST. Anne's
Church The Rt Rev. John Gardner
Murray Bishop Of the Diocese of
Maryland. confirmed The class. which
was made up of members OF ST. Anne's
Parish and class OF Midshipmen
The Rector. Rev Edward .. John
son, presented his parochial class ana
the Midshipmen were presented by thl
Rev. Sydney X. Evans, Chaplain. H. =.
Naval Academy
In beginning his sermon. The
Bishop expressed his pleasure in these
annual visitations and referred TO the
fact Of the constant change in the par-
sonnel of the congregations. Some
have passed 20 other earthly scene
and some have passed 20 eternity.
We cherish their memory and thank
God for their good examples Those
who have come as new members into
the congregation should bring In new
zeal new yigor. new power
81 would have You bring into your
life a sense of the nearness of Christ
to you and your nearness to Him."
continued the Bishop This truth is
impressed upon us by Jesus veto
against three words uttered by His
Apostles: Send them away 1t was
the occasion of the feeding of the
5000 ((St Mark $3.50. This miracle
is exceedingly suggestive In the
first place it is the only miracle re-
corded by all four of the evangelists.
a fact which suggests it's universally
it impressed all the Apostles deeply
and has a universal application to all
sorts and conditions of men every
where. But its universal mercifulness
includes its personal individuality In
the Gospel of Christ. individuality and
are linked firmly to-
gether
Let us picture the scene. Jesus
was evidently tired, more tired than
usual with His constant ministrations
to the needy in the thronging multi
tudes This fact brings Him very near
to us. He knew fatigue as we do. He
was Son of man as well rs Son OF God.
Again, He was at this time expert
encing a great human sorrow; His
NbupAAis JbAA Ah1 AfdBAtrAr lAfi ltNtliA-
ly been put to death. John was more
than relative; he was the one who had
baptized Jesus and proclaimed Him
the Lamb of God That religious re-
lationship was very sweet and sacred
comparable to the tie which binds the
Bishop to each Confirmation class
Jesus human sorrow over John,
hrin 4p In,
And we are brought nearer to Him
by His love and His mercy Just as
the multitudes followed Him and
sometimes preceded Him to appointed
places, so we know that no one who
has ever known Jesus of Nazareth is
ever willing to be separated from
Him. He saw the multitudes as sheep
without a shepherd, and so in His
yearning to help them, He forgot His
own weariness and sorrow What a
beautiful rule of life this offers us;
We may find solace for our own griefs
by ministering to the griefs of our
fellowmen
Jesus drove home the sense of per-
sonal responsibility when He met
their plea Send them away with the
heroic command Give ye them to eat
Their supply was absurdly small,
but He ordered Bring them to Me-
and with His blessing the 5000 men.
seated in groups of so and 100, were
all filled with the loaves and fishes.
This miracle brings a further message
to the world, which is, that God the
All-Ciyer intends that all people shall
be abundantly provided with the good
things of life. When any go hungry
or naked, somebody or group of per-
sons is to blame. Mans selfishness
circumvents Gods bounty. Gods viii
is not being done on earth as it is in
heaven. The world is too often mar
/ row-minded and selfish, and says
Send the multitudes away But
Jesus says, Bring them to Me- and all
| like-minded with Him will help to feed
! the needy abundantly."