The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-24
DIR. Mcneil breaches on
Deceitfulness of Riches

Continuing his discussion of the par
able of the sower. DR.. John Mcneil
pastor of the South Highlands Prebsy.
terrain church, yesterday gave his at
tention to seed sown among the thorns
and the deceitfulness of riches, using
St Mark 4:1s-19 for his text IS. And
these are they which are sown among
thorns such as hear the word" "19 And
the cares of the world. and the deceit
fulness of riches and the lust of other
things entering in, choke the word, and
it becometh unfruitful."
This is a field that a farmer would
call a dirty field" said DR.. Mcneil
1T grows everything; shoots and roots
and suckers and weeds and there is
less room for the qualification of the
good seed. SO with preaching. Thai
is the reason so much of it comes to
nothing. Those who come to church
and hear preaching are so weighted
with the cares of the world that the
message is lost to them. The deceit
fulness of riches and the lust of other
things come in. They will not be con-
tented. They are always grabbing for
something.
at isn't riches itself, but the deceit
fulness of riches that does the injury.
Poverty is no credit in itself. In all cul-
inmates in this. This great message Of
hope, of glorious achievement is wasted
on many of those who hear it because
they are taken with the cares of the
world
IF man goes away from a church
for little while and comes back again
he notices changes in the people. but
we haven't the courage to tell them so
The cares of the world hold US dow n
whatever we get here on Sunday, we
bend and bow when we get back into
the world on Monday. Many a man
before he Is 40, church member and
singer, has his back up like bridge,
whose dear old father at 10 is much
straighter. His father at three score
and 10 is strong and straight, because
he has bathed his soul in the fountain
of perpetual youth.
THE deceitfulness of riches. 1t is
hard to drop a coin in the palm of the
hand and keep it open. Try it. They
say of man who has riches they don't
see why he does not give it away
know the man. He has it now and he
don't give it away,
THE deceitfulness of riches is like
wine that mocks and cheats men. You
may think you are generous. woman
inherited 100000 and she called for
pen and paper quick so that she could
write off something for Gods work
She was getting wise.
"a child can't enjoy the things set
before it by its mother because it sees
something across the table it wants.
1t is the same with some churchgoers
We are il1-bred. The word does not
reach US We want what somebody else
has. 1t is the lust of things, the de-
ceitfuIness of money.
Let us check up ourselves. Ask your
heart what are you wanting. VIII
you be happier if you get it? There
are rows of people in the seats and
they don't grow anything, never .
green blade. One says, I don't go to
churdch; I'm just as good rs they that
do go
What an offset is the message? Con
slider the lily of the valley of which
| it was said, Solomon in all his glory
| was not so fair"
The vested choir, DR.. Mcneil an
nounced, would give sacred concert
Sunday evening, December 7, Under
| the training of Director Forrest Dab
| ney Carr, the choir is attaining con
siderable prestige and renders inspir-
| ing music at each of the Sunday serv-
ices. The sacred concert to be given
on December will be the second under
the direction of Mr.. Carr.