The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-31

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- need not depart give ye ''s'
xnere are people who don't oe'iev
EA ~ miracles. i do Nou eanno
4 ns tie miracles out at the life o
d TTr4sf and leave the historic sahri'
Il 5nenx,t. III Jesus the Son of COD
\ formed miracles, let the wori'
Ennw If he did moi perform MIRA
y S;s5nn he was NOT the Son of God ~
Ssi3a perform miracles and he WAS tn'
4 son or God---sso I believe IT.
Sss heard at q minister in a Western
STATE who SAID THE miracles OF th'
New Testament were more Of Mn
dFnace instead OF help. and thei
ne spcused hts hiaSphemy aad NJ
nnoeked Jesus talking 10 3,oVr, snt
- disciples seeing that night was
canning on said Why. Master Not
\ - talked this crowd out or a SUP.
r~r~and fl is IA iEatle late so YOU mad
n~ftA send them where they can bug
f0NG- .,~
IN hooked ,Iesu1s. saying: Have
- not same luT~f.2
Jesus s1nd: Lets divide It UP a'
- o. IL w1k go
"a. had come cur aho seen 80, = cS" -
t9Fset11uv MS lunch. he said; lie Is
INA frs, preacher ( have over seer
f1sss nrartsrrxi what he preached
Thsu another fellow. not 70 lei
S4hts Law oufdo him. brought out hts
lunch and divided IL up and the PEG
nc n, brought ont their lunches and
ihey divided up and in that way the
crowd was fed.
what would y.eu think OF foo
Who preached stun like that? Yet ne
ntCod 40 IN AN orthodox pulpit anC
and yw0T14 ~ a
whvs the world was eping TO the devil
Every attempt 20 explain the mira
as1ea by any law Of nature or any
theories of men always gets the eN'
niainer deeper into the mire than he
was SO Just accept what God has
said. because that Is true and ! wan
to- draw a few practical questions
from this miracle
FIRST: The world is hungry. Jesus
laced a problem Of phy'ncal hunger
y ~ his day and We face the problem:
~. hunger In the modern world Il
go always been a prohsern to get
4mosswh to eat. 1t has always beer
Ashaxt1e to Pit clothes on your back
IA pfovide roof to shelter you
[ - n always will be.
Jexus said: THE poor ye hav" al,
ways with you, but me We don't have
xlways with you" and mot only did
Jesus face the problem or physica
hunger, but of spiritual hunger j.
4nybody In hungering tnday, jesus
Christ il the only source of supply
and he has something for everybody
II one WIRE TO believe All the ar
4icleS in current literature today yoi
yvouId think the modern world Is dis
x1ssted and Indifferent To the religion
~ Jesus Christ. 7 believe exactly tn
oppoGttA In true. l believe that in M
century since the morning stars shon
together, has there been more rea'
Eonuine hunger after real, true re
li9fon. than there Is today The worl
81 not Disguised with religion. but TIL
world is Disguised with the worldli
ness. and with the rituals. and wit
the non-essenua1s in which we hay
lost our religion. but they are not dis
gusted with religion!
There are some kinds OF reiicio
that the world Is not hungry for, an
never has been and never VIII be, an
H. sooner VIE ind IL out the bette
- will be. and the better the worl
will be.
First. The world ia not hungry 70
Z religion OF formal observancea; an
there were formalities in Isaiah
day, for read ''For what purpose
thA multitude of your sacrifices?
am full OF the burnt offerings G
rxms. and the fat of fed boasts; an
i delight not in the blood OF bullock'
or Of lambs or of the goats. When Y
come to appear before me, who hat
required this at your hand p
They Make Nc Tired.
God says. II did not ask you TO d
II and yet you are coming and becaus
yeu do II you think / have to accer
tt when II suits you. | am sick OF 4
nRing TO more vain oblation; incens
Z II IN abomination unto me; the ne'
moons and Sahhaths. the calling c
assemblies. care not Away with;
~ tniQuity. even the solemn. meetint
Tour new moons and your appointe
fenxts my soul hateth they are
fxUubie unto me; I am weary TO bea
1AAn."
n other words. God says THE
mako me tired. don't bring 'cn
1IAe-'
Now the worlds beginning to ~
Axtke that religion does not consist
v dune A lot of special things, even
1arny are branded as religious. but RI
}. t}E9eu consists in doing everything
8n teerixl way ms God Almighty ia
nde YOU to do IL. And whonevc
- church makes the observances an
a mo forms the end, instead Of tn
N means to tho end, the world win tur
81 ~ back upon IL. And one reaso
Wlsy the world has done II, is hecaus
yOn have readjusted religion TO lc
Sssf Journalism and TO "A sort OF ethics
node.
a Praying is not AT act OK devotion
N&adinge the Bible is not an act c
A AevOtion Going to church IL not a
net Of devotion Partaking az IN
& eorfyrunion is not an act Of devo'io.
81 31spe attrg che tftYty-uiae articles &
n eOf1fessiop In not an act OF devotion