Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-14
MAN WHO Wants NO MORE
IS CERTAIN NOT TO GET IT
Rev. +. X. ChcnauIl breaches
ON The Upward Reach
Of the Soul"
Hunger mud Thirst in Ph, steal Life
symptoms of Health and LIkc,, Isc
OF Healthy Mind. Sny> Pastor OF
DrOnd street VI. T.. Church.

Last night at Broad stree; Mctho-
DIST church. Rev. Fred X chenault
II. D. preached the fourth 90 his
series Of sermons on. The Happy
Life and How TO Find 1t" His sub
)ect Was The Upward Reach Of the.
soul" and his text was Matthew y
9: blessed are they which do hung
er and thirst after righteousness:
FOR they shall be flied" He spoke.
III part. as follows:
a, tho first blush 1t might APP
! pear that the satisfied pcupl" ar.
INC blessed, but Jesus states the CON
rary. II IS not III" satisfied but
the hungry and thirsty that ar. real
IS blessed. Tho man who wants no
NOR" Is certain not 10 get Il.
Hunger and thirst are symptoms OF
health
This is true physically speaking.
II man has good appetite. II is
usually a good sign. When you have
easy about yourself and consult a
physician. He sends you out to play
golf and gives you some sort Of
phystc or tells you 10 20 away to
some seaside resort or 80 the noun
tains or To give up your work for "A
period and rest. II is healthy sign.
to have good appetite. and it is
an unhealthy sign no, To have it.
hunger Sign of Health.
Again hunger and thirst are not
only signs OF healthy body. hut a
healthy mind. Mental thirs, is the
basis Of all progress Co,nrnodor.
Ferry had great thirst for knowi-
edge and. therefore. he kept moy-
ing on to find the North Pole. Co
| lumbus sailed the deep because he
wanted mental assurance A friend
one day discovered Thorwaldscn i'm
| tears and asked the great sculptor
Why he wcpt. and he replied L
have realized my ideal and. there
fore. feel that I have reached the
| high water mark OF my profession
| When man Is satisfied. he ceases
to grow II is said that Tcnnysou
was seventeen years in writing IN
Mcnoria'n. lie wrote the little
song. Come Into the Garden. Maud.
ATTY times before he gave /, to the
public. The wife OF q distinguished
artist said i have never seen my
husband satisfied with one OF his pro-
ductions.'
The same thing is true. likewise.
Of tn" spiritual. II man would
satisfy his spiritual nature. H. mus;
hunger and thirst after God The
law OF the spiritual world is no; uu-
like that or the physical wsrld We
cannot expect 20 have spiritual
growth unless We long for the spirit.
ual. No teacher can impart knowl-
edge TO their pupils unless the pupils
themselves have a desire 10 attain
that knowledge. Neither can God
give TO person spiritual life II
! o.. docs not desire IL Il IS the ycaru-
| ing after God that is the beginning
and end OF spiritual life.
| Desires transformed.
When we hunger and th!rs, after
| righteousness We have even our de-
sires transformed. ~. Horace Bush
h"!i said, Christ regenerates even
the desires OF men Christ trans
formed the life of ST. Matthew. and
all Of his knowledge that he gained
as an internal revenue collector
customs officer. bookkccper. account
ant and a business man. was trans
formed To the uses Of the Kingdom
Has act illustrates what John Hut
ton calls, 'Th. souls leap 10 God
Likewise saul OF Tarus was changed
from worshiper OF tradition. a
narrow hiGot. a hcresy hunter and
Il theological hair splitter to an en-
thusiastic disciple OF Christ. And all
OF the faculties and capacities he
exercised AZ Pharisee he then exer-
cis"d as Christian. The BuddhistS
dream OF salvation by the ultimate
extinction of desire, but Jesus plan
is ny the transformation Of desire
Men have really found God richer
ana fuller m their souls RS they have
| longcd for linn and lived for Him
When We hunger and thirst after
righteousness, We are led to worthy
endeavors Somebody has said. NO
heart is pure that is not passionate
no virtue is safe that is not enthusi-
| astic.' The real purpose of the Chris
tian is 10 reproduce the life OF Christ
to live worthy Of Him. He has AL
ways found rchirth In his people. He
reproduccs himself in stephen. Paul
David Livingstone. Henry Mar,yn
John Howard. David Brainard and
thousands OF others We can know Him
| II we hunger and thirst for Him
| We can reproduce Hin IL we live His
life. y piece Of steel kept in intimate
contact with magnet becomes mag
] netic. a bar OF iron thrust into a bed
| or Goals is soon aglow The sun
kisses the flowers and plants and
! the chemical action is brought about
| that makes the growth OF the plan;
| possible. Christ is the sun of the
soul and when We are cradlcd ON
| His bosom we become saturated with
His glory. Let us hunger and thirst
| after God for we are made FOR Him
| and can never be satisfied without
| Him.