Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-04
THE STREAM THAT MAKES
CLAD THE CITY OF COD
Subject of Sermon Of Rev. J.
B. Hunley in Hanover Ave
nue. Christian.

feP. j. Hunlcy. the pastor
preached in Hanover Avenue chris
t!an Church yesterday morning on
"Th" stream That Makes Glad the
city Of Cod" Taxing az his text
Psalm XVI. { There il "A river.
tho streams whereof make Siad The
city Of God" Mr. Hunicy spoke. In
part. as follows
"Th" forty-sixth r.aim Is a song
OF comfort IN troUblous times In
B contrast 10 tho .arthuuakc. and
+ tumults % tho world and the waters
/ that roar and are troubled thor. ia
/ TO the peopl" ~ God a river whose
streams make glad tho city Of God
In" writer has in mind ono ,ty.r
/ with many streams. rerhaps no Ir
thinking Of Eden. where tn. ,iyer
/ moved TO water tho garden and
rom thence was parted and becam.
'""r hcacs But to him the river
was symbol. for ~ VAS .ue,1ipr
OF the earthly Jerusalem and there
VAS no river there. Yet did IN. civ
rest securely IN the eycr-sovIu
grace or Him who save +, prr,cc,inr
In tho midst OF universal csl,ui,y
Whatever this riNnr and lie
streams may represent am sure
that no application could he NOR.
/ appropriate" than 10 thfuG n, ,be
| river az Gods grace and its stream.
M expressions NJ that grace i'm hu-
man ne and society. There arr.
"""E S"ch streams that gladden. tho
Goa and bring joy 10 a
troubled world, hut there is lin. -
speak of one only today. Tbe ,,,.
pose ~ this occasion leads us -
consider tho stream az heroyoi.,
non VIC think or tho chu,,b.
missions. schools colleges no,
t'tais' "rphanacAs. roller aponc,o,
foundations for. medical and ,c,o,
INC research. scattered ,hrou,bom,
IN" world. AL "r which h.v, Sos,
h"H" possible through heneyoI.rc.
We ""ein 10 500 how glorious is mis-
,'sam ana what rladness il bring.
Z" IN" troubled world
'Th" study of any s,ro. ,,,
.'N" us At FIRST to It's course. LIKE
~" river or Eden or the Milo ~,
rsN9' INC river ~ God has ,,ony
N''"mS Again. unlik" earthly ,t.
{ "rS' II has only ono Sourr. rb,,
source is God. John. in mo .,n,a
'ErS" said. 'And He showed ~.
river ~ water Of lie hrIsh, as crvs.
'"'' proceeding out of tn. throna a.,
,'n ana IN" Lamb, in tho mids, Of
S'r"", thereof II you Will turn
20 your New Testament. Won VIII son
lss4 lie
US AT once 10 GOD. For cod 50 loved
IA" world that lie gav. His only De-.
gotten Son. that whosocye- h.If,v.h
vi ilh should NOT perish but hay.
eternal lie. Thus, Won soc ,:n,..
river flowing earthward from ,ho
'"r"h"' u touches Nazareth Gamer
"F"h J"rusalcm and becomes
river :" wild. and deep that. Xix. the
~ h"ekieIs vision. it cannot be
~ God is the first rroa, riyor en-
christ, in turn. becomes tho ,,iv.r
hlms"If Faul said. He loved me
ana save Himself for me no, ,,Iy
~" re leave the throne and ,aLo
ui'"h INN our humanity. hut humhl.d
fIm>elf hy obedience .y.n ur,o
c'"th, yea. the death Of the crnxs
RIO" eloquent His words become in
view of His sacriicial ou,pourin- of
IitH n" taught that men should Ia
az treasures IN heaven. rather than
ea''h; mat tn" Kingdom should
p' placed before every other rnnsid
Grafton; that, by means Of N. man,
mon Of righteousness ono couId
make friends who would afterwards
rec"iN" him into the eternal tabcr.
hdcIes' That II was solfshn.ss and
coNct"usness that damned Dives and
'hat only fool would lay up lrcas-
ur"s FOR this lifc alone
me ihird great truth that ar
r"S's us as We study this subjec, in
me N"w Testament Is that tho church
"hicn Christ founded likewise gave
'seit hs lie had done. At first they
hah common treasury. Each one
'oid MS possession and brought tho
P'"'eHis 70 tho apostles. The
secret ~ such sacrihcial CIV
ing was contained in words
later given by Paul in speaking Of
me hhcra! Macedonian churches
Hu'' hrst, they gave their own selves
10 the Lord When churches mad
h"en established throughout Tho m.
man Empire. No md them busy ra,b-
e'lng offerings for the poor and such
enterprises as they fnrthcrcd in inos.
times. Thus the stream flows ON
through tho New Testament and
wioens win advancing ages And. in
me words "i the ancient prophet.
Er'ry'hins shall live whitherso.ver
the river cometh.'"