Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-07-24
MINISTER ASKS
MICRO ANNEX TO
| oTYHOSPITAL
Lawrence Calls On
Rev, Ecomnunity n, N, To Dc This Christ
like and Sensible Thing

= a sermon uT4A'
IN ID from his pulpit in Calvary
mOin,nS niIanpal church, Rev. James b:
Epls'Op l~a called upon the people OF
aS,tor law or' county to build an annex TO
on -''IC Citv hospital for the use OF tne
Tue II ~ ,aonje Of the community. lie
GoI9aTp Ia}ae]d i not only would be a
|S,is Csristian act to do 50, but asserted
,hn+ tba white people would be fools
nat I IA build it, from standpoint oi
,or,r,Irity welfare and dollars anu
,ent5. 49,, tho taxt
acnne m down ere my child die" IN
ubirb Jesus healed the son of the
a,tnrion W.T." who was presumably a
SantiIe man of a different race.
aIf we follow the example of Jesus
Christ y said he, "we should go out
in all tender sympathy to the sick
and the shut-ins and give them OF
onqse}yeg. There are many sides 10
the ministry and it is very hard for
onp man to be proficient IN all OF
tbem--or many Of them. l PERSONAL
Iv should like to be a great preacher,
great pulpit orator. to move my
hearers with the sound of my voice.
But most / should like to be good
sInast3r and look after those who are
5lsick or down and out in life and by
Isome power lift them up. In so DO
/ ling believe | would be more closely
SlfoIlowing the life of Christ, and being
more than a great orator. | think the
work Of this church is doing much IN
that direction. The beautiful flow
ers we are growing in the church gar
den not only help in the church ser
vices to make our worship more
beautiful, but many lives have been
i frightened by gifts of flowers from
Il this church.
Must Extend Sympathies.
But if we are to call ourselves
Il followers of Christ we must extend
Our sympathies to other people than
j our own race and wherever suffering
is be big enough, kind enough and
Christ-hfe enough to do what we can
TO relieve that suffering. And right
here | want to propose something for
our community to work out. Let us
build an annex to the City hospital
for our colored people.
last week | went to see a colored
man who was pretty badly bunged up.
No use to go into details, for they
cont matter He was suffering and
needed attention, and it was to the
interest Of the community to see that
ne got 1t. went to visit another old
cololed man several months ago, and
as result of my attention, after be-
ing disabled for 10 or IL months. he
IS up on his feet, and our beautiful
chufch yard and garden is the result.
Tor he has been doing the work
i about it.
u Let US build this hospital annex
lof m 'ne coIored people. 1t is the
onFlst-llke thing to do. When the
man OF different race called to
4 Jesus Tor help when his son Law near
u ueath Jesus helped him, because it
was was 'Ae right thing to do. Let us
to'lo" Ills example; it is Christ-like
~ 10 this thing for those of a differ
eilt race who suffer.
Common Sense Thing
Al building this hospital annex
I;; Gna'eyef be our motive, whether re-
:. S.JuS ~ or not there is common sense
I ajreaSr saJ 'n5ng' ing 1t is a sin we haven't
/. Sl,eauy Sor, eoa done it, But people some
sinn ~ l"'lIef take pride in being called
| 'rS, lent mo+iS. So that may not be sufic-
/ do '' Nh a0tlye 2n for acting. But people
nov NV osl iiNe beng called fools Sixtv
I couptv ", ..o ot the population of this
j bova b'y are colored people, and we
Il ino ~ ~ provision for their we'll he
j beino upon o,,.,, their prosperity and well
1 nends l,g much u of our own prosperity " de-
4 bealth ny conserving their life and
comn,,s,. ,,rp we save that much for the
i for tbon, an''y' by building this hospital
/ life 'nr,5 nDa We would be saving So much
i and tbo.,e I,,u energy for the commnnitv :,
i cents ''gfelore ERE 50 much n dollars ano.
/ to d.. d. rnse' it is the Christ-like tb;na
to do d. second, %, it. is the sensible thing thine
"0f oo, "e are fools not to do il,
] Who ~ p.,5 course, there are difricnlties
j How can s'rl E give or raise the money! ,sevs;
How sra sru J.. me details be worked on,,,
comnat are We to see that the G9 ditrao'.s oav.
,lienJs' 5s, are appointed? Bnt -
Tbo' WI let these things dpte,
sndled y a. are details that can he
]Ehrist.Jitaa = we we but want to. II is tbs
~ is abIs a[ ~ thing to do, aud this conn. o',s
people have w a. ao it in six months. Some
nized ejSsel Is.e 10 go away and be reeoa. coo
5sy nsss is rscogniaed' 'st0'e at 6e,a their R erea
big our To on'. ao that here. We know ~e oOnt Sos
have pl nIsnt own people really are rp1m snd now W
see that ty ~. OF II. them big enough i 10
."S thing is DONE