Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-31
URGES GIVING Of THANKS
FOR BLESSINGS OF DAY
Rev. o. A. Saucr Bases Ser
mon on the Miracle of Feed
ing the 1000.
HELP THE SICK AND TIE room
quotes "IIc Tint Hath PITY on the
io"r. Lrndrth Unto the Lord"
People should Never Grow Wcnry
or Wcll-Doing.

Basne his sermon on the miracle
OF the feeding Of the 1900. Rev. @.
:" sausr. Pastor o, Bothlshcm
Evangelical Lutheran Church. ycs-
,erday said, in part:
When tho Lord said 10 Ills disci-
pics. u have compassion on tho u,iI-
tiud".' the disciples knew that tn.
'.nTd wanted Thorn 10 be corsidcrate
"i INC needs OF tho people Ana
they were cons ,derate. for tho,
chcerfuly gave up the bread tho,.
had brought for their own us. Their
only regret was that they ana mo-,
have more. However. such supnlt,.s
as they had they turned over 10 tho
i.o:d and then served the people And
now happy they must have felt when
the hunger OF all had been satisfied.
That is Christians attitude, who
acknowledges his temporal goods to
be a blessing of God. What may
we learn from this? The true Chris
tan Is ever willing to place his tenn
roral possessions into the service OF
Christ and humanity.
The Poor md the Sick.
God mas large household on
earth. Members OF this household
are the poor and the sick. the church
and its missions The Lord is filed
with compassion when He sees tn.
needs OF this large household. He
sees so much bodily and spiritual
need which shou.d bc supplied. And
so lie turns 10 His Christians in
the nope that they may render some
service. Scripture speaks Of this
matter In this manner: 'fIc that
hath pity en- tho poor leudcth unto
the Lord" What you have don.
unto one OF the least of these. Nj
brethren. ye have done IT unto Me-
Let him that is taught In the word
communicate unto him that tcacheth
in all good things"
Christians should have heart ron
the various causes of Chris, and gIv,
OF their temporal goods in order TO
promote the best interests OF these
causes And when the Christian con-
irihutcS 10 the various purposes of
bcncvoIcDCc, to missions. toward the
building OF churches and tho like.
he should feet that he is helping to-,
promote the interests of Christ's
kingdom. The world doesn't look at
this matter in this light. but tn.
child OF God does. and. therefore. he
does not grow weary Of this Kind or,
well-doing. y Christian is a sub
jcct in Christ's kincdom: he is a
child of God. Therefore, he looks
upon the things which affect til.
veal or woe OF Christ's Kingdom as
II personal matter. Christ's poor are
his poor: Chrisrs church is his
church. such is the true Christians
attitude.
Should Give Thanks.
AS second lesson OF this miracle,
note the example which the Savior
has left us III the matter of giving
thanks. The text tells us that tho
Lord first gave thanks for tho bread.
and afterwards also blessed the
fishes. This illustrates 10 us the
manner in which we should receive
the good gifts OF Gods providcncc
We are too apt 10 regard them, and
To partakc OF them, as a matter OF
course. without feeling any emotion
of gratitude for them or giving any
expression TO such gratitude as we
may feel.
Time was wheniit was az common
for Christians TO give thanks for,
food as it was for them 10 eat But
alas! nowadays the giving OF thanks
has. through our tack OF apprecia-
ton OF the gifts of God and our dim
ing in restaurants. boarding houses
hotels and the Ike. become very
largely obsolete.
Among the followers of Christ this
ought not To be. We ought to imI-
tate the Savior here. and give thanks
hs We sit down 10 eat. The act may
not multiply the supplies, but it vii,
teach all who are at our table TO ac-
God in everything. be-
cause for all things we are dependent
upon Him.