Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
~ y37E MINISTER'S IN THE PULPlTS OF RICHMOND
CHRIST's SERVICE MEANS
SACRIFICE BY INDIVIDUAL
Rev. o. A. Saur Says Trial Of
Disciple Is Severe
Test.

Rev. %. a. Sauer. pastor Of the
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran
church. spoke on My Master" at
the night service in his church. His
sermon. in part, follows:
Jesus calls the service which ne
requires washing other mems feet"
The symbolical action which Christ
performed in His last night on earth
has been Initiated in theatrical fash
ION hy great rulers, who once "A year
went through this mock perform
anc. and then battered themselves
with having fulfilled the law Of
Christ. In the lesson Of the feet
washing II is not the mechanical ac-
ton. but the spirit back of IL that
counts. What our Lord meant to
impress upon his diciples is the
spirit OF abasins Yourself to the ex-
tent of losing what men call self
esteem. oe rendering some service
which many might think below your
dignity. In this way the disciples
loyalty is put to proof.
II is easy To he ii soldier on dress
parade. but the supreme ties, comes
in the mud Of the trenches and TIE
carnage Of the battlefield II is de-
lichtful to sit in your sunday clothes
in beautiful church, listen to a
tuncful choir and an clouuen,
preacher. but 10 =" out into the high
ways and behind the hedges and plead
with the castaways and rcprobatcs OF
society, why viii ye dic?" that rc-
Guircs all the force nf "A strong con-
Niction within. The reason so many
Christians have such AN easy Tim. of
II is because they arc not rendering
TN" service Of their Master that they
should
'hrists Life Ono Of Service
D. Ill,
CURES is a copy Of his own life. His
whole life was continuous Washing
oi other mems feet SO must ours ne
II we would be His disciples. indeed
me savior says To us as IL were.
You have accepted me as your Sa-
vior by believing that have pur
chased YOU for my own. Now take
the livery which ! want my servants
l" wear. lou are To 10 my living
""p'Icht.s' the world to whom my
word IS spoken by thousands nj
preaehcrS must have that word trans
rated and Interpreted and driven
nome Ia them by millions OF mon
iiNinI my life over again"
Alter All. that Is the life Ask any
true Christian whether he has ever
regretted tn" sclt-forgetting. self
abasinS service. and he Will saw:
why mat is the real life and tho
fullncss thereof. would he shirt
"aHE dead II 1 We're not to exercise
my iaiih aud practice my profession
IN THESE works. Tho more I do tho
more JOY have out OF them"
thristinnity Needs Faith.
RMS activity Of the Christian is tho
outward aspect %! our religion. Tho
great thing about christianI,v is NOR
these various acts of service. hut tho
ialth mat Is back Of them. tho lov.
mat goes out in them, the low ,ha,
p"!sates in them, and the cvcr-driv.
ing thought: My Master wants This
ne would do exactly as do
hrar In mind that YOU cannot use
'hrist as badge oc social rnsncc,,
"fi'N' YOU cannot make Him sponsor
LOT S"'hSh plans; you cannot hitch
nm l" y"ur schemes for world do.
inihi"n and make Him ride in your
imperial chariot with you. II. js M
SIN I" You nor YOU To Him untII lie
mind is in you.
nut those who in mercy arc w.,,.
ing IN the Masters path through this
"oi'u' running mcrcy's errands. an
lying themselves gladly 10 what
"'hcrS call degrading work. go on
with your work, oh. do 60 on caa
ana MS angles are watching Won. an,
mere are men living in this world
WIN you whom d" not observe. bu,
VINO ar" observing YOU ana s,v,n-
ihahK God. there are still Christian.
on Garth. Praise to the Master who
made them such