Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-17
CHURCHES OF YESTERDAY
IN THE LIFE OF TO-DAY
DIR. Chcnaul, breaches FRS,
of Series Of Sermons in
Broad Street.
"nLEssED >nE room ~ >rlnrr"
Happiness Results From Things Tint
happen and L. Affected by Every
Disturbing influence, Say, Pastor
In Course OF Sermon

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Yesterday morning Rev. Fred r.
| 'hehan!t. -. d hogan series of
s"veral sermons on Churches OF Yes
to-day In the LILO OF To-day" Las,
night ne preached tn. Ars, OF series
- eight evening sermons on The
Happy Life. and How 10 Find IT,
His subject las, nigh, was "'rhc
Riches OF tn" Poor lie spoke. in
part. as follows
Jesus says. Blessed arc tho moor
in spirit. for theirs is tho kircdon
Of heaven. B'csscd is deeper word
than happy. Happiness comes from
things that happen and is affected Nv
every disturbing Influence whil.
hl"ssedncss has Il divine Gualicy ana
Is not dependent on circumstances nr
conditions. Poverty Of spirit doc.
not mean n"cessariiv poverty OF
purse. rs condition Of llf. an in
ward STAT" not much d"p.udcn,
on environment Tho possession of
the kingdom tx not determined by
wealth OF poverty, hut by n" Inner
vision. When We NEE, the condi-
;'ons Of the kingdom. Ne may have
"Nor Is pov"rty of sp!ri, dependcn,
on poverty OF gifts. Christ did not
m" more YOU are capable ot POSSESS
ing the kingdom. He did not mean
20 say that 1! YOU have one talent,
lie loves YOU more than II you had
hve. or II YOU have no endowment
you are more valuable in HIS sigh,
han he who is richly endowed jesus
Himself had wonderful girts
Never Such Philosopher.
Has there ever been such a phGos-
oph"r, such mystic. such teacher
sucn phlianthropist. such "a
preacher Of Righteousness such an
interpreter of human nature. or such
a martyr some .! the noblest men
Of the world. and with the creates,
insight n divin. things have been
men who have heau richly endowed
nor docs Christ mean 10 say that
"" must have spiritual power ~"
did not mean that our vision OF God
must he blurred. that our sense u'
right and wrong must Re iulled, or
/. that our couScicnc. must be scared
It's not tn" man who IL spiritual,y
impoverished that is poor in spirit
He came :" give light and give /,
NOR" abundantly. Nor does "a self
depr.cia,inr spirit indicate W. have
poverty OF spirit. Self-depreciatior
~ not always humility /; is some
times false pride. What. then. is
poverty ~ spirit
In the first place, man who is
poor III his spirI, must be insutF
CIcnt III ni:nSeli. he must have n
sense of unwor,htness The differ
once between the Vharisec and tho
publican was that the pharisee was
selt-sufticicn,. while IN" publican
was conscious ~ great need PAM
vas great man because he was able
TO say that ne was the chiaf % sin
ners Not only must Ne u" insuf
Gent in ourselves. but We must ,or.
get ourselves in tn. servic. Ne rem
der others.
First Requisite Of Truly Great Life
The man who is poor in spirit is
~. man who IL always seeking t.
M auG bless others He who loves
and -.,ss his fel'ow.mar loses self
conscience. which is the arst requis-
Ito o. truly grea, life.
'Not only so, hut ne who is poor
in spirit il he who has eyes to see
I real values II Is he who is abb,
to pa, FRS, things hrst 1t is ne who
- ALE 70 look beyond the super
fetal and transient and see the rcaI
and the eternal When Christ cam,
into tho world. al things were reck
oned in terms OF money and power
/ The poor and helpless OF the worlc
were not as good as sheep. Blu
Christ set aside the value of money
the value OF position. the value o,
honor, and the value OF power. except
50 far as they relate 10 the value
| OF the human soul and his estimnt,
| Of true character. We are. indeed
| blessed II we can see what is III.
| meaning OF real things. Jeremy
| Taylor. a great Christian divine. ono,
wrote: i have fallen into the hand.
OF thieves. What then? They iefl
me the sun. the moon. the fields and
the waters. a loving wife and man,
friends to pity me, and some to re.
! lieve me. and can still discourse
and, unless list. they have moi
taken away my merry countenanc.
and my cheerful spirit and good
/ conscience.