| Show THE TilE TOUGH TOUCH THAT THATIS IS WORTH WHILE Lesson Drawn From Incident of Woman Who Catches Christs Christ's Garm Garment nt SERMON BY REV REV SIMPKIN k SU Sunday n Evening at Phillips COI Congregational Church Is Lr Largely c 4 Attended c. c A congregation that crowded the time church chuich listened to a very beautiful service of or song at Phillips Congregational Congregational Congre a- a ChUch church last night Ight Time Tho old fa familiar fa- fa a- a miar hymns were sung er very heart heartily b by the congregation and amid the tile s service of the qUart quartets tH and soloists made an Inspiring enl c evening for tile the worshipers The following program was ren rendered rep rep- tiered dered Rock tock of Ag Ages s Quartet Solo Solo Thio The Good Shepherd Mrs Mrs Nell Neil reU P. P Moore Going Down the Valley Vailey Valey Y M. M lr C C- A. A Quartet Duet Duct uM Duet My Faith Looks Up to Theo Thee Mrs erse erien ersen ii Nell Neil Nel P. P Moore loore Miss Us Sigrid Pc Pod Ped- Go 00 Ye Into All Al the tho World Y M. M it r. r C C. J A. A Quartet Solo Solo Solo- Solo oc Maria arfa Miss OS Sigrid en The pastor Rev ne P. P A. A Simpkin preached a n brief sermon on The Touch That Is Worth orth While basing his sermon on the lie Incident of or the thc healing heat heal 1 lag ing of the woman with wih the tho Issue of or i blood who touch touched d Christs Christ's garment In it- the press preas of time the throng thront Dealing with wih th the miracle side of the tha Incident tile the speaker showed how a c Chr Christ st without l the miracle power would have ha e been leen of or ho more value than han an Emerson with wih his philosophy a I Lincoln with Ith his statesmanship a Napoleon with wih his military genius an au anI I Isaiah alah with wih his me message be The Time human li art wih with Its Is break and despair Us its Is defeat and Its Is sin needed a figure regal enough to master mater lifes life's Ito's secrets secret mighty might enough to carry carr Its Is brokenness brokenness broken broken- ness divine enough to lift Ic the race up to o the sun kissed sun heights of or the tho perfect per per- feet things thing Miracle Is only r non cred ible because of oC our limited understanding understand understand- Jn ing Tho The telephone telephone the t the o would have been In t their results miracles two centuries ago The present study stu and development of theosophy b by the subconscious mind will wi doubtless bring the age ase to a a more reverent attitude to the healings by the tho Christ I But nut in any event the attitude of ot mind that measures Go God by itself rather than itself b by Go God that closes the door in the face of the Creator saying Thus far shall thou come como and no farther tarther is Js both absurd and Im Jm- im- im pertinent Tho rhe ho Idea that a God Gol whose glory beauty and power were ever over present ent Inthe In itt the the- golden olden glow of ot the tho morning Jre In Inthe Inthe Intile the tile flaming beauty of or the night In Inthe tho the fair robe that thiat tr trails ls lit Jl ill the tue flower n strewn btu r the s b m me-it me and tho the white wool of winters winter's garment garment garment gar gar- ment that arc seen In the time robe of ot the sky iky k gemmed with the orbs of or a n universe universe that that this Go God who made it i all al and comes near in Its Is beauty ma may not In desire for nearness come como to tous tous tous us In tho the garment of or humanity The Time folly of denying denIng a perfectly sane sanc and logical service to tho the need neel of ot men because forsooth it Is out out of or the or order order or- or der del of or mans man's doing and being is to the fair thinker apparent apparel The lesson of the evening la lay however how how- ever In tho the simple fact that tho woman woman woman wo wo- wo- wo man found power for healing in the touch faith touch of the Christ It I is easy a said the speaker to believe the story as it I Is Js recorded forno lot for no life Ifo has hag ever extended tho the faith touch to the tile Christ without finding help and healing A 4 Type T pe of oC Human Appeal The file he woman with wih he her issue o of blood straining to touch only the time garments garment's garments garment's gar gay ments ment's hem hel of HI His life is Js but bul tho time prototype prototype pro pro- of all al the tho life le that In tho ho faith of at reason of despair or of or sorrow sorro has touched the hem of the Nazarene Nazrene as the good ga gray poet poel sings of or him Him Tile The healing of His Ills seamless dress les Is by our beds of pain Wo Yo touch touch-i Him in lifes life's Jes Je's throng au and amid p press ross And wo we are whole again The Tho marvel of life Is that not nol only is Ho ITo still a vital vial presence of ot healing but bul that It I Is our duty so to be The thronging ways of or life Ufe nrc arp ever vibrant with the time passionate desire of men who would be made mado whole b by the touch of us lS The dignity of or life Ufe Is Js enhanced by b- the remembrance that in what wo we are aro In li-i th the outflow of our pel personality there is Js that which purifies purine puri purl lies fies ne tho thio mass ma of life we touch The rhe the ti-ic remembrance soul Is Js thrilled by of what time the human soul mu may give Ive In fn answer to tho lie worlds world's touch touch-i of or need When tho the o of the time Christ pity touches life Ifo how men can re respond ye- ye spond poll in either self forgetfulness forgetfulness sel-forgetfulness to the time worlds world's appeal appeal Dr Bornard Barnardo half hal a century ago wan wandering through the slums slums- finds a group of or shivering street arabs arbs trIng tryIng trying try try- Ing to find sleep on oui 01 the low roof of or a adock adock u dock sued shed Finding in ia their helplessness helpless helpless- ness nes and and poverty an n appeal a touch touch-i he lie responded and yonder on A Ashie Downs ther her rise the time beautiful orphanages which have sheltered scores of or thousands of or orphaned orphaned or or- forsaken children and anc within whoso whose walls wals they have been beon trained for fOl worthy manhood anti and womanhood The TIme Crittenton homes' homes the tile Salvation Army Shelters and barracks and re refuges re- re fuges speak of or the response of or Crittenton Critten- Critten ton un and Booth to tho the appeal of or tho time needy tho the broken and tho lost lost When the tho touch comes to time the heart the heart has power to respond for IH healing aln 1 What asked the ti-ic preacher In concluding his appeal does doe your life give in answer to the touch of or the time man next net you As the smile dies out and ho answers the ghastly thing thing- thing in his life that needs you ou at your our best What What arc aro you doIng doing do- do 10 Ing about It I Does Docs virtue gd Cd out omit In Ina Ina ina a love healing Jove as you ou touch him hini of or orthe the great brotherhood Does th the shrinking woman with wih her pain lad en cu temptation rocked rocked life find a steadying and purifying as she extends tho the hands of her faith to you and amid your seeks our divineness find tho tue blessing she sue The vital vial que question ton Is hero For God Gd Gol has put you hero hert not for getting but giving not for or 01 having but being And Jf if It the time silken raiment of your our profession sion has ho been but a snare naro and anc a He lie Hein le leIn in Its It failure to give Ilvo tho lie blessing In InU U answer rw tn to tho lit touch will wJ you OU not now lint Ind In Christ the lie fruitful source lle lie love and pity lIlt which you ne n need d t to lend id the true meaning of ministry to your life and nd true power of or help and healing for or lifes life's smitten who look to you fur for 01 strength th und mid lI uplift |
