A Sermon Delivered In Bangor June 24 1835

Author : George Shepard
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ISBN 13 : 9781331854005
Total Pages : 46 pages
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Download or read book The Duty of Helping the Weak, a Sermon written by George Shepard and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Duty of Helping the Weak, a Sermon: Delivered in Bangor, June 24, 1835, Before the Maine Missionary Society, at Its Twenty-Eighth Anniversary Sometimes the sinner thinks and says, "Well, no one cares for me; I will not care for myself. I am abandoned, I will be abandoned. There is no help, no hope, no use in trying to retrieve." And he floats passively down the tide of corruption and ruin. But at length, he meets with a voice of kind remonstrance, of gracious invitation, accompanied with a look of pity, a heart of love, and a hand of help; and it operates upon him with an electrick force. It awakens hope, kindles desire, compacts resolution, impels exertion, and by the grace of God, he is redeemed from degradation and death. Such sometimes is the influence of mere benevolent sympathizing regard. But some perhaps are beginning to think, that I am inventing a very cheap kind of charity, somewhat akin to that which stops with saying, "Be ye warmed and be ye filled." No. I do not stop yet; but proceed to suggest another way of helping the weak and destitute, namely, by visiting them and laboring amongst them to strengthen and build them up. I now speak of efforts in the way of Sabbath Schools, distribution of bibles and tracts, sustaining of meetings for preaching and praying; - efforts made in behalf of those in our respective vicinities. Much may be done, on this method, for the helping of the weak, and the saving of the lost, with but little expense. Those who do it, will more than get their pay, by being made haler and happier christians. I bring to view neighborhood efforts, because there is danger, that in our sublime musings, and expansive prayers, and princely gifts, in view of the wide spread wants of our country and the world, we forget the little spot of darkness, the drooping branch of Zion near our own residence; just as, while feeling and giving, as we ought to feel and give for the millions of China, we may let our next door neighbor go down to perdition unwarned. Another method, and it is the last I shall mention, of helping the weak and destitute, is by pecuniary contribution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.