Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-14

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"work out your own salvation with fear and
trembling. For ID u God who worketh In
you, both to VII 70 do his good pleasurs."-
Philippians Ills, Ia ltuTf -fIIir
The preacher aid tbls vas one or those
rxhortatory stateTnents Of Paul which were
20 fall OF me.nlug. We oheu mes' With
| volumes that do not express half so mnoh a.
these two sentences. They are modsls Of
comprehensive statement, saying 10 few
words what others have tried TO cay In
| preaching long sermons and writing great
hooks, but failed 70 say after all. The quea-
ton, what shall ! do 10 BE- savedl'' is often
w our minds. 10 IL burden aud a trouble
70 us, and with thousands Il haa been the
source Of blttereat anguish ADD darkest de-
spalr. How our souls have agitated this
| question aud been aRilated by ItT II We have
| succeeded 10 diminishing Il from our thoughts,
u has come back again. In the hour OF
business AZ well as or retirement, In seasona
| OF gayety AZ well a. IN those OF serious medl-
iauon, " has cone up 10 our minds aud has
after invisible rood, amer the thiugs that
There arc yolds 10 our soals which only
God can nlL There Il feeling that We are
wandcring 10 lost Wayn thai life IL not
what Il ought 70 be, and what We might
make y II We only knew how, that some
where there il an open gate Of hope and Of
could only IND Il. or Ipecuintlons and phil
lo-ophies there are great plenty--subtile
questlouings about the nature Of God, doubts
about the care and the watchfnlnn,s OF Prov.
idencei but these aatlsfy Ne not; they have
no Heavenly ught 10 shed upon the soul that
is bswildered, no frisndly and strong hand
70 guide through DARKNESS and storm TO the
Connected Win. thls question Of awhat
shall do 10 be saved, % Il The qustlou sswhat
IL Tito be sgyedp The common notion Is
that salvation ID escaping from some In
pending danger aud getting Into some good
and happy place. II, however, We consult
. The pagea Of the New Testament, We shan
and therein very difereni idoa, which idea,
Is expressed BY great variety OF terms. It
lsaid that We must repent We must DO for
born again ! We mast love God, and love
Quo another. To DO sayed, then, must mean
to get Into new and better lives, 10 turn
away from the bad and lay hold on the good;
TO eoosecrato ourselves 10 the service Of him
through whom IA redemption from any lost
estate, and the following Of whom leads to
This being the New Tsstament Idea Of
salvation, IL is very plain that, In order to
be saved, we have somethlhg TO do. II We
fold our hands and alt down, this new life
will not come to US. We cannot bhut up
orr hearts against all Dlvlns lnnusnees, and
God shall come 70 ne. II VIC would succeed
70 our worldly undertakings, We know that
mut % Up aud dolngi that five would
that II We would build up strong and robust
body We must take exerclse-must breathe
pure air and eat proper food. Success, pros
Perity, health, and tho many good things Of
,nis nie 40 not come ~ chance And so II
hhIelauon 70 spiritual matters--to the high
eoneein. o. tne soui. Eternal life viii never
some 70 US unsonsht; To wear crowns We
anus ~ IN VICTORIES. 10 DO u for The King
. dren BY the eruclnIion Of self and the eultl-
Walton Of humble, truthful, aud Loving
hearts. r-..r.F.--- b. I'd. p. =
; Evidently the great want Of our tlmsa IL q
religion that Will 80 about doing good that
WI not msrsly go 20 church 70 pray and
ting psalms on Sunday, but which will walk
me streets through the week, sDter Into The
business haunts OF men, and carry blessings
wherever 70 Eoesi q religion that will 20 into
we SICK ,ehemoer with healthfnl mlnistFes,
ano into the homes OF the popr with sub
stauual aid q religion That will pull down
grogAhops and build sehoOl-housesj that
preach the Kingdom OF God near at hand BY
interesting itsslf m all great Iaeasures for
I = -s@--@-@N
eal Improvements Of the tnhssts Of the
people ~ ..a~,t. "a E7i7
The reverend gentleman cloeed With an
alahon y the present centenary year Of the
yniVeraaliats OF America, aud said More
.han lhe money We shall realize BY our most
generous OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES than the out
Saro prosperity and prestige We shall create
~ our centennial works the good that
VII be done 70 individual souls, and the
9elekening OF new spiritual life 10 the
NhuIen; ne tnat rnApeth feoosveth wages,
, and gatesreth huit unto life cternal." Let
help TO reap and blnd mp the grand har-
feat OF an hundred years, and 30 gather q
florious harvest for our ipdividual selves.
Amen. go Lll22 ..,,,.1i, ,i I.2ls... ~ n
FOURTH RRlaaITazLH, oauROH.
KEY; John Y. Smith, p, %, the pastor,
Teaepsd ~ ine mornipg Dom Nat! Eiyi 10
IAnd ms dlsolPtes came sd took up the
10y and opr1ea ~, nnd vent And told
Sesua' Ne eaia the hlAaory Of John % 20
nIerEotcn VILE thAs o. our havtppr Chat in
9uoy,ng tpe one VIC learn TIC other. John
vas the voles OF one crying "a the wilder
nsesi rtepsre Te the way OF the Lord. ;"
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1Iter doing what they could, came and Told
Jesus hsrod, who eommaaded5 the chill
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