New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-25
THE SAVIOR or 4 CHRISTIAN LIFE.
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The personal influence of Il Christian life
was the subject Of Dr. j. +. Elder yesterday morning
His text second Corinthians H.. 1910. IL compar-
atively easy h. said for many who have energetic
natures keen, logical faculties, strong combaive force,
10 uphold some great dogma Of the church. II Is easy
for such TO spread the Gospel into foreign lands to go
out into life fight tho battles Of the faith and % write
books in defence OF truth. In largo meas
ure this is question OF temperament, and argues
no special cndowncnts iOr s possessOr But the hardest
thing to do s 10 let the OF Chriss spirit per
meae the entire being that yOu VIII be living exponent
Of the OF Christ OF which the Apostle speaks
Humble the one task accomplished often 10y tho
poor and lowiyit T. far more dheult than the ether
~ IL much easier thing Ia write book on ChTistan
evidences than TO live Christian life. There IL no
Christian however humble whose home life may not be
pcrmcatcd by the aroma of Chrsts example who may
NOT shed abroad tAe teachings and the spit OF the
Master.
The effect of apostolic preaching does not AFFECT the
pleasure Of God III tho work. Every true Christian,
whose lifeis sweet IL Of Christ whether
those about hm attracted by his example toward
the truth repealed 10y TO evil Pauis words that
" To are tho SAVIOR OF death unto death aud to
the other OF life unto life" form of tho
most startling statements IN the Word ct God When
the cross Christ IL exhibited the results always
OF two Enthusiastically different. AS light when 1t falls
the sed eye. causes the sufferer to shrink in pain
so Gods truth6tCrnal and unchangng lghtalling
Ike the sunshine Oh all manner Of meD, produces dit
fcrcnt results some meet II with glad faces others
the darkness and viii not abandon It, but driven
Inc onchsonc OF all hearts is Christ Some stumble
HIM, others rise by Him, as by steppinctones TO
higher things. This figure - carried thrOug hOut the
New Testament and the evidences OF It's truth found
IN many places. While Simeon thanked Goa be had
been permitted 10 Christ, old, bloody, blind ierOd
sent abroad the order to say all the rstbOrD OF Israel
that he might stamp out the very name of the Messiah
And just here rests With us great responsibility. All
this Of Christ Is telling on your minds ind yOur
yes 1t either attracts or ropcls you II one lesson Is 10
be gathered out Of these ruthe, 10 IL the awful respon
slnilty that from listening TO Christian
preaching Better that you had been born before the
food than In this II yOu turn from the influences of
the Gospel Nothing Ia OF equal value 10 getting your
heart so cd with the OF Christ that you give ii
out IN your daily tc Some will get 1t In church. but
your homes In your business In your intercourse with
men, you must show proofs OF this Influence,
rcg ous power You VIII count for naught. That preach
ing and that living which do not Influence 10
eternal life eternal death of small moment. The
SAVIOR be quick, pungcnt. that the dead souls
may to tho light. You, who have been for many
years under preaching, have responsibility which It Is
well you ponder You living IN IL Is 1t saving
youf Ia 10 drawing you nearer to Christi II not, II
shall prove in truth the Of death to death.