The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-11-29

Rev. &. NJ. sanders sermon I'm the
Congregational Church.

Rev. &. VI. sanders Sermon I'm the
Congregational Church.
1880
Union services were held at the Con-
gregational church on Thursday, In
~troductory services conducted, and the
governors proclamation read by the
Rev. W. H. Gillian, of the NJ. E.
church The choir Of the Presbyterian
church furnished the music. There was
a fair audience, considering that SO
many were away on the excursion to
Denver. Rev. c. NJ. Sanders, pastor,
preached the sermon, which was from
Gen. xxx. 8, last clause. "How then
can ! do this great wickedness, and sin
against Godrn He presented as his
theme, 1.-THE Coming man, He ex-
planned that by the looming man" was
intended the ideal manAthe man who
is to be the ruling force of the future
in the golden age. He presented the
character of Joseph as typifyfng that of
the coming man. q
In looking for a key, to the character
of Joseph he found it in the text. In
it were q. triplet of truisms. Then he
Proceeded to develop:ad. sdt 64ne3
1st.-The truism of ,selfhood: he was
true to himself. This implied (a) the
care Of the body, (bl mind, and (c) soul.
2d.-The truism of patriotism: he was
true to his country He will be q poli-
tician in the right sense of the term,
and more, he will be a patriot loving
his country with a unsel6sh love.
H. ,3d.TThe truism Of soul TO God: the
mighty God stands first in the thought
of Joseph. I..fr~u die. ta ts5 !.
The coming man will possess the tru-
est manhood, the truest patriotism and
the truest respect for God. This is to
be the man Of the future This Is the
character of the manhood that shall sit
enthroned in the golden age. 4 Possibly
some of you doubt this, and point me to
the alarming and increasing corruption
Of the times. l acknowledge the fact
Of corruption, and stand by my ideal
still. Lam well aware that corruption
now runs riot like an Infatuated beast
in the arena of human life. But let
me assure you,i corruption is having its
day. 1t has its limits, its chains.
THUS far, but no farther,n is the fiat.
Its frniiage will surely bring its own
downfall. 1t will certainly commit sui
eide . A change is arising. This night
in our national history, so dark, so foul,
Is to be followed by a purer and a most
glorious day. That day is now dawn
ing. The eastern horizon is already
brilliant with its rising sun. The s.bet-
ter day. is being ushered in. a
Remember how Joseph came from the
pit to the throne. 1t was through
treachery and bribery on the part of his
brethren. They sought Joseph's obliv-
ion. God overruled. So that they
pushed that brother to the throne of
Egypt. :
1 am pointed again to the bold and
rapid strides of infdelity, and 1 point
to aim who has said, .sFor AS the rain
cometh down II the now from heav-
en-, and relurneth not thitner, but WA
tereth the earth, and maketh il bring
forth and bud, that it may give seed to
the sower and bread to the eater; SO
shall my word lie that goeth forth out
Of my mouth: it shall not return to me
void; but it shall accomplish that which
1 please, and it shall prosper in the
thing wiefeto i sent it." l point to
Israel's deiIverance in many of the
emergencies OF her history. Ipoint to
the wonderful advancement Of the cause
of Christ, for it is speeding its way
with marvellous power through the ma
ton aud over the world, and the king.
doms of this world are fast becoming
the Kingdoms of our Lord and of Ills
Christ. l point to the Master himself
who, by a word, stilled the tempestuous
Gennesaret. :.
/ am pointed again to multiplied Diff
culties That crowd the way. I am not
unconscious of these, but difficulties
were never designed to be the masters
of u man made In the image of his God.
The same may be said of the many
seeming impossibilities that stand like
Pilgrims two lions in the path to this
| glorious attainment. / am aware that
muititudes of men think these do hold
tile scepter of the life. But this is the
fact, the true mans scepter is in the
hands of his God, and this true man
can attain that Fathers wish,-he can
accomplish that Fathers purpose. BE
it known, difficulties and trials may be
but ladders laid across ones path by
which, if they grasp and grapple and
master them, they may, by setting them
against the great tree OF blessing, be
thus enabled to pluck some of its lofti-
est and most precious fruit. BY these
ladders M may climb higher and near
err God and heaven. Difficulties are not
iron gates through which one cannot
pass. They are, the rather, hills to
develop ones energies and spurs to
quicken ones speed.
Beloved, it is yours to be true,-Ait is
Gods to reward.
With such a manhood characterizing
our national life and occupying its inn
portant positions, we shall have come to
the settlement Of many of the great and
vexed questions in our political econo-
my, and then indeed shall we be a ma
ton whose God is the Lord. a
Some unprincipled dealers, because they
could see a few cents more profit, have been