The Portland daily press., 1880-06-21

example in doing good.'' When the Lord
came into the world He did two things. By
teaching the truth He showed the way to
heaven, and by the goodness of His life He'led
the way to heaven. He helped others to do good
first doing good himself, and He helped others
to cease to do evil by doing no evil Himself,
so that all could look at Him and learn Just
what they were themselves to do. He had had
disciples before He chose any, but He did not
choose the twelve till He had lived good life
Himself. While He was growing better and
better for years, He was helping others to grow
better and BETTER so that a remarkable body of
men and women are found about Him. They
had, for long while, been continuing with
Him in His temptations. By His words He
made men out of children. But by the good
ness of His life He made children out of men.
Rev. Mr.. Ward spoke ON "Our Lords ex-
ample in meeting evil The Lords whole
life on earth was one example of meeting evil.
His example in meeting evil may be summed
up in two words, prayer and work. When
tempted He looked to, prayed 70 and COM
muned with His Father, Jehovah, who was
within Him; was armed with divine truth and
returned Immediately into His human there to
meet and overcome evil. His nfirm human
was the battlefield, and we shall do well to
remember where we must fight our battles-in
ourselves and not i'll our neighbors. He went
up into mountain to pray but came down to
do His work. So must we. He PRAYED first
He met evil particularly upon the Sabbath
day. Our Sabbath day is the first day of the
week. 1t is day set apart for the GOOD of the
internal man, and the external man has no
right to it. 1t is a day of instruction from the
Lord concerning spiritual things, and also
day to do spiritual good; and in both these we
need first to draw near to the Lord BY and in,
prayer and worship.
A paper by Rev. T. f. Wright on "The
Lords example in regard to DEATH was read
by Rev. Mr.. Smytb, Mr.. Wright not being
able to be present on account of sickness.
When the Lord came among men he found
them regarding death with superstitious dread.
All their views in regard to it were false and
fearful. To such He could not speak all the
truth He had to tell them, but He could give
them an example. Two facts He could show
the people which would lift them up above
the dread of death and enable them to meet it
calmly. First, He could show them that He
understood it and did not dread it; second,
that He was Lord over it and could deliver
| He foretold His own death peacefully. He
called back several persons to life, and showed
| conclusively that He was the resurrection
| and the ife." He showed the sneering Sad
ducees that in the law itself there was teach
| ing Us to the eternal life. His own assumed
| nature, which He had borne about with Him
| in the world from the virgin mother, had to
die, He permitted men to order the death He
| should die. He bore without resistance their
| cruel treatment. While they nailed Him to
| the cross, instead of the usual lmprecations
upon His executioners He breathed the prayer
| Father forgive them, for they know not
what they do" In His last moments he found