Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-04-05

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verse cannot prevent. Surely enough, W
may 60 to heaven and have all the good q
the universe to help us on in the way.
In the printed lecture l fail to find MI
Gallagher's definition Of "total depravity.
lie gave us a most remarkable one. lean
repeat it. But in just a word l will explain
the doctrine. A taste for strong drinl
may be inherited the physicians saw
Consumption, they say, is inherited. s,
you may go to the library Of a physician
and find records Of almost countless i'm
PROJECTIONS as regards the health that ar,
Observation-Disclosures from parent I,
child. A child thus diseased is not a
fault, still IL suffers. Thus through tn,
a of nature probably there is not q
healthy person in this room, in Eureka
in the world. The doctrine of total de
pravity is precisely parallel. Inclinations
to vice, tastes for dissipation and tendencies
toward evil are inherited become a part
OF the child. The child is not at fault,
still suffers for a parents sin. Thus we
are all filled with imperfections Of moral
constitution coming down from our fore.
fathers. Is that reasonable; any objection I
We are told that God is a parent and
governs this world with a parental gov
eminent. Within one moment, speaking
OF the death Of Jesus, he said: at is
impossible that God should be q sufferer"
A parent and not suffer- What does he
mean by suffer? What does he mean by
parent2 Is it possible that a parent i IN
watching and caring for the child should
not suffer2 How many wearied, anxious
mothers, during the past week, Just in
Eureka, sitting by the side. Of the croupv,
almost strangling child. have suffered pa
rental angony. Can there be a parent who
does not suffer? l am glad that l be.
lieve that our Heavenly Father feels when
l suffer-has deepest sympathy with nv
distress-yes, suffers, as / am in agony.
Mr.. Gallagher does not believe in the
divinity Of Jesus Christ. He says there
are some places where he is called man
thus in a wholesale way he disposes of
all passages speaking of him otherwise,
and then settles the whole matter. The
orthodox churches believe just as fully as
does Mr.. Gallagher, that Jesus was a man.
Yes, Jesus was a man, my brother-very
man but also able to forgive
sins and raise the dead by his own au-
and power-very God. We are
asked to explain how he had two wills. two
souls, etc. Explain how man has an in
and q moral nature and doubt
less we may then know how Jesus was at
once man and God. The mystery in the
one case is equal to that in the other.
Mr.. Gallagher quotes to illustrate Jesus
idea Of his relation to God. Do not be
when / tell you that in SO far
rs he uses scripture language, almost
word is from the gospel by John,
which at the very outset he declared spuri
Jus. That fact needs no comment. The
irst verse of that same book reads "In
he beginning was the word, and the word
vas with God, and the word was God"
John IL.
Mr.. Gallagher says: "We believe that
Christ was a divine and inspired man."
said that Jesus was no Jew, NO Gentle;
hat nowhere can we find a conception
If such a character as Jesus. What does
mean? / say Goldman; he says divine
nan. / ~anxiously waited for an explana-
OF his meaning, but heard none.
said. "Thy sins are forgiven" The
always preached forgiveness in the
Of Jesus. Who can forgive sins ?
When the alarmed jailer at the midnight
lour cried for the way of salvation, the
.nswer was, Believe in the Lord Jesus
Christ and thou shalt be saved"
Again, Jesus Of Nazareth spoke to Saul
Of that binding light. Is that a mans
work.? But we are told that if Jesus was
eally a Goldman, it should nave been ex-
and distinctly set forth. for in
lance, atAthens by Paul. Read the 18th
Acts, and you will at once see that
Paul is presenting the doctrine Of the
esurrection, and had he said, Jesus, a
Tod, was raised" the reply would have at
nee been, what is that to us? We are
nan Go Dau1 oauo "a Tho N Taor,o
vas raised" II Jesus is my brother, and
lie was raised, there is hope that l may be
90. Any other method would have utterly
Paul's special object. But Paul
,alled Jesus a man at Antioch and il he
vas really divine it should nave been ar
,ued. Paul said, Though this man is
unto you forgiveness Of sim"
man forgive sins? Read the 18th
II Acts, and you will find
our or Ave other direct statements
Il divine authority and names applied
this man, God, Jesus. Surely,
he fact that Jesus is divine is made
s clear as possible without entering
! philosophical discussion, that from IT'S
very nature would have ruined the Mis-
ionary work of Paul at Antioch. But
We are told that surely on the day of Pen
ecost, that greatest day in the founding
# the church, this doctrine should have
,een Enthusiastically presented. Let us see
I it was a proper time for an intricate
philosophical discussion. Peter and the
apostles we're speaking to the same
Wild, mob multitude that cried out Cru
ify Him." Cruelty Him." the same
hat looked upon the last agony of Jesus.
They had heard Of his resurrection, under
TODD all about his divine acts Of forgiving
ins and raising the dead. And so Peter
ven at the risk Of his life faced this crowd
hat had killed Jesus, and by the first
word must strike their hearts, or they will
tone him. But filled with the Holy Ghost
le calls upon them to be baptized in the
lame of Jesus Christ for the remission OF
inns, and by his bsldness 5000 souls
we're thus saved this first day. 1t would
AVE been as appropriate for the captain OF
he hose company after stretching the
lose, while the flames were madly anxious
o consume the town last night, to have
'ushed to the pipe-men and said, take on
your hats, gentlemen, and observe silence,
md do not permit n drop Of water to
each the fire, while l go through a scien-
ifc explanation of combustion, and the
proper methods OF extinguishing f.e, as
'or Peter, upon the Day of Pentecost, to
lave entered upon q technical discussion
the nature Of Jesus. The demand last
was for water. The demand on
Pentecost Day was for a fearless call to
repentance and the offer Of salvation. 1t
would have been as appropriate for Lin
colin, when Sumter was fred upon, to have
autographed long arguments regarding
States rights and national sovereignty, as
Tor Peter. on Pentecost Day, to have fol-
the curse suggested. Lincoln
men-tts flag had been stained.
Peter saw men lost and knew that they
salvation just at that hour.
Mr.. Gallagher could not have made c
poorer selection Of instances for following
such a plan. We have hastily reviewed his
reasons.
/ trust we are all earnest for the truth,
and il the Bible cannot live in the bright
est glare of the most searching light OF
truth, let it pass away.