The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-01-31
)ALIA WEEKLY BAZOO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 81, 1882.
THE WORD"
Sunday Morning Sermon by Rev.
MIR. Duncan at the Christian
Church

large ana apprcCIatlye audience greet
al Rev. Mr. Duncan Yesterday morning at
the Christian church. The subject III the
discourse WAS The Word" Tn. reverend
gentleman pr,iacei his remarks by reading
portions al the fourth chapter of Pauls
tpis,Ie tu Timothy and by making iIlu-
,iunS tee the suhjrct of hi, ser
mon oil last Sabbath: pointing out
the close connection the two bore tu each
other
ii, claimed that the Word provided
icr ali the tcachins> III christianity ami the
necessary instruction i"r training IN right
eo,lsnss.. Gods ministers should be- com
plet,ly and thoroughly furnished for tn, ir
work They are then charged VIVA, {"
preach. This chars, i, delivered io every
man in the pulpit in this city. IL Is the
char.,. To- every Young man entering upon
the ministry. Fer each di-cuur>,. the man
* 1" l., held responsible before his maker.
lie j. to arpcar before the Divine Master
and render hi account In lhi>charse. The.
word il meant. the scriptures, the inspired
work of God We are not told tu preach Jew
i>h traditions nor the savings 81
wise mru, Nor science. nothing.
sensational, hut the solemn charge
.-pr-ach the Word The preach
~, great object !, ju make christians and
h.. can only IL" this nv preaching tIir word.
Ii vuIi want men Ju reform their lives YOU
must draw the power from
the word j. the motive bower.
IL should h. preached on ail occasions.
not only "n Sundays, hut ou stated day>.
The command l. Ia apply "uy'> self dill
gently. Preach when convenient and when
announcement; preach pIhiiciv and pri-
v.IclV. When = uau - talking IT, mn
other un salvation ne - preaching the
word ui ,Ird Nun mas, net stop with
-impls pr, aching the word tn the Lord :
.lav. Thi> charge. pr .arh the word. should
IL, carried "ut la the letter. j, should To-
preached ~ Is 4" Tcpruyc IhC people; iu
correct them. The VAR! rrIr",r means
iu commute men :" - I" cIny let ia IN. -
present the word thit men can SO that
they are sinners II" not pr,ach smooth.
glossy things; nor What j. ,inpl. pleasing,
L. the ear ar fancy. hut p-..arn the word
straight forward i'm it. Divine dressing.
Every preacher should stand up AMI tell
men their faults. IL l. not necessary tO
insult them. vet r,hukr ,hcm IN the
plain word al God Squcami~hIy and hy
touching tH'ug> WIN ttiItlcT Manu- u H't
the way to ,ach the word. live would
be- ,ruer ,u God and truer To- our duty. God
would ~ with III and hclp III "n 1" vic
tory. \ preacher ought Ia feel that he
has Ia account io Gud-h" should then
preach tie truth aud leave the cun>e-
guencrs to his Maker. Let not any man
keep him from his duty. N" matter who
the man may he. The preacher Tails in
not preaching ana oxhoriing with sufficient
iurbearance, nor does lac lah"r iustruc-
tiveIv enough. IL j, deplurable that even
members oi the church will not endure
sound teaching When in this condit ion
they have the itch IN the ear-,hcy then
will turn aside from the truth and thirst
Tor fable. The word should not he
preached n dream bat should be- pre-
sented plainly and faithfully.