Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1882-12-02
BAPTIST CHURCH.

The pastor, Rev. II. W. Tilden, delivered
a very able and interesting discourse
Mathew "a 80: "Heaven and earth shall pass
away but nv words shall not pass away
He began by saying that on the
banks of one of the Sandwich Islands there
i. a vcrv singular sort Of sand called sonorous
sand II you throw two handfuls of tins
sand together. sound 10 produced like the
hooting of an owl Should you sit down upon
it and make quick circular motion OF your
hand in it. YOU would hear sound like the
low note Of reed organ 1t yon should
from the top of the bank. thrust yourself into
the sand and slide down to the bottom, re-
mort will be made like to distant thunder
irpou the adamantine banks of christian
inv there seems to be heard from time to
time sounds as of rushing sand as though
these banks were crumbling away and not
few have started up with various kinds OF
inouiry depicted upon their faces a. though
hev expected something disastrous to result
The alarm is wholly false one. Inc
opponents Of christianity have furnished all
the sand and all the noise. The words OF our
Lord Jesus Christ have stood mistaken amid
the changes of nation and cline ana
civilization The swiftly gliding centuries
With their shifting opinions and their herce
strife of tongues have had no power to sweep
away those divine teachings of Him, VINO
snake a. never man spake. And Christs
,a.ch;no. have not remained until now be-
cause they have been out of the reach OF
.,ackipy forces, like fortress on the moon !;
r,;,ber have thew been put away into the
confer of the cyclone which IS always stun :
I'm, they have been in the circumference otthe
whirling storm exposed to Its nercest blasts.
The words Of Jane. have been thrust into
tho midst of the warm common currents OF
human life: they have gone deah asaihs'
,h.u, d;rectlv aIthw art them, very rarely
Win them. And as we shall expect any CON
cniyable attack has been upon them oy aii
classes Of men. The most weightv aha
.nyu.t appliances have brought upon them
the keenpst scrutiny. Philosophy ami scienee
potent with the heavy strength OF centuries,
have risen up to try at their proud OAR '"e ;,
.imple teaching of this Hebrew youth. ano
during this 1000 years struggle our Loru mas
not been. bv friend or foe. convicted OF 4
.;n,,s error. His word stands like that
crovninc peak of the Alps The sun has not
hsar ahje to smile away the grandeur OF It's
hosrv .nmmit; the untold storms OF snow
have not been able to beat it down; the tenn
r..,uou. winds from every quarter nave
not been able to shake it. The cataracts anu
.,.I.nches and glaciers have not been able
- h.., .vav its base. Majestic and I'M
moved il stands amid all the wmrling eie,
meuts of change. And not ONLY I" the wore
of God like this old mountain. In staeiia'y II
i. superior to it. Sooner shall II win an .ht
e.rtb pass away than this same word OF GOO
Pint while this is freely admitted by
great majority of people there arises o:'
ouestion what does Christ teacn. n H !,
-" .nh.,snce Of christian doctrine? While
.hs cream of christianity has gone forth max
-. lie own channel and betting the eartt
18th verdure wherever it has flowed. Sui
=" a. not Doubt that it has been more or les
,.inted by the various soils through when
has filtered.