The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1882-01-14
GARFIELD.
AS A PREACHER.

lHe loiIoW iiS' ciiPpcu lioh viz
Christian Standard, of Cincinnati, the
principal organ Of the Disciples, is q
sermon preached by Mr.. Garfield in
in 1857. us reported from notes taken
ut the time by Rev. Alanson Wilcox,
then student at Hiram. 1t cannot
fail to be read with the utmost inter-
est by much wider circle than ever
see the Standard.
THE SERMON.
1t is eXpedIent for you that 60 away !:
for If go not away, the Comforter will not
come unto you; hut. if depart, will send
Him unto you.-John xvi, /.
Life is struggle between material
ism and spiritnalIsm. This may be
variously illustrated. Two young
men start out together in life. One
of them seeks only material things ;
he serves his baser passions; he seeks
gold, and bonds and lands; and is
not scrupulous as to the methods
used in the acquisition of material
things. This case is set forth in the
parable: "The ground of q certain
rich man brought forth plentifully
and lie thought to himself, saying
What shall | do because have nc
room to store all my fruits anG
goods? And will say to my soul
Soul, thou hast much goods laid uE
for many years take thine ease, cal
drink and be merry. But God said
unto him, Thou fool, this night shall
thy soul be required of thee; then
whose shall these things be which
thou hast provided ? So is he that
layeth up treasures for himself, and
is not rich toward God"
Tho other young man cultivates his
mind; he attends 10 his spiritual ma
ture. His honesty and nobility OF
purpose give him Il commanding in-
fluence over men; he is trusted by
the people as leader; and he uses
this world for spiritual ends, and SO
lays for himself the
FOUNDATION OF IMMoRTALITY AND
ETERNAL LIFE.
"He that soweth to the flesh shall
of the flesh reap corruption; but he
that soweth to the spirit shall of the
spirit reap life everlasting"
This proposition is also illustrated
in the systems of philosophy followed
by men. Some hold to material
origin for all things. According to
them there is no Deity outside of
materialitv, and the world made
itself. Others wisely hold with the
scriptures that &c cd is a spirit" and
the creator of all things; that the
universe had designer, an architect,
and the eternal spirit presides over
all. There is constant struggle be-
tween these diverse philosophers, the
material and the spiritual. This
proposition is again illustrated in the
life of each individual. On one hand
we are material iftlie material gains
the ascendency we become selfish and
reap corruption, and are dragged
away from God. But, on the other
hand, we are spiritual ; and if we
sow into our spirits, if we cultivate
the spiritual nature, we are elevated
Godward. The one principle is dew
ilish and the other Godlike. Some
are, as it were, sitting on the fence,
not knowing.wh of these priuci-
pies to follow and SO this struggle
is illustrated in each individual life.
THE OBJECT OF CHRISTIANITY
is 10 show the true relation between
the material and the spiritual. 1t
does this by presenting the life of
Christ. In his life we have an exam
pie of the superiority of the spiritual.
All His teaching was of the spiritual
nature of His kingdom: "Yc are
from beneath-I am from above; ye
are Of this world-I. am not of this
world" ''My Kingdom is not OF this
world" ''Rather seek ye the king
dom Of God, and all these [matcrial]
things shall be added unto you.''
"Worship the Father in spirit and in
truth, for the Father seeketh such to
worship Him" "God is spirit,
and they that worship Him must
worship Him in spirit and in truth
"What is man profiicd if lie gain
the whole world aud lose his own
soul %
1t is wonderful that in an age OF
materialism Christ should thus teach
of the spiritual nature of His king
dom, os God aud of man. This is
proof of His divine origin.
He alec gave giimpses of tho spirit
ual nature OF His Kingdom. He
walked upon the water, showing that
spirit controls matter, and made the
impression on his disciples that He
was spirit.
TILE TRANSPORTATION
gives wonderful glimpse of tho
spiritual nature of His kingdom
Aud, when Moses and Elias wert
Withdrawn, the disciples saw no maj
save Jesus only. Then a voice from
the cloud said, This is My Son; hea
him"-as II lie Ind said. Jesus Il
My representative on earth. lie viii
teach you Of Ny nature, aud charac
ter, and will. lie will give you III
example showing the superiority O
The spiritual over tho material. II
4 will show You that a man may gai
the whole world aud lose his soul a
last, aud that this will be an iuiinif
loss. You must be born again. FlesI
aud blood cannot inherit the King
dom OF God. The first man. Adam
was of the earth and earthly. Til
nav Adam. Christ, is n quickenin,
spirit. You must bear His heaveul,
image. asd thus be translated int
Ills everlasting Kingdom"
Thus Christ taught His Disciples O
the true nature of Ills kingdom
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