Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-10-03
THE BAPTIST An ANNIVERSARY.
Exercises Connected with the Fiiticth An-
niversary of the First Baptist hurch
"Reminiscences of the thurCh'S His
InrN. Srrnlnn and NIlrrr.rs.

tory, sermon and Addresses.
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Evening Exercises
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h'@h ol''cr VI eAcvilcIlc' ny cl'"'r '.n'''r
the direction of Mr.. NJ. ID. Fuller follow
ed bv Svrlpturc-rcalin- and PRAYER The
pastor. Rev. Mr.. Parry. then Introduced
Rev. T. IL. Archibald. ID. d.. OF Addison.
who preached the sermon. We present a
brief abstract of Dr. Archibald's dis
course:
go,
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into me, who am less than the least OF
all saints, Is this grace given, that ! should
preach among ne G"ntilcs The unSearch-
able riches of Christ. Eih iii :.
To il mere man OF the world, such Il
work, assigned To such Il man, would
seem like an intOlcrablc sacrifice. There
was no station which 'dUl'a talents could
not have commanded. Bat all this he
must iOrcgO. In such circumstances most
good men would have felt justified in
o. dwelling on the greatness of the sacrifice.
But notice how differently the Apostle
exhibits it in the connection of our text
, The subject matter OF his ministry was
the reason for all this self ahncgation
His ministry WAS the preaching of the di-
vine mystery. | am here tonight to
speak to you of the unsearchablc riches of
Christ. Those are revealed to us first, in
, his WOnderOuS nature and character.
e When we contemplate the character of
Christ we find ourselves IN the presence
of a great mystery. He is at once so lowly
and yet so majestic, so passionate and yet
SO stern, so meek and vet so authoritative,
so untaught and yet comprehending all
. things, so admonitory and vet so ready to
, so profound such a character is IN
} searchable, because it is the product of the
divine intinty.
Christ $ unsearchable riches are further
seen in, the nature and extent of his
work He is the creator and upholder of
4 the universe. He is the author of life,
and the source and centre of law. Furth-
f ermore, the inexhaustblc riches of Christ
4 are exhibited in the control that he eXer-
: cises over this stupendous system. I'm
y every great and every small undertaking
Y he is an ever-present and yet invisible ac-
: tor. He so directs and uses all things
= that they work together for righteousness
G But the highest evidence of the mex
+ haustiblc riches of Christ is folnd in the
!, work of his redeeming love, and in the
5 greatness Of the blessings which he be
= slows upon those who receive this atom
Il ing love. He makes us the sons of God ;
o and this blessing is in itself the germ of
: all blessings. There is that power in the
Il work of Christ which blots out all our
= iniquities These blessings of his atoning
:. grace assure us of his favor in what now
= is, and of his glory and the life that is to
d come.
ii After the sermon collection was taken
Il for the benefit of the Baptist State con
d vention. Rev. Mr. Parry then introduced
IS Rev. DR., j. Freeman of Whiting, who
z made some brief remarks
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