St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-01
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T,ro Sermons bg d.. Carroll.
A very large congregation Worshipped at
the Presbyterian church yesterday morning.
the subject Of DR.. CAROLS discourse was
THE CHRISTIAN RACE,
and the text was taken from Cor. ix25.
They do it to obtain a corruptible crown,
but We are incorruptible." Paul urges Chris
tan diligence in the divine life from 8 con-
sderation Of the preparation and toll in the
oympian OF Istbmian games. The principle
4 invoiTed Is that we are 10 learn wisdom in
& spiritual things from every aspect and cir
cumstancc in the lives Of men. Common
earthly life is nothing but succession of
parables, wherein God intends 70 teach His
children spiritual truths. Without a
parable spake not Christ unto them. There
I is TIE parable Of the open door; Of man
seeking pears; OF porter keeping the door;
OF woman .eavcniug the bread, or sweeping
house, or mending the garment; or child
playing in street, now with pipe and dance
now with moui ming and lamentations. So
/ God sends his children 10 the school OF the
world Here In the text be sends Us to the
old Olympian race as our model in running
the race Of glOry-a race, a struggle the most
severe OF which human nature is capable
4 AMI lis reward 10 the vic:or the most honor
able man could obtain. The speaker then
pressed the points Of analogy between old
athlete and Christian racer. First: In
respect Ia the honor Of the race in which he
run; then in regard to earuestness: then in
regard 10 obedience; then in regard 10 pro-
gress. A consideration then OF the motives
He ran for the reward. That reward the
speaker described, aud then closed with a
vision OF the immortal racer rushing toward
the far goal. Time the course; millions OF
earth the racers; Grounded creatures OF eter-
nity :the great cloud Of witnesses ;and the word
given at the start: $50 run that We may OBJ
tain.''
In the evening DIR. Carroll preached a Sc
quei 10 the discourse he repeated by request
two Sabbath nights ago on reli-
gious claims of our country on Christians.
His subject was, The Christian Statesman
versus the Politician.
The prophet Daniel, the representative Of
the one, Ahithopel OF the other. His two
texts were Daniel vi:2s, "Daniel prospered
in the reign Of Darius, aud in the reign of
Cyrus, the Persian" aud ID Samuel xvii :23,
''AhithOpel got him home 10 his house aud
hanged himself" The biographies of these
two representative characters are separate
by centuries of history. Men Numerically
opposite in their principles and in their
policy, though alike chief counsellors Of
great kings, virtual rulers Of empires, the
greatest Of their times. The speaker dwelt
with special emphasis upon one phase OF
their characteristic religious element in IL.
The curtain rises on the kingdom of Judea
in the time Of its greatests glory and Prov
ess, aud yet in a period when its very ex-
istence was in sore jeopardy by reason OF
political Encouragement. These disasters
were largely owing TO Ahithopel, the real
premier Of the nation. In those DAYS his
counsel was as the very Oracle of God, yet
was devoid of all religious principle, and in
the end he came near destroying the nation,
and did destroy himself The curtain rises
again upon the grand Medo-Persian empire
at the time of its glory, and he, who ac-
cordiug TO chronicles, inspired and unin-
spired, who modelled and controlled the en-
pire and brought IL 10 its zenith prestige was
this very man and prophet Of God, Daniel.
The truth patent I'm the whole history is that
the prosperity Of the empire was the result
Of religious principle, because the prophet
premier carried his religion into his public
official life. From these two characters and
these national scenes OF which they were the
central figures, we have the lessons that God
teaches us:
First. That God viii not be excluded or
ignored In the management OF the affairs Of
gOvernmen that he will control them; that
he viii not vacate the presidency Of the world
That you may attempt 10 drive Goo out of
the universe, but be won't 60; he still ruleth
in the armies Of heaven and the inhabitants
of the earth.
Second. That God holds men in Office re-
spousible, accountable TO him for the exer-
else OF their political influence, and that he
will reward the righteous and punish the
wicked.
Third. And mainly, that upon the influence
of pure craftsmanship depends, under God,
the prosperity of any nation. Nations act in
the theater of God as well as individuals;
they have each distinct moral character,
and they fashion their own destiny in their
acting. The speaker closed with a picture
OF the glorious stage the land Of America dis
plays for clearing out in the spectatOrship
of the universe our national drama, closing
with an apocalypse OF her glory.
The congregation at the evening service
was large, as the interest in the sequel to his
sermon on our christian Patriois'' was stin
further enhanced by what he said upon 'sThe
Christian Statesman versus the Pol
itician." His eloquent sermon was listened
TO with the deepest attention, and we regret
that we were unable TO produce the sermon
in full, which, if We had, would bear several
perGsals.