The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-22
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Ihs RaeeAlaarsase sermon By Pfesidsa
1Iofat-Dr. Marquis Addrsss.
Spaaial cbrnBss6ax n II hteIt0nnr.
WAsHISefox, Pa, June 21.-The com
meneement exercises of Wsshington-Jei
ferson College began to-day. The Presf
dent, Rev. J. D. Mofat, DID,, preached
the Baeealaureate sermon IN the Firs
Presbyterian church this morning. Tn,
sermon was an unusually brilliant effort
delivered in his ioreible and teryid man
ner. The Seniors attended in a body and
the seating capacity Of the church va
taxed 70 It's utmost capacity.
His text was Genesis 25:S2-3-thG
familiar story Of Esau and Jacob. These
two men DR.. Mofat took rs types Of the
two classes to which all belong. Esan,
when he sold his birthright for 4 mess oi
pottage, bartered his right TO Gods
blessing for worldly advantage and is the
type ofthose who reject Christ. In almost
every other respect ne was iueproaE Ehable
"a thorough moralist. Jacob, on the
Other hand, while possessing many des-
picable traits Of character, Is striking
ample Of the power d the grace Of God.
Two courses are thus open TO al men, one
otRhieh mnst be chosen. The one, the
course sof the moraIfst, who would be
Judged on his own merits alone; the other,
that in which We seek the help OF the
graee Of God. The tirss We take naturally
and peEforce by law Of our being.
A POWERFUL Law.
The poser Of this Law, originally strong,
to hold US to this course, has been won
detfully increased by the broadening Of
the reign OF laN as seen through science.
This, however, Is no release Of human
responsibility; for, in the realms Of
morals, the same law holds sway, and that
law Is our conscience. Nor may men with
|impunity YiolGte this law; for vice does
not 90 unpunished 50 long as It's subject
Is corrupted and destroyed. A man may
elect to keep on in this first course and be
Judged on the basis Of his own morality,
and he Will get exact justice strictly on
his own merits II his decision be no
higher than this, therefore, he Is still not
free from the responsibility, or 10 live
recklessly as ths promptings Of an evil ma
tuemay dietate. The second corrse Is
that in which We seek the grace, favor and
h8sssing -of- God thing higher and
better than mere law. Science has not
yet revealed to MS that the spiritual world
Is ruled by the sa1ne kind Of law Is that
which It has discovered! III inhekible law
rules all things the cry iot men for forgiv-
ness isvsins forhe must aud can act only
inside that hE. Bat. back Of and above
natural laE stands Personality-a great,
Intelligent Eirst 0Anse+God! 0nly such
q Being, With the divine attributes 81 inf
mite grace, answers The most pressing Of
-human needs; the pardon OF human
sin. tSfi it{si3f q
OWENS 0EHuN4S3 IIEE
There arstEe views of human lie, but
between them there Is NO conflict. The
latter includes the torher and We ara M
der the rule OF both. Grace Is superior TO
law and frees lus from lis conclusions. But
there Is . I2wat the entranee to this grace
and that law L, faith In Christ. The ae-
|eept3nee Of His atonsmsnt puts Us, within
the law Of love and gives rs the final
triumph grsee. II
The whole discourse was . aspowerful
protest agafnss the idea1of fnexotable laws
controlling man's life and EAsdeliSered
in astriking md impressive manner. The
closing words Is the gt1iaating class were
particularly thonghtf i'll and Appropriate.
The Rev. D. @. Msrduis; d. D., u the
Northwest Theological Seminary, Of Chi
.eago, delivered an ahis address 10 the
eyeni5, Am the mn n5orning ia aTdit. IT,
T;nm sTd galleYv fxieIs; eroRiled The
Doctor selee..si for bis srb;erts aFajtb a
a sFactSr n iHun1a,i prsSirpss.. . aEinr q 4
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The speaker Gthrmed that the point ot
the illustration was not tie littleness Of
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seed. Tie seed contains i certain smys-
tefious iosee which nataFalisss eall the
q asGlAPn' Ia !, = pa sa y Tvs. t.. J.
with ii.iii the sdil. and ths tsoii mnst contain
the elements Of growth Or else the activity
OF the SEED is thrown 1Eay. % there e
n every ruaa z iofee winch drass noa.-
isnmsnt and strength nom our surround
lnsf. si--,
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the body 10 me mtnc, % a1e aneetions-
Of me whole man z Que % me aetiye
power q talth. ittsi the afetlis sssng Pr1n-
eiple n s9csai aud cam m1lefslal ne. me
CROWN q thf man VIII tepend on the
sou trom which. taith draws tts nntti-
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= Inks him with God his strength viii
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ing power q such 2 taish ~ attested ny
history, Ihe mighty men ~ O taitn tower
atott-ig E1nte pines lnthe Scrub t9Fest o.
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