St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-22

Man is fallen and ruined, but he possesses
elements on which God can build. Prom
ises by being accepted become partakers of
our nature by inspiration from within us.
When we trust Christ we obey all COM
mands and requirements of Him. Nothing
needs God so much as the human heart.
The value of reading the Bible inestimable.
We should philosophize on it while read
ing, striving to grasp the great and mighty
truths of God.
AT THE AFTERNOON SERVICE.
AT 8 p. m. the sermon was preached by
Rev. r. Forbes of st. Paul. He took his
text from Ephistans Iii, Is, ''of whom the
whole family in heaven and earth is named"
He said this is part of the most wonderful
prayer on record. That we may be filled
with all the fullness of God is not too much
to ask. We may be filled with it as q
chamber is filed with sunlight. This is
not too much to ask. This request is of
wonderful magnitude. The apostle trem-
bled when he made it. But God above is
ready and willing to answer it. Oh for a
full understanding of the character of God.
A correct conception of God would be a
loAg step toward the mellenium. Gods
love and Judgment is his strange work.
For the sinner there is hell here on earth;
for the Christian, heaven. Infinite love
cannot prevent this. God is the father of
us all. The divine hand is reached down
to answer prayer. God is interested in the
salvation of sinners. God is not only a
righteous judge but He is love. In the slow
process of geological ages He created this
earth. When it was completed and ready
He placed upon it being who loved HIM
and whom He loved. Man fell, but Gods
love still followed him. 1t was necessary
for the divine nature to love, and He de-
manded love in return, love from the being
whom He had created. The grandeur of
Gods works and the depth surpasses de-
scription.
God could not make character; it must
be self-deyeloped. The angels were Gre
ated as free moral agents. Heaven will be
like forest of beauty compared with the
solitude of hell. l do not believe that hell
is the more pOpulouS. God came to our
rescue against Satan. He will come off
conqueror. l do not think 1t was wonder
for God to redeem man. 1t would have
been more wonderful if he had not. Man
was worth redemption. The song of the
redeemed shall ring through all eternity.
Some angels did not keep their first estate.
We know of no redemption for them, but
yet there may be. The angels are part of
Gods family, but am not in them as in the
other part of Gods family.
The air about US is perhaps full of an
gels. 1t is not strange that we are blinded
and deaf to the spiritual nature. Every
days duty, the duty of supporting wife and
family, is our most religious work. Our
idea of spiritual beings is very indefinite.
1t seems to me almost Sacrilege to attempt
to represent them. When friend dies, it en-
dears heaven to us; it becomes more real
Heaven is for those who live up to the
light which they have. Gods family Is
large one, some in heaven, others on
earth. A father finds time to attend to the
wants of his children. God will listen to
the meanest of His creatures. The ever
lasting armies are about us now. God is as
nearus in trouble as in joy. He pities our
failures. We know holy man when we
come near him.
We are never allowed to suffer more than
we can bear. By Gods help we can endure
much. There will be reunion after
while. Strong men can build, but at last
they die. In that better world we will
meet those that have gone before. Thank
God, an eternity is promised for one short
probation. We need not be in the dark
concerning it.
THE EVENING SERVICE.
At o'clock a sermon was preached by
Rev. John Stafford. He took as his text
John i, 46, ''PhiIlip said unto him come
and see." Some say. can any good come from
religion whose founder was an ignorant
person? Religion is not mere fancy fitted
for the imagination. 1t is real practical
thing. 1t is adapted to man in every way
to his mind, his soul and his body. Its
founder associated with man, was
tempted as man, knows our weak
nesSes and remember that we are dust. We
can test Christ as satisfactorily as though
he were a material substance. We have
Christ, the Rock of Ages, the foundation
of our religion. The first test of Christ
and Christianity is the argumentative
method. There is tendency to push the
Bible aside. I accept it all. These teach
mgs OF Christ are Just what we
would expect. They are worthy of
Him. His merits are worthy of Him;
they are divine. He came to save.
The second test is experimental evidence.
What we know by experience can not be
taken away us nor can not be argued out
of us. Everyone can make an experimental
test. The meanest subject of God can do it.
All it requires is a knowledge of our sins
and a belief in Christ. But we must ap-
prOach it in the true spirit, not that of curl
Osity. Sometimes the windows of heaven
are opened and blessing is poured out
upon our hearts, but it is only when we are
prepared to receive it.