The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-12-30
THE SANCTUARY.
Sermons Delivered az some of tn
churches Yesterday.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.

Sermons Delivered at some OF the
churches Yesterday.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
After the reading of the morning lesson
the Rev. Schofeld selected for his text the
18th verse OF the Bird chapter Of Paul's
epistle 10 the Philippians, "BTethren, /
count not myself TO have apprehended;
but this one thing 1 do, forgetting those
things which are behind, and reaching
forth unto those things which are be-
fore.''
The old year is about TO die and be
buried with Its predecessors. In the new
year we should keep our eve ever on the
goal. not turning back to drag those things
with US which belong to the past By
often speaking Of past events IL Is easy to
fx them in Our memories; more easy
than 10 forget some things by not
thinking OF them. The power
of forgetfullness IS one of the most blessed
gifts Of our maker. Men are slow 70 move
forward from bToodIng DER the past.
People Of advanced age are particularly
prone TO look back instead of forward.
This arises from discomfort with the pres
ent. Nee long for the good old times
when our fathers were boys and our mo-
theirs were girls. The speaker here quoted
Bacon In regard to the hard times of 1919
and 1920, when m Dney was at g premium
and the poor were ground to despair.
According TO some people there has meyer
been any time 80 good as the innocent day 3
of Eden, nor never will there be until the
milleLium. A few years hence the world
Mill look back upon the reign of Victoria
and the presidency of Grover Cleveland
exclaiming with marvellous delight upon
the then existing brotherly love and the
elegant sufficiency OF money. Christian
Ity Is the one thing that promises pro-
gress. Much OF the past is dark, and
soulbre, aud unsatisfactory; the future
ike q clear, szure-tinted sky. It is i'm
possible to estimate how much the
church and state has been thrown back
by our inability to forget the past. Let
us forget the past year in so far as re-
Numbering those things that ought not to
be remembered. And in the future year
be able to do what ever duties may be i'm
posed upon US. ''Bless the Lord, o my
soul and forget not all His benefits"
THE CONGREGATIONAL.
The Rev. T. T. Ingalls, chose his text
from Cd Cor. o :15: "Thanks be unto God
for His unspeakable gilt" In speaking OF
giving, Paul Is led 70 the thought OF Gods
unspeakable gift. Some souls are capa-
BILE OF these high enthusiams, so that
common acts suggest to them the noblest
thoughts. In all general sense all things
are the gift of God. But His gifts in
crease in value as they reveal His nature
and as they benefit US. The gilt of Christ
Is Of uuspeakable value because He re-
veals more of God than any of the other
gifts which He bestows upon us, and be-
Cause He is Of the very highest benefit to
US. He reveals the Father as q God OF
love and grace and He brings to US the
greatest good, even our salvation. It ID
for this reason that the world has cele-
brated Christmas; not because the Bible
makes much OF the birth of Christ, for the
birth days of the great and good are cele
brated only when the world sees how
great a blessing they have brought, but
because we feel that Christ is the
one great gift of God tC
humanity. He is the inspiration OF The
Riving.th kindness, the OVERLOOKING char
ity Of Christmas time. The joy of Christ.
mas is not vain protest against i'm.
pending EVIL, Il Is the foretaste of better
day for the world,
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
There was full house at the Christian
church yesterday morning. After SOM
service the Rev. HaTvuot selected as hi
text, 1st Cor. 10:12 -"Wherefore let hin
that thinkeih he standeth. take heed, les
he fall" The pastors sermon was sd
dressed to those who had lately unitet
with the church. The following Is brle
synopsis: Young friends, by faith in Jesu
as the Son OF God, by repentance, COMES
sion OF Jesus, and baptism in his name
you have the promise that all your pas
Sins are forgiven and that His holy spiri
Is yours. How rich the promised Ne
this alone does not form Christian char
acter. nor secure for you the RliIterini
treasures Of the eternal city. You hav,
only begun, and there is possibility anC
even danger OF falling, but the crown ID
only 70 him that endureth to the end. ThC
chief encouragement among young Chris
tiAns Is, they expect too much at once
The Christian life is a growth, and you
are but ''babes in Christ" You may use
Gods means OF growth and become strong
or you may accept part and be weak, o
refu Q them and die.