Telegram-herald., 1886-10-11
ADAM AND EVE.
Rev james Gorton'> Sermon in the Uni
versaiist Church.

versaiist Church
Rev James GortoD. of Charlotte, preached
yesterday in the Universalist church tax
ing for his text the path verse Of the 3rd
chapter Of Genesis. Therefore the Lord
God sent bim forth from the Garden Of
Eden to till the ground from whence he
was taken
He said. "The Bible. like all eastern
books. abounds in figures Of
speech and if we take il literally
we make a great mistake. The student of
oriental literature Will find ailegory carried
10 extremes both in the Bible and other
books IL is common 70 interpret these
ailegOries literally. and thereby great mis-
takes are made We should look al them
with study No man can understand the
Bible who does not study Archaeology, nor
can be understand either Christ OF the
Bible. Both are oriental. The story OF
the Garden OF Elem and Adam and Eve il
an oriental alleeory designed TO
teach divine truth But We must
use reason, learning aud common
sense 10 determine the difference
between the true and sllegorical parts oi
the Bible Many theological writers IN
ancient and modern times have regarded
the garden as real and have even tried 10
locate II. This Is ridiculous The garden
Is used as the symbol of lie. The term
Eden signifies Life. We all. ike Adam
and Eve. begin life in the Garden Of Eden
The trees in this garden are the Tree #
Life Obedience, and the Tree Of
knowledge -Disobedience It's rivers are
the streams that influence our lives
Gods placing man IN the garden shows that
life j. discipline. In saving that man
should die II he ate Of the tree Of evil. God
means that man shall die spiritually.
Woman being taken from mans rib shows
their intimate relationship. The hrsi idea
Of Adam and Ewes nakedness is beaut-
fl one IL shows they were in an unde
veloped condition and lacked experience in
life The serpent is the symbol of Eve :
evil desires he wrought on Eve first
because woman represents emotion and
Is more easily moved than man
| Eve did not cause mans downfall. The
| knowledge 0f sin was necessary for man =
Development When Adam and I've found
| thA, they were natei-siuf8l and guilty
| they used hg ieave- moral fig leaves sub
teriuges-to hide their sin and guilt. The
voice of God calling % them is their CON
| eciences. The curse pronounced on th'
Serpent H. the curse pronounced ou sin
There viii ever be sn enmity between
mans moral nature and sin. ant
man will conquer finally. Adam 4
act took h.m out ~ ineX
| rerience ignorance and childish innoceucs
| and no man desires 10 60 back into TO
| Eden. his prfnsnve state We don Z war
| 10 remain in bsbvhood always. Adams fsl
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| with Die sword is the discipline ~ our con
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