The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-02-15
THE PERIODICAL SON."
"His Spirit MS Shown by Rev. l. W
Read Last Evening-An0ther
Sermon in the Interest
ing Series.

Jun III tHc Hot bdptist CHuiCu last cN-
ening, dwelling on this occasion on "The
Spirit" of the subject. The following is
asynopsis of the discourse:
There is story of IN artist in London
who engaged to paint a picture of the
PrOdigal, but was much tronbled from
the fact that he could not find any one to
properly represent the young man who
was to be the central figure of the pic
ture. After while man who was
wretched by dissipation and vice, was
found He was the very embodiment of
all that was wretehed He was engaged
to meet the artist the next day. When
the time arrived imagine the painters
surprise to find the man washed and an
attempt made at cleanliness His whole
scheme had failed because the man had
tried to fix himself up nicer than he
really was. This was not true of the
Prodigal. He went to his father just as
he was; the way every Prodigal from God
has to do to secure his blessing. No one
can cleanse himself; he must go to God
Just as he is. We see something of the
spirit of the Prodigal when he resolved
to say and felt, Il am no more worthy To
be called thy SON"
First. His was spirit of confession.
Il have sinned," was his expression,
Every one has to realize this before there
can be forgiveness from God. IT, With
out confession there can be no inward
change. There must be realization OF
sin, and then willingness to confess, or
Il spirit of confession to indicate ihe fact
to the heart. A body may be diseased,
and in consequence mich wasted. The
disease can not be seen but it is realized.
The disease must be broken in order to
secure health. and when the body begins to
put on new strength there is the evidence
of the fact that the disease is broken. SO ii
is with sin. When there is readiness TO
confess. and the spirit says, Il have
sinned," there is the indication of return
ing spiritual health. e. Without con
fession there can be no outward mani
festation of the change. The prodigai
might have died il he had not confessed
So every Que who has sInned against God
must confess in order that it may he
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