Telegram-herald., 1888-07-30
Or. GRAVES.
He breaches to His Old Congregation n
the Fountafn-st. Baptist Church.

He breaches to His Old Congregation at
the Fountain-st- Baptist Church.
The Fountain-st. Baptist Church was well
filled yesterday morning to listen to the
former pastor OF the ch urch. DIR. s. Graves.
The pulpit was nicely decorated with fow-
srs DR.. Graves text was: Thou shalt
see greater things than these" John SO.
He said that to find Christ is to find the
trusst sentiments of ones being and unless
these are sound the man is lost. Nathan
ist. when he was told by Philip of Jesus of
Nazareth, was filled with disgust and he
asked. Can anything good from Naza-
retb7" Philip did not argue with
him, but said. come and see."
The result was that Nathaniel was con-
vertsd before he had been In the presence of
Jesus five minutes, and when Nathaniel said
that he believed that this was the Savior.
Christ said: Because / say that saw ye
under the big tree do ye believe" Verify
say We shall see greater things. Christ
probably referred to his miracles and to his
resurrection which the disciples were TO
witness. but il has q broader meaning. IL
Is not in Jerusalem alone that man IL to
worship Christ. but everywhere that man is
found they find IL means TO gain an en-
trance to heaven. Christ and his salvation
ara greater than most people think and sf-
ter preaching bis word for forty years his
word and means OF salvation became great
sr and greater to me.
Christianity 10 more than getting ones
soul to heaven. II 10 more than building
chsrchss. This simple faith of Nathaniel
IN the hnman heart is what will these
greater things De to Us Divine power Is what
has brought about the present condition Of
affairs In tbs world. Not all Of these have
been brought about by christian faith, but
al true progress Is due to truths which are
involved in the gospel.
Thsre Is . breadth and scope 10 the gospel
Of God, which brings salvation
The old civilizations Of the earth have per-
ished while tbe good OF which they were
possessed survived these changes are going
on on such a large scale that we do not
seem to see tae magnitude Of the changes.
What great thing have we seen since the
advent Of christianity The Old empire and
civilization OF Europe vanished In q few
centuries the old Europe Of Roman civiiiks-
ton hsd passed away and modern Europe
came for,h from the gloom OF the msddls
ages We see christian civilization e1cir-
cling the I've greatest continents Of the
earth.
What prscipitstsd the war Of '767
what liberated the slaves What Is
producing the movement against the liquor
Of this country What limit is there % the
great things They continue 70 snlsrgs
aud enlarge. there e no limit Take the
work Of these things 20 narrower sphere.
fev years ago Ne worshIpesd in TIE lit-
tie wooden edifce across The way. now ibis
noble temple. Taen We we're scarcely three
hundred strong. nov our influence is felt
cut side Of the state. ~ shall see still
greater things Christ taught that the
knowiedze Of God is salvation. Our high
esf concsption Of manhood enriched ten
- "a gives no conception of God. Any
church vhich shuts sae gates Of knowledge
ard truth 3 not after Christ. Notes
whst has heen done IN Boston in he Cstn-
olic shcois History bss bern thrown ont
Of sheir schools because it bears hard on
the Catholic faith. So 10 reason for 81
uasnv church denomination. which cause
so much hsirspiittins. snd ne tine X coTu-
inz when thsse vii - united Thsrs sr-
zrsstsr things IN church giving fs- rs.rs
ago Se0oCo wss consiaer-d an imnense
missionary faud. This yesr e sraourted -
on.-fnh Of al the United Stats. ard Great
Britain r. IN the bsnss - Caristisn men
snd usnsu. Cod q pouring monsv into
- iap 81 Cn~istisns
The hrne = coming whsn the sword riII h-
hestsn INTO the pi0~shsre ard the spes-
iat- ths nrnnirx hCok s1d RE vsss armies
~ Eurgspe ~ secone producers instead ~
consumers TIE ainetsenth cs1farv hss
b@~n ne zrestsst IN the woric's history
rs haf xrest tninxs hsve - sen thst our
s~andfsfhers never Erssn1eo of Thix en-
rurv bss 5cne mere acr The sdrszceueaf Il
fhe wer.d tasn the thoussnd vea-s thsi
crsesfsd it ard sti,E what = u hur thr
stepping stene II taat srsn5er ssatarg
waich = nearing a.