Telegram-herald., 1888-08-13

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zasrly a rssiasns II tAis eity. 01a We h2s
iast eomplsssd soarss a. Ia Aaaossf
theological ssmiasry and Ill snlsr Hsr-
x.sa as Fall. prs.ehsi - tae DRglsion g.
II 2. csurca - l4Exs congregation OF his
foxusr frienaz s1d sceusiDtszess-
M keDsEsaid lsok h0f nis ts1t Marx Z.
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And when He .as gone f0rth into
ths ssy there cane one runai1g, snc
snss.sd u Hin, sad s<ksd Hlm. Coed
Aasssr. shaE sE4a / 10 that / nlzy I0hrTtE
sgsrasl lie" Anc Jesus said uoto AIaa. " nN,
c4llSsx Laoa ms goodf t1srs = noas good.
caG S1e, Lbst . Goo. tnou kn0 sest the
eomas28dmsnts. 10 not eommig adultery,
10 1ot kAL 10 aog sLe.l % a0t Gear t.lss
~iLasss. csfrs1d not, nsnor tny iALnsF AID
mClbsE.
And ne answered snd said unto hiin.
AsstsF. al tnsas have ! ecssfTed ifOaa "a
YoatA.
Then Jesus bshssdins him loved him,
sod SID uato hiaA one thing thoo iAesests
- my ssy ssll ia teEer thon hasa and giys
70 the poof 41d tnou shalt have treaslr es
IN heaven and cOTue. take up The cross and
iollos ne. And he sss ssa a. Ih2t saying
snd vent away gEisyst. for he had great
pssssssions.N
lie said, ss We contemplate the life of
CHRIST the stOry seems 20 grow Ia psthos
snd te0oetGess. fns goodness of God aud
tns duty OF man becomes more clearly de-
nnsd- IL = paragraph whicn Ne love 10
contemplaIe 0ut czanot understand. Al
ooe moment be turns 70 bless the uncon'
scious cAiid. A. another he turns 10 znswef
/ the qaesti9n Of the rich ruler.
lt IS my purpose 70 shOw that there can
be 20 hope Of eternal life for those who arc
partly devoted 20 the will or God. aud part
ly devoted 70 somelhing else.
l believe THAI al men, no matter how de-
praVed have some good points aoont them
ana II so what will % the result. This rich
young man had many virtues, nsd kept al
the commandments. but ne goes awaY
sorrowfal Oh account Of his devotion TO III.
l wealth.
bis whole life had been 50 shaped and
rounded sy the religion OF the Hebrew.
aud theIr observance OF the law that The
words were the key note 10 his life HE
/ had osen taught obedience ~ the law be
| fore kt could read and thus followed it be
eauae IL Was aduty and not from any love D
/ GO1 or Of his lar. And II the heart Is al
/ wn against the law, the man will simplS )
be unhappy; but If the heart is in sympathy
| with God. then comes happiness. Ths
Jews considered all good IN man n ths
1 shadow OF the Divine spirit. and lnspira
tiofa As the origin OF all activity in man.
Christ urged the world onward IN th'
road OF progress. and this young ruler haC
brought himself to the threshold of nighe
| existence, and was taaght that eternal llf
could not De purchased but by doing tn'
| xf1 of God
IL is the great thought that makes TIT
great man, the great painter. the great art
ist When Is man so good as when Ill
| seeks for His law and does His wills Hu
mility is the crowning Christian virtue II
the gospel meaning of the word. and it 1
not found in pagan religion.
We have seen some OF the bright side o
this young rulers lite. let us pass on TO Il
darker side he comes 70 Christ iuil u
hope and asks the question. He has always
been ooedient but now be suddenly be
comes disoeedient aud turns from God Z
his possessions. What = transformation
He can not be rewarded for the good h
has done, but on account of the one wron
trait IN his character he turns away iron
eternal life. he has been brought up IN
religion which teaches . real longing fo
eternal life and now in moment ne
transformed from a suppliant for this III
| 20 a disobedient soul. His whole life lscke
A
ence did not extend INTO his past life bu
sprung out on the moment Christ wa
q crisis in his life rs he is il
the life OF every pan. Some in hi
presence rise toward heaven others sin
toward perdition. he is . crisis in the sou
OF man. This young ruler who had ker
all the commandments and given one-tent
| of his income must now keep the command
ments and consecrale all his possessions Z
the poor. Tnis is more than he will do an
be goes away disappointed and sorrowft
and is lost TO eternal life and lost TO Coz
Let q hope that be returned and repented
IL be did be did he is saved. II he did nc
. then be is still lost TO eternal life.
L have striven to show that he who
righteous in part only, and wicked in pal
cannot inherit eternal life.
| I presume there are those in this cor
grgation whose life started fully as brigi
Is this young man OF palestine. Have yo
turned from him as did the young rul,
! or when you asked what you must do
/ inherit stsrnal life have you beea willing I
do His will. Let as try 10 love no or
thing lacking in our life to debsr rs fror
inheriting stsrnal life.