The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-20
CHRIST AND HIM CRUCIF1ED.
Rev. w. F. Price at the Independent
Presbyterian Church yesterday.

Rev. w. F. Price at the Independent
Presbyterian Church yesterday.
Rev. w. F. Price Of the Madison Avenue
Congregational church, Of New York,
preached in the Independent Presbyterian
church yesterday and last night. His t.xt
in the morning was taken from l. Cor. H., ,:
81 am determined not 10 know anything
save Jesus Christ and him cIuciied."
"While our knowledge he said, lis not
controlled always by our will. yet the cen
trail subject Of our thoughts is so controlled
that every man should make Christ and him
cruclfled the central thought of his life, for
all subjects which may worthily engage his
attention and interest are connected with a
knowledge Of Christ. All men are inter
estcd il the divine existence. Christ
is the | Am" All mon study and desire
TO know the divine attributes Christ is the
Alpha and OmegO In him We learn of
Gods infinite power, wisdom and love. If
we consider created things we must con
slider Christ, who is the maker of them all
Are you a geologist" asked the preacher
The rocks are his" "Are you an astron.
omerH He made the stars and guides
them in their course" Are you a botan-
ist" The flowers are the workmanship of
his hands" Are you an artist "The
highest conceptions of grace and beauty
are in his hands" Are you an ethical
teacher, a student of moral iawf "ChrIst
gave tue law and came to magnify and cx-
emplfy it in his earthly life. where else
than in him do you find all the virtues per-
fectfn
Are you a student of political economy;
are YOU a statesman "when Christ
teaches the possibility Of society whore
men shall dwell together in perfect peace
and unity" If you speak Of heaven and
eternity who shall answer Jobs old ques-
ton: IF a man die shall he live again and
what are the conditions of the future life,
its laws and occupations Who can answer
but Christi
again we can know nothing in its most
important bearings unless we know Christ
and him cruCiied, and unless we know u
thing in its most important bearings we
cannot really be said to know it all; for
example, the trees bud and blossom, for
whatW the preacher asked, "but TO bear
fruit for the sustenance o4 the human
body, but is that their ultimate effect? The
nourishment of the body favors the growth of
the mind, but is the human mind an end
worthy of all these coutrivanceS in nature
necessary to make the tree bud and blossom
and bring forth fruitf Is man an end in
himself or does he live, and do all things
minister TO his growth and development for
some higher end"
The answer TO the question Isl MANS
chief end is TO glorIfy God and enjoy
Him forever" But there is something more
still; it is to partalle Of His grace for he is
saved only by grace, and grace came only
by Jesus Christ; not, however by his divin-
ity nor by his spotless Humanity, but 10y the
two united by Christ and him crJcified. -
In the evening Mr.. Price took for his text
John xii, -; "Ye call me Master and
Lord, and ye say well, for so | ann
Mr.. Price will preach again next Sunday,
when it is expected that the new organ will
be ready for use in the church service.