The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-31

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= Il rs Il 1x-p IN tbti in>ffnusnt. fhc
8 |faH soul N hcn we ssrike it, chords
}{t<r< are tllseoftla Who can repair that
in<tyumcnt? No one but its Maker, and
tAc Maker cen,c 10 do II and has done II.
The most glorious tidines ever brought
to man are the words. God Is with U.s. y
1 Wosidlncss Il now entering the sane
tuafy. Halfheartiness In religion Il
prevalent, thoughtlessness Is In the pew
lis in your soul. SIN ucd Is with us.
His spirit il Ia His church. II God be
for US who can be against usy Better
than that, God Is not only for us but
lxish US and In US.
First RNcIIsH LUTHERAN.
( Rev. Mr.. Moser preached yesterday at
this church on THE Barren Fig Tree. "
/ Attention was first directed to the fact
that the fig tree was placed in vine
yard, where the ground was, of course,
In high state of cultivation. This he
ikencd to not only protesting Christians
here but to all who lived in this land of
Gospel, enlightenment, and privileges.
They ere here enjoying all the rich
blessings that have followed In the wake
Of Christianity, rooted In and drawing
life from them in all its FORMS some bear
fruit and Others leaves.
II was natural that fruit should be ex-
pected from the tree In rich coil and
from people in favorable circumstances !;
but Il Il f&tt that We have fruitless
green trees and unfruitful protesting
Christians. He admonished his hearers
to look TO IL that they bear fruit, or the
same judgment would be melted out to
them as that passed upon the tree; Cut
il down. Why cumbereih it the grounds"
lie explained that an unfruitful tree
was not only a negative, but a positive
evil While II drew from the soil the
nutriment necessary TO sustain life, II
made no proper return; il not only re-
fused TO yield compensation itself, but
took that which would enable the fruit.
bearers 10 yield more abundantly, and
thus kept them from more fully per
forming their mission. This, he said,
was the sad condition of many people in
the church. They not only failed to
yield fruit themselves. bnt were stun
bling blocks In the way of Others They
were a hindrance, because the time and
attention bestowed upon them could be
used upon others This class he urged
to remember that, while mercy stays the
hand OF justice with the prayer TO try
them for another season, 1t may be, the
Judgment must at some time go forth,
and, If they turn not and bring forth the
fruits of righteousness, il will be similar
to that passed on the tree.
For all fruit. bearerss he had this glad |
information Their fruits shall be stored |
sway for their own use Lay up for |
yourselves treasures in heaven, he urged. |
They are for your own use-your own
enjoyment"
AT night he preached an excellent dis
course on the all-important question,
" What think We OF ChristY'
GRACE sTBERT PRESBYTERIAN.
Dr. s S. Lambeth, pastor Of the Broad
street Methodist Church, preached last
night in the .Grace Street Presbyterian
Church. His text was Colossians, III
chapter, verse 8 q For We are dead, and
your life is hid with Christ In God"
In the former part of this delightful
epistle of Paul - the Colossiana, said
the preacher, the apostle had been re-
his disciples that there was
new dispensation; that the period of
time when types and symbols represent
ed religion had passed The days of the
ceremonial law had ceased 10 exist, and
the love Of God alone now constTaineth us.
We could now see God by faith, not by
symbols We can prove that faith by
our works, and if we cannot have
the faith and do the works our religion
is mimicry. Paul urges the entire con-
secration of his disciples to Christ You
are justified by faith; you are saneti6ed
by Christ your citizenship Is in Heaven.
Ye are dead, says the Apostle. The
Bible is full of apparent paradoxes. In
one breath the Apostle says ye are
dead and alive. To the man who has
not the spirit Of God snch a statement
would appear absurd. But the Bible is ,
Is own interpreter You may be dead
% all spiritual things while alive 10 all
he pleasures Of sense Whomsoever is
he friend of the world Is the enemy of
God. You cannot mingle the swift and !
yarnished heart with the love of God
You cannot serve two gods. You can
lot serve God and Mammon.
How can you find the dead saint or =
inners BY trying him Try him with a I
all to do something in the way of self : :
acrifce. If he be 6ead unto sin and ;
ives unto Christ he will promptly re-
pond if dead in sin there will be no re- {
ponse. Let me ask each of you, are you :
lead unto sin and alive unto righteous
essy
In the economy of God, 80 far as this
World is concerned, there seems 10 be u
othing but what is in the rudimentary
tate. There Is always first the blade, {
hen the ear, then the full corn in the
ar The babe in Christ feeds on the
nix of the spirit; then he becomes a ?
oy, a youth, then a full-grown man In u
hrist Jesus, and be grows in Christian
eauty and loneliness into q life that is o
arrest, solid, eternal. Christ came into >
le world that we might have life eternal :,
lore abundantly. +
The outlines of Gods intentions are u
Did us but the details are withheld We u
se them through glass darkly. Our G.
'nses can give US no satisfaction; Il
Imagination fades away, but we shall on 'o
lat day see Him face TO face II has not
liered into the heart of man TO con- q
live these things which God has pre- al
AIRED for them that love Him. III
When Moses came down from the "a
ountain his face shone so that il daz- J
ed the people Ii blinded them. Moses M
Id spoken TO God, face TO face. If at
oses' face, but reflection OF Gods, ds
'zaled the eyes of the people, how could he
ey behold II on them were thrown the
II light and radiance Of heavenY
Yet, If they knew 1t all they would not
pent in the scriptursl sense, for the n,
chest authority has told US. "Ye have