Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-10-11
UNITED BRETHREN.
INTEREST IN THE CONVENTION Is IN
CREAsING AS IT PROGRESSES.
An Excellent Sermon Yesterday After
noon by Rev. W. s. Bovey-Ladies'
Missionary Association.

Yesterdays session of the United Breth-
rens Conference showed growing and in
creased interest. Most of the time was
taken up in hearing reports of ministers
from different fields of labor, and passing
upon their character and work. One good
feature in the method of their reporting is
that they give not only full report of the
work for the year, but also the relation of
that work to their obligations and to the
work of the previous year.
In the afternoon Rev. G. P. Tindall of
the Presbyterian Church, and Rev. DR..
Needham of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, were introduced to the Confer
ence.
The W. G. t. U. of this city presented,
through their Secretary, Mrs. F. o. Baum
gardner, neat, warm. hearty address of
greeting, which was referred to a commit
tee for appropriate response.
In our yesterdays issue the types pro-
claimed the Bishops name as HIATT" in
stead of Hot" If the typo had been ac-
quainted with the genial ecarmth of the
Bishops nature he would hardly have
made the mistake, Notwithstanding the
size OF the Bishops Uranium.
Rev. NJ. S. Bovey, of Riverside, preached
an excellent sermon from the words in /
Timothy w., u: "Who is the Savior of all
men, specially of them that believe"
Christ, the center of the thought of the
Bible. The text presents to us this most
deeply interesting theme-tbe redemptionaI
scheme, one of exceeding breadth-God
the Savior of all men. The common con-
ception of the unconverted is that God can
be nothing to the sinner; but to the sinner
he is the Savior. Orthodoxy is grievously
slandered in the charge that it teaches that
God is cruel and implacable for the sins of
men but by the anguish and blood of His
own Son. Contrary to this, it teaches that
love to men was the divine motive. God
so loved the world" He is the Savior of
all men, in that he has provided possible
salvation for every man. The highest love
IS consistent with the maintenance of law.
To liberate the cut. throat through motives
of mercy, to the endangering of the tbroats
OF the innocent, is not mercy. He must
maintain authority, else He cannot be a
God of love-
Purity and holiness are essential to the
highest good. To secure the highest good
is the highest aim of the highest love in
the universe, and law is essential to purity
and holiness. Combined with this is the
provision for the salvation of the yiolater
of the law, not by abrogating the law, but
by its vindication in Christ Jesus, instead
OF punishment of the sinner. The sinner
though saved in so far as the Divine provi-
sion is concerned, must believe and accept
1t or he cannot be benefited by it. So he
who believes is in the higher and better
sense saved. His salvation is not only
abundantly provided and ever in reach,
but IS accepted and accomplished. He is
saved from despair, from fear, from sin
and the love of it. Obedience is ioy: the
necessity of law has passed away, and the
will itself is blended with the divine. Glori-
GUS salvation How blessed in life and in
death How dreadful to be without il in
the last hour of life.
An eminent infidel said as his last utter
ance: Il take leap in the dark" The
death OF Noltaire was dreadful under the
shadow OF his unbelief. Goethe cried with
his dying breath: More light, more light"
because he had not accepted Him who in
all hours of darkness and despair is the
only light of men. But how blessed and
sure is the hope and cheer of the believer
In such an hour. Alfred Goodman said
y m sweeping through the gates washed
IN the blood of the Lamb" Bishop Otter
bein said, as he was dying: ~ begin to feel
an inexpressible fullress of love and peace
divine" Bishop Russell said to some of
his brethren: Sing to me that hymn,
When we've been there ten thousand
years shall not hear you sing it again."
The speaker closed with an earnest appeal
to believers to toll and sacrifice gladly for
such Savior, and to the unsaved 10 accept
Him.
The Ladies Missionary Society hold
their annual meeting this evening at 7:30.