Daily Republican., 1889-01-07

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Fret, Hanover, Central, West, OlAyet
and Rodney Presbyterian churches united
In mass meeting in Hanover last evening,
and will meet a. the Flrst Church, Tenth
aud Market strcctB, every evening this
week, for varied and interesting services
distihg guishiug the week OF prayer as OBJ
served throughout tls Christian world.
Reys. Marks, Mclean, Hickman and
Swartx ofiiciated. M Keigwin IA slightly
indisposed, and olivet's pastor-elect has
not yet taken residence here.
Pastor Swartz, OF the Central, took for
h text Luke TX; 28s "And he saia to
them al, II any mau viii come after me,
let him deny himself and take up his
cross daily, and follow me-"
From the discourse we learned that the
plain trms of dlselplesbip, l, Belf-deiliaI;
2, CrOss-bearlne; ., Christ-following, can
net DO too distinctly understood, not only
by disciples but especially by those who
are to become followers OF Jesus. The
Bible contains the plainest possible In
struct.ons.
In self-denial one fnnss say 10 hirhself
"no' In every carnaI thing and thought
contrary TO the will OF God. 1t must be
a final aud absolute sno.n A "noH TO
that emphatic word t'himself." A onoD
that often demands positive action. 1t
muet be q reveiutiel OF life that puts
self out % central Dint In ones lie
that puts self out a. Z centre Of life aud
thought. And more tssn this, IL must
enthrone Jesus Christ within as living
and ruling power. Cross bearing ib the
death Of the carnal nature and the death
tf self. 1t Is series of GSd's ptovl-
dences BY which he gives erucidxioh Of
the fiesh. God kills the csrnai man that
the spiritual man may live forever.
These sound like hard terms, but the
man who cruc 1cs the divine nature
within takes harder experience. The
drunkard crucldoa the image tf God that
Is within him. All mis- had experience l.
immeasurtbly harder because 1t does not
bring the Infinite blessing and reward
that the former does. HWhoeyer will
cave his lie shall loose it,"
Jesus taid to his disciples: ttThat there
be some OF them that stand here which
shall not taste Of death I'll they have seen
the kipgdom OF God come with power"
There are some "a this audience that
shall not taste death.
Tho sermon was irtently listened to by
the large and influential audience.
A half hour Of payer and confer encc
meeting was annouAced 10 succeed the
concluding hymn, tut only q very few
used the prodered opportunity to rOtlre.
There was numher. Of short prayers.
The Rev. Mr.. Hicktnan read requests for
fprayers, TO which hs edded an eloquent
and string exhortAtion for the promo
ton OF revival work,
Mr.. john G. Haikness made some re-
marks In the line Of the ssrmon; II In
fnitely paid to practice the selfdenial,
cross-bearing and Chhst-followlng which
had been 30 plainly preached this even
ing, because II restored man from bd ing q
helpless ruin to perfect man mo rally,
intellectually, mentally, spiritually and
physically, insomuch that he could sin
cercly say that seemingly he enjoyed hope
OF paradise reeained and had foretaGtes of
heaven while yet on earth.
The disciple, with the exper.enae set
forth In the sefmon, was blessed and
happy beyond all power OF language to
describe or communicate. He hal not
the slightest desire .er the things hb had
given up, because the reward our ouInipo-
tent God had pAid as 20 great, 90 per-
ieetly satisfying and Ascceptable. He had
escaped hell on esrths and gained hsayen
for certainty and etsrnity
As to the crucifying preached, Curiss'a
discipe does not have to be crucided
more than once, because everything in
him that can be craeihed Is dead and
buried as 1t were. CHRIST was cruciaed
only once.
But He rose from the dead and the
Hoy Comforter which He has sent TO us
lives in US an infinite power. II is the
Spirit of the resurrected Jesus Christ,
whs has triumphed over the Il ssh and tie
world, over persecntions, SsntaDic temp.
tasions, misrepresentation, cross-beArlng,
o;uoihxlon, wounds, tho grave and death
itse.f that lives In His rej.dcing Disciple.
It infinitely pays In making this lifs
happy and blessed and In eternal life to
go through with all the experience which
the beautiful sermon has recommended
Speaking spiritually and figuratIyely
mas may thus seemingly walk like king
among men because OF the power and in-
fuesce God exsroisse through him.
re stands and speaks tn the wisdom
and strength, the majesty and glory of
tie Supreme Sovereignty of Triune Jeno-
yah unto whom he 10 reconci ed by tho
Great Mediator Jesus Christ, and having
His law written upon his heart, be de-
lights therein all the day long. Obi yes,
1t pays infl sitely well TO follow and obey
the Lord Jesus. To Him be all the glory.
central Ohurcn,
That no injustice be done Pastor
swartz, instead Of attempting to report
his words, we sammtrise our conclusions
after hearing his sermon Sunday morn
ing on the walk by Faith," Cor. v. 2,
as follows:
| l. Natural blindness illustrated that
which is spiritual.
ii. The spiritually unsaved think they
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