The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-10
SERMON On THE PARALLELS.
An Interesting Discourse ny Rev. W
aoser. of the TiIst Ingiish Lutheran
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Yoscr. Of the TiIst IngIi,h Lutheran
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There was large attendance at all
the churche- in the city yesterday morn
ing and last night, Notwithstanding
the threatening weather, the coDgrega-
tiors were as large as usual.
Rev DR.. MosoI, pastor Of tie First
Elgn-h Lutheran Church, last night
preached an excellent sermon, his sub.
icct being q number Of the prObaDlcs oi
our Saviour.
one of the principle features Of the
sermon was the particular parable
which likened the Kingdom Of God to
"a meg catching fish In the sea. This net
was thrown out by the fishermen for
the purpose Of catching fish. They
only wanted fish that were good i0r
food Net. IN the net would be found
ai sorts and kiuds Cf fish. Those fish
which were good were accepted and
used. The bad fish, fish of q Kind
that n0 one wanted, were thrown
away. The sea To- day is the people of
his world and we are the fishermen.
We gather IN the good and the bad
ones. We expect that when people
protesting and calling themselve-
Christians Join the Church they are good
fish. We don Z expect them 10 turn Out
bad fish aud have 10 De thrown away.
bat too often is 10 the case that the nct
contains those who fail to perform tine
vows which they made as sOldler' of
Christ.
4 Christian teacher ard pastor aims
aud expects to bring i'm his net souls TO
Christ. Too often does j, happen that
tine net contains those who once pro-
Tossing failed TO live up to that proies-
sion. The pastor or the teacher or The
Christian won kcr who gathers iu tine
good and the bad must not be dis
c0uraged on account of the latter lic
may have among those members thus
brought into the church
SOME WHO ARE KICKING
and even destroying the Cmistian net
in which they were gathered. Ii is a
great thing 10 know that The angels
VIII bee the great soparatOrs. lhe}
will bring lie met 90 shore and with the
Saviour ass their leader separate tic
righteous from the untightccus. the
ilst from the unjust. the wicked from
Cine good. the sinful from the pure.
1hi. work Of making souls pure aud
separating the one from the other is the
work of Christ. lie commands each
and all of ms To assist Him. We are ie
Qmred tO tell. spread. and carry Ca
every one the Gospel. God him'cli
expects us to do ID. and the net Will Doe
iull of good fishes II we only DO what
Wc are required by the vii. Of God and
our duty 90 our fellow man.
There axe two oternitles. IF ! can so
call them. two conditions m TINS life
aud in the world To- come. Two states.
n one Of which every soul must live in.
whether here on in the great hereafter.
lo that great hereafter. whether it Doe %
heaven or "a he'll. all of us are hasten
INK. One will pass tO the right and the
other To the left Don let there be- q
Lewiston i'm the line among any of you
present Some may say that there D.
no phccof torment hereafter. II there
is u0 hell there j, no God. The future.
after death. Will prove all this.
Oar duty now Is 90 prepare ourse.N,s
FOR the future blissfll state TO bercldy
for heaven % have our sins washed
away n the blood of Jesus Christ. the
+ Lamb of God. Who can tell how kind
Jesus Christ was as a teacher. lis
/ Kindness and geutlenoss in teaching NOT
only the ignorant. but The learned, D,
/ known of all. lie told those who did
not understand what lie meant by the
parables that lie would explain. and III,
/ aii so through HIS Holy Spirit. The
apostles
WENT FORTH AND TAUGHT
all mankind rs far as they could reaci
them. Tucy had within them the eN
plana.i0n of the parallels, full know
edge OF an Of Christs teachings. Id
,he same way and by the same reason
each Of YOU have been taught. 1t D.
your duty tonight and for AL times t,
come TO begin. II you have not begun
earlier. 90 teach those who don Z know
Christ's. religion. and watch over each
IF your neighbOrs who arc without
the religion If God.
You have here what Is nOurlshmenl
FOR the s0ul and Rilk fer every weak
person iu tho family of God.
Cod holds each OF you responsible
no matter where the work recded D.
located. whether il tee ia the family on
without b., whether 40 home OF at