The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-08
THE CHURCHES:
THEY WERE WELL ATTENDED YES
TERDAl.
SERMON 81 THE REV PIKE
POWERS.
TnK vNCuANGF ARLr SACRIFICES OF
THE CROSS.
"vhai Docs ~ Matter TO Pay Back ncbi
~nnpi, to contract Larger Debts
pr. ce"pcTs sermon Last
Night

The churches were well attended yes
tcr1ay. There were no sermons, how
ever. outside OF Che regular line at any
of the churches
Rev. Pike Powers. rector Of s. An
drews Church preached last night 40 All
Saints Church very practical sermon.
His text was Hebrews chap. vii, '. -.
Wherefore tie is able 20 save them %
the utiermos Chat come unto God by
Him. seeing he ever liycth 20 make in
crccssiou ior us.
The fcNt shows That The idea conveyed
Is based ou something going before. the
nuCl snaccahitnc~~ oi Tine priesthood OF
hri.f THE priest. under the Mosaic
aw took BOO osth Christ. the great
llith Priest wa- one which the Lord
sworc au oath Chat ilc should ever De-
after ihc order of Nc'chscdec There
wcrc under Oboe old .aW many priests, be-
cause they changed bui Christ is The un-
chauagtlu.c. able tO save 90 the utter
most There now remains no longer any
need Tor 90 sacrifice for sim. Christ has
offered ihc interchangeable sacrifice Of the
cross The word priest is contraction
Of pre-l'icr So Paul said chat the
whole body of Christian people were a
Ioval priesthood Nothing can be done
wiihou, iAc Father 10 Ills Son lie has
given ali Judgment. all power in Heaven
and earth ilc to bc hOn0red like She
Father Win God nothing is impossible
that docs NOT carry % contradiction. God
cannot make 1850 and two FIVE vet lie
can do all th'n. That are possible We
NAV contract new debts. but we
must pay our ODD ones We may grow
g. grace. siiugfle to live % cody life
yat There isa long li.i of past transgrcs
sions which must be- blOucd ont
Against cod is AN sin commit
ted llc i- The King lie Will
blot thrm out 10 You come 10 Him ana
ask vs. hom-ucyer will he SAYS Who
viii soy flat every one i- not included in
thn "WhOcfcIs The blood of Jesus
Christ clcln-e- from all sin Mo will
"a that amy sim i- NOT covered by this
Gee GRAFTON. What sin OF accumulation
o. sim D. There faai win not Dee washed
away, There is DO exception bat what
the King may -lv
lie says there l- p sin that viii not be-
parl0ncd hc sim against the Holy
Ghost. those Who taste of the truth and
then cruelty fhe Lord airesh and put
Him go au open shame This refers 90
apo-iaie Christians
Theafoucmcl. is sufficient put away
from u- all sin bui there is duty forus
Co perform We have f0cOmc tO Christ
and receive thc benefit of thcatonoment,
aud no' only That Wc may have our past
sins hI0uei ONT. hut we must Dee reno
waited and sawed from the power of sin
in the present and boz the future What
doe, 10 matter to pay back debt simply
to contract larger debts What good
will 10 iO u- tO have our sins forgiven
and -'.il retain the same selfish nature
There must Dee iu us vigorous change of
nature. of temperament of disposition
Christ cf1 put away our sinful nature
and give u- % purcr one. NOT new
facultlcs. bli train those faculties into
different and uobler channels Satan
may sometime, gct the best of us. and
We. like Peter deny the Saviour, bat the
blood of Jesus clean,c- from all sin. He
is able to save l0 thc uttcrm0~t
Cod, Who hreathcd into MS the breath
az life. who gave u- our being can give
us q new clean heart. "a new spirit
Nulfiiufes of wicked sinners have been
made Chfi-tiHu- hv Gods Holy Spirit
and influence lie made new men of
them They did NOT know themselves
Tie can truly save 90 the uticrmOst
Is lie Viilin- 90 savct Lord,
if Thou witt Thou canst make me clean,
said the lcpor Why ask such question.
Christ came down from Heaven, ass
sumcG our nature. endured ihis world
contempt. humhlcd Himself suffered
and died ON the cross for man W hen
lie says. IL amy man thirst let him unto
Me and drink. llc meant il lie came
NOT 90 call tle righteous. hut sinners
% repentance ue wll freely give
as an things IL we DO hut only
ask Him tie can save not only
90 the uiicrmOt. hut IS willing
% DO so. you must go 90 Him No one
e0mcth hui hv Me- Dee SAYS. They are
Taught By thc Father how To- come You
cannot get 60 Christ unless YOU are
taught the way. and You must Dee willing
60 learn cod viii not always strive
with man Striving implies resistance
Mankind is free to accept or reject saliva
ton. 10 NOT. then 10 is bard 90 understand
the meaning of The many entrcatics.
pleadnrs and threats OF the Bible To-
wards men Why should Christ say.
what prolIcth DO man If hc gain the
whole world and lose his own soul, If hc
has not Tie power tosaNe OF lose il as he
chooses
Maier.alists say that everything is or /
dered by things beyond man control, /
and therefore there can be- no vices nor
virtues. How DO know that am alive, .
that j am standing here. that / have the /
power of action ID choose 10 exert IT, 7
IL is because ana aware of 10. know 10 I
We ave also aware CHAT We should hc .
Christians There are some who I
Will find time when 10 viii .
DE too a,c 90 200 90 Christ The five I
foolish virgins went bat too la'c. When .
that time ie no one knows but Cod /
The time may come in the life of each .
who Is out oi Christ when he cannot .
get religion There is probation on .
earth. aud when ended. we no longer can .
claim our enjoyment OF Christ. God /
alone knows That hour IL
may come when YOU are
,nioving the world I'M the flood time of /
health and prosperity when you have
turned away from the riches of Gods
grace with contempt 90 sink In the en-
iovmeni of The ha-cr riches of this earth.
IL may come when your life is fast eb-
bling away. and you iy 10 Christ on your
dying bed in terror
There d. tme. We know not when.
a point. wc know NOT where.
That m0r.s the destiny OF man
Io gior, Or dispair.'
As was said of Ephfaim of old, YOU
may be Joined toyour idol. let him alone
To-day Will soon become Yesterday
J our 90 morrow may never come Now
Is the accepted time To-day harden
not your hearts