Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-10-17

EVANGELIST Martin was greeted With the
iarsea audience YET On ye.tsris afternoon
At the T. VI G. A. rooms A. ; 80 O'Clock
The audience room xss comfortably
fiisd win attentive sGd asprecistivg listen
srs. He took for his theme, What does
the Bible Say for Itself The manner in
which he hapdiel ,hs snbisc: sas .iapl9,
:hossns by the vatieu, names sppllsi to
the Bible villa, IL claim Vas.
l. II IL called the oracle OF G1d. Sew
erai passages Of Scripture were quoted ,
substsniials lhis point The speaker weat
on 10 show that in these tiGles were over
throwing the faith o. some sy denying the
authority of the whole Bible, ieaet ing that
some PORTIONS Of are authentic and Others
are not. lie urged on all the teaes.ity (
receiving and believing the word Is We %
ii.
II. II is called the Word Of Faith. Is
be bell ,sed Rom l0-s, the word VI fan
which we preach. Christ himself quoted
from the very po''ioa' OF Scripture which
today are rejected by same OF the mos,
modern thinkers.
Ill. T. is me word Of tie g1snel Acts
i5s7. The frat public sefmoa that Chri-
preached, wss a quotation from the o q
Testament. setting forth His mssion in Il g
World The Bible il. FROM begin icg 7,
end. full Of the gospel Anywhere iron
Genesis / 10 Revelation XVI. you can lad
the gospel.
w It is the word CT reconciliation
II Cor. > TO- God is teconciled to the
world, and is nov bcseeohina tie woFli o
be reconciled to him. He hath co nmided
10 His children the word Of reconci citation.
v Il is called the word Of life. PM.
? IL IL makes known tie way of life.
John II q. II sustsins 81 ritual life, nj d
points to life eternal IN Gods kingdom.
VI It is called the word Of Christ.
Col . i6 Christ is the centre Of the
sculptures. John - 4. the key that
unI es= this wonderful trea1ure house
Behold the Lamb Of Cod Christ also
the circumference OF the scripture. John
= 49, Christ is the author and He is the
subject of all the scripture.
Mr.. Mario closed by stating that ne
Bible IL a lester from God, banquet table,
q store house, u telescope. a map AMI
chart. What is the Bible to you; At the
close Mr., True sang very touching solo
entitled lone Of the Sweet oil Chaptefs.
10 the evening good audience of men
convened at the rooms TO listen to the Cos
pei as preached by Mr. Martin He took
for his tex, II Samuel. 49, 80, lis the young
man safe" nsep and eeras Il att ntion was
paid the speaker, and considerable feeling
expressed on the part Of iho-e present.
The frs. point made by the sreasef WAS the
Importance of tie question, 1t i importsu
In view of the Fathers love. DAVID said
would had died fortiee." G0l Himself
though; so much of rs ira. in The person of
His Son be did die fo- us Il is important
again because OF is extent. l. has 4 gen
ersl application to all men. II also has =
personal application TO each mgu Are you
safe
The second point noticed was the import
of tue question Is the young man safe
from an EVIL life? CARTS came to save
men from their sins, and the salvation of
God is not to simpiy save Il. frani he'll, but
to save from that which would send us u,
or make hell for US. II the youog man
safe from the cons quence OF sintal liter
If man is lost ~ last. / is rot the fault of
God but the mans own fanl.. The rem
cdy has been provided; the disease may Be
cured, aud ths consequence avert-d, But
ii man Decent apply the remedy. he must
suffer tie consequence. he young man
safe from fear OF death. Napoleon, when
dying ctllcd for his srmor. bu. the arly
armlr hat viii keep man at that hour
will be the armor OF righteousness.
Agar, is The vuung mau safe to ihe en-
los ment cf Gc3A presen'e end hereafter:
There is " in ssrvug tie L9rl Ills ser
y e ia no siayish for "hs y.k, is easy.
his burden is ah. The sp aker cited
The cssc Of the young Esglshma1 who
gave up biz f1lt1re of half million. and
gave himself also, ard all this because Of
his devotion to God. Anyone catering the
service Of God viii fed il a most pleasant
service iudt ed.