Telegram-herald., 1890-04-21
BEAUTIFUL GARMENT
Was the Subject Of Rev. George
Henry Dele's Sermon
Al The sEW CHURCH YESTERDAY.
fhe Beautiful G~rEaent Is the hishte-
oasness Of the s&ists-siBeers fiety
SoEtTAsssd with Worldly selfish
nsss AID hyPserisy.

Rev. George Henry Dole preached to
ms congregation yesterday on the SUB
jet OF Putting on Beautiful Gar
ments." His text was taken from the
gospel Of ST. Luke, 5th chapter and Soth
verse.
And he spoke also parable unto
them; No man putteth a piece OF a
new garment upon an old; If otherwise
then both the new maketh rent, and
the piece that was taken out OF the
new agreeth not with the Old"
tie said: 1.-TWO garments are here
spoken of, the new and the old. The
old garment is the natural mind and
the new is the spiritual mind.
"The old garment is the old Adam,
the earthly nature; the new garment Is
the new Adam, the quickening spirit.
The old garment is our hereditary ma
ture winch we obtain by being heirs of
man, by the first-birth, the new IS that
of an acquired nature which We obtain
by being heirs of God, by the second
birth.
The natural mind the old garment is
man made; II does not recognize God,
but trusts IN selt-reliance. Ii does not
worship God, tor II loves self supremely.
il does not believe IN revelation, the
senses are its guide; it pays no atten-
ton 10 life after death. 1t rejoices not
IN heavenly rewards, but finds It's
pleasures III earthly gains. Worldly
ambitions rule IN the old garment. The
natural mind seeks, above all things,
power, wealth, position and worldly
hOnorS. lt IS cunning, and under
stands the genus homo too well 10
disclose its hIdeous cloven hOOf, so we
often find the smllitude of refinement,
gentleness, humility and culture in this
outward garment. Ii can be very
beautiful in outward appearance.
The spiritual mind Is God-made. 1t
worships the Lord; it loves Him SUI
premely, meditates upon eternal life
and obeys revelation. 1t rejoices in
heavenly riches and turning from the
conflicts Of the world, it rests gently in
hallov joys upon the breast OF In
finite Love.
The old garment is worldliness. the
new IS righteousness, the fine linen Of
the SAINTS.
"If we patch the garment of worldli-
ness with righteousness it viii profit us
moth n. With man who lives
worldly life the worldly garment wears
through and exposes his selfishness.
To preserve the esteem of men he
stitches ON a great sea ! t patch OF gen.
eros'tv, but when 1t Is strained by use
IL will De found to have no firm setting
/; n its use rends the old garment. The
continued use of generous principles
rends the life of the worldly asunder.
The worldly minded masquerade be-
hind great patches of plety, of church
G in and of prayer num-
bling, thus covering up their
sinful nakedness. These patches not
only rend the old garment,
but they do not agree with 1t. The
patches are conspicuous because they
do not form general principle OF their
lives.
"The law requires that If we would be
arrayed IN the fine linen of righteous
ness, clean and white, we should not
attempt TO patch our worldly habit, but
entirely reject 1t by living righteous
lives, by experiencing good Will, kind
ness ana truth from the heart and Will.
Where will we obtain the beautiful
garments of a spiritual life? We do not
weave them, we can not make them.
though we must furnish the conditions
for TN manufacture.
"The new garment IS made of the
heavenly fabric of truth, love and JOY.
and Is woven by the divine hand. We
must furnish the material IN way that
the Lord may make them into a new
garm n. We must learn truth
from His word, shun the
evils which they forbid, avoid
false generosity, false piety, false kind
ness, by a determination to be genuine
to the hearts center. The Lord will DO
the rest. We can not make the gar
ments, their workmanship surpass
our ability, their glory excels our con
ception. They are shining garments from
above, garments OF love, resplendent
garments Of JOY, rich garments of
peace. We can not initiate them, we
can not force them upon US, yet we
may furnish the condition for their
making and their reception. We need
not worry about obtaining heavens
genuine raiment Of spotless purity; 1t
IS promised to all.
"Come now let US reason together,
saith the Lord. Though your sins be as
scarlet they shall be as white as snow,
though they be red as crimson they
shall be as wool"
''If We are willing and obedient.'
"a willing obedience to the word Of
God. Is all that We have 70 DO with the
making of the new garments.
Cease TO patch the old garments Of
the ~orldliness with pieces Of righteous
ness. sud the Lord will form them for
Us ss ne makes the lily grow.
Take no thought what Ye shall put
on That "a, rest without doubt or care
IN the Lords providence and power.
con, how grand j. ghteous, loving,
pure Christian character. Man clothed
IN the soft rsImeut OF warm and shin
ing Righteousness. spotless linen, clean
and white. Let us lay OF the robes 0f
wOridllness and put on the beautiful
garments Of Jerusalem. that ve may
stand before God IN the golden CITY
clothed IN fine IA ment clean and
white. for the tine linen is the righteous
ness of saints
Pat on thy beautiful garments,
Oh, Jerusalem, Holy City"