Daily Republican., 1890-03-31
Inv. GEO. NJ. HICKMAN
.sAcHEs TO oLIvET PhEs-
eyrsRIAN CHURCH.
...r,or on .raithfa,ness." Repiets
v,, Classic Lore--Intercsting Rem.
,r,.,encs and IIlstory-It Leads
IA tho Consideration Of
Solemn Questions.


solemn Questions.
E.y. Geo. NJ. Hickman asksd the A.
saad Yesterday morn'ng's congre-
Inn 10 Noh. vii, Ia: "Now II came
oss NJ .hen the wall WAS built" etc.,
sI,h an introduction, In which he
otsi the words of an lancient Roman,
n. Marcus, ut is not for conquerors
! IA tired" he named bis topic -
5.Ihiulpess." To understand its de-
IiIIou We may look upon man % = fac.
4 connected with the whole human
I,lke wv overgrowing aud embracing
vail to which II fAstens itself BY Its
aIng foelers. Man, In the longlngs
ioul throws out fselers toward
lie throws out fceiers toward his
uw men 10 all the relations Of citizen-
h business, oic.
n 40 men and women In all the reis-
u,hIps Of life toward all mankind.
discharge Of our duties. growing out
our relationship 10 God aud mankind
suitute, iai.hiulness. It comprises
III, In di,ehargIng tho duty OF faith
lues We must in o ur weak ness, aC-
d, the Lord jesus Christ aud His wis.
IN and ,NauslA. This 10 the imms-
lie duty Of every one.
Casat loa his lile by lack Of faithful
s,, by iaa,,eulIon and neglect Of the
meda,e iuiy Of reading . document
plAlnn. ths conspiracy to Asssssinsto
y and With 10 held In his hand the
" tine oI going to tho place Of his
ssseassr further illustrated BY the
DensIce Of young men who made Q
Bas OF life BY neglecting their present
fofidnllie,, and by that Of . young
vho did not jump into the life boat
dtk enough aud was drowned. Tho
ul Will be lost unless the opportunity
Hl'ation 10 embraced.
enily, tho preacher thought faith
hes to palude the important duty Of
b'ilon. Here and at other points he
pisd familiarity from ancient Roman
toT, Mere worldly ambition has In
he element OF death. Nap0leon's
oation Of soul on finding himself i'm !.
sonei was portrayed. Mere earth
70 smOition makes lie miserable and
lg' dainuat,on 10 the soul.
Asin illustration OF unselflsh ambi-
be cited the artist, who took his
ple'ufe down from u desirable place
pueic exhibition snd substituted the
fk oil his col elque.
% best ambition 10 10 carry the Cos
sherc It Is not preached. To lock
heiahbors who do not 20 to church
~ ambition that makes life happy,
'hs ninth verto Of the fifth chapter
scond Corinthians is commended the
ambition Of being accepted Of
"a thiId point Of iaithfulnsss you
~ have character power. Among the
Pach' re remarks under this head were
. as NO man Is Ut to have children
does no. give his heart to Christ.
Miller said: "Tks iree will OF the
10 the dcstiny Of the child. In
sah Character lie ID happy; other.
f'omy. = An inndel had said
asn no other book equal to the
aln the formation Of mind and char.
Belief In Christ makes
ndsr, Your attitude toward Christ
lss your character.
4 Hickman thought mwoll's
ister rs a soldier and statesman was
Y from the old testament
iln,;
fashiuluess to duty will lift life
= mere dull bumdrum. II you are
Fsard.
Iherels here upon the earth 70.
lof duty performed. Illustration
sNen BY quotation from tho life and
X oi Gladstone recommending the
lho source OF character power to
',a aaly is God. Let ua give to our
@siedemption touch Of this Bible.
QUESTIONS.
.as Walking from church our mind
Y Y nlled with questions:
~ no, the people of God who re.
.as Holy Spirit while sitting In rs-
,oagtegations listening to preach.
s.,h h that there are twos sclsesss OF
aen w ID Those who, being
~ NV, 1.a either as evangelist or pas.
n,.a u, arc Ordained of Jesus Christ
sA NV S % Tie Holy Ghost with the
ii; and AM nS.y aSy Ghost to preach the
isslic ~. ~ lhote who have only an
vet ba", NilAVon 70 which God has
ecelyeI III ,n party, because they have
olv sn,.. ,ae ofdlnation and gilt OF
lers.opr.' op,'n 10 preach the Cos pcl, and
llfisd V,e ,. merely educated lecturer,
Cannn,e ne'eetual entertAinersa
that h.. even a very little girl or
and ,s.1, received such divine gift,
hest ,rSa,. any person, even the
A,iou ao,st IN ns in worldly wisdom, to
OF tLs 0af saviour and feed ths
pa from ne Ghristlap with sniritusl
in ,Sa ,Sa Heaven, And what vas
e"'o NJ ,aas sermon In spirit tanar sn1
,atu .,e. 10 enable the bsnig1ted soui % y,
st, or 10 10 lind salvation In Je.u,
Of a ch.,I "ha. was there to feed the
i,s sna Snl,s'i''n2 And were NOT ths
Ian .n,i sioluent citations OF sncian,
aud M ma,, utiier history aud Of philoso.
lrkablna blailioid human sxperiep o. AZ
h,oh, entertaining that mo.t hssr
Ho' think Of the former ouss-
Ir.pa,,eo nie not the members Of re,,p,ou,
b low" lons, except such a. are fs,I n,
hce, frsa', p,aes, blessing aud Chri,tia i
b, ope ni,. i,.entiy or continuously iu
i e,, or WIN ,V. another. or BY cliauss. O,
nlui,,s," Vs with tile minister or .hou,
l he i, Il or what he ssys or doe.
d and q a nos under and obe diens 10 I'm tSs
lou VI ,nS not having rsceiyea SP','u aha ~. y
whhc preach the Gospell ' Ao's
% ,,,ias MN. Is the effect on the convr..
d Of oi,ne saai st.tsdly under the SEs, srss,
Dry pat ssa,s a, a,tic position and eloo usn,
HoI,o Io' endowed and hot ords,nrI I.n y
ltsu.isnn 70 their Spiritual iif,oursx, life, na.'
llusllyy aud tend to confirm DtS' No.
Pn of tn. le.,ned lo.,, and desperate con
aad.a ass s,n.u ought a pastor or preach.
pinIs,,r uise9 m,s9 in the terrible v no.,s,o,
II to to- d., a. ,Jssus Christ i in nv Hn,' aGt
a,7 so' Luke 24:4s. Jer s ss.1 nos !;
',o,u, 10. Nal I.1, So'A,