Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-01
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Rev. Mr.. vann breaches for the Last
Time at Calvary Baptist Church
Yesterday An Interesting Dis
course.
Rev. Mr.. Vann, the armless preacher of
South Carolina, who has been supplying
the Calvary Baptist pulpit for the month
of August, preached his last Sunday to
large congregations yesterday. The text
of his morning sermon. was taken from
Mark, chapter Viii, verse SO, "For what
shall it profit man if he shall gain tie
whole world and lose his ownasoula"
His words inesubstance were the follow
ing: You may remember that our Savior
frequently awoke men by sharp questions
of this character. They just struck men
down like thunder claps. Nothing could
be said in answer. Silence always fol-
lowed. They show the extreme simplicity
of Christ's teachings. He always chose
those words that were in common every
day life, words like faith, hope, mother,
ETC., words that are dear to childhood.
Some may think it is rather selfish piece
of business on the part of God to be con-
cerned in the saving of men. That
is done for his own selfish glory.
Mems chief concern is to be good.
God not only is concerned about mans
goodness, but he also wishes him to have
phappiness, and has surrounded him with
all the many things that minister to happi-
ness. Christ does not Sundervalue this
| world and he never did mean to degrade it
In fact. every gift of God is worth having
Pessimists have habit of belittling the
world and finding fault with the existing
order of things, but they have difficulty il
suggesting better order. As rule thos'
who find fault are the last to do any
| good to the world themselves. The Saw
] Tor doesn't undervalue wealth; in fact,
wouldn't object to having a little more O.
it myself. Fame, reputation, sensuou
! pleasures, all have their place of worth
| All these are of infinite help in the enjoy
ment and happiness to be gained from tn
| advantages that this world has to offer
But would it be profitable bargain, thinl
| you, to gain all the at the expense of you
| soul? That is what the Savior meant
| men are reasonable in their willingness t,
| give everything in exchange for their life
| Not life in the narrow sense of the mer
| separation of the soul from the body, bu
| the life eternal. See how much the life Of
a child has come to mean since the time O.
| our Lord. No one but Christian eve
builds orphan asylums. He taught alst
that each one of us was of some great in
trinsic worth, and that was tn,
chief glory he died for. He laugh
us more of this life than O
the future. He knew if we
lived this life all right, that one could no
| go wrong in the next. To spend eternit,
with him in heaven is life. What HEAVIER
is do not know further than that it il
some sort of a grand elimination of tn
course we have pursued on this earth. Tn
dead millionaire, if he be not Christian
is as much pauper as the poorest ma,
who dies in your almshouse. Have yo1
not seen the most Thoroughly mean, con
temptible and unhappy man that walk
the face of the earth is the selfish man
The happiest one is he who has given AM
deprived himself most. Before the thron
of Christ you swill first know the tru
character of life.
Rev Mr. Poteat will not return from hi
vacation until the latter part of next week
Mr.. Vann read letter from him to tn
congregation in which he expressed him
self as pleased with his trip and benefitte
in health. -