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Last Sunday morhhgas tEeF First
Presbyterian church. REV. JSo; s'|'; S.
WATKINS, b. D., preached + as a SER
mon of christian See@dfstH7s, +"
which made profound impression
upon all who heard pa AZ 9 Sss = r.
quest, believing that 60 s.o'rJa.aga fJtahagaghsful ls
and helpful discourse ought to
have wide circulation, DIR. WAT
K1ss has furnished 9 84tGaen
the following synopsis of the SER
mon: III sd' vi az Y
4r a91co4T 81
DIR. WATKINS SERMON, 81
This epistle was written + I 10. the
Hebrew christians WHO were IN IN dan
ger of apostacy. They needed en-
couragement and strength because
they were exposed 3ol persecution.
They were tempted too to abandon
Christianity because Of their strong
attachment'.to the imposing ritual
of their church, and because of the
seductive influences Of false teach;
ers. n 81
The apostle used many argument
to induce them to adhere closely
to the Christian faith. He showed
the superiority of Christ to angels,
to Moses, and to all the priests of
of the old dispensation, and proved
that Christ was the ,fulflment of
prophecy, the great High Hrnst,
who had offered Himself lHo1cs for
all. lssiss
The exhortation of ouryteit has
its application to Christians of our
day. - [I
How many professe!oH dfieESon
are there who have ndgfIub@ Che
great varieties of ouf faihii sHow
many hold them with light and a
loose hand!
There is no danger new, from
persecution, despite the assertions
Of sensationalists concerning the
"blood hounds of orthodoxy" The
day of the bloody arena, the
stake, the rack and the thumb
screw has passed away.
But there are other forces at
work which are drawing the minds
Of men away from the truth.
There are large numbers with
/. The perpetual agitation o.
questions relating to the foundario1
Of our faith has a tendency to dis
turb the minds of many. Assaults
have been made upouahe Bible. from
every quarter. Enemies haSesayiser
within as we'll as without the-church
And it seems that as soon as ont
attack upon the Scriptures is re
pelled,, another is made, just as thu
waves which strike the shore, ar
Aroken into, spray only TO be fol
lowed by others in 1nceasings1sdc
cession. ..--.----..
There are many who ,knowylittl,
or nothing of the controversies agi
tating the church. But the fac
that acknowledged leaders ofthough
are making doubtful utterances an,
are suspected of heresy is "giyin,
comfort to Sodom," andmakihgmel
content in unbelief and sim, ! ~ : ,t J
2. Another source of danger lie
in the materialistic spirit Of our age
The trend of modern philosophy i
intensely naturalistic and material
istic. The tendency is to exal
the natural and minimize to- th
lowest point, or reject the superna
tural. The philosophy is havin
its effect upon the masses Of tn
people. This material and the yisi
bic absorb their minds and hearts
The love Of gain and the eager dc
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