The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-14
Explaining the Trinity.

explaining the lr1n1ty.
Rev. DR.. Rondthaler yesterday delivered
the second of course of sermons on evan
gelical Christianity. His division OF the
theme was the Trinity. He spoke of the
need of modesty in discussion of the great
question. It tempts, by its holy and essen
tlal nature, the minister to hesitate and to
pass it by. but the gospel and divine truth
are so involved that the subject must be
dicnssed and explained TO give Christian
believers the necessary knowledge III con-
junction with their faith. There is much
confusion of thought as to the unity
of the Father. the Son and the
Holy Spirit. because of mental
misapprehension of the word persons. This
term was selected in theological sense, and
is not used the preacher said. in it's mean
term trinity. This term has not changed
from it's original use, while the term per-
sons has. When used of three persons of
the Deity it means the three subsistences
lister illustrated by the analogy of the sun,
which gives forth light. heat and color.
and yet is but one substance. Or it is like
electricity. which sends forth light or
power, and typities vitality in its bat
terry. The term three persons was meant
to DO current only among scholars.
1t never meant three individuals or three
SEPARATE subsistences else there would be
three Gods. But the best help. said DR..
Rondthaler to understand the Trinity is
yond comprehension. except as 1t relates
TO man and that which has relationship to
human life. We cannot know God. said
the speaker. except we be In touch with
but God gives US information about him
self HIS love for all nature shows His love
toward Us. He makes himself known
to US so that We call Him
Father. He reveals reveals himself in human
nize him as the Son Of God He gives MIN
self TO us In his Holy Spirit. Do we not
need the Trlnityf We cannot know God,
but what we know of Him may be- trce.
One may think he has found God when he
has come to find Jesus. but Jesus is only
the way to God. esssg.. -
McAn Mission Sermon. 9Ssor
DR.. Haines's sermon at the First Presby-
terian Church last night was devoted to
the McAll mission work. for the benefit Of
the indianapolis auxiliary. A brief re-
view OF the work done in Paris and other
cities in France during the last thirty eight
years was made, as we'll as a strong plea
for its further support. A collection was
taken at the conclusion OF the sermon and
memb ership fees received for the auxiliary.
The idea of the McAll missionary move
ment," said DIR. Hainss. ''means to be lifted
ND and set In the frame work of divine
providence. 1t Is more than any ordinary
church. or missionary movement. 1t Is the
fulfillment of Bible prophecy. The
prophecy will be found in the three chap.
tiers written by Habakkuk 600 years before
Christ. These chapters are prophetic
poems, and when the Rev. McAll went with
his wife to France. and while stopping for
q short time IN Paris, began DIS
tributing tracts to the French
laboring men, he was executing the
will of the Lord. at o time when any kind
of religious profession was dangerous.
The laborers said: We want more than
these tracts; we want religion without
superstition, and We " ant you to come and
teach u.s. This was the call, and the Nc
All missionary work as it moves on to-day
is the result of that call" DR.. Haines
mentioned the name of the late Mrs. Harri-
son. in whose memory the church is still
heavy with mourning. as one of the life
members of the Indianapolis auxiliary.
The mission, as established by the aged
English missionary and his wife, operates
in 134 halls in Paris and other French cities,
and reaches eighteen thousand people In
the city of Paris each week. AS q partial
reward for the inducements offered by the
Rev. McAll for well-doing in France. the
President OF the republic recently made
HIM q member of the French Legion. of
Honor. an honor never before bestowed
upon any foreigner. rr