The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-10-24

WHO VI btA7 thOSb OOhhONbph
with our Methodist Episcopal Church."
was the prelude to the preaching OF
the Rev. John A. b. Wilson, ID. D., pas
tor OF Tabernacle NJ. Il. Church, 307
West Eighteenth street, New York, in
Asbury Nj. L. Church Sunday fore
noon. He recommended the church
TO furnish deaconnesses. His text
was Mark Is, 80. He saved Others
and Himself He cannot save"
True 1t was that III saving others |
Himself He could not save. and not of .
Him only Is it true, but of all who |
shall follow Him In the regeneration, |
Yet ever and always Is saving sac
Fitlce, which Is tho central thought OF
rho text and suggests these two pro
positions,
L. The true Mission OF life. He
saved Others
,. The cost of its accomplishment.
s.Hlmselt He cannot save
l. The true mission of life.
THE CHARACTER OF IT.
One has said that lit is solemn
sthing to die" but | say unto you-lt Is
thousand times more solemn to live,
with all the tremendous possibilities
and obligations that crowd in front OF
1t.
For none of us liveth unto himself
and no man dieth unto himself. For
whether we live, we live unto tile
Lord; or whether we die we die unto
the Lord; whether we live therefore
or die, we are the Lord's.-Rom. xiv;
7. s. "Ye call me Master and Lord
and We say well, for so l am. II /
then, your Lord and Master. have
washed your feet, ye also ought TO
wash one ahother's feet. For | have
given you an example, that ya should
do as | hayo done to you,"-Juhn Kill!
rs. Thou shalt love thy neighbor
myself Go we into all the world
j Spreach the Gospel to every croa.
AZ, 1t Is after all then a work OF
ion. To save men, to bring
otnaack 10 harmon with God.
is the mission OF all saved life
80 others and to go everywhe re-
to everybody in orler to do it.
u this Jesus Is the efficient cause.
Truth the instrument, and Redeemed
humanity the agency.
The parable OF tho talents teaches us
unmistakably this tremendous fact
that all committed unto us must be
included in the Investment we make
foc God. .....-
9. THE MODE OF IT'S FULFILMEST.
The first feature of which is prepare
tory, namely to be ~ personally EN-
pow rcd.
e. Exempiiry this power by the
Holy Spirit (3,) Witness to its facts.
a Teach its abstract principles, o.
Re ieve from ableet conditions.
The orator enlarged feryently, en-
phatically and clio luen.ly on each one
oil these five points, Worry shortly af
tor he began he demonstrated that he
knew how, and that God empowered
him to llle the heart OF "Old Asbury'
young III her second century, Amid
Aha t'amnna - 'tUtOiins " and 'fI1IlpIn
thhs." one venerable brother was
heard all through the large audience
when he shouted God bless you
john" Some OF his many salient re-
marks were! Facts are more than
opinions and acts than probe ssiuns
Christ came to save an unworthy
world.
We are to help tho unworthy poo
also. Humanity Is to be followed even
into all its lowliest, most vicious
and. most wretched conditions. j
there were not numerous others tht
'tiood Slmal1tan's' example Is suffi
elent authority for all relief and re
fOrmatory works. Christians have
Gospel obligations of duty to all tn,
most miserable, sinful and wretcheC
people
He gave the history OF the heart o
Crusader Bruce with great pathos, all,
spoke eloquently OF
THE WONDERFUL. LOVE Or JESUS.
o, for the constituting love of Christ
Had we Ills heart of tender compassion
tho world would lie the better for IL.
Bee the bleeding heart OF Jesus il
pseserre Of human MISERY. He say
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