The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-08
REV. G. H. STURGEON.
An Eloquent Sermon with His Life
as It's Central Theme
ACHEDBYREY.DR. CUNNINGHAM
At tho First Presbyterian Church Yes.
terdny Forenoon T.. Living Under
the Power Of al Endless Life" tho
Topic Of q Very Intereoting Dis
course.

fih6huhit sAS puntoit piSuS'Su az Wv
qucnt and impressive sermon on tho
theme. Living Under tho Power OF an
Endless Life" His thought was sug-
gestcd BY tho lilo and death OF the lato
! RcvCharlcs H.spurgeon, and alargc con-
grecation listened with tho most earn.
est attention. lie took for his text tho
sixteenth verse OF the seventh chaptet
Of Hebrcws
"who Is made, not after tho law Of carnal
commandment butalter thepower Of an endless
IIo spoke as follows:
The words OF the text nre concerning
tho Lord Jesus ChriIv. When lio came
into tho world to DO our great High
Priest, He did not mako up HE lifo
alter an earthly standard, suiting him
golf to the priesthood, andsthe prieatly
service, and tho fashion Of things
which Flo found among mon; but He
had regard to that which was perma.
ncnt, and SGT his life into endless pro.
portions. Hc did not adapt himself
merely 70 Solomon's temple. I1e know
that in q few yeara tho temple and the
city which 1t adorned would DO re-
moved. Men were to DO Independent
OF place and time, and wero to worship
God in spirit and in truth. Tho wo.-
ship was TO be forever. lie saw
TIE ENDLESS LIFE OF MAN,
and in oil His plan and work addressed
himself to this, and made up His pur-
poses and gave himself to the world as
its Redeemer, "after the power OF an
endless life" 1t behooyed Him to do
this, because the life OF man is endless.
That which is limited in its ability and
design, cannot meet the requirements
OF ono whose years aro boundless. Uo
needs an "etornal redemption" and IN
Everlasting gospel" He has all which
he needs in the power Of tho endless
life OF Christ.
There is a profound and practical
truth hero for our own guidance. Man
is to make up his thought and plan his
purpose and will, and to do his work,
not by the law OF that which is tran
sient, but by the power OF that which is
eternal. He has an endless life, and in
the sight OF that fact he is to live. Hc
is not to fit himself to world which he
will presently desert, or to adopt the
MAxIMs AND METHODS OF A TEMPORARY
SYSTEM,
or to set limit to his years, ard mis-
take change OF his place for change
OF himself. Hei to have it constantly
in mind that he is to live for uncounted
MI tnf
ance with this reality. Not carnal,
earthly, perishing commandment, but
the power OF an endless life, is to rule
his intent and his deed.
There is but one life in the world-it
is the life Of God. In Him all life has
its being. The life Of man is at the first
in the eternal purpose OF the Creator
by that purpose man comes into his
personal being. Everyones .genealogy
ends ike tina: given by Luke: (Which
was tho son Of Adam, which was the son
OF God Man is an eternal though; in
carnate. The artists thought prccedea
the picture and the song. This is after
the pattern. One is "beiore all things,
and, in Him all things consist" End
less life in God is life OF will and pur-
pose.
THE TRUE LIFE OF MAN
contains the same will and intention.
"Thy will be DONE" is not designed as an
aftcrthousht, but as the primal desire
OF the man. II he sets himself against
God'sspurposes, he will be destroyed.
II he attempts to stand still before them,
he will be overwhelmed. II he makes
his own purpose move on with them,
he will have q prosperous career and an
everlasting reward. The Pagan likes to
think of his divinitics in rcpose. Jesus
said, "My Father worketh even until
! now, and l work" He was able at
length to say, II glorifed Thee on the
4 earth, having accomplished the work
which Thou hast given Me to do" We
arc to do our work, changing the
thought OF God into word and deed. 1t
is in this that we have failed Tho. re-
suit is not measured by earthly years.
10 bring us into our place, to establish
I. us in righteous lives, and make our be-
ing blessing, the Christ has come and
given Himself for us. Hcnceiorth we
! aro to DO followers OF Him, in the power
OF an endless life. Our thought for our
selves Is to rise into
CIIRIsT's THOUGHT FOE US.
Let us notice some things which will
result from tho persistent thought OF
our endless lie.
l. 1t will give us calmness OF spirit
md behaviour. The work OF the world
is not oil on us. The Lord rcgns. We
have our part OF his will to do, and
only that. There are, many others
who arc working on the Same plan.
We begin our, part OF the work,
but not the work itself. That be.
gins in God. 1t is only our part
which we end when we end anything,
q when We scoi1 to leave our work that
VIC may 80 hence. Oftentimes we SEQ
those into whose labors We are entering,
with whom VIC shall rojoicc in the har.
vest OF our common life. We can often
appoint those who shall carry forward
Z our cndcavor. We can train children
and scholars to take our place. Moses
was permitted to intrust his work to his
friend Joshua. He could do this with
great assurance, because no knew the
man. He could do it with Joy, If lie
& know the man and the events before
him. He was buried in q valley in the
) land OF Moab, over against Bcth-pcor,
and no man knew his scpulchro.
FIFTEEN CENTURIES WENT by,
and again he was seen OF men among
tho cliffs Of Horeb, still engaged in his
K old work, which was far advanced
whom ho talked with the Lord Jesus .'oi
His deceasc which Flo was about to &C.
complish at Jerusalem"
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