The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-01-23
An ABLE SERMON.
Al the Union Services of
.,o lutheran Churches
sunday.
v,risokrr Preaches Upnu Christ
a., thc Source of True
Happiness.

,bc uniOn services OF tne En2liSn
scandinavian Lutheran churches
R,y afternoon Rev. flvisaker
Lhcl upon Christ the Source of
u,unincss." The scrmon has been
h. complimented by those who
il and the TRIBuNE takes pleasure
pbIishing it in full, Rev, ilvisaker
G as follows:
r ORR ONLY SOURCE OF TRrE
HAPPINESS.
L,oin the Kingdom of heaven il like
treasure md IN Il field, the which
man has found he hiirth and for
E,c-roT -octh and scckCih all that hc
AMI huycth that tieid. Moth i3ii.
r,us went into The ship and sat, and
Multitude stood uu thc SHORE. And
make many. things uu,u 'hcm in
HE. saving. Behold IA man went
n TO SOW: the kingdom Of heaven is
p,l unto a man who soweth good
in his field the kingdom Of heaven is
io Il Grain of mustard, etc Why
Christ speak in parallels: lie came
Introduce IA new era. The old coyen-
was the covenant Of free grace. He
b,ybt A new doctrine or letter. the old
trlnc clothed in a new garb. We
hid therefore expect that He should
A plain, simple language that could
Understood by all. But ON til" con
r. He spoke in PARALLELS. Why: His
@.iulrs asked him the same question
he gave them IA strange answer.
Pause unto YOU il is given to know the
5~stcrirs of the kingdom Of heaven, but
themlthr haughtyp harisrcs and scrlbcs
worldly minded and sclf-suilicicnt
Is not gwen. Il it then possible that
withheld from some the knowledge
truth! We read ia Isaiah &. 9. Go
4 tell this people that We indurc. but
idrrstaud not. and see sc inIuro bat
<ceiye not. make the heart Of this peu-
! fat. and make their ears heavy and
hi their eyes, lest they g with then
l. and hear with their ears and under.
lnd with their heart and bc converted
be healed. 70 this passage dDcs
Srist refer. for He says: because they
me- see not. and hearing they hcaI
n: neither 10 they understand. tn,
prd makes use OF thlS manner ui t""rh
10 Ntlh!ra" from certain "l 'iIs
prrrF the k~aOWlcGg" Of th" truth. h."
lsr they were unworthy and unit {,
feiyc 1t. Iarhhies are among the mos
ana Interesting methods 81 IhSlrur
b.. lhry ul' all eyes ana Stages .
kntd Development; are, 80 to speak
ndogs through winch any c,f" ma,
Inc truth. But II the eye Is al iaJit
IN the windows are 81 u" use.
prsts teaching by pai"hie5 Was
igment, hut NOT IN arbitrary or rfu'
E. 1t was Il punishment tho hllnd''
ilctcd on l~hChIScl'rS lAd when ll',
served mus 10 ~" litar!n'"s an'
flbeS the symhriIc Illustrations 81 IL
pth winch stout have revealed II con
hlFl II. Ana Is II not f" sun: j." Va
prIdiy mln'cd The sign hitrs what
oulI MAKE known; She symbol rover
th' truih u should display.
lhul llla Is not the man purpose VI.
ptSI spoke IN parahl'"' nut t" max
heavenly Things more easy 10 uhhcI
aao, roI lne l~'ca''hiE 'nih%S are ;
ksn! inherent rom al we arc 90
talnpe,' WIN una 1t ""ui'' "c u,''II,
ipos,Io'e lor US 10 grasp thcln rNe'r
,ousI Illustrations ~ ""ult pe d
poI'''i.'li ior us !" 'ati'"nl inc h'
tluu' 90 heaven IF tl'c horrors 81 ne.
rgP. through comparisons r"r 'h'
dso"' MAINLY Goes Jesus speak ~ pal
HeS' -.
u 1t' Nai'htW SilI' we nave S''G
tndoies ol me Kingdom OF heaven. !