The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-07-31
SUNDAY SERMONS.
The Sorrow Of Rspentanoe and Of Death
Why all Should Become Members
of the Church.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Text: 2 col. 7:10 aGodly SORROW
worketh repentance to salvation not tc
be repented OF; but the sorrow OF the
world worketh DEATH
One kind OF sorrow is here said to re.
suit in salvation, another kind is said to
result in death. In both cases sorrow
for sin is meant but one is fatal, the
other ends in salvation. To it not inn.
portant that we know the roads which
lead in such different directions?
l. 1.-THE sorrow Of the world" is sor-
row over any loss which affects only our
state or condition in this world. The
loss OF q house or q horse, a customer or
a crop disappoints, saddens. Or q dear
friend Ia taken from our side and there
is q vacant chair in the home circle. Now
will we continue to morn indefinitely
over our loss, will we allow grief to gnaw
at the vitals of our peace and content
ment? IL without the cancellations OF
the Christians hope in immortality and
trust in God such is apt to be the re-
suit. Dark shadows Of gloom settle in
our hearts when not illumined by divine
light. This is the sorrow Of the world
1t is deadly. Or again, perhaps you
have been listening to q pointed and
powerful sermon and you are convinced
OF sin. But you do not cease SHINING.
BY and by, as always occurs, your sin
becomes known. Then you are sorry,
no more than before, but you are sorry
nov for this reason, your friends enter
tain a very different opinion Of you than
before. This again is the sorrow OF the
world that worketh death.
2. But suppose, and may this be true
Of every one who reads these lines, sup
pose that as Doc as our sinfulness in
Gods pure eyes is revealed to us we
turn from that sin with grief and hatred
of it, grieving because Gods law has
been violated and His mercy despised 90
long by MS, and resolve that in His
strength W Q will live a pure. honest, and
upright life, that 10 what st. Paul calls
repentance after a godly Sort" the on
ly genuine repentance.
II we are sorry merely because some
sin of ours lnterferes with worldly
prospects we are no better than the
negro who punished his boy not for
stealing a melon but because the stolen
melon was too green to eat.
To abhor sin as God abhors it we
must see it by the light of His holy
word, and of the inestimable sacrifice
which he offered to atone for it. Such
a view OF sin is what is needed to-day.
Our ideas of it are far too weak and
Lag.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Mr.. Blackman spoke to his people yes
terday morning, On the general theme,
"Public Profession OF Religion" it being
the third sermon in as many months on
the subject. In the first, the com
mands "Be baptized" and "This do eat
the bread and drink the wine of the
Lords Supper, in rememberence OF me-
Were shown to be of universal obligation
upon all disciples OF Jesus. In the sec.
ond that Jesus requires these things oil
believers, the church needs their help,
and it gives added influence and op
~portunites to christian life.
The text yesterday was, Col. 80, Z
"As We have received Christ Jesus the
Lord, 80 walk We In him, rooted and built
up in him and established in the faith
He first showed how the church is
Gods nursery where the christian il
transplanted, "to root and build up, to
grow" Then how the church is a helE
to the disciple, through (a) it's ordinances
hap tism and supper, (b) It's fellowship
meeting the demands of his social nature
Then he took up one by one, some OBJ,
iections to joining the church, which
are entertained by candid persons, Gig
(a) There are hypocrites in the church
(b) The imperfections Of church mem.
bers. (c) / am unworthy. (d) I an
afraid I viii disgrace the AUS (e) ]
want to wait for q friend. % I am moi
sure OF my souls salvation.
He closed as follows. I am frequently
asked; "Will omission Of public pro
fession endanger my souls s~alvationf'
"Are not souls saved outside of the
church," Ii baptism essential to sal
vation?" Such questions, il asked K
find excuse for neglect Of duty reveal az
unsubmissive spirit not characteristic d
q true disciple; and I fear Of still
regnant sin IN the heart.
Your salvation may not depend on ths
performance OF certain rites but it does
depend on q spirit OF obedience to al
Gods commands. The best, perhaps
the only way to show that spirit is b,
action, by obedience cheerfully rendered
Certainly sincere love to God 10 90
sential to q saved condition. aIf We Low.