Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-03
WORD OF The LORD
The Publican Was justified Be-
cause q rs HDmaity.
rAlassE's SUNDAY SERMON
TIE srir 6sshseess fhssisse-- " hy tas
P,sa---.a. Mere ps.lsksst and Their
Tisls Usssd - . bswos1

ESockLfy. yaly l--kSev. III 1ntnzs4<
hal selected - his ssolses fos soaAy .
ya1surs a contrast. . Arrogsnos and En-
ut1ry.- sts kzs bs14g Luke xviit. Is.
God bs moreifsl nnto We. sfnnsrr
No nosntsin ever hnd . nsss brilliant
sorass saNn Noass Noslah- fhs gbssa<s
OF tn> aneisas ssznpis Aassd shsvs. Ths
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Chr.ss snd t<,sA ~ pssmsts hum - cast
ktns<if Down - 80 tss2 The nins
esx-s ef shs Hnpis n>nA~i ths light OF
diver and odd and CornShaAn bnssA
which CosinshiAn brns w. mere yr~
eioSs .son~s msstsa aud mixed and cryS
tslliasd rhs ssnspls isssif wss not -
very largo . STRUCTURE. bus che courts
and tas sdianess - tho srchisrcsurv
made it hAlf mails In clrcumfsrcncs.
TIE MOANING sAc,apcx.
We stand and icok upon that Won
droas stru-sure. What's tho matteri
" hat stralgs appearance In the tempted
Is 10 IRE. WHY. IL seems - II II were .
raaas,on all kindi-d into fame. What's
tho matter? Why. its tbs hour Of Morn
tag sacrifice. and the snoke on the altar
riss and bursts out q tho crsvics-s and
cut n the door and wreafhes the noun
tain top with folds Of smoke through
which glitter precious stones gsshsrri
ani burnishcd by royal munificence.
s~e two ra-n mounting the steps OF
the building They ~ sido by side; they
are very unlike. no sympathy between
tA<sn-shs oue tho pnarisee. proud AFRO
CANT. poragous. he goes up the s-~Is of
the bcildIns. - seeins by bis manner a.
say Clear the trs1x, Never before
came mp these steps such goodness and
conservation
Bsssde him WA the publican. bowed
down. seemingly. with a load ON his
heart They reach the irclosnre for
worship IN ths rnids: OF tho temple
Tie pharise. goes close up 10 the gate
Of lie holy q holies he feels he Is
worthy 10 stand there. Ee says prae-
sieaLy: Il am so holy want "a go into
tas holy Of holes. % Lord. am . very
y
raan Way. two days in the week eat
absolutely notkin. TN 80 good Tn
very gezcrous N my conduct toward
ths poor have 70 synpathy with the
eorrfrou rsbbls. especially have none
with tais POOR. miserable. commonplace.
,<rstchr,l pahl.caa. who happened To
ccna- az The sfairs p~-isse me"
INK KETESrAs- FvrlIcAS
The p1b'.csn went clear 10 the other
sisis q the iaclosare. - far away from
TIE gate u the holy % hohes m be
oouit get. for ne felt unworthy 20 stani
near tfss xscrs-i pisce. And the bible
ztYs b. stood afir of Standing on the
opposite side OF this tnclos1rs. be bows
his hr1i. AMI "a orien;als when they
Azve any t-ouh,e bar their breasts. 30
IA. hesd1s % pound Bis breast a. he cries.
"God - i1s-esfEi to ne. sinner"
CA. vas t..srs ever grester contrasti
TAs iacenss that wAfs~d that morning
from the priests censor was not 80 sweet
as The paoacaa's PRAYER floating into the
of..liDx heayeGs. while TIE prayer Of the
ph4rl-eA died ca his eontefaptuors lips
ani rolled Gown into his arrogant heart.
Worsniring there. they lcin each other
and go side 81 siis down the step-. the
pnarise> cross. wrcschei. lcrid. satur-
nine-the pablscsn with his face shining
vita rte very Joys 81 heaven. for II tell
you that this man went down so ms
house justified rather than the other"
Nov. PIT this rublicsn's prayer I'M
DR. analysis. ald l DISCOVER ia the first
plase that ~ Was persuaded 81 hrs sin
fa.nsss lie was al honest man. he
ss- tasgatherrr. he VIA an osfieer 81
the government. The publscans wsr- tax
sstnsrers. aud Ciceso says they were thu
siorrsraeuf q the state. OF course they
were somewhat unpopular. bcestise p.ss-
pc then dii not Ike 70 pay their tasrr
any better than people now h<r b p.y
their taxes. and there were many whri
Gssaks.i fnern.
Still suppose this publican. tbs tar
ssfserrs. was al honorable man Tie
hsi aa dice q truss. there wers many
hard things aid about him. aud ys'.
sanding there tn that tncio~ar- - shs
fr,apl. amid ths DEMONSTRATORS of
Gods holiness anil power. hs crses oat
frusn ths v-ry Depths ~ his sonl. ODD
Be rnsrciful q me. a sinnerF' By what
rrocs>- shall prove that ! am sinfssr'
by Mat process shall I prove that you
ar sinn-rf Sh.lu 1s< you - weigh
ycnr motives - srssa yonr acsiosl-. -
estimate Yeur tcaa~icr7 I wsa 40 nothing
81 sh- sini. ~iii draw ray argument
rstls~ fran ths PLEA - the ~ors that
sssd ~ .cbsevr-' For your sslvssrDn
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sess and ls1uca thu hsstoas snd
sAen -so.,t the rockets 10 sho- that hsip
d cetninE 0ss into tas breakers. and you
.irnrsie-i1stslT cFy. A shipvr~ek~ And
~h-rs So sise Lord Jesus Christ psfsine
ssiis ros- ant crown and isaneh uus Gu
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