The Globe-republican., 1893-11-03

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Ailarge audience gathered Ct st. Cor
uelius church last Sunday evening to
hear the first sermon on ..Noah," be-
ginniag series Of biographical sermons
on prominent charactersin the old Tesla
ment. The first sermon comprised the
personal history Of Noah" Next Sum
day evening the subject will be-
'sNoah's Ark" We herewith present q
brief sketch of the first of the sermons.
Nsah was the tenth in descent from Adam
His father, Lamech, was 120 years old
when Noah was born. The word ''Noah ="
means rest, which was given him because
IN the words of bis father,-''this son
shall comfort US concerning our work
and the toll of our hands"
His very name therefore announces
that good nature predOminated when he
was ushered into the world. 1t was no
unweleome visitor that entered that
antedeluvian home, when Noah was
born. The rainbow Of promise glistened
on his cradle, as well as on his grave.
1t was in the 1656th year of the world,
and the race was little over thousand
years old, when Noah was horn. His
birth place was somewhere in MesopOt-
anna, in that section of Armenia in Asia,
which lies between the rivers Tigris and
Euphrates. TO settle the birth place of
Noah is to locate the Garden of Eden.
The best scholarship locates it in the
vicinity of the modern Ezroum in Ar
menia. Here is probably the starting
point of both the first and second races,
the one with Adam ut the head, the
other with Noah. What marvellous his
tories are centered on that spot? 1t was
the land destined to sustain in the far
future some of the mightiest empires and
yrandest cities that ever flourished. 1t
was the battle ground of the great nations
If antiquity. Rome, Greece, and Assyria |
'hed their richest blood on those plains. |
t is truly the land of historic ruins, every
DOT of which is rich with the mementoes
# past ages. 1t was virgin history that
Noah first touched, and it was verify
he primevai forest that he hewed down
o build his ark.
Our imaginations are lost in the
bought of what might have been the
'rogress of the race UP thtifits destruc-
lon by the floed. There were giants in
hose days. The allotted term Of, human
fe was 700 years. 1t is only within the
lst 200 years that we haye made much
,arked progress. 1t required only 800
ears for Rome to reach her proud
minence as mistress of the world.
gypt and Greece both did their mighty i
ork in less time. Who of us therefore
an say the antedeluvians might not p,
ave been rs far advanced as we are? +
Tho of us can tell what the lost arts are? G
is to be regretted that Noah didn't pre-. I
rive some of those arts in the ark. No +
ne knows what that flood destroyed.
NOah's trade before the flood was that
carpenter; after the flood he settled
, farm and planted a vineyard.
If he had kept at the carpenter trade
I'd had not planted that vineyard, he .
'obably would not have committed the
q Of drunkenness and unseemely ex-
,sure.
Noah was strong and Wig
ous. Spiritually the Bible exalts him ;,
ry highly, and utters words of him
hich endear him to the world.
1t is said:-''that Noah was q just man ;,
ID perfect in his generation, and walk :
with God" Noah's life represents a
and triumph over difficulties. His
ccess was not special inspiration from :,
I'd; it was the outgrowth Ct his con.
ntrated energies, with Heavens bless
3.
When Noah began his work there was :,
sign of a flood. For la0 years he ~
'sked on, guided only by the word of :.
hovah. There is no other case on rec =
Of man anticipating an even 100
ars.and preparing for it.
Several lessons are taught which every al
N ought to learn n,
~ Il il easy to trust God in fair X
ather. It is not hard to be religious, W
ZEN weihave no temptations and moth b.
to veG Us, but the real christian is q 81
n W no is developed by difficulties, and W
de strong by trials. The christian Is an
rays ready for storms. True faith is "a
ghtest In dark days. oy
y Evil = Freying ut every mans 10
". No one of 10 can be too good to 40
above temptations. Just % soon a N
think We can live without prayer and
!. We are walking on dangerous
Aad. Noah thought be was all rieht