The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-05-11
AT THE TABERNACLE
THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST
AND HIS WITNESSES.

- No Iotenlgent Explanation Of the Cos
pels Save tn Accept Them as Litsral
Truth-Wnd Attempts at E,asion.
BROOKLYN, April 3O.-In the Tab
ernaclc this forenoon the large audience
listened with rapt attention TO a power.
tul discourse by Rev. DR.. Talmpvr, who
chose ior his subject, "Ovcr All Furcv-
er." the text selected being Romans iX,
5, "Christ came, who is over all"
For 1000 years the world had been
waiting Tor dcliVercr--walting while
empires rose and Tell. ConQuerors came
aud made tie world worse instead of
making it better; still the centuries
watched and waited. They looked for
him on thrones, looked for h;m in pal
aces, looked for him in imperial robes,
looked for him at the head OF armies.
AT last they touEd him in barn. The
cattle stood nearer to him thau tie an.
gels, for the iormcr were in the ahi0in-
Ing stall while the latter were in the
clouds. a rarCutagc OF pGasartry. 30
room for him III the mn. because there
was no one to pay the hotel expense.
Yet the pointing star and tAc angelic
cantata showed that hCavcu made up N
appreciation Of his worth what the
world lacked. "Christ came, WHO is
over all, God blessed forever. Amcn."
But who Is this Chris. who came? As
TO the difference between different de-
nominations OF evangelical Christians |
haze no conccru. Ii could, by the
turning over OF my hand, decide wholh-
erall the world shall at last be Baptist
or Methodist Or Congregational or Epis-
copallar or Presbyterian, | would not
turn my hand. But there arc DO crimes
which are vital to the soul. II Christ
be not God, we arc idolatoYa. 10 this
Christological question | devote myself
this morning and pray Goi that W :!!ay
think Alright aud 10 ariyhL in rcgard 20 !,
question in which mistake is Infinite.
l suppose that the majority O; those
here today assembled believe thc Bible
ltrequircs as much faith 10 bn an IN lei
as to be Christlau. II is l}j:h in diff.
fcrent direction. Tie Christian has
faith in the teachings of Matthew, Luke,
John, Paul, Isaiah, Noses. The inflcl
has faith in the tree thinkers. We have
falth in one class OF mCu. They have
faith in another class Of mun. Bat rs
the majority OF th"s@-prrhAV AL Of
those here asscmblcd--aro wlliU-; 10
take the Bible tor standard IL morals
and in faith make -'!:5 book iHr start.
Ing point.
lsuproSe you are aware t!la5 ihC two
generals WHO have m&rSAalCd tie Great
armies against tAc Getty OF Jesus Christ
are Strauss and RrnAu. Tie number
olther sl&nl VIII not be counted until
lhe trumpet oi the nrcAAnGoi sounds tHc
roll CAL "' The resurrection. Those mcn
ana Ihelf sSmpathiHer9 saw tAAI II they
c0ula ocSlfoy tnc fortress OF the mira.
GIGS tney could deS roy Christianity.
ana IhcY were rlght. SurIcndcr thc nj.
raclcs, ana you surrender Christianity.
Inc great German r:.c-e!e SaIs that all
Iie ni'racleS were mS'iS. IHr Great
frehch cHeGctc says thAt All ~" mira,
cles were 'cScH"s' ihrY propose to
,ake ,:r cEHfStil'"S SupclhNtur@i from TIC
nc ol ohr,SI ana everything aupern.du-
lai rom INC bihle. IhcJ prefer The
miuolcs VI 'lu'han 'ton"cna1 !" ul1 H')'
iious 1,s lll'licles Oh Jesus O"iI"'-
,,;..,l 10y ~ say i'itIo wa, II" iH'i!ciinu3