The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-05-14
The Words OF Paul on the Burial
and Resurrection Of the
Christ
Evening Sermon At the Christian
Church by Evangelist
Ghormley.
Large AudisEsss at both Services. aud
Fine singing Under the Leader
ship OF Prof. Easton.

evening. The singing, under the leadership
OF Prof Easton. Was soul inspiring. The
subject OF the morning sermon was The
Institution OF the Church, and the preacher
dWelt al length and with special force on
the Institution OF the Lords suppor. la
she evening Rev. Mr.. Ghofmiy pTehohed on
Supernatural Facts In Diyiney Given
Forms" The text was. bat God be
thanked. that ye were the servants OF sin,
but ye have obsyed from the heart that
form OF doctrine which was delivered you.
Being then made free from Gin, ye became
the servants OF righteousness" Rom. 6.l7
Back OF every painting may BE- seen tho
artist. The thought OF the sculptor stands
forth In finished hswn marble. The mind
OF the master builder is read in his arehi-
lecture. In every atom Of matter and
dancing sunbosm may be read some
thought OF the infinite. In our human in
situations We have been trying, perhaps I'M
conscious TO ourselves. 10 initiate divine
methods for perpetuAtinR truth. The
Odd fellow knows what truth is
represented by the three links. The Free
Mason sees ia the compass and square lea
cons taught by Hymn in the day of Solo
mon. The fidelity OF DRmoA and PythiSs
Is portrayed In symbols Of knighthood.
II facts OF human history ind embodi-
ment in forms suitable 10 rsrpetuate them
from generation 20 generation. 10 would
be surprisingly strange II the supernatural
events of our holy religion should fail to
embody themselves in divinely given
/ forms.
In the old dispensstion, the delivsranos
| from Egyptian bondage was kept In mem
ory BY Jews through tho Passover When
] hauau min ia
| GROSS, the tomb. the crown. we're constantly
before Him. lie taught His disciples that
lie must die and be buried and the third
day arise again. They did not realize what
sary that lie should suffer and
die and that repentance and remission Of
| sins should b. y cached in his name among
all nations. beginning At Jerusalem. The
| time came, aud the facts OF the auherinRs,
burial and resurrection Of the Christ passed
int history. Ia our text Paul Is speaking
of 'the form of doctrine" aud expressed
his thanks GodwAfd that they had obeyed
the form Of teaching from the heart"
In the fifteenth chapter Of the letter 20
she Corinthians the same WI liter tells Us
| what the Rosgel 10. Il delivered unto fret
OF all that which / also received, how that
Christ died for our sins. according 20 the
scriptures. and that ho was bnriod, and
that he rose again the third day,
according 20 the scriptures" / Cor. l5 Ia.
In this most pointed declaration. The
apostles and evangelists and the disciples
| who we're scattered abroad went everywhere
preaching Christ. They oil preached she
same things concerning him. That he died,
! was buried, and that he was raised ON the
dead on the frat day of the week. The
| time OF that supernatural event Is observed
/ in the fret day Of the week or the Lords
day. His cruel death and sufisrinRs are set
/ forth Ia the memorial left by himself 10 the
T. a
are represented IN Christian baptism. Read
the commission as recorded; Go ye into
/ oil the world and preach the gospel 20 every
/ creature. lie that believeth aud Is bap-
| tised shall DO saved" That baptism was
command OF the Christ no one will dispute.
/ That water is the element is generally
admitted. That she burial aud the reSur-
rection Of the Christ was SCI forth In
1 form Ia this institution from the
Va y hfst there is no reasonable grouni for
doubt. The New Testament Was written in
/ Greek. The Greek word used TO describe
the ordinance of Christian baptism is bal
tiEo. Ibis word means immerse. IL was
| 80 undsrstood by the apostles. In the sixth
/ chapter Of the Roman letter Paul, Ia o. eak-
ing of their former condition, mentions
these having died 70 sin. Then he sara:
| know ye not that 30 many Of us as we're
/ baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized
| into his death?m Therefore We were buried
With him bv baptism into DEATH that like
| as Christ was raised up from tbs dead by
| the glory Of the Father, even We also should
walk In newness OF life." Rom. ola
| Read She most advanced thought Of the
age upon this text; Buried together with by
baptism. Christs baptism was not the bap-
tism of repentance, for he never committed
any sin. But as observed, At the beginning
/ be submitted TO be baptized; that IL, 10 be
buried under the waters by John. and 10 be
raised out of II again, AS an emblem OF his
future death and resurrection. In like
manner the baptism OF believe is EN- |
blematcal of their own death. burial and
resurrection. "-Moknieht Therefore, We
were buried with him through baptism. A
stronger expression than OF the last verse,
/ that the custom of immersion by baptism
/ IL alluded 20, IL generally admitted" ,
Philip schon. Baptism 10 a type Of our
/ Lords death. IN baptism We receive the
type Of the resu frection." 49, heodorst
''Ihe immersion Of the whole body In the
| liver, 30 that 10 was completely Out Of
sight, bore the image Of the burial that Is
gwen ths dead. The death OF
eyes and the body arising cut
Of the water bears the image Of ths resur-
rection itsslf". Hesgo Grotius. This
/ passage cannot be understood unless Il 10
borne IN mind that the primitive bartism
was by imme siOn." Conybesr aud How
son. The candidate says 90 himself: Now
l enter into fellowship with the death OF
Christ; am buried with Christ IN the I'm
mersions. aud in tue EMERSON rise With
/ Christ 10 newaeas OF life" Never.
/ Paul says again buried with him IN
baptism wherein also Ye are risen with
him." Col PIP. 4 hose who heard
the Arguments OF the early
! Christians and were convinced IS
TO the truthfulneaa OF the burial
and resurrection Of the Christ we're buiiod
with him IN baptism. There was no exeep-
/ tion TO this rule. Only ten days after the
savior's ascension three thousand were
con WINGED by the marvellous sermon Of
/ Peter and they who gladly received his
word we're bautisec. Acts 2.3s a.
/ Read the book OF Acts with this thought
before you md its truth will be apparent.
I Nov the fact of Christian battism must be
accounted TO. How will you account for 70
I on the z ound that Christ Was not raised
T from ths deudl II Christ be not risan.
T WHY then are you baptized for the dead
vas paufa question. Who has an
sweted ~ Who can answer 70 on
any other ground than that gwen IN the
apostles mastery Argument Many Illus
tations we're used b. she speaker which
drove home his Arguments. The speaker
concluded by saving. We have the L1fa'a
dAY, ths Lori's supper and Chrlsttau bag
tism % monuments 90 tho divinity of Tho
Christ. tntil these are removed the CHRIST
must rrnain unchAilenged the Saviour Of
the worlu.
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