Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-08-16

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tho power of God as manifested in crea-
ton. The angels watched over it during
the six days Of Gods work and when
they saw God form man and clothe him
In His own image they broke forth into
a song which filled the heavens. When
man fell then God instituted plan to
get him back TO the state which he occu-
pied in Eden. This plan was the gospel
Of Jesus Christ. The power to save must
be superior TO and yet identified with
man. An angel cannot save man. IL
must be man and God together The
power to save must be attractive. This
brings the cross into view us the great
power Of God, because IL exhibits the
supreme love of God. II represents first
voluntary sacrifice, second complete
sacrifice, third unsupported sacrifice.
Jesus died on the cross and was for
saken by angels, men and God. This
story OF the cross has touched human
hearts as none other and saves all who
believe.
Mr.. Watt preached the evening SER
mon. Its strength was in its tragic
effects and the preacher created most
favorable impression. His text was
Colossians H., IL: "Christ is all and In
ALL"
One is tempted in considering this
passage, he remarked, TO follow it in its
widest possible scope. You might
glance in the first place at Christ as the
fulfillcr of prophecy. All prophecy
found in Him is perfect fultilment.
Next you might glance at Him
as the great teacher of the ages.
Christ was not the first teacher
who charmed the intellect or
thrilled the soul of humanity but His
teachings touched the highest point.
Their horizon is lilnitless. TIE most
remarkable fact connected with His
teaching is that despite the marvellous
progress of the ages which follow Film
no revision or modification of His truth
is necessary. 1t stands like Himself,
the same yesterday, to-day and forever.
In the next place we might look ut
Christ as the all and in all of history.
Without Him history is meaningless.
Drop that one hour at Bethlehem out of
the worlds history and it becomes a
meaningless jargon. But we take rather
the personal application of this truth.
First Of all, he asserted, Christ is all
and in all as Saviour. The condition of
all apart from Christ is u lost condition.
This Is q trite statement, but none the
less true. The philosophy of the nine
teenth century snecrs ut this truth as q
Pigment Of philosophy, but this truth
underlies all philosophy, all history, all
religion, and touches the deepest need
of humanity. The existence of sin
demands Saviour. To make perfect
provision for this lost condition Christ
came. Only His hand can cool sins
fever. Only His voice can quiet its
storm.
Christ is all and in all as helper.
Life is not holiday nor are we soldiers
on dress parade. Conversion is but the
starting point. The soul is hunted by
temptation and vexed with sorrow. The
journey Is sometimes over steepest crags
and through deepest valleys, but IN all
temptation and in every hour of deepest
need this mighty helper proves its per-
feet sutiiciency. His power never fails.
He is all and in all as mediator The
idea Of mediation involves the idea of
one who comes between two parties to
effect reconciliation. 1t does not,
however, follow that both parties need
this reconciliation. Theology has taught
that Christ's mediation consisted in
placating an angry Deity. The truth Is
that Christ came not only TO save, but
to make the world understand Gods
Willingness to save. In very large
sense His mediation began on Calvary.
There heaven and earth were united.
The perfect union was made possible,
but there is deeper sense in which the
mediation of Christ touches humanity.
1t cannot be better expressed than in
the lines of the inspired hymnist when
he exclaims:
He ever lives above for me to intercede.
This truth is marvellous inspiration
to the soul that endeavors to struggle
| from under the darkness and weakness
of this life into the light and eifulgence
of the life to come.
He is all and in all as the final glory
of that other life. We would not at.
tempt TO minify or depreciatc the pleas
ures of this present life. Under bene.
ticent providence the possibilities of
pleasure here are almost limitless, but
who does not at times cheer his soul by
| singing:
Jesus, my happy home
Name ever dear to me.
When shall my SORROWS have an end
In joy and peace in Thee?
That land is rich in garnered treas.
ures. 1t is our treasure land aud yet
the most thrilling truth OF all is that
Christ is the centre Of its glory and hap.
piness. The apostle thrills us with that
wondrous passage in which he says,
ave shall be like Him for We shall see
Him as he is" The truth is great
Mind cannot in the widest flights of
its iulaginings grasp it. The soul is
thrilled and ravished by its contempla.
ton. He is the all and in all of that
| life whose measure no mind can know,
but after all the most important fact
connected with this subject is our per-
sonal relation to this Christ. What is
He to usy His life we cannot fail to ad-
mire but admiration will leave us help.
less in our sins. IL would be impossi-
Bile to tell what he would be to us if in
the loving tryst of faith we yielded our.
selves to him. Make Him your all and
in all and Rweeter music than ever
throbbed in mightiest symphony will
thrill your soul and brighter light than
ever flashed from dazzling stars will fill
your vision.
During the revival service which fol-
lowed two seekers protested conversion,
making eleven conversions to date.
The sermon preached last evening by
the Rev. Frank +. Carpenter is pro
nounced one of the best homiletic mo-
safes ever heard here.
At meeting Of the st. Paul's Camp
meeting Association, held tonight, il
was decided to plant trees on St. Paul's
avenue, and a committee composed Of
James G. Morrow, S. II. BGynard and
w. A. Hukill was appointed to change
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