The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-05-10

world. He has made long journeys
afoot in the winter over desolate
mountains to hold religious services
and temperance meetings. He has
built church edi6ces with his own
hands in camps where church bell
had never been heard; and he has
sustained himself by hard labor du-
ring the week while ministering to
his congregations on the Sabbath.
Just now his lines are cast, it would
seem, in outwardly pleasanter places,
but the character of the man and the
character of his work remain I'M
changed We do not believe any
man ever knew him who did not re-
spect him. or that the most hardened
character who ever came IN contact
with him did not learn TO honor him
in some degree. The visitor referred
to is Rev. A. E. Paddock, of Weiser
Boise Statesman.
Synopsis of last Sundays evening SER
mon, at the Congregational church, taken
by our special reporter:
Text, John ~: 2l-''Sirs, lce would see
Jesus"
Some people affirm that if they could
see Jesus face TO face and witness such
miracles as He performed, they would be
lieve ON Him, would become Christians
They are probably mistaken in this, for i
they cannot accept the overwhelming evi
dcnce of Chrisl's divinity and works, anC
are not convinced by the mighty results
that have come from Christ's life ant
work since He lived ON the earth, it is yer,
probable that they would not believ
though Christ should come again TO TIN
earth and appear in person to the people
Christians, no doubt, feel that it would b.
Il great privilege to behold Christ in Thu
flesh ana to talk with Him face to face
Every promise that God has ever made Il
man in the Bible has been literally full
filed, if the time for the fultillment ha
arrived, and we have reason therefore Il
believe that all other promises OF the Bib
will be fulfilled. So, sometme,swe shal
see Christ. for we are assured that He shal
come in Ills glory and all the holy angel
with Him." Shall we be ready TO receiv
Him then? But, in an important sense
we may see Jesus even now:
|. We may see Him in His characte
[ and life as recorded in the Bible. Beliey
ers and unbelievers alike agree in pre-
nouncing the character of Christ as absC
lutely perfect the only perfect characte
the world has ever known-and we do we
t to emulate His virtues.
IL. Again, we may see Jesus in tn
wonderful system of morals which Ii
gave to the world. 1t never has bee
equaled, it can never be excelled; for, liz
It's Divine Author, it is absolutely perfec
2 and if all men would live by it we shoul
have heaven on earth.
D Ill We may see Jesus in the plan (
f salvation He gave to the world. How
escape the dreadful penalty of sin b;
1 been the anxious question of the ages.
V Christ alone has any satisfying answ
been found. Surely there is none 9th
j. name under heaven given among me
whereby we must be saved. "
: ". We may also see Jesus in the kin
n dom He has established on the earth n
temporal kingdom, but spiritual, whit
! shall at length fill the whole earth. Neve
e since its beginning, has this kingdo
grown so rapidly as now, and this marv'
" Gus progress is proof of its divine origi
"a V. Once more we may see Jesus in t
effects produced upon character and i
l. wherever His religion is accepted. Eve
= person, community, state or nation
blessed by embracing Christianity.
III elevates and purifies whatever it touch
IF Thus all who will may see Jesus, a
seeing Him their lives will become ligl
II unto the world, whereby others may a
el behold the crucified One.