The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-08-06
FROM I He PULPlTS.
What Is Nan and Who Ii God7 How to
to Lay Up Treasures in Heaven.
pREsByTERIAN CHURCH.

I
We live in q stirring, restless age
There is movement every whore. TO
and fro go the people from nation to.
nation and from one end or our nation to-
the other. The Coxey army b type OF
the tramp. tramp, tramp spirit OF the
times.
There is movement also in the realm
OF mind. People are eagerly peelxing
after, inquiring into truth as never be-.
fore. They are examining the founda-
tions OF things in politics, economics, re-
igion.
Twogreat questions confront us and
win reward intelligent, earnest con-
sideration. What 10 man? And who is
God? These questions are both ana
wered In the person and work OF Jesus
Christ. Our texts answers the first Of
these questions. "Thou hast made him
little lower than the angels lPs. 8;5)i
and now are we the sons of God" q John
3:2) s sss'
|. It is most inspiring thought that
even the lowest, the sinfulest, the worst
Of men may, il be will, become Godslilzs
and be an heir Of immortality. A tray.
eler was approaching peasants hut in
South Africa and he saw the children
in front OF the door playing with what
they thought was only a common stone
The traveller, who looked at IL with the
eye OF an expert, discovered it to be q
most valuable diamond. Now jesus
mission to this earth, it has been truly
said, resulted in the discovery Of the
human soul. Before He came that
precious thing was accounted Rothing
worth. Human life was cheap. Men
were chatteis. But Jesus saw in man
the image Of God and has made it possi-
BILE for even the lowest of the low TO be
restored to perfect manhood. So we
learn what man is and may become
through Jesus the perfect man. Listen
to Tennyson in his alteration Of Christ:
.'Thou seemest human and divine
The highest, hol!eet manhood thou;
Our wills are Oufs We know not how;
Our villa are oars 10 make them thine"
2. Some one may reply: "The divine
manhood of Jesus is so far above my
weakness and sin that He 10 practically
oat OF sympathy with me- Not 90, for
Jesus was thorougly human as well as
divine. He wept with the Borrowing
sisters of the dead Lazarus 80 sincerely
as to call forth the exclamation from
those who stood by. Behold how He
loved himm He touched human life at
it's darkest points. He was poor. He
was - man Of sorrows and acquainted
with grief" Judged by human stand
ards his Life was failure. He was nsist
understood, misreprssentsds He, lived
and died under shadow. But, note.
Jesus was patient, brave, loyal 10 his
deepest convictions of duty even unto
cath. Therefore he was victorious and
life was the greatest success.
8 Will yon learn what the trueet
manhood 10 BY following in the footsteps
OF Jesus. This 10 MOTTO serviley initiate
the outer mould OF forms in which his
life was cast. It is rather to do our
Heavenly Fathers will in the circum-
stances amid which we ind ourselves
to-day.
M. u. CHURCH. +-
Morning ssTheme: Treasures in
Heaven" Text, st. Matthew, $40.
The bible declares It's doctrines without
attempt to enter into labored argu-
mepts to prove them. &c it were d hu-
man production, there would be labor
ous and lengthy arguments to establish
it's teachings. It teaches of Heaven not
10 sentimental, but Q practical manner,
and the command OF the text is severe
test of our faith. How real is our faith
in Heaven, and that we are to spend our
eternity there? Are we investing, lay
ing up treasures?
| l. The text implies, and call scrip
ture" teaches, that It is possible to gain
heaven, without treasures. Some are
scarcely saved" while others have an
abundant eutrance.' Ia I Cor. 30th
chapter, We are told that we are build.
ers. Building upon Jesus Christ the
sure Foundation. Building Of gold, sii.
yer. precious stones, Of hay, wood 81
stubble; building for the great day oi
trial by fire.
The works OF some shall suffer loss
while they themselves are saved, yet 80
as by iire.s Heaven gained but nc
treasuresl While it will be q cause fol-
infinite gratitude to havs gained Heaven
though all else be lost, we should have
an ambition here TO LAP up treasuret
there.
Q. Heavenly treasures, are the re
ward OF earthly service. AT Heaven'l
banks OF exchange, earthly things ar,
changed into heavenly values. Onr bill
yer and gold, given for Christ's cause il
the proper spirit, ID treasure laid up ii
heaven. God does not compute. .its yalu.