The Red Cloud chief., 1894-04-20

p. D. Yeiser. The lettering was in
tho hands Of Brother Walt Jones
and wife. Tho workmen hold, Bro.
Ely in very high esteem as he ia one Of
the most indefatigable workers in the
lodge and 10 always ready and willing
to do anything to make the order grow
and become q great factor in the world
towards alternating the suffering of man.
kind. Surely Zone touch OF nature
makes the whole world akin" and the
boys will always have q tender place for
Bro. Ely. We give below an extract Of
the sermon.
THE SERMON.
Tsxt-Matt. 23.S: "One is your MAJ.
ter, ever Christ; and oil ye are brethren"
The most remarkable nation Of history
10 that Of the Jews. That a nation should
MAINTAIN its identity for century after
century under 20 many adverse conditions
10 the wonder OF the ages. The e~xplana.
ten Of this marvellous history lies large.
~ In the fact that there wal such q deep
rooted and definite belief in the special
care Of God for them, aud that He vas
about TO manifest this TO them by
the coming Of the Messiah. The hope OF
one day bsholding his glorious appear
anos and participating In his triumph
over their enemies was the life and hope
OF every generation.
At iast the long looked for Messiah
vas horn In the city OF David, and stood
In tho temple and proclaimed his mis-
sion. But hsv great the disappointment
whom he absolutely refused I set IN the
standard Of an earthly kingdom.
They expected that at his coming a
complete Reorganization Of existing con
ditiOns would take place, and he declared
such To b his purpose, but not to reor.
ganizs the political but social life. He re-.
fused to receive a kingly crown and use
his divine power to accomplish a political
revolution, but instead, went into the very
eenters OF business and society, and over.
turned the tables and condemned the
methods Of the money changers, and re-
buked the hollow hypocrisy and unchar-
itabloness Of sOoisyt. The people hay.
ing utterly m~isoonceivsd his mission,
turned upon him In hatred and ornclAsd
him, but his truth lives on.
His church has always failed in ? great.
OF or less degree TO com prehend him and
his purpose In the world. II has supposed
1. to DO mainly that Of a Joshua to lead a
portion OF humanity out of the wilder.
ness into the Promised Land Of rest,
rather than to aim 70 snake the wilder
ness and the solitary place be glad, and
the desert rejoice and blossom as the
rose." Or TO furnish life preservers to
enable rs many a. possible TO escape out
OF a wrecked world, rather than to make
an effort TO save the wreck.
In the great sermon on tho Mount Ia
a. outline Of his plan of work for his
church, and the principles, tho applics.
ton OF which 10 to usher in the Kingdom
OF Heaven among men, which ia to be, not
beyond, but in this life.
Look at the blessings pronounced upon
those who hear and accept his truth, and
they ell apply to this present life. At the
great principles Of the Kingdom and
they are all to transform aud r~eorRanize
existing methods and conditions. The
Y great fundamental principles are in
the text; the authority OF Christ az the
divine Lord over all the Affairs of men,
Including not only the church, but the |
ehoP, the store, the farm, the family, the |
individual, the life, the conscience. With |
This fully recognized and realized, the |
ext step OF progress will be to recognize |
the truth that AL ys are brethren" In
the PRONUNCIATION and adoption Of these
swo principles lies ths hope OF mankind. |
To shect this, the churoh is the miRhtiest
Whatever its failures have
been and lite lack Of comprehension of ,ts
mission, II has been and will continue 10
the most potent uplifting power in
the world. Bot 1t cannot do all that MAJ
and needs to be done. 1t must proclaim
Truths OF Christ, and be the teacher
Df the rising generations. 1t most exslt
the power of Christ to save from sin by
the story Of his life and death for
mankind. But much Of the truth Of
christ can best be applied through other
organizations, any Of which, by so doing,