St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-12
SALT IN MAN.
Topic of Rev. j. w. Davids at OK
ford Church.

ford Church.
Rev. j. w. Davids. of Oxford Nj. E.
church, yesterday morning preached
upon the topic. salt in Man" lie took
for his text Mark tx. 50: Have salt in
yourselves. He said:
Salt is the common name for chloride
of sodium. Its chemical formula is NaCI
Salt is one of the simple primary ele-
mentS, and was necessary for the con-
structiou of the universe. for the crea.
ton of the world; necessary for the life
and growth of animal and vegetable
life. Christ, the Savior of the world. is
one of the primary elements of the
triune God, and was necessary for the
creation of man, for the redemption of
man and the salvation of man. What a
beautiful figure of speech is our text.
Jesus well knew the properties of salt
when He said: "Ye are the salt of the
EARTH" because We have salt in your
selves, or saving power, for Christ is
with you the power of God unto saliva
ton. Salt, although so necessary and
essential in the home. in mandatory,
and in creation anG life, is not infinites-
imal in its distribution throughout the
world but very abundant.
God anticipated or knew the need of
man. He knew that wheresoever man
might be, there be would need the ele-
ment salt, land thatin abundance. There
fore God has made a sufficient deposit in
the different countries of the world for
the needs of man. Salt has already been
found in nearly every country of the
world. The salt wells of China are
noted for their nun Der and depth.
Nearly every state of our Union pro-
duceS salt Michigan alone in 1881
yielded over 100000 bushels. So the
saving power of God is abundant in
every land and in the islands of the sea.
Should take the wings of the morning
and fly to the uttermoSt part of the
earth-behold God is there. i'll saving
power
The salt water from the spring goes
through process of evaporation before
salt is produced. So \ the sinner goes
through process of regeneration or
evaporation; sin is evaporated or elm.
mated and salt or saving grace comes
into the man. The salt mined already
for use, we would liken unto childhood
purity. We believe in childhood re-
ligom, "Of Such is the Kingdom of
Heaven" Properly trained and in
structed they come up INTO the church
of Christ strong and useful men and
women.
Again. salt is one of the cheapest
primary elements, yet one of the most
useIul and necessary. So the salvation
which Christ brings to the human race
is not only abundant but free. 1t is not
purchased with silver and gold, but
freely given. AS salt is necessary i'll
the manufacture of soap and glass, so
the religion of Christ is necessary for
the formation OF civil government. AS
salt, isolated from the rock or mine, will
lose its SAVIOUR. SO the Christian isolated
from Christ will lose his salt or saving
power. As salt may glitter in the sun
| and have all the appearance of good
| salt, even when it has lost its SAVIOUR, so
a professor of religion may have the ap-
| pearance Of Christianity and Eot the
| saving power OF God. I'VE are the salt
| Of the earth, but if the salt have lost
| his SAVIOUR, wherewith shall it be salted?
1t is thencefurth good for nothing, but
to be cast out and to be trodden under
foot of men,"