The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-19
HRST SERMON HERE.
ysstor 1t Wants breaches to
First Baptist Church.
4ss USES OF TEMPTATION.
ssv,t CeIered Baptist Church Hermsa
REV. Clark Davis Dsnosnces
Defeat OF school Bends.

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y add TO the pulpit Of the Flras Baptist
shssch. but who has not YET accepted the
a. preached At the church yesterday,
hosh morning and evening, to large con-
srrsstiens. He has q great reputation a.
srsscher Of powerful and imaginative
,.rmens. and those who attended the
~rvics yesterday morning were not dis
sppoinsed. He preached eioquently on
t6s uplifting power OF Ckrist's love and
vp1rkec sternly weakened Christians
sho would have God remove all brisrs
from their path and temptations TO evil
iror around them. He said that such an
srsion would be the worst possible, as the
I'D saying. mo cross, no CROWN was az
rse nov a. at any time before. The soul
q man, he asserted. grew strong and was
eble 10 rise above temptation only by
being constantly exposed TO it,
DR.. Taylor Is at present pastor Of The
First Baptist church Of Indianapolis and
= here only on visit this time. Unless
ksdeeides to accept the call, he win not
remain more than ten days in the city.
Although he has 30 wide reputation he
. Sill young man, but Is married and
has family of three children. He told q
reporter OF the Posr-IsrKLLIeEscKR ysster-
6aS that he had not locked around the
city yet. but that he was greatly pleased
With his congregations, - they had con-
sained % many more than he had ex-
peoied. This Ii the doctors first trip be-
yond the Mississippi river. He said to
the reporter: IF there 10 anything In the
number seven IL should have az influence
Gu me. / spent seven years In the
college and seminary ut Rochester.
n. Y: seven years in my first charge
Medina. n. Y; seven years at my second
a. East Orange. \. j., near New York city.
bot ! have been in my presen, charge but
Eve years. To tell you the truth that 10
one reason why hesitate to leave it," and
be laughed iokingly at the thought of the
old approximation having weight with
him.
In his sermon yesterday morning DR..
Taylor said in part. taking m his text:
sThs Romans, too. ate Of the Law and
spirit Of love in Christ Jesus which made
rs free from sin and DEATH" Romans
yiii:2:
I'm this text Is the proclamation Of free
dom. freedom from all the difficulty and
evil OF this life. and q method 10 indicated
by which this freedom can be attained aud
rs hrst learn what the apostle meant by
the term Law. It Is used rs the scientists
use the term when they mean the custom
or mode in which no end appears. Then
the apostle ascertains that there is O Law
Of life, and again law of death. We will
greatly gain by noting this fact. Fools.
the scripture teaches. make mock of sin
and fancy they can escape its penalties;
the text, however, teaches that this 10 inn
possible. What man soweth. that shall he
reap Somewhere have seen picture Of
man playing chess with the devil. The
stake 10 the mans soul: he expects to win.
But SIN IL law, and he who begins life
Of sin must pay the penalty. and the wages
OF sin is death.
Christians are often held In bondage by
the fear of death and fall away from
Gods love. But they need have no fear;
Gods law of eternal life is as constant q
force as the.iaw governing the movements
OF the heavenly bodies. Now what are the
facts that warrant the apostle in declaring
this law? Note that sin is universal; that
IL is undisturbable: that IL has . law of
propagation, and that its end Is death.
Surely then We are justified In speaking Of
Gin rs law.
"Now. life il also law. Mary believed
In the messages of angels and Christ was
born. This law Of life has some order Of
development. The end 10 always the same,
but the end can't be told, for that 10 not
given for mortals to know. Well, then,
did the apostle speak Of the laws Of life
and death.
I'm the second place the apostle teaches
that the law OF life differs from the Law of
death. A few years ago Christians were
startled when scientists said that there
could be no departure from natural law,
and therefore there could have been no
miracles. The scientists were partly right.
but they also taught US that miracles were
possible, for are there not laws not known
10 scientists that overcome the laws they
know2 Cannot God. who made all laws.
overcome for His purpose laws that He
hes made by stronger laws. the laws OF
life and death9 Just here the Christian
ful lessons of life. lie depiores the
innate tendencies he has to evil
aud asks God to take them away. But
God gives to him and his children way
In which these tendencies can be over
come, Imagine that in wonder oak eagles
have built their nest aud now the young
birds are ready TO Ay. They answer the
cries OF the mother bird. Yet they are
flied with a strange fear. They say 10
her:
YESTERDAY o mighty wind broke D
branch from our oak and il fell far down
70 the cliffs below with mighty crash.
There seems TO he some power which
dashes everything 10 the earth. Mother,
can you not suspend this great lawr
Then the mother might answer:
"'oh, foolish childreni There might
have been some danger TO You when You
we're bat dedgiings, weak and incapable OF
motion. But why do you fear nowf Beat
your wings against this force ana over
come II. Know ye not that il IL were not
for this law that dashed the mighty
branch 70 the earth l could not hy, nor
would you ever be able tor
$50 lt is with the law OF moral gravlta-
ton, 4f may coin the phrase. Were God
to sUspend the law and leave the Christian
naaghs 10 struggle against, would the soul
ever rise and scar, like the eagle IN the
Clouds. above all TEN ptation to slny
In the third place know that this Law
OF life Is limited in its action. The text
says the law of the spirit of love Is in faith
In Jesus Christ. Then To feel the uplifting
power Of this love one must yield himself
10 Christ.
'on the evening OF one independence
cay sat With a frlend at the door Of his
hease Nlth our children. My friend
launched into the air several Of those little
IRE balloons. They rose from the earth
lev ieet. hut Tell back again. The
eh'ldreu were sadly disappointed, for ali
aEoaad US and high ABOVE the balloons OF
etaers we're floating. We found that We
we're where there was q stratum OF damp
az, through which the tiny balloons could
no' rise. so 10 IL with a man who - not q
taTlstlan; for time he may get above
BIS fellows, but he soon tails back. In the
ordinary stratum OF life there Is . damp
Which IS Zoe 10 all uplifting bur IN
lie love of Jesus Christ, the eternal law
q love, there Is the power which can per-
@sGengly keep one above his fellows who
Rave uot It's aid.
Here is the way a Christian may get