The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-09-03

u would be strange il the pattern In
whose image We are made, we're devoid
OF love. John assures us, that such a
superstition is correct.
John Sic: "For God 80 loved the
world that he gave his only begotten'
Son, that whatsoever believeth III him
should not perish, but have everlasting
life"
The text suggests the fathomless
shorelessness of Divine love. 1t is
shown,
1. BY the little words so. No compari-
son is possible Only two letters, but
capable Of indefinite expansion; overs
the race. No plummet or measure Of
words could describe il where all the love
Of all fathers. and mothers, and children,
and lovers, and patriots and heroes and
philanthropists compressed together.
Still Gods love would be like the ocean
beside an acorn cup.
1t is shown further by His loving
the unloyely. 1t we're easy TO love the
loveable. but few mortals could love the
disfigured, deformed, ugly. No indi-
vidual or race was so ugly as to be out
side the pale of Divine love.
s.. It III shown again in that He CON
tinuee to love us while yet we despise
His love. Despite all your neglect, and
blasphemy, and derision, God loves the
world-mind you, she world-personaIly,
~passionateiy. persistently.
4. Again it is shown by the sacrifice
involved. Bestowment is loves method
OF expression; be towment at cost, sven
to sacrifice God gave His Son; His only
Son, to die for us. While this is the
chiefest. yet the universe is full of tokens
of his love-
5. Itis shown again in the purpose
involved, j. o. to bsstow thereby the
greatest possible good, everlasting life
We praise the philanthropist, who cares
for mems bodies. Honorthe teacher who
e~mancipates the mind; but what
languages il adequate to describe the re-
demption of the soul from eternal death.
6. Lastly note that ths one thing
needfnl to the discovery of this gift is
faith. He that believeth.' You may
have thought, 1T don't matter much
what a man believes, that the life is more
than the creed.r Yet the life will not
rise higher than the creed. Everything
depends on what you believe concerning
.God and HE Son Jesus Christi Be-
lieve that Tie hates you and you will
hate Him: that he loves yon and you
will love Him andpresto, you are boru
again-a Christian and crying. aBe mer-
ciful TO me- ..Lord what wilt thou
have me to og"
M. E. CHURCH.
Morning subject: Dealing with
Doubt.ss Text: st. John 1:46 This
subject is intended 10 afford a double
Lesson. Those who would learn how to
become successful soul winners. should
doas Philip did. Those who are doubt
ers shoulddo as Nathaniel did.
Prof. Drummond thus distinguishes
betweendopbt and unbelief: doubt il
can't believe; uDbelief ID won't believe.
Doubt is honesty; unbelief is content
with darkness.
This advice Of Philip to Nathaniel
commends itself:
]. Sensible. Distance increases
mysteries and causes doubt and conflict
of OPP Mon. just now astronomers are be,
coming disturbed, by the announcement
that there Is no atmosphere around the
planet Mars. 1T has long been believed
that there wac. 1T is distance that Gre.
ates the uncertainties So the advice "a
the doubter to aCome and see,'' 10 draw
near, ii very reasonable. Again, such.
advice, will prove the sincerity OF tbs
doubter. III be ID honest in his doubts
he will be Willing to come near and in
sestigats. The Eyegate u the best en-
trance to tho soul. Hearing does Dol
always convince, but seeing Ii believing
The advice il scriptuaL. There Il
D scriptnal law of salvation. Yon mus
come before yon can see. Tn otheI
WORDS repent and believe. Il ii i'm
possible to BIZ saved by reversing ths
order. II VA, only - those whom J6hi
! had baStized into. repentance, .thas i,
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