The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-14
THE WHOLE DUTY OF MAN.
Rev. DIR. DObbs's Sermon ut south
street Baptist church.

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No church i'm the city has made more
substantial progress than has the South
street Baptist Church under the ministry
of Rev. C. L. W.. Dobbs, D.. D., VINO be-
came pastor last spring. The congregation
has largely increased, AMI interest and
vigor now characterize all services. Yes
terday morning DR.. Dobbs delivered a SER
mon on 9Th Whole Duty of Man, from
the text in the eleventh and twelfth verses
of the second chapter of Paul's epistle to
Titus. He said the grace of God alone
brings salvation to men. The primal prom
ise given after the sad lapse in Eden came
from the love of God. and all the devel-
opment of that promise in the salvation of
the race, as the generations passed away,
was of grace. But the coming of Christ
was the dawn of q brighter day: IL was
the rising of the ''sun of righteousness
with healing in his beams" Then the
grace appeared indeed. was gloriouslv
manifested, even as a sunburst in the mid
night. And this grace appeared to all men,
to all nations, all castles and conditions sf
mankind. The gospel was wider than Jew
ish ~prejudices. The sun of righteousness
belts the globe with the light of grace.
"Thi grace" said the minister, has a
voice of instruction. 1t teaches us that.
denying ungodliness and worldly lusts. we
should live soberly, righteuosly and godly.
Here we have the whole trinity OF mans
duty-to himself, TO his fellow, 10 his God.
Self-denial is the first step in duty. .:esus
said: IL any man will be my disciple let
follow me- To live soberly one must exer-
else self-control. Every man has a dual
being He must bring the body under the
dominion of the soul; the grosser into SUBJ
lection to the spiritual. This is what our
Lord pNeant when he spoke about pluck
ing out the right eye and cutting off the
right hand. Our bodies are part of the l.v-
ing sacrifice We must lay upon Christ's
altar. Our bodies are to be kept pure Tor
the indwelling OF Christ and the Holy
Spirit. Our highest interest emand this.
for sin is destructive even OF our physical
being. This fact is so patent that the mere
reference suffices 70 fix It's truth. self
live righteously toward our fellows. This
is TO do justly and love mercy. 1t is fol-
lowing our Lords golden ruie - royal
strikes at the very root OF seldshness; thus
grace lifts US up on the higher plane OF
true altruism. Christs parable of the good
Samaritan teaches us the sublime lesson
of disinterested benevolence and universal
benefcence. We see our n~eighbor in every
suffering son of humanity. out OF this al
truism of grace has grown the grand char
tiles of the age. These are born of Chris
tan thought and activity. Christianity in
ssna lea sbs1 pod VIII to al Iris us &C circle Eel Is , lar,
institutions, for il is not bounded by any
circumference smaller than the needs of
mankind Gods grace teaches us that 'one
touch of humanity makes the whole world
kim Calamity or pestilence anywhere
awakens Christian sympathy everywhere
Even unbelievers are moved TO benevolence,
but only because they breathe the atmos-
phere OF Christian thought and feeling.
This living righteously is the guarantee
of exact justice as between man and man.
1t is manifested in honest dealing in all
things. scorning the petty tricks of trade,
even though sanctioned by current CONNER.
cial standards. liz does the right for the
rights sake. Adopted by nations. 1t would
stop the war drums call TO strife; would
into pruning hooks and bring about Ten
nyson's dream of universal peace realized
in the federation of mankind. 1t would
make arbitration the invariabie resort OF
civilization, and break down the systems OF
oppression any tyyanny everywhere 1t
binding fair Cuba to despotic cruelty. and