The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-29
ON The BIG EXPLOSION.
hev. John CoPeiand's sermon Delivered
in This CITY

I
John Copeland, NJ. A., of Dickinson. n. ID.
| The text was from Luke X, % to &c verses.
but certain Samaritan being OH a
journey came near, and seeing him was
moved with compassion, etc., etc." Rev.
Mr.. COPELAND SAID:
The sun that shines In the heavens is 10 us the
| great lumlnary-the great orb OF day. As he
lohs win majestic splendor from one point In
the horizon % another, he sends jOyously forth
| rays OF life and light to a ddTkened world.
| Eighteen hundred years ago the sun Of right
eousneSS arose with heal in his wings RAYS
OF MS ne anu lgnt nave been freely sent forth
ever since TO a world darkened by sin one of
thOse radiant beams shine upon us Tonight as
good sandTitanl
The circumstances OF our text briefly narrated
are these: Jesus Christ. our great teacher. was
IN the ma ST of a cold, critical, uns5 mpatne. lie
multitude. 4 lawyer tempting Him seeks to
involve Him IN the mesh OF legal technicaiity
anu wishes 10 argue not for conviction but
It'Hci Ter arguments sake. Our l.Or reads his
thoughts IN a moment and with incisye logic
holds up his principles to MS own ridicule lie
answers ms question indirectly by asking an
other, ana after narratlng this beautiful parable
ana sketchng picture SO true 10 lie puts the
question promptly and pointedy, (Which of
these three .hlnkest thou was neighbor to him
VINO iel among thieves"
The incidents OF the parable we may briefly
Iarrate. A lone Traveller Is vending his way
from Jerusalem 10 JericO. Leaving his home
on legitimate business he has only proceeded a
short distance when a band OF robbers spring
from Their hiding places 10y the wayside and
with fend Sh cruelty deprive INN not merely of
his properly, but attack his person and Ie.tyr him
nan dead. Alas! how true the language OF Rob
ert burns, MANS inhumanlty to man makes
countless thousands mourn.
Bus see! there Is SSH the flicker OF life re-
naming ana Wine TN res life there's hope
lhls Is a paDlic thorouShflre and there is pass
Ing just now priest and LeylLe-boIh strictly
representative religious people. Considering.
however. that these pious prelentious indiy.d-
u't.s drew their s1Irl ull nourlsnment from re-
ruIt
shall not be surprised To learn that they
passed by on the Other side"
Dlsnsslng them for a moment our Lord now
sweeps win master hand the vibrating chord
OF humanity ana "A human heart responds TO
the suffering ones pit.Ous appeal. Eccesias-
tlcal on. east though he was and excluded from
the religious privileges of The Jews, HIS char
acter was tested by a higher criterion than
creed ana drew forth from our Lord the com
pllmentary answer which only the true Chris ian
can coidiaily endorse The good samaritan
tOfgeis all nation A. social and religious dlstinc-
lions whlIe In the dun twilight OF Christianity
aJ that early date he teaches a doctrine which
forms the very pivot of Christian
influence. The FatherhOod of God
and the brotherhood OF man.
How the enthusiasm of humanity is manifested
IN the character of one who stands out boldly ON
the pages OF Holy Writ as the happies. blend OF
the brave intrepid spirit of the true man re-
gardiess OF danger, and the blessed Instructive
sympathy OF tne true woman. But We must re-
member IN reading this instruc i've parable that
IL.
or 10 our emotional fee .ings alone. A careful
study OF The connected incidents reveals a mine
OF ploIoundest truth. casting aside the mod
INTO Whlcn our Lord threw n great spirit truth,
the gst OF the passage lies heTe-humanity was
confronted then a. II IS confronted now With a
great llfe pTODIem-the good sam trlIan at
lacked that lie prOD. en-, ana to the satisfaction
OF mankind, TO the sa. Istdc.lon OF the Christian
church IN all ages, TO the satisfaction OF God
Himself, SONed II.
Adopting the principle OF contrast in order 10
helsh,en the colorIng OF the picture, lei Us take
d negative position and consiuer some OF the
things that tue Good Samaritan did not do.
flIst, he does not mentol one word about re-
IlslOn or religious name, even Though coming in
contact W IN dSlng man. Not that TeuglUn IS
Just inca IN demand the letter Is quletly ~
nored. Again he uoss not waste time in par
leynS Witn himself as 10 the Letter OF the law
ana NhcJner Or not hIs crude religion might
Justify ms action towards one OF a different
p, IsudsiOn. Here again "a true spirit Teugion
asserts us heaYen-Oorn supremacy and tine les
tel OF renslJn Is once more ignored. see tho
feAOw as ne speeds with all
haste TO The side OF his suffering brother mani
Gaze INTO his kindly, sympathetic lace, RADIANT
VITA the llgnL OF love as lie Ilfts INN tenuerly
upon his own breast and wends his dIflicllt WAY
10 the travellers inn. Now many would Sar |
after arrival his WORK of kIndness is done me |
Tue OF hlgh-NIougnI sympathy ought surely To |
be At low eDD. BuJ no, as wei mIgns yOI try
to sop the mountain DOwder ia us headloug |
course down me mountain side, as Wei Try 10 |
stop by word OF command the course OF the deep |
rolllus river as IL PUSHES It's mighty course 10 |
the wide eXpdnse OF ocean. Ina. warm SYM |
pathetic Samaritan heart Is guided IN It's i'm |
pulses by thinking brain. PROVISION is made |
lOr the traveller future; love that 'seeketh not
her own takes the place of duh, cold charity.
are made with the most Ia such |
i way That ms journey may be continued SO /
mat Inc poor IN al sild ultimately HnI himself |
as neary as possible IN that stdtr ia wnlcn ne |
was previous To Ine robbers mdrderO IS .ttacN
Ihus you VIII see here that none OF the force /
anu energy OF true, practcdl sympathy Is
wasted, WINE al the same tlinc this hte problem
IS Satisfactorily sO.Yed.
Now, Christian friends this great problem Of
lie presented Itself 10 an individual IN the nrst
century, but are there no similar problems Tor |
IS members OF the Christian CHURCH IN the Eltn3
\ ca, verify, and pressing ones, too. Their So
utlOn Ies4S wan us. Inc word. as sush has |
10 MISSION % humdnlty-we nave. Yet we must
ady confess We have not been true to that ms
IOn. LEI me direct sOur attention tor a mo- |
nent TO the recent sad calamity that has be-
amen "A neignDoiing city. roter TO the Butte
disaster Uniy a few days Since and | gtZed on |
III ina. remained OF loved brother That |
rave, generous hears tnat ever beat In sympa- |
ny win ms ieilow-man is now stilled IN death
'oOn the sad mess .ge Will reach broken hearts |
u thai lar away lana beyond tine sea. Far be It |
rom me TO claim a mOnopol, Oh sympa. nv on
N occasion Of lnIs kInd. lnere are too many
tners, alas. who are compelled 10 bear uic's
ieayicsL burden. The bereayed widows and
he orphan chldTen-it Is tIey VINO mourn wiki
bitterness even TOO great for tears.
''For them no more the blazing hearth shall
burn,
or busy housewife ply her evening care.
No children run 10 lisp their slre's return
or cllmU ms knee the CnyIed KISS 10 share
,ut. from the sin, silent neW-mdle graves in 7
OndcT cemetery, meguinhs hear a voice borne
IA the moaning breeze: "N ora Tor hum. .uily--
ork WAlIe II j. saued Today" There Is surrey
neglect OF uuty somewhere. How can We es-
Get anything else from those VINO worship no.
lerely on Sunday but ON every day at Nam
.ou unhJIy shrine. There are men amongst
; Wao are Ony too willing 10 Sc. even human
,ul, Tor dollars aud cents, men WuUse Only .
OIL : so,d. Let us hope tnat, not mercy on. Of
->pecl loT the nUnOrcd dead but lur IA. cause
trutu anu righteousness. justice wall be speed
5 executed IeOp.e 81 THIS city. your Kind
ess 10 tuOse Ia distress IS BeyOIu ali pTdIsp
IL lei each OF q, ASK ourselves the quest on
Jw Tar are We Christian people 30 baIle IN 4
al occurrence OF tlls kInd3 should b sorry
cundOur Ihe oueusc Of those VINO 4Or -Ieed
gan sold .uu safety oi tire DIV freMeu o.
Yet The Christian r.uUcL :, lu4.Icc.s
.~puu~IH.t for careless Indifference Il Ilg
latter o. Give duty. You Christian people lu
b. IeAs. Nt christian ministers ia oIr
% pl.s a.e more or less 10 u.a4ur. Inn.
ud the Tine IS soon coming when a s
lI.I Christianity VIII W4NH g united
and ..-4-ls- I'D. cHl forces AID Tenderness VI
TO-