The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-12
ST. DAYID,S CHURCH.

81. DANlDS C1UhCH.
AT st. Davids church very large crowd
was present to hear most eloquent SER
mon by the rector, Rev. DR.. Lee. The
singing of the choir was also excellent.
The sermon of DR.. Lee was as follows:
st. John, xii, 24.-Life Through Death.
Verify, verify, l say unto you, except
corn of wheat fall into the ground and die,
it abideth alone; but if it die, it brngeth
forth much fruit"
st. John has traced Christ's ministry
through succession of scenes of conflict
with the Jews up to a crisis-a crisis at
which all those around Him were full OF
expectation. The raising of Lazarus had
raised popular enthusiasm to high pitch;
the enemies who had opposed Him so long
were at last apparently convinced of fail
ure. perceive We how We prevail moth
ing? they said: behold, the world is gone
after Him" From the great intellectual
world outside of Israel, the first cry for
help had come: "Sir, we would see Je-
sus was the request of the Greeks to Phil
ip." The hour has come that the Son of
Man should be glorified. But how?
Everyone around Him is full of eXpecta-
ton. There is stirring all around Him,
On GA III, - +1,noI,rb ~,
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mand which shall hurl it against the foe.
He is going to speak, to use some sign and
to perform some convincing miracle which
will cause all opposition to melt away.
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