The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-04
Anaconda Neos.

or tabernacle that every Christian should
strive have consecrated to the service OF
God, is not a temple of wood or brick or
stone, but a temple of flesh. Know We
not that your body is the temple OF the
Holy Ghost, which is in we, which we
have of God. and we are not your own;
for We are bought with a pricel therefore
glorify God in your body and in your spir-
IL, which are Gods
''It Is to this dedication that / wish
more especially to speak. Your beautiful
house. neatly and comfortably furnished
well lighted, conveniently arranged for
carrying on the various parts of your SER
vice, will not rebound to the glory of God
and to the good of this city unless the In
dividual temples, your mortal bodies, are
dedicated. presented as living sacrifices,
holy, acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service The dedication of
this life of ours to God is called a sowing
and a reaping. We sometimes think that
there are things which belong to God. But
this is a mistake. Man must do his own
sowing and then he must reap what he
has sown. The dedication of a life to
God is not an easy matter. Choosing the
true instead of the false, the good instead
of evil, life instead of death, heaven In
stead of hell, requires all the moral
strength that God has given any man.
Strive to enter in at the straight gate.
work out your own salvation, make
your calling and election sure are ex-
pressions that do not mean nothing to do,
but a severe activity. OF this activity we
can only speak very briefly tonight, con-
corning the part of the conservation that
is implied in the sowing and the reaping
Whatsoever a man sows, that shall he
also reap There never was palmer dec
laration made. but IL is one that very
few. even Christian people, believe.
1.-The majority of those present tonight
are strangers to me, and while / am ig-
norant of their beliefs and prejudices, /
can very safely say that the greater num-
Der of them do not believe that Paul told
the truth when he said, Whatsoever
man sows, that shall he also reap. III
we should be making journey through
your country and see a man sowing seed
and ask him what are you sowing, he an
swers wheat If we ask him what will you
reap, we would expect him to answer
wheat We see another man sowing, and
we ask what are you sowing. neighbor?
He says, wild oats What are you going
to reap? He answers, "A rich harvest OF
good OATS What would you think of the
man? You would say his mind was not
rightly balannced; he was insane. But
this is an answer we hear most every day
People say of certain persons. He is only
sowing his wild oats, he will be all right
after a while. Only sowing his wild oats.
Reap good oats by and by You are mis-
taken. If wild oats are sown wild oats
will be reaped."
This truth was quite fully illustrated
by scenes taken from real life, some of
them from Southern and some from East
ern homes. Mr.. Streator spoke of the re-
sponsibilty of parents, and showed by
various illustrations how parents sow the
seeds of falsehood. profanity and other
evils. Children he said, do not naturally
lie nor swear; they learn to do these
things.
Mr.. Streator spoke of the great harvest
that may be reaped by sowing seeds of
kindness. This is done by doing good
deeds and speaking kind words. The ef-
feet of such upon children unaccustomed
TO acts of kindness was shown by the re-
lating of several incidents. Many parents
are astounded when they find their chill
dren guilty of certain sins or vices. They
But while they slept an enemy came in
and sowed tares.
The great comforting promise to the
world is that he that sows to the spirit
shall of the spirit reap life everlasting.
Sowing to the flesh is following the incli-
nations of a perverted mind, listening to
the dictations of wicked persons and
blindly following the lead of unholy in
fiuences. Sowing to the Spirit is obeying
God in all His commands as far as posi-
BILE, doing good, speaking kindly. Against
such sowing there is no law.
The sermon was concluded by giving
Paul's exhortation, Not TO be weary in
well doing, for in due season you will
reap II you fail not"