The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-16


the pastor might be mentioned as
farewell sermons" only because they
We're his final discourses. His morn
ing sermon is subjoined.
At its conclusion he spoke only brief
ly of his regret over his coming de-
parture. He said it grieved him to go,
but he could do a greater and broader
work in the new field, Cincinnati, Ohio,
where he becomes pastor of the Ninth
Street church. He leaves tomorrow
morning.
Tonight farewell reception will be
rendered him in the parlors of the
church, where all his friends whether
members of the church or not, are
invited.
Mr.. Partridges morning text was
from Ephesians. Ill, II, IS and 10, but
especially that part of the seventeenth
verse. which says: THAT Christ may
dwell In your hearts by faith" He
said:
Mr.. partridgc's Sermon.
There Is an old tradition about the fa-
nous battlefield of Cuiloden. 1t Is said
that belated travellers at night, passing
by the three large mounds of the buried
warriors, have suddenly found them
selves amid the smoke and hurly-buliy
or battle, and could recognize by
Their Scotch plaid the clans engaged
After hundred years the could see
the great Scotch commander, con-
spicuous on a white horse among shad-
owy combatants." The clouds of bat
tie hanging over Calvary have cleared
away; but even now after nineteen CEN
tur.es we behold the great captain of our
salvation ridiIg over the battlefield of
this world from victory to victory, and
Christ has multiplied himself "a million
fold.
Martin Luther once said "If any one
should ask me If this was Martin Lu-
thcr l should say NO! This is Jesus
Christ" This IS Pauls reasoning: MY
life seems to be a mere animal l.fe in the
iiesh,' but this is not my true life; 1t is
but the mask of lfe under which lives an
other, !. e., Christ, who Is my true l.fe.
THIS is the frequent teaching of the New
Testament Conversion is called the new
birth. The infant is born and begins n
new and independent l.fe. At conversion
the old nature dies, and there is new
birth-the new man-wh!ch is Christ in us
AS a man owns his house In which he
dwells and controls 1t, SO does Christ own
our body as the house IN which he dwells
We are the house; Christ is the inmate
We are the mask. Christ Is the real face
behind the mask. For Paul says THAT
Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith
that ye might be filled with all the full
ness of God" So the New Testament dis
t.nctly aiiirms that every true Christian
lHitst Ill H.nl. fNtTy DelipVpf is Il
temple; and Jesus Christ dwelleth In you.
And we all who love God sincerely can
say with Martin Luther: This is not
Martin Luther, 1t is Jesus Christ"
Christ Is the Soul.
The believer is the body, Christ Is the
soul. You are the casket: He is the Jewel.
You are the ship; He is the pilot. You
are the tent: He Is the occupant. So the
church Is called the body OF Christ.
What are some of the lessons of this
truth? First, we should think Christi
thoughts. "As man thinketh so is he"
our, our thinking makes up the warp and
must have particular kind of leaves
for Its food in order that he may spin
silk. We must have a particular food for
our thinking in order to spin the s.lken
web of Christian character. Unless we
think Christ's thoughts we cannot be-
come Christlike. If you think sinful
thoughts, they will stain your character,
and after many years when the thoughts
have been forgotten, the crimson stains
VIII remain incffacable. This should be the
balance In which to weigh your thoughts.
Is my thinking like Chrst's? Is 1t pure
Is it noble? How necessary that every
thread be pure and clean, that when the
fabric OF our life is spread out before
the gaze of men and angels at the judg-
ment 1t may be faultless.
Second-Let us express Christ's life in
our conversation. Would the world know
that Christ l.veth In us by our daily con-
versation! "Out Of the fullness of the
heart the mouth speaketh." We talk Of
those things that most interest us. You
can tell what is uppermost In a mans
heart by his conversation. HIS hobby will
appear In his speech But Christ l!veth in
us. He Is our true life. Would the world
ever know by our speech that Jesus was
the occupant of our head? You say how
should I talk? We should talk as Christ
did We should ever think that Christ
is dwelling within ,s. Is my conversa-
ton worthy of my Lord?
Christian Should lie Cheerful.
There is a distinction between cheer
ever be cheerful but never frivolous SO
many people before they are aware of It.,
acquire q habit Of trifing, a constant
habit Of seeing the ridiculous side of ev-
erythlng. Such habit may go so far as
to utterly vitiate a PERSONS influence and
make one shallow and insipid. IT be-
comes us to have convictions and moral
stamina.
We should be like Christ in our conduct.
The dutful son VIII always think when
to disgrace my father and mother. There
Is a family pride and character and repu-
tation which IS sacred" We are all away
from home. away from our Heavenly
the heavenly family to maintain.
We ask about our amusemsnts. Can
do this? VIII there be any harm In
that? Can I go to that place of question
able amusement? Can have this ndul-
gence? That luxury. this Eberty?" Let
me tell you a perfect answer In all these
cases. Ask yourself this question:: what
would Christ do under these circum..
stances? WouldHe 30 or would He not?
Would He abstain or indulge? Would He
care only for His own pleasure. or would
He think of His influence upon others?"
You have in the New Testament four
Biographies Of Christ. You can study
them every day.
We Should Act Like Christ.
Again we should act like Christ In our
business. We should ask ourselves would
Christ engage in this business. Would
He resort to these methodist Many men
have a reputation for being smart and
shrewd in business. What does It gener-
ally mean. It sometimes means that n
man has real business talent. But too
often when we say Of a man he is smart
and shrewd we mean In plain English, II
we are courageous. that ne Is a liar and q
theft. The Christian name should mean