The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-08-26
Rev. n. Is. smiIey,s sermon.


The service at West Presbyterian Church
last night was brief and im pressIve.. Rev.
+. Smiley of Denver. Col, preached the
sermon. He is supplying the pulpit In the
absence OF Rev. A. N. Keigwin, b. D.
Az prelude to the sermon the preacher
read as q scripture lesson the XII chapter
OF the Gospel Of 1t. Luke.
Ihe text OF the sermon was: The lie
10 more than meat and the body Ia more
than raiment." Luke xii 23.
During the course of his sermon he said
In substance: These bodies of ours are tho
subjects Of much care. indeed II We
were to spend one third OF the time and
care upon that for which the body was
made we would be much nearer to God.
and much neurer TO an ideal manhood.
How frall are these bodice They are
afraid Of the cold and OF the heat OF
hunger and of disease. They muat be
clothed and fed and housed. They are
helped and pampered with the greatest
care and Industry. But how soon must
they become food for worms? How soon
must they return to the earth from which
they came2 "Dust to dust ashes 10
ashes"
Is that all of it2 The sooner we are
done with the miserles of earth the better.
That is not all OF it. Life Is m ore than
meat. and the body ls m ore than raIment"
Inc hody has been made for purpose.
II ls the clothing OF the soul, and ls only
valuable az the tenement of the soul:
able gem which II contains. You may de.
stroy tie house II you can save the ten.
ant. Only the soul is valuable. 1t is that
part of human nature which God prizes.
This is what makes man great, makes him
valuable alike TO earth and heaven.
Call the soul what you will. 1t is the
greatest of living things-next to God.
Tho greatest oil all things, 1t is part OF
God. lie breathed Into the nostrils OF
man and he became living soul; became
n wi tUfi n a Ipfa AZ CnI a,.I.a
be destroyed. In all eternity make as
distant as you will. make 1t imm easurabie
beyond tho power of imagination and
man must live and leave a home In 1t
somewhere; Hs cannot die 1t is the OBJ.
jeot of Gods love.
Is that all OF II? The sooner we see the
value OF the soul, we think what God has
done for It. what provision He has made
for 1t. God's provision for the soul ls
wonderful bounty, he has stored His
life OF river and sea aud air. In tho mines
of tho hills and wales OF earth. Before
man was. God provided for his physical
wants. In like generous love He has
made provision for mems souls. Jesus
standing before the people one day ead
unto them, lam the bread of life; II any
man eat VI the bread anu drink of the cup
shali give him he shall never die" For
tue clothing OF the soul God has prepared
robes oil rlghteousness In which It can ap.
pear spotiess aud perfect before Him. The
soul shall not be houseless and homeless.
jesus says; IN my Fathers house are
many msuslons | go to prepare place
Tor yoa."
The saddest thing can imagine Is a
home.ess man. One who has no abiding
plaoei one who cannot stop without some.
one bidding him IN owe on; for VIII om In oil
the sarth there is no welcome resting
place which he can call home and where
love shares and softens his sorrows sad
der than thIs 10 the houseiess, homeless
soul, While you are planning for the
body think of the soul Make provision
for it by accepting God'a mercIfni bounty
OF forgiveness and fRlth-"for what shall
it'proht a man II he gain the whole world
and lose his own sour