Arizona republican., 1896-11-03
SERMONS PREACHED SUNDAY.
Interesting Themes E1pounded From
 Phoenix Pulpits

Interesting Themes E1pounded From
 Phoenix Pulpits
 At the Episcopal church on Sunday morning Bishop Kendrick preached an instructive sermon on the subject of the day itself. The bishop found "All l Saints Day. to belong ito many persons besides the saints named in the calen- dar. Teachers of the young, mothers and fathers, all those who have the instructing of the young, are of those who shall be remembered on this day. At the Presbyterian church the morning sermon was delivered by the pastor, Rev. Mir Mckinney. The sub feet of his sermon was the best-beloved and most human disciple, Peter. The great test of the Christian life was made when the Saviour addressed Peter three successive times with the question: Simon, son of Jonas, lowest thou Me?" Weak and erring as Peter had been he could yet truthfully say: t'Yea, Lord; Thou knowest that I love Thee" But had Christ made the test a test of righteousness, had he said: "!Simon, son of Jonas, art thou right eous man?" Then Peter could not have answered him, 'Yea, Lord"
 With us, though we know that the flesh is weak and we are liable to fall, yet we may be sure of the love we bear the Saviour and may answer truthfully: "Yea, Lord; Thou knowest I love Thee" Nor should we allow the memory of past failures to weaken the certainty of our love. This question asked Peter comes to every one. Faith is the way into the Christian life, but love is the Christian life, and so long as we are certain of our love for the Saviour we may rest assured of his love for us. And we are not to fear any other test, for by love alone is the su- preme test made.
 The evening sermon was preached by MT. Halford of California.
 At the Methodist church north Sun day morning the pastor, Rev. Mir. Chase, preached his opening sermon on the Ten Commandments, finding his text in Exodus xix, 16. The song, Some Day, Sometime" sung as duet lby Miss Mattie Grouse and MT. Frank Sigler, was very beautiful.
 In the evening by urgent request, MT. Chase preached his sermon on 'Re- ligion and Politics. which he delivered first some months ago. The text is found in Luke XIX, 25-fRender there fore unto Caesar the things which be Which be Gods"
 In the text the word, Caesar, is taken to represent civil government. In an- swer Ito tn question, Should a Chris tian engage in politics?" it is necessary first to define the term, politics. There are two kinds; first, the science of gov ernment, the protection and aug mentation of the strength of a state; second, the management of a political party, the advancement of men to of- flee. The first is politics and every man who would do his duty to his country and his fellow men should take part in that with the best understand ing he possesses. The second is par tisanshap, and DO right-minded man should allow himself to be drawn into work of that kind. It is particularly necessary that the people take part i1 our government and so long as the pol itics are of kind that relate to morals the best people must take part in the political movements, for to leave then to the worst classes would be to lost our government. There are question! at issue today which cannot be sepa rated from morals, and every Christian man is in duty bound to cast his vote yet cast it independently of party is sues, unrestrained and uninfuenced b, any power other than his own con science and hhe help of God. Be no a partisan, but a politician
 Four features of the so-ealled pol itics were then discussed-the polite which is really partisanship. First the open license it seems to give to tn slanderer. No man is safe It wa even said of George Washington tha no man ever so debauched the Nation A political lie is as black as any othe lie, and is just as surely registered fo punishment. 1t is the duty of tn Christian to frown upon this Second the lack of care flor the interest of tn poor. Trusts are death to the laborin