The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-12-30
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THE CHRISTIANS CHIEF DESIRE.
Sermon by Rev. o. ID. Taylor at the
Michigan Avenue Baptist Church.

Michigan Avenue Baptist Church.
Rev. Orson D. Taylor, of The Dalles,
Or, whose name for more than a year
has been associated in the public mind
here with a criminal case in the courts,
in which Mr.. Taylor was charged with
obtaining signatures under false pre-
tences, occupied the pulpit of the Mich
igan avenue Baptist church Sunday
morning. For three months or more he
has lived here with his wife, and people
have become somewhat acquainted with
the man, and have learned something in
a general way of the business transac-
ton which resulted in the preferring OF
criminal charge against Mr.. Taylor by
those who only a few months ago had
utmost confidence in him. The fact
that last week two of the cases against
him went out of the court, temporarily
at least, on the ruling of Judge Snow,
led the pastor of the Michigan avenue
church to extend to Mr.. Taylor the
courtesy of an invitation to occupy the
pulpit.
It was good-sized congregation that
Assem- bled to listen to- the gentleman.
After sermonette to the children bv
Mr.. Maxson, based on the story of st.
Christopher, he introduced Mr.. Tavlor
as one who had been with them for
some weeks, ond who might not be with
them much longer, one whom they
would be glad to listen to. Mr.. TAYLOR
showed considerable feeling on coming
before the congregation. He said his
heart was full, and he did not know
whether he would be able to preach or
not. He referred to the uniform cour-
tesy and kindness that had been shown
him during his stay in Saginaw, though
that stay was under peculiar circum-
stances. The people, the attorneys, es-
peclally his attorney, the court, had all
treated him with kindness.
'sThis morning." said he, ssI have re-
celved the greatest expression of kind
ness and confidence, in that your pastor
who, one day must give an account of
stewardship, has invited me to preach
to you" He then took his text from
third epistle of John, Sd chapter and
part of the second verse: 'But that we
know that when he shall appear we
Shall be like him, for we shall see Him
as lie 49," He said: t'The purest
mortal shrinks from meeting God.
Moses of old feared exceedingly when
he talked with God, and when he came
down from the mountain the people be-
sought him to veil his face, for thew
could not even look on it because it
ehone with the glory of God. We can
not look at the sun in its full glory.
but when its rays caught by drop of
water, are refracted, we behold with de-
aIght the beauties of the rainbow. In
Christ we see the glory of God tie
Father reflected SO that we NAV look
upon it. To see Christ was the greatest
desire of the Christian. Who has NOT
wished that he might have lived when
Cnrlst was on earth? What child
would not have been one of the little
ones that he took in his arms and
blessed? What a privilege it would
have been to have been LAWYER when
ne was tried. What heroes there were
IN those days." and the speaker ex-
pressed his admiration for st. Peter. the
rock on which Christ built his church.
he saw In him grand man. He ab-
preciated to some extent his feelings
when he denied Christ. It was an
awful thing to feel the stamp of lie on
ones face. A lie was never necessary.
but Peter thonght it was. He was will
ing, for his love of his master, even to
commit perjury, though he had learned
at his mothers knee that he who swore
falsely lost all hope of this world and the
next. Then the speaker expressed his
admiration for Paul and the sacrifices
and hardships he passed through. His
shlpwrecks, his being stoned, his fight
ing with with wild beasts at Ephesis,
and his battling with the powers of the
ar. he closed with a touching des-
cription of how Christ was the hope of
the fallen, the sinner, and the out
cast.
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