New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-13
MODEL FOR CHRISTIANS
OF TO-DAY

OF the Gospel OF Christ for II Is the power OF 600
unto salvation to every one that be!leVeth he
said In part
The text has the true apostolic ring PAU vas ,as
not afraid Of Roman prison or Pagan throne 1or
he not ashamed Of hts message or mis- Gnr,nth
ana in % ;bs also Son he OF od
was he Bound ''t Nothing could daunt him He
would brook hindrance breast every iiu:1ly
% woa al d sns breach s d The
Caesar. the blessed Gospel Of Jesus Christ
sams a mas and ae 9i and Zeal The Zines
need of the Gospel Of grace our age y ssved
are in hopeless sorrow but for the Joy Of His sal;
vaon Are YOU ashamed Of the os nos. !, S xoa
rss It's OF claims nn then respond to His cali Here
one more message from heaven to your nr
peal peal to your manhood now. Again the crucned
and risen Christ stands before your consc,epce;
Masters. II am not ashamed OF the Gospel Why?
Because OF its potency 1T Is the power OF "oa
Power is the supreme end sought in life to-day.
In business. society politics. everywhere men seer
in the olympic games. showed superior pnysieaas
strength and their success was cabled across ths
sea rs a count for Something now The
of nature are subdued and c9ntrolIsa 20 proIMTS s
Niagara is made to do something besides roar;
steam is harnessed. the sunlight lmprlsoneu, anu anu
does his Bidding Power is what men seek and
what they find. The stronger comes 10 the rent
goes
sources. concentrate energies. tina. they may In.
crease and preserve material, moral or porucal
But after all. the greatest power IN the world Is
the Gospel. Not over nature. but over conscience.
,na And what Is saivaon For We have need Of
definition in these exact scientinc Gays J.. oEeo
not consist IN snng 0y s aa and
sin. and making them In deed and trutp: me sons
Of so d makes hs Ia ae hanbe
the stingy generous the proane revere,. ,ne un
Charitable d ths the apS S
perate sober, the idle. Industrious AID the woridy
heavenly minded 1t pures mea tber .nssavors
1t drives envy and malice and anger ana hatee
from human hearts and produces the ir ondnso o.
and truth In their stead. Salvation means oieAnsed
hearts and changed lives: This Is the power Ct me
Saviour to your souls THE blood of Jesus Christ
ceanseth from all sin That is not sent'p T"S,
That is the salvation the soul Graves and the
hi. name shall be called Jesus for He shall
save His people from their SIM. and from the love
of it, from the power of It, here and now: rom the
there any other power like this to make clean the
hearts and hands OF men? How else is It possible
to nina nso iy image rem
glory to glory? The Gospel is the power OF God
t 1n'U vSoe man and ali By the power Of that
salvation your body. mind and spirit may be pre-
The apostle was not ashamed Of the Gospel be
cause il is the power of God He gored in It's
divinity 1t Is not man,made Gospel ,v Deo's n ia
origin In It's nature. In Its effects II proves its
divinity 1t claims to be OF God tS ana He ala soTe
witness OF Christ. See what the Gospel can DO has
done s doing ST mi wGrk ssso Ties
hearts OF men, and the history OF the world, proves
that Il Is divine.
is a modern craze to find something new. Even
when every one was looking for old things, enter
a1uA sod a
tique furniture" The world has gone wild IN the
The best things are old The earth is old. its
eternal mountains soaring toward the skies rs
centuries old" ebbng and flowing with its cease
less tides. telling the hours but keeping It's secrets
iii time shall be and the sea gives up her
dead The heavens are old, bending over the fruit.
full earth and the throbbing sea since the world
The same lights OF God guard the graves OF our |
loved watched over the sepulchre NJ our
flee away as surely AS the morning shone Upon |
the risen tomb and the risen Christ
Love is DID, whispering ito message now whsr-
ever hearts beat and eyes meet. as when Gods
love made man In Els image and saved him by His
spaclou s' service. ever Since the morning stars
sang together and the sons OF God shodte1 Tor |
L becomes SOes0S paftsker Of the surnss
and sharer In His glory sympathy Is Ola. brewer
souls Age ~" the best things You have, those
which have stood the test OF time. The od home
the old faith Yes. the Gospel is old. 1t was al. |
ready old when Christ came Its Message thrilled
Of Ss snd % s
rings through the Old Testament as we'll es the |
New 1t first note is struck In Genesis ILL., Is; The
The whole story of the cross Is only the .uilsr
music of that single chord The &c, Gospel or Is Ola a.
the Lamb Of God. slain from before the foundation
But the adsptabity OF the Gospel !: az salient
characteristic as It's antiquity Age OF itself Is not
SUFFICIENT to constitute true Story The oriental re-
glons are old, but what vital force DO they exert
solved But the Gospel is ever new and never SO
much needed a. now It has s., n9wer not only to
Social Industrial and political life.
deal al Sui 1.s sSr our s
His Gospel is the power Of God: to save men . now
the nineteenth century. Christess 'eform Is de-
fusion. without Ne we can do nothing" II is
on our social life exercising the lemons ybch |
prev upon the poor and defenceless now siiencing
70 men when the angels tuned their birps OF goIt
with glory TO God In the highest and on earth |
pe Are You ashamed Of the Gospel! which pr:sates
with the love of God; ashamed OF :he Christ who |
bower? Let the earth blush with shame for the |
bowers that bloom upon Its bosom this riad spring
time and breathe forth ther sweet ncsns, On the
the stars that sparkle in the midnight skies the |
Of ss n sSn that a. ns re s soas
over all and floods the earth with light and ne.
Let history disown the heroes wnose noble deeds
Suman heart be ashamed Of its love- sweeter than
the flowers. purer than the stars vital as the sui
ASHAMED Inf f Of its saviour Of Him sha the Sen
D memorial Ma II feast and calls you soon to HIS uds
ment seat. To be ashamed of the Gospel 10 10 be
aotv tyo He