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rHE coNouERoR OF DEATH.
ev. p. S. knight, o: Salem, at First
CONGREGATIONAL.
Portland Oregonianl

Portland OregOnianl
The First Congregational church
Yesterday morning was well filed to
bear the Rev. p. S. Knight, of Salem,
Who Is one Of the pioneer ministers in
fne state. He preached an excellent
scrmon, on the subject of Life and
Death as Christ Explains Them. "
His text was taken from Timothy IL,
'i:l0."Our Savior, Christ Jesus who
obliterated death and Illuminated
he and immortality through the gos-
nh" The following is brief sum-
mary of his remarks:
We are here to present Jesus Christ
Asa Savior, not merely by form and
ttfemony. Not I'm a mere sentiment
'H or imaginary sense. If he Is
ssgiOr in any sense, it is in vital
Atnse. lie comes to save us from real
tfils, present as well as future, to
Lead us through actual dangers; TO
no us above perils that not only
lhreaten, but that already affect us
ID body, soul and spirit. From some
Ling that is real in the form of evil
lo that which is real in the form of
rood, he would lead us all. And he
Nonld do 1t by perfectly simple and
lHllonal processes.
with his own part in that process
Ne have to deal briefly now. He pre-
pared the way for us. He makes all
clear. He explains everything. lie
Is here TO help us vitality in our vital
work.
fFirst, he obliterates, abolishes, OBJ
scures death, That Is, he removes IL
nom our pathway, as a matter that
need give us any trouble or cause
us any doubt. It's sting, its terror,
its very name, is gone, whenever one
has fully grasped and appropriated
the meaning of Christ's mission to
The world.
SECOND, ,he illustrated, Illuminated,
hrought to light, life-not future life
merely, but true life, present life, all
|Ife. 1t is not stated or limited here
HAT he first discovered or revealed
Me great idea of Immortality. That
vas already In the world. The dream
pls held it as a hope. Prophets and
Isalmists held IL as faith. Socrates
nd his followers held IL as a philos-
ophy. Jesus Christ made it tact,
Iact Of history and experience.
"There were two pages. One was
Nrltten over with lurid characters
md entitled death. There was no
1bscurity about those characters.
Men could read all of them, for ages
nd trembled as they read. The other
|Age was entitled life, and the |
'haracters were dim and only seen in |
|nlf-light. Men read them in uncer-
Unity, and with many questiOnings |
ND doubts.
'When Christ came he set those two |
n|ctures side by side and threw upon
,pem the clear light of his most Won
Hrful life-yes; the light OF his life;
4is, death, his resurrection. What |
fps the result? The lurld characters
D the death page disappeared, and on
|nat page appeared instead the pic
Inre Of an open door, the door OF inn
|nortal life. On the life page the dim
,haracters took definite form, and
'lood out in the living light. Yes, he
polished death and brought life and
Immortality to light. He illustrated
re as men illustrate with pictures
ne pages of book, TO make its mean
pg plain and interesting.
"The instrument for the dissent
'ation Of this light Is the gospel.
What is the too common idea Of the
SDspel? That il is a bundle OF creeds,
Nogmas, PHILOSOPHERS, hard to compre-
bend or believe.
This is a great mistake. IL is
Nmply what the original word used In
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