Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-09-03

( LII may De the vlndicatlon OF Cnrlst,
which impresses him. The miracle of
the Resurrection in which the accused
Jesus is raised up by the power of
God leaves no doubt in his mind that
Christ was the righteous One. He
cannot overlook it that il The resur-
rection is true and God is God, then
Jesus is confirmed in all His claims.
Therefore He is true, His life is the
true life, His principles Of living must
be the true principles, however hard to
realize, or contrary they may be to the
principles of material success; his
teachings are true; and whoever will
be true cannot keep out ofshis life that
Person who lived and taught thus.
III there be an element of truth in
mans soul he will be attached to
Christ. No false note for one single
moment fingers on his lips and true
men will come to Christ. And there
are true men, men mean who have
true aspirations and purposes though
they have not yet committed themselves
to Christ. These all the while are
recognizing the truth in Christ and
coming to Him, just as the dIsim-
prisoned bird leaps out into the air
with burst Of song, or as the eagle
beekS Iue tDOu0tdin peaks.
Perhaps in this day when one-half
the world runs in hysterical eagerness
after material successor and the other
half, out-distaneed in the race, pauses
to think and to be repelled-more in
this day than in some others, when
education, social reforms, and the calls
to cure Righteousness, are making
especial appeals to men, we ought to
look for men among those whose out
ward life has been in a measure
blameless, who are led to Christ under
the conviction OF righteousness, and
who. earnestly wishing to do right,
come to the service and acceptance of
Christ because 1t is right.
If these things mean that uprecog-
nized there has come conviction of sin.
all right. DO not dispute but shall
Not till you have passed through the
experience of conviction of sin, not
until you satisfy our theology and
repent, can you believe on Christ; not
until you are sensible of sin that
justly condemns you to outer darkness
can you be justified and saved Will
God insist Oh a means and method
il the end be attained? IL man come
No! Certainly, No! We all join
in the reclamation of the fact, remem-
berine Uhrist's words: ''No man can
come TO me except the Father which
hath sent me draw him. CAN that
the Father giveth me shall come to me,
and him that cometh to me will in no
wise cast out. John 6.
Oh! my brother, this is the essential
thing. Does the Spirit bear witness Of
Christ in your hearth Is He adorable
to you? Do you believe Him the Holy
One, the Son of God? Do you see the
reality of sin, how it defiled and cruel
fed Him and broke His heart and
burst His side in its righteousness?
Do you see how sin Is hateful to Christ
and God and damning to our sad
human life? Do you see and believe
Christ turned back into powerlessness
the enmity of man and Of satan? Are
you drawn to Him this morning?
Whether il be under conviction of sin,
which comes sooner or later anyhow, or
under convection Of righteousness and
longing for goodness; or under con-
viction of judgment and the futility of
your opposition to God, 1t matters moi,
If only you come to and accept the
Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour and
Master.