The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-09
His Interesting Sermon at the Christ
ian Church Last Night.
SUBJECT,"B BACK TO CHRIST"
"Come Unto Me All We That Labor
and Are Heavy Laden. and
VIII Give You Rest"
Plain Argument.

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forceful. magnetic speaker and holds
the closest attention of his hearers. His
subject was Back to Christ" and he
spoke from the foundation of the text:
Come unto Me all we that labor and
are heavy laden and will give you
rest" (Matthew 1:2S.)
This passage is one of the most pre-
eious in the New Testament. The in
vitation is from one in authority. Just
prior to His ascension Jesus said: "All
power is given to Me in heaven and
on EARTH" (Matthew 2s:1sD; hence the
preciousness of the invitation. The
spirit of the invitation is in harmony
with the teaching of one who knew
what 1t was to be burdened.
"Once there was a gentle stranger,
Travelling through this vale of tears;
All his paths beset by dangers,
Yet he journeyed on for years,
Healing with his kindly tone,
Every sorrow but his own.
Now. methinks, 1 see him bring
Comfort to the desolate;
Little children round him cling.
For his smile of blessing watt
Our theme this evening is Back to
Christ" and implies much that is
necessary at the present. Present-day
teaching does not consist, as ii should,
IN understanding what the will of the
Lord is, as. What do you believe about
this or that?" Then, "To the law and
the testimony" Not every one that
saith unto me Lord, Lord, shall enter
into the kingdom of heaven. but he THAT
doeth the will of My Father, which is
in heaven" (Matthew 7:21). Paul, the
apostle. to the Gentiles. said: "See then
that we walk circumspectly. not as
fools, but as wise, redeeming the time,
f1aad .axr xxn,o fora he
We not unwise, but understanding what
the will of the Lord is" (Ephesians
5:15-1D.
Then back to Christ Some say, ANY
means in order to bring me to Christ"
Our foundation implies coming. The
Bible contains the instruction neces-
sary ITO enable all men, all nations to
come to Christ. Sin and sorrow is rep
resented in this book; hence the invita-
ton. Our duty is to accept the invita-
ton, saint or sinner, Christ's gracious
privilege 10 give rest
The author of the book of Reveal
tions says: whatsoever will. let him
take the water of life freely Grew. %:
10. Jesus Christ is represented by
the writers of the New Testament as
the Water of life and bread of life"
The Lord Jesus himself said: 81 am
the way, and the truth and the life; no
man cometh unto the Father but by
Me- John 1870. Then back to Christ,
Way, truth and hfe."
The rest mentioned in the founda-
ton for our theme this evening Is not
obtained by way of Dante, Shake
speare. Huxley, Darwin. Spencer Ar
tenlus Ward, Bill Nye, Mark Twain or
Homiletic encyclopedias, encyclopedias
OF wit and humor, sermons on
aesthetic worship or star sermons. We
must go back to the fountain head
back to Christ. Effective gestures and
handbooks of elocution may be neces-
sary in order to perfection by way of
pleasing the eye or ear of those who
love the things of this llfe-pleasures-
more than they do the Christ. Love
not the world, neither the things that
are in the world. If any man love the
world the love OF the Father is not in
him. For all that is in the world, the
lust Of the flesh and the lust of the
eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the
Father, but is of the world. And the
world passeth away, and the lust
thereof; but he that doeth the will of
God abideth forever (First John 2:15-
I'D.
The scribes and pharisees of Jesus
time prided themselves in being wise
and considered the common people
accused John 7:49). Contrast the
teaching of the Christ with the lovers
of adulation, as also the teaching of
some modern scribes. Mark says of
Christ's teaching: THE common people
heard him gladly" MARK 12:3O. Mod
ern scribes love display; ancient scribes
loved to go in long clothing. flowing
robes. reaching to the feet-profession-
al attire-in order to attract attention
Then back to Christ, that the COM
mon people may understand the Cos
pei. may know the Christ, Whom to
know Alright is life eternal" Essays
not sermons, filled with everything but
the gospel may carry US away from
Christ and the duties incumbent upon
us as enlightened men and women I'M
der the dispensation of grace. Why
back to Christ? That we may learn the
value Of faith-'faith that works by
love and purifies the heart" that we
may understand what is meant by IRE
pentance toward God" and confessing
the Christ-obeying from the heart
1.-The form of doctrine which delivers
from SIM" that we may learn to keep
the unity of the spirit in the bond of
peace" that we may be indeed and in
truth the followers of Christ, and not
simply church members because it
happens TO be the fashionable fad
among "our set" Back to Christ, be-
cause those who profess TO be Chris
tians should so live. that men who re-
ject the Bible will be compelled to be-
lieve in their hearts that Jesus is the
Christ; that professors should be as
truly worshipers every hour of the day
and every day in the week as when
bowling in prayer or in song while in
the house of God on the Lords day;
that the church might be light in the
world and not painted fires" that the
acts OF our lives should govern the
scales with which we weigh our mer-
chandise or handle our yardstick; thar
religion should be as apparent in our
daily avocatiOns as when at the sun
rise prayer meeting; that we may walk
in newness OF life and behave like
Christians because we are Christians
and not as though we wanted people
TO believe we were pious. The charity
OF the Christian is the voice of God in
Christ calling the weary into rest.
Conclusion: Why back TO Christ? Be
cause the word OF God Is authoritative.
I am not a higher critic and there
fore still accept the Bible. II a man