The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-21
ON THE RESURRECTION
AN INTERPRETING SERMoN BY REV.
 JOHN CAMERON.

JOHN CAMERON.
 Preached at First Baptist Church Yester-
 day MorninS-The Necessity of the Res urrection-Its Meaning to Man-Death Il Punishment for Sins of Man Conquered
 by Spiritual Resurrection.
 At the First Baptist church yesterday morning Rev. John Cameron, @ recent graduate of Crozier university, preach ed an interesting sermon. The text was Philippians iii, 10, last part: That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection" MT. Cameron said in part: Many points of detail in the painters and sculptors' arts can be ob- tained only from models Year after year the painter spends in the study of old masterpieces in the galleries of Europe, and thus much of the upbuild- ing of perfection in art comes from a study of what has been done
 Living is an art and so men read biographies and pause in contempla- ton of the virtues of the heroes who rouse their praise. So men turn the pages of the gospel story and study the life of the historic Christ and use it as a model for their own lives.
 'The Christian has as his aim in life the denial of self for the good of others. as is exemplified in the life of Christ Whatever its excellence, its grandeur, it's purpose, the offering raised on Cal vary had no blernish to mar the eff cacy. The resurrection not only de- clared Christ the Son of God with power but setting Him free from Jew ish connection it made Him the Saviour of the world
 ''The central fact in the gospel, about which are grouped the doctrines in the scheme of redemption, is the resurrec- tion, the keystone in the great arch with which God has bridged the gulf between the lost and Himself Note the great steps in the experiences of the apostle by observing the power of the resurrection in relation to the, in- dividual Christian. The resurrection of Christ is the proof of the Christian S accomplished justification Christ was the Jewish Messiah The multitudes were made to wonder by His marvellous works Even His disciples were filled with awe at the evidences of His supernatural power. Human hearts weregslow to believe what the prophets had foretold and what Christ Himself had said would come topass. Even a cultured heather audience mocked Paul The resurrection d8 Jesus was not only surprising fact, but necessary one. Tn the tomb lay not only the body of Christ, but the hope of the world. I'm poster would have been indelibly stamped on Him; it could not have been said that God sent Him forth had he not been resurrected. Unbelief would have called without answer for proof. There would have been no sal vation from sin His claim to Divine Sonship was dependent on that proof. The resurrection was necessary to win the faith of men in Christ as the Re- deemer. It is no wonder then that the resurrection made the foundation of the apostles preaching. On the fact of the resurrection depends the truth of the salvation. It was necessary on Gods part as a sign that Christ's work as a justifier was complete. If it was satis- factory to God, sign of that satisfac- tion was necessary to man. As from heaven fire fell as vindication, so Christ came from heaven as a sign of the complete salvation of man.
 Peace, joy, boldness in drawing men to God is the fruit of salvation and justification. Henceforth we can draw night to Him in the fulness of faith Our peace is broken by the presence of sin. We are weak of ourselves and cannot attain that holiness, but just at this juncture aid is offered to us. The resurrection is the pledge of the Chris tian's deliverance from the powers of evil. Christ is the vitalizing power The work of the living Christ is of two kinds purification and justification. So much does it depend on our own will that it is in great part our own salvation and the Christian can find in himself a power against sin.
 i"The resurrection confirms the joy and peace it gave in confirming our justifi- cation. It gives us the power to de- liver ourselves from sin and present ourselves pure before God. Breaking through the twilight of life's day comes ray of hope. The resurrection of Christ is the pledge of the Christians resurrection. Death Is the penalty of our sins. Man sinned and down through the ages has come the corrup- ton of the body by death as punish ment. With the forgiveness of sin is connected the removal of the penalty. Spiritual death has been done away with and physical death has been swallowed up in the triumph of spir- itual resurrection. After the spiritual resurrection we know not what form we shall wear, but we know that we shall be like Him."
 DAMAGED STILL FURTHER.