The morning times., 1896-05-11
HOLLINBERGER In APULPIT
The Inspector Preached on Man.
Origin, Nature and Destiny.
He Was Listened to by Small Audi
ence at the Christadelphians
Church on Eighth Street.

The services IN the Christadeiphians
Church, on Eighth street, between F and
q streets northeast, were not very largely
attended yesterday afternoon, but those
who were present heard an able argument
on The origin, nature ana final destiny OF
man as revealed in the holy scriptures.
Is the earth or heaven TO be mans final
abode?'
Inspector HoIinberSer, or detective head
quarters, in an Introduction OF his subject,
said that they (the Christadelphians) hold
in common with all denominations that the
Bible is divinely inspired, that it is a reveIa-
tion from G. od TO man. Therefore, 1t con
tainS Coos purpose and the plan he has
devised to accomplish that purpose Ac-
cepting IL as such we must reasonably
expect to find in that revelation mans
origin, nature and final destiny.
Upon examination we find this to be
true. If we turn to the second and third
chapter OF Genesis we find there a record OF
mans creation, his trial, fall AMI penalty
| imposed. In the seventh verse, second
| chapter of Genesis, we find the creation OF
! man in the following words:
The Lord God formed man out o. the
| dust of the ground and breathed into his
| nOstris the breath OF life and he became u
| living SOUL
| In the same chapter man was placed
! under law We read that the Lord God
! planted a garden east ward in Eden and in
| il lie placed the man whom lie had created
! He gave him permission To east of the fruit
! of all Of the trees of The garden with
| the exception "f one-the tree of kpow!
! edge, of good ana evil.
This tree he was forbidden to eat OF
! Under penalty OF death. In the day that
! thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die "
! We find that the man dSObeyed the divine
| command and partook OF the tree of which
| he was forbidden to eat. In consequence
! OF which the sentence OF death was imposed
Cursed be the ground for thy sake: thorns
and thistles shall it bring forth unto tkee:
! by the sweat OF thy face shalt thou ed
| bread until thou return unto the ground
| for out of it was thou taken, for dust thou
art and unto dust shalt thou return
Here we have the penalty for sin or
| transgrcSSiOn and the only one we find
between the leaves of the Bible. The
! sentence was imposed while the whole ra ce
was in Adams loins; hence the penalty
| passed on all his posterity; and had not
| God provided a remedy for the effects OF
! sin, man would have returned eternally
in the death state.
But God. in his great love for his
| creatures, has provided a remedy We
! find at the time tlat the sentence OF
death imposed there was also the promise
of a Geliverer. 1t was that the seed OF
the woman should bruise the serpent S
head. That promise, all denominations OF
Christians conCede, TO be Christ. And this
agrees with the testimony we have con
cerning Him. The Apostle John says: He
that hath the Son hath eternal life; he
that hath not the Son hath not life. but
the wrath OF God abideth on him. The
wrath of God is the original sentence
Justly imposed In the Garden of Eden Dust
thou art and unto dust shalt thou return.
Paul also tells Us that the wages Of Sit
is death, but the wages of God is eterna
life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Hence
we see that life and death is what's PLACED
before us. Being under the sentences o.
death God offers US eternal life, and tha
life is His son. Therefore we understand
what Is meant by life.
1t is said that he that hath the Sor
hath life and be that hath not the Sol
hath not the life. We believe thatthis ca rtl
is TO be mans final abode.
There is no promise contanedin in the Bibl
Of any son or daughter going to Heaver
except our Lord, the Saviour, Jesus Christ