The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-05-27

heart Men serve God because they love
him. Jesus saves men according to law
as he damns them by law. This law is
clear, it is made plain.
The speaker described the process Of
trial IN IN earthly court.
The soul that sins must surely die and
all of us are condemned by this law.
Even the man who stands nearest the
side of Christ cOnfesses his sinfulness.
There never was man saved who din
not confess judgment. The judgment has
not only been passed, but we have been
executed. The end of the law is death. 1t
is God who justifies and God is judge. The
Judge has prejudged and heaven has been
satisfied. who shall lay any charge TO
Gods electT' All that can be charged has
been done. mo man does good, no not
one" This is whom Christ came to save.
When we find that our characters are
sinful and we come to the throne of Good
and look to Calvary we 90 forth purified.
There is no human parallel to Gods JUST
fication. There IS no human illustration
of divine justification.
a man acquitted in Il court, is exon
Grated, not justified, but in Gods justifi-
cation we confess our guilt, are tried.
condemned and executed. and then our
wickedness is wiped out and God declares
that we are free from sin absolutely
spotless, fawless and undefiled. Guilty
and yet absolutely innocent in His sight.
All to Christ l owe, and Christ and His
suffering must be obliterated from the di-
vine mind before the devil can get my
soul.
But the apostle then asks. WHO shall
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Suddenly. as if the sullen clouds had been
convulsed, pouring down the blessed rain.
so the apostle laying all aside, casts to
us the blessed promise ''who shall sep
arate us from the love of Christi | see
a stone mansion, riches, honor and glory
offering lily hand trying to enticc us
away from Christ The tempter will
come to you, young man, and try to per
suade you to worship him with fair
promises. The apostle tells us that
through Christ we shall be more than
conquerors. To every one who loves His
| name there is hope. Paul says this is
where we are glorious If this world was
all sunshine you would never value the
love Of Christ. No Christian knows how
he loves God until he is called to suffer
for or with God. That man is yet to come
| with laurels on his brow who can eX
plain the ministry of suffering. Suffer"
| ing. that's glory. If any of you doubt
your love for Christ if you think you
will ever want to give up Christ, then let
me tell you as the Apostle Paul said,
that neither life or death or hell shall
separate us from Christ's love. You can't
carry Il man so high that he will forget
Calvary. There may come influences
| which may crush us below hell, under
the bottomless pit, but even then there
| is nothing which can separate US from the
| boundlcss. eternal love Of Jesus Christ.
TODAY'S PROGRAMME.
| The seniors will speak, Gen. Ransom
will present Il portrait of the late Mr..
John G. Williams, in the name of the
| Faculty; and diplomas will be presented.
At night the usual reception and pleas
ures given to the young people will close
| a most pleasant commencement occasion.
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I,g4Just before the speaking, DIR. skinner
went down into the audience and escort
ed Major Crenshaw to seat on the plat
form. Dr. Crenshaw is the INST student
that ever matriculated at the college.
The praise Of DIR. Broughton's alumni
address is ON all tongues today. He made
a hit, and won the approval of young and
old. ase ...
Il FH