Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-07-16
XXVI.
Rev. S. M. Brown at Keyfesvine.


His fame for sound and earnest
evangelical preaching was already es-
tablishei in this community, ard,
therefore, the bare announcement Of
preaching by him was sufficient to
pack the church with an eager aud in
terested audience at both services Mr..
Brown is making an evangelical tour
of the state and accompanying him IS
Mr.. ]. NJ. Hunt, gifted with the power
of singing sacred songs effectively,
and under the spell of his eloquent
rendiuons the singing Is no less pow
erful than his companions preaching.
The evening service would have been
considered ,ediously long, conducted
by the ordinary preacher, bu; on this
occasion was Joy aud not a wear-
ness to the large congregation, judg-
ing others by ''ye scribe's" OSL feel
logs
The lesson for The evening VAS tSai
remarkable in,ev;ez Of Chris, vitl
Nicodemus. found IN John ;. In his
comments on the Sd and 5th verses
the preacher brougat out furCibly The
greai s;.ir.t,I=I lesson the Master in
tended TO teach and disposed. il 4
Sentence. OF TIVE sensual teaching,
some a;tsch to the 5th verse.
The text for the sermon wss taken
from TIE prOphe:, Amos, 3;5, Can
two walk together, except they be
agreed We cannot hope 70 repro
duce move than the Elintest reflection Of
tle great ruth o. this m,sterly sermon
on the natural and mutual connection
between mans moral and physical na-
ture and the perfect !aw Of God We
only regret that everybody in Keytes-
vile did not hear the sermon. i;
Was along new Iine OF Thought 70 ".
In pulpit preachiDs. Il was intensely |
practical. for il found 4 reason from
the Christian life, founded upon the |
constitution Of man-upon the high |
est requirements of both his physical
and moral nature. Under the view
given Monday evening of the Chris |
tian life. il offers something more than |
thar vague and shado~y Ito some)
hope Of eternal hfe beyond the grave
it offers the reward of the only true
LIE here below-health, happiness, JOY
and peace-the blissiull agreement o,
man with his owu nature and peace
with God.
A thing is not right or wrong be-
cause 1t has been commended or de-
nounced. The revelation We have
received in The scriptures is not what
constitutes righteousness, but a GER
tain course IS righteous or sinful from
the very nature of things, because &C
coruilg to mans moral nature !;
could no, be otherwise. In other
words, God did not make his moral
law to fit the nature OF man, but made
mans moral and physical natures botli
90 accord with H;s Own pc;fect law.
a man cannot live. Ike the fishes, uo-
der water. for the simple reason thai
lie Was not "buIlt thLt way. And
zT6e Tsz5G. Tire fishes cannot live OF
the dry land, becACss thef were
created for a hfe IN the water So
mans moral nature cannot I've IN sin
without harm and death, because h
was created for iife OF righteousness.
From this point the preacher pro-
-ceeded to consider nan IN his iour-!Old
relation OF agreement with his physical
and mo.al nature and with his family
and ms frl!Cwsnln-
What We have already said would
indicate the method OF treatment as
regards his agreement with h:s physi- I
cal and moral natures Man In his
two-fo.d physical and moral organiza- I
,ion having been created in accord
-ance with a perfect Law that existed
before that cTealion. he cannot violate
that law without meeting the incxorable
pu1ishmsn; It's violation brings And I
th;s Iaw Is universal upon all the race.