Evening journal., 1897-11-30
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
REV. T. e. MONTGOMERY PREACH
ED TWO STRONG SERMONS TO
IlARGE CONGREGA ATIONS.

Rev. T. e. Montgomery preached
twice Sunday at the First COngrega-
tiOnal Church, at Fourth and Madison
streets. The audience was good one,
and Mr.. Montgomery and his congrega-
tion feel encouraged by the collections,
the character of the audience and the
interest generally manifested.
Sunday night Mr.. Montgomery
preached on the subject, Mission Of
the Son of Man" The text was THE
Son of Man came to seek and save THAT
which was lost" In part ne said:
"Words TO some people are only
words To others they are volumes OF
Thought A man may become a phi
losopher by studying the meaning and
history OF words. All desires and inn
pulses OF nature may be discerned and
portrayed by a discriminate use OF
language The sad word In this text Is
lost The mind staggers 10 compre-
hend the meaning. When sailing YES
sells alone were used and no conven-
tional course across the sea was cb-
served. ships were lost while the peo-
pie on them lived. Agony in the ex-
treme came upon the people as they
saw death staring them In the face on
account of hunger and thirst. Disease
brings a realization of lost health. Lost
health occasions many good resolutions
and many sad days. Lost wealth causes
much mental agitation and many sui
cides. Misery, like a shadow, follows
personal loss and vacancy, nothing
ness, delirium is the destiny Of the
idea Of lost On account of sin all
souls are imperfect, and therefore lost
TO God as to their original purpose
"Being men we want to hear about
the ideal man who is called the Son Of
Man or humanity. Son of Man means
that He had q true, "a perfect human ma
ture II is strange that men are so un-
natural as to pretend that they think
He was not natural. If it is natural to
hate. destroy, be suspicious and curse,
then He was unnatural. If men are
kind and agree that it is right to speak
well OF each other the Son of Man is
ready to do more Charity for faults
and good cheer for the despondent is
humane, but none the less divine. The
Son OF Man was what every man ought
TO be.
"The world may boast of indifference
TO the complaints and misery OF the
people and assume to he wise, but the
Son Of Man comes not with Indifferent
zeal. He does not wait but He goes to
seek. The desire is all aglow as He
goes and He is not dishonored by His
work. More than sympathy, His com
passion goes out toward the helpless,
the lost His anxiety takes Him
among His enemies; and they cannot
hurt Him before His time, for His
works sake. But He does not seek
that He may console. He does not
seek that lie may learn and associate.
He seeks that He may save Others
may pity, other may help, others may
be kind. but He alone can save. He
has favor in His fathers house and has
a room for each OF His friends. His
father, for His sake, cares for His
friends and companions The rejoic-
ing will be because they are found The
JOY on account of the found is equal to
the sadness on account of the lost.
Those who can see that they are
lost are in an attitude to be saved
When they look away from themselves
and look at their Saviour, He will save
them. Some will not be warned and bt
saved. and only when they open theil
eyes in hell win they know that they
are lost"