The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-28


~.,sw n rh@ care Of a centurion named
xutfuS vhc seems 20 have been kindly
sort Of party considering Dis occapatlon'
fer The sacred narrative says tnaF 81 one
stopping place IN the journey Julius treat
81 Paul very courseously anc peFhniRte1
rim 20 visit MS friends ashore. Later on,
vyaer they were al The Fair Ravens. and
the wlntry sea looked wild and trsaeneF-
onH ard the apostle undertook 20 resnon-
sfrate with the foolhar5y owner and mas
Ger OF the ship for their venturssomsness
IN attempting 20 put out In such threaten
ing weather, the centurion sided against
the prisoner. Before long hurrcAhe
sveot across the Mediterranean. caused
~ sudden change from a mild southeriy
wind 20 a fierce nor easter. and a. the YES
gel refused 70 mind her helm they were
obliged - let her drive before the gaze
They were 50 deeply laden that they bad
40 jatfizon pert OF the cargo 20 keep her
rail above water. They even threw over
board some OF the heavier rigging. The
san was yelled by day and the moon ana
stars BY night. and this day after Gay,
until IN despair they gave up All nope OF
saying either the ship or themselves, ana
expected every minute 10 go 20 the bottom.
II was tn this crisis that Paul showed MS
true courage and stood forth in the midst
OF them and upbraided them for their
.ocklessness. saying: 'Sirs, yo should
aave hardened unto .Ae, and not nave
,oossd from Crete" And. having made
then, feel the superiority OF his judgment.
ne changed his tone and exhorted them 70
re Of gsod cheer. assuring them that All
hands wotld be saved. though the ship
would be cast away, because OF message
he had received for. said he. There stood
by ne this night an angel Of the God
whose Z am. when also / serve. saying
Tear not Paul"
Il wac the thought that God owned him
that kept Paul calm In the mldS; OF I'M
rninent danger when fear blanchea every
cheek and made the knees OF the crew
ard Of the centurion knock together In the
presence Of 6eath II = this theme / want
20 dwell upon this morning. There Is no
reesssfty OF keeping the somhre dFapery
81 Int nautical chapter around our text.
T'sAfhl4nol noRfor the first time cast him.
sell aeou God as his owner and employer.
ard craze protection. He hal often re-
ferrea 10 Gods right OF property In him.
Haa when ia lne security OF his residences
az rpnexus. where he taught in the schcoi
IT rprannus for about TWO years. he wrote
Als aFsr letter 70 the church az Corinth,
ard reminded them OF this conviction. for
aid no f'Ys are not your own. for ye are
Dough with a price" Peter meant the
same thing when be wrote ina his first
.bistie I'VE are chosen gsneratton,"
and 80 felt certain ne could not be iaistak~
en- for he basel his statement upon tho
knowledge that they had been redeemed
with the precious blood OF Christ. And did
ret Jesus himself look up with confidence
n tho Father and say In that wonderful
prayer with the eleven. They are Thine.
aud all Mine are Thine and Thine are
Miner Moses was wise enough 10 hold
thia thought In the words 'Tas Lords
portion is Ills people" David sang II, Civ
ing II particular application In the 1s5th
psalm: Tor the Lord hath chosen Jacob
unto Himself and Israel for Hts peculiar
treasure" Isaiah looked forward 10 the
day when this relationship should be fully
established. and one should say 10 another;
II am the Lords" And Malachi. standing
at the end OF the old dispen sation. and
bridging over 400 years Of prophetic silence
until the Messiah should come. pictured in
most glowing terms the theme OF my ser
mon: And they shall be Mine saith thu
Lord OF hosts In that day when make up
my Jewels"
Now what ana Moses. David. Isaiah. NAL
schi Peter, Paul and Jesus mean by these
expressions. Simply this: That all hui
man life belongs 10 God: that He Is its
proper owner, and that any process by
which He is In danger Of being defrauded
out Of His property Is an affront 70 Hts
sovereignty and assault upon His
vested rights Should He not be mans
owner? He has paid enough for HIM. No
one has ever paid SO large a price for
soui Of man. So high q price has been
placed on II that the divine wealth has
been well nigh exhausted In is acquire
fnent. God has not tried 20 pay it all a.
once. bat has laid down four principal In
sfailmcntH and at each stage Ia the trans
aetien devils have disputed Hts ownership.
and tho worla and the flesh have set Up
howl OF derision at His righteous claims
let us follow paurs noble words in our
text. God. whose I am" as Interpreted
~ HIS further words. I'VE are not your
own. for ye are bought with price" into
particular analysts. and We shah the mora
vividly realize what Gods right of owner
rhip Is,
The First Instsfiment-Creatio
said God paid the price In four princi-
pal inatalimenss. The first was the price
81 creation. That should have been enough
"a secure an inauenahie possession. Let
Ns see And the Lord God formed man %
the duss OF The ground. aud broathed into
hls noatrils the breath or me- and man be-
caIne a living soul" God then. was mans
shaker. his lnyruter. designer and manu-
fscturer 1T Is Sic that hath made ~. ard
ROT We ourselves" SAYS the ISalm3st. And
centuries affeT there rings back Ike the
strain II az anliphonal chant from the
snind NJ the great apostle. the answering
sentiment For We are Eis workman
t1ip" T7lat fact admitted. who disputes
Gasls rieat9 Ans yet no sooner had tho
race started ca SIS noble career than \
counter claiR waK successfully put ir. ard
saa ceased 20 be the willing property or
GEE
when an Inventor places new mcchan-
Ism on record ne applies Tor a patent right
IN IL. which projects him through the law
from ab safriuEvmeat upcu his inventor.
The Creator held e patent risht in man.
lie took &c ts true. the aust ~ the earth d.
hut on how BE transformed &C. He ~ RHa
oat 81 " a comely FORM. Different from
anything that bad ever preceded &C. y 81
sie animals which tust preceded man ay
3 few geological heurs GA that sixth DAY
~ creation had ale% In procession nv that
Fee4srubans and cnvttal.Eet clay beginning
web the vasst39an AL the rterc3 acfsIssa.
EH4 conEfAulnE bAttl the fa{test and wsn-
saalest forms - the animal creation aaG
E1zed Gpou the wonderful novelty. Z douat
rat that every one ~ then Soul8 have
rssltsed the tnhnite distance between
themselves and it. Ne. I au1 mistaken.
Sesaa wise narn q science have ouitte8 the
gorilla Thsy picture aim bending over
ths new creation ana saving Wei
den's see SIS hc t- gauch % ga improvement
on rs after an Wait. - thog question
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