The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-08

conditions born OF christian tlNllEd
tion. There is no such city among nl
the swarming myriads OF the heathen
world as London Paris n Greater
New York. because they have no CIVIL
ization that can care for men I'm ru"n
masses. Christianity II ever hftlng men
to larger knowledge Of Gods laws ana
10 "A disposition 10 obey them. WI! 40
the nations across the Pacific never at
tain to our powers of invention, 1eN"r
discover the laws and processes OF ~
ture? Because God will not entrjsl
this knowledge to men 81 no moral
standing. II is to character that Coo
grants sovereignty. The Chinese. in
spite Of their overwhelming numbers
are helpless. Armed only with the w6a-
pons of ages ago. they are defenseless
against modern firearms. Put the
knowledge OF modern explosives IN
their hands and that quarter OF the
world would be dominant. The hope
Of the world is I'm the fact that 500
keeps it's sovereignty I'm the hands ~
men most like himself and reprosses
savage instincts. The achievements OF
his advancing kingdom are lofty char
acters, unselfsh lives. dominant intel
lects and mighty Wills. Our text tells
us this beautiful fact that when our
Lord went up or high lie gave gifts
unto men. Some apostles, some moan
cts, some evangelists. some pastors and
teachers. for the perfecting of the
saints, Of the work Of the ministry, Tor
the edifying Of the body Of Christ, TIL
We all come i'm the unity of the faith TO
perfect manhood's glorious gifts Ct
God for Mex to Savior is a good
man. emulating Christ. filled with Ills
spirit and seeking To do His work. allen
OF the world believe i'm these men, know
ing hat they walk with God. Notice
how this world movement is more and
more toward the production of this inn
npTigltN nnnn1p Af When we
thus come into the unity of the spirit
and are rooted and grounded In love.
we shall indeed be able to 'compreh md
with all saints the breadth and length
and depth md height Of the love 81
Christ and let me tell you. friends.
that a man who doesn't comprehend
Christ with all saints does not compre-
bend him at all, for Christ is appre-
hended on all his different sides only by
all sorts and conditions of saints.
-Four writer's nave told us HIS life
story. Matthew old 1t from the Jewish
standpoint. Mark told IL from the Ro-
man, Luke from the Greeks told IL from
the standpoint Of the physician. and
John wrote for the Christians. How
much larger views of Christ We get ~
viewing Him from all these stand
points. I love TO gaze at Him from he
standpoint of other churches. Each en-
phaSiZes some different phase of His
life and character. Happy that man
who can view Christ i'm sympathy with
all saints and that il the great move
ment to-day-toward the union of
saints. Sermons are k more ana
more from the character Of Christ, and
not from the pronunciation Of a shibbo-
leth.
y longer are we divided by the
mere nOn-essentials. We preach tie
living Christ the same YESTERDAY, 10
dav and forever. See how Christ could
help that poor leper who saw Him ron
a different standpoint than Mary =" he
little child. Peter or the thief on the
cross. Can you comprehend with such
saints as these the height and 1so.hs
OF Christ. Brother NJ whatever lam"
or church. IL thy heart be as my heart,
then give me thy hand. More and
more we are getting this know'e lac 'f
the son of Cod and growing INTO TIE
stature Of Christ.
what were the elements in the char
acter Of Christ which made the pcrfeC-
tion of His manhood and which we
Christians must strive 10 initiate? Chris
tianity is judged by the types II pro-
duCes. When ! visit a factory and they
show me their machinery, their looms.
say. What do these looms weave?
What does this machinery produce?
show me your finished product.
And Christianity Is judged not
by its temples, its steeples,
it's congregations, but by the
ministry il produces, by the business
men il gives TO the world. Let US see
what He embodied of human perfec-
tlon. Its foremost element Is perfect
self-mastery. A religion that does not
bring us to self-mastery is a failure. II
Christ leaves us TO the cruel tyranny
OF our passions, like Mohammed, he is
not the worlds redeemer, but AT the
critical period Of temptation We see he
had perfect victory. The first attack
was from below, from hunger. from the
animal nature. Command that these
stones be made bread Man shall not
+ live by bread alone Man's life is from
above. not from beneath. Like an i'll
Nerted tree whose roots are driven into
the soil, nan draws his real life from
above. Like a navigator he takes lis
T reckoning from the stars and goes on to
his desired haven. A man who would
! reach Gods throne must take his reck-
oning from that throne. a man who
yields To the temptations of his animal
nature is bestial and gravitates rapidly
downward. The ~self-controlled man lis
tens for Gods voice. The second temp
tation came from the world. An this
will | give them but the visible had NJ
temptation for him who lived by the in
visible. What is Michael Angelo doing
He IL seeing the invisible and working il
out into the visible. What does Milton
see i'm his blindness lie hehOlds the
invisible and SO rises to the height OF
his great argument. Where there is
no vision the people perish So Christ
would not yield 10 be controlled by the
material. the visible. the temporary.
"A third temptation came to Him tC
do some dazzling thing and bring Him
self in favor, by casting himself from
the pinnacle of the temple. But His
answer rings out clear. 1t is writer
thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
lie cast himself instead upon the bosom
Of the Father, as every great soul doe
i'm temptation. He had learned 10 love
the invisible and live In II, and. oh
brothers. this Is life indeed. life eternal
This is why God made man uprigh
SO he could look the sun In the face and
gaze on His Fathers thTons. Man is tbs
only creature that walks upright. aHC
I whpu4Ner God summons man To HpCuliaI