El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-06
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.
The Law of the Lord to Perfect.

perfect" Ps. 10, Z.
The following is part of the dis
course.
There have been but two religions
in the world that were worthy of the
name. The one was the Jewish sys-
tenn, on account Of which is found in
the old testament. The other is the
Christian system, a record OF which is
given in the new testament. When
we these two systems OF re-
ligion separately or specifically there
seems to be very little in common be-
tween them. But when we bring them
along side each other, we find a
tyne meets antitype, prophecy squares
with fulfllment, zone comes, ii it
were, to bone and joint TO joint and the
two, when thus taken together, stand
up as one mighty system of religion
that is destined to take the world for
God.
When we come to compare these two
systems of religion, Ethe Jewish and
the Christian, and the records we have
of them, we find that there is a mark-
ed similarity between them. If we
take the penteteuch,-the five books of
Moses,-we find that it sustains the
sa me relation to the Old Testament as
the four ospels 10 to the new. What
is the pentateuch of Moses? 1t is
simply a statement Of the principle
of the Jewish system of religion, some
thing of biography of the
great jewish law giver and
the establishment among the
Israelites of the laws of Jehovah. &C.
cording to the oftsrepeated promises Of
God. What are the -four gospels of the
New Testament? They are simply a
setting forth of the principles of the
Christian svs.em of religion, something
of a biography of the great Christian
Legislator, and his manner of dealing
with the mighty moral and religious
problems that affect the eternal inter-
ests of the whole of the human race.
There is also.a marked similarity be-
tween the book of Joshua and the Acts
of the Apostles. These .msy respec-
lively be regarded as the ''Wsr
Memoirs of the old and new tests-
ments. The one is a. accoun of the
establishment of the Jewish religion in
Palestine by the help of the Al
mighty and the force of arms. The
other is an account of the establish
meut of the Christian religion in
Palestine and Syria and Greece
and Rome by the power OF love and
sacrifice and the presence of the holy
ghost.
So marked is the similarity between
the Jewish and Christian systems of
religion that one seems to have formed
a kind of a foundation Of the other.
There were II tribes of Israel: Jesus
Christ had II disciples.
One tribe was finally destroyed. One
of the disciples fell awaysand betrayed
his master. Moses sent II men to spy
out the promised land: Christ sent
forth II disciples to spy out the spiri-
tusl kingdom. Circumcision WAS neces-
sary for admission iuto the Jewish
church. Baptism is necessary for ad-
mission into the Christian church.
Moses established the passover
which was kept in memory
of Isrsel's deliverence, Christ institut-
ed the sacrament. of the Lords supper
that is to be kept 10 perpetual memory
of his death and suffering until he
come again. When Moses was taken
away, the Israelites tarried for 80
days before they crossed the Jordan
and began the conquest of Palestine.
When Christ assembled the disciples
tarried for many days at Jerusalem
Holy Ghost before they began the
conquest of the world for God.
There are many points of similarity
also, in the lives5of the founders OF
these two systems of religion.
Notwithstanding all the ~similerities
there some differences. The
Jewish system was a system of law
and justice an eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth. The system of Christ
is one of mercy and love if ye are smit-
ten upon n cheek turn the other also.
The miracles OF Moses were miracles
for the most part of destruction. Those
of Christ OF owe and he%lpfulness. The
conquest of Judaism was that of arms.
conquests of Christianity are those
OF love. The n system was limited
in extent, the other is to be universal.
But these two systems with all their
and differences when taken
together constitute the ''perfect law"
of God. Perfect not in the sense that
God has removed all he could. He
might have revealed to men the
gold and silver, of the world. He
might AVE revealed the art of
printing and the power of steam and
and man might have begun
at the point he has attained after 100
years. But he did not. With such re-
velation man'would nave been no hap
pier. We are nosmore happy than our
who cut their grain with a
5cythe aud threShed 1t with q club.
The law of the Lord is perfect in that
it contains all that is necessary for our
and hat is the great object
OF the scriptures. 1t is perfect in that
it shows the true relation of every man
to his fellow man a the law that
govern them in dealing with
each other. Whatsoever We would
men should do to you do We even
80 to them"
1t is perfect in that it cannot be |
destroyed, mot one jot or one little
pass from the law until all De |
fulfilled" 1t is perfect in the sense
that no one can add to or take from.
If any man shall add unto these things
Sod will add unto him the plaques
that are written in this book. And if