The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-04

| entrance in triumph of Christ INTO Je
| r,lsalem. land they met Him WaVih'
| their palms"
| The sermon was appropriate to ram
| Sunday. and the chancel very appro
| priately decorated, while me Doay Oh tii'
| church was well filed, and the music
| was delightful. Special mention snoun
be made of the organ recital OF th'
palms during the offertory. It's oeel
| thrill filed the church as II WIN the
| sacred voice of worship.
Mr.. Hunter dwelt beautifully upon the
| patriotism of Christ, who adjusted MN
| self to the people among whom i'
| walked, noting as singular feature OF
| Christ's church that He allowed him
| self to be conducted in triumph. The
| contrast came of the altrulsm OF
| Christ which was indeed the love oi
| Christ. The altruism that had been
carried into modern use was but the
love of Christ. 1t was n love that went
to the individual as opposed TO the gen
eral mass. The work Of Christ as &
man among the lowly seems To come
more and more cloquently forward il
the pulpit. and it was this spirit which
filled the earnest discourse of Tho
preacher.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Yesterday morning at the First Pres
hyterian Church that denomina ton was
ont in force and every seat in the build
ing was occupied.
At the beginning of the service thr
pastor, Rev. Eugene Daniel, baptized
nf .l,t.rf N.
nounced three new members who had
connected themselves by letters from
their former home churches.
The voluntary was n solo by Miss Jo-
sephine Mitchell. of Peace Institute. and
she was assisted in its renditiom by the
regular choir.
In his prayer. previous to the sermon.
DIR. Daniel earnestly prayed that war
might he avertcd. and perfect and hon
orable peace between all nations might
be restored
His sermon was one of power and
was notable for its force of Thought.
Ii was throughout a gem of rhetorical
beauty.
The text was taken from the sixteenth
verse OF the fourteenth chapter of st.
John; And | will pray the Father and
that lie may abide with You forever"
The sermon sprang from the sorrow
Ini providences which have cast their
deep shadows over this community for
me past two weeks. In substance. Or.
Daniel said
Our Lord Jesus is here showing His
loving tenderness toward His sorrowfnl
disciples. His presence with them had
been 10 them rs the shining of the sun
IFS withdrawal must be as deepeninp
gloom. Jesus unselfishly banishes the
thought of His own coming woe. that
He may heal the broken hearts of those
who stand around Him and hang upon
His parting words.
The promise of the intercession. which
IS to bring the abiding Comforter is
made IN anticipation of Christ's death
the fnlfillment of this promise is closely
and inseparably connected with the sacri-
flee which Christ is to offer. From the
cross one must start, in discussing our
subject. Thus beginning. we have be-
fore MS, in the very order of the text
ID Christs sacrifice of Himself ms nm
obligation to God, fully satisfying di-
vine justice on behalf of His sinful peo.
pie: % His intercession based upon this
sufficiency of His own atoning work:
80 The Comforter whose coming this
intercession procures: al the perpetual
presence of this Comforter With the sor-
rowing people Of God.
i. Christs sacrifice 0f Himself was
IN fulfilimcnt Of Il covenant between the
Eternal Father and the Eternal Son.
Jesus undertook to purchase the saliva
ton Of all His people by dying for them
on the cross. His agony was in fulfill
fnent Of this condition. The salvation
Of His people. however, it is of grace to
Them. is OF justice TO Him. Their full
redemption is the purchase Of His blood.
:. Christ's priestly intercession is
therefore grounded upon His atonement.
As our High Priest, He first offers the
sacrifice in the outer court of earth and
then, passing beyond the veil, He stands
in the Holy Place to plead for the sal
yation of His people by the Eternal
validity Of His own blood as a sin-offer-
ing to God. The Scriptures show us
Christ praying in two entirely different
ways. Sometimes we see Him in prayer
very much as we ourselves might pray.
AS Il part of His voluntary humiliation,
He prays with limited human knowledge.
uses the phrase IF it be possible" and
submits Himself to the will of God. He
commences with God in prayer, His
human spirit holding fellowship with
God
But at other times. as in this text.
Christ's prayer is august and authori-
tatiye. Pointing to His own death as
the full satisfaction of all that righte-
BUSINESS can claim, He says, Father,
will in the full consciousness that
Him the Father heareth always"
3. This intercession mingling royal and
priestly authority brings every blessing
of rademntinn. esnacia lly the coming Of