The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-07-01
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
Temptation.

This was the subjectof DR.. Kelley's
sermon at the First Methodist
church last Sunday, both m orning
and evening, and it is seldom one
hears more terse, logical, enter
tanning discourse.
1t was the temptation to the chris
tian he was speaking of, and he di-
vided it into two kinds: one the
temptation to do wrong, the other
the temptation of trial. Well might
any christian pray increasingly the
prayer, "lead me not into tempta .
| tom" for 1t was a constant danger
none were safe from. But that pray
err should be accompanied with the
purpose and effort to save ourselves
from temptation. The tongue was a
dangerous tempter. 1t were useless
to pray for a clean heart, and in
dulge the while in unclean speech.
And in order to control our tongues,
we must guard our thoughts. The
mind, the thought, was perhaps as
subtle "A tempter, as the tongue.
How many there were who INDUCED
in riOtOus thoughts; who revealed in
thoughts they would blush t. own.
But the thought was the tempter
and if habitually INDUCED in would
lead to consent, md consent finally
would engulf us in sin. The chris.
tian's safety was in being pure
minded; and happy indeed was the
man or woman who could say
"yes, ""no," to his thoughts, and
keep them always in the channel o.
right thinking. Evil thinking, evil
talking, would undermine the chris
tian character, and at some critical
time in life the individual would
fall and be lost.
The temptation which comes from
aff1iction-the test of ones faith by
trial-was to be watched and guard
ed against, and yet it was the
means God always used in develop
ing faith and christian character
Job was sorely tempted to curse
God and die. Moses was offered ;
luxurious life at Court and the pow
er to command. if he would bu
, deny the living God; and he cOulC
, never have been what he was, eX
cept for years of seasoning ant
patient waiting. Luther was i'm
prisoned that he might be TEMPTED
by impatient and rebelliou'
thoughts, but instead he chose Il
translate the Bible. Judson wa
/ sent into a heather land anC
: stricken with disease and made t.
feed from his wife's breast o
famish, that be might be prepared
for the work of faith before him
John Wesley was sent into a new
country and seemingly made t.
waste five years of his great life
while he was sowing the seed for al
7 untold harvest. But sore as thei
temptations were, and as ours are
y. God never tempts His childre
greater than they can bear. If W
but look up to Him with the eye G
, faith, He is always ready wit
outstretched arms to bear us uE
Z The christian must work as we'll a
pray, for 1.-THE devil has ample wOr
. for idle hands to dO.n Trial give
{ exercise AID strength to faith.
pure mind, clean heart, patien
e waiting for the seasoning Of tn
character, then comes the broaC
= growth and the full fruition of tn
. christians hopes.
B. The First Presbyterian, MethC
It dist aud Cumberland Presbyteria
= churches will hold union service
/ each Sunday night during til
e months of July and August. TIL
q first services will be held next Sur
day night in the First Presbyteria
r Church by Rev. j. NJ. White.
The Sacrament of the Lords SUI
{ per will be administered next Sal
bath morning at the First Presb!
terrain Church. Preparatory serv
ces will be held Saturday nigh
u Session will meet in sessiOn-roO
Immediately after Sabbath-scho,
next Sunday to receive member
The Elders and Deacons Associ
- ton of Richland Presbytery of oh
E Cumberland Presbyterian churC
will meet at Waynesboro to-day al
n tomorrow.
II The Ladies Union Prayer Meetir
E will meet with Mrs. Young Frids
/, at 8 80 o'clock. Subject, Mark l5t
!. chapter. Leader, Mrs. r. P. Az
1t kissOn.
4 Elder A. S. Derryberry began
series Of meetings in a tent in q
y, Watson lot nea" the Cotton Factor
last Sunday.
IS The EpwOr;h League COnferen
IS for the Franklin District will
held at Spring Hill July 1914.
IS Rev. J. NJ. White, pastor of Hop
81 well Church, will preach in Fir
n Presbyterian Church next Sunda