The Anaconda standard., 1898-02-14
Rev. r. Fl. Sawyer's Sermon at
the Christian Church.
TALE OF JEkYLL AND HYDE
One of the Oldest Known to Humanity.
The Wages of Sin Is Death, but
the Gift of God Is Eter-
nal Life.

| yer. The subject was, rs announced
The Monster or the Man
| The weird, uncanny story of DR.
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde in which man Il
| lowered TO the state of the monster an,
/ again transformed TO the dignity o
/ man, at the will Of man himself, ha:
! set the tongues of the world to wag
/ ging, and yet it is one of the oldest sto-
| ries known to humanity, and that it is
/ something more than fiction is dem.
| onstrated daily in the change from d
higher to a lower. or a lower TO a
higher state Of being constantly taking
place in our own life. or the lives of oui
fellow men. The trend Of the ages il
from a lower to a higher state of being
from monster to man, and from the hui
man to the divine.
Did we all understand the word Of
God as it is written, and not as errone-
ousiy interpreted by the partisan and
bigot, there would he little hesitancy
upon our part in accepting the theory
of the scientist and in recognizing in
man the perfection of all the lower
forms of life; in seeing in him all that
is grandest and most noble in the min
eral, vegeta BILE and animal kingdoms,
and to trace with honest satisfaction
the events connected with his transi-
tion from the imperfect state Of the
monster TO the perfected state of the
man; from the sorrowful state of hu-
manity To the glo ious state of div
unity.
Within the hurian form is found the
composite eltments of both earth and
heaven. Tn IRON in his blood and lime
in his bones establishes at once his
close relationship to the mineral yege-
table and animal Kingdoms. even that
these divisions of nature are perfected
in him, and that he is being Of a noble
order Of which they are but insignlh-
cant parts.
When God breathed into his nostrils
the essence of life he became something
more than a partaker of the earthly
elements. he became a living soul; he
stood between earth and heaven.
creature of dual tendencies, partaking
of the nature of both the monster and
the man. the monster seeking to lead
him downward to the level of the
beast, the man striving ever To lead
him upward to his God
How clearly this thought is presented
in the account Of Gains sin against
GOD and man You will remember that
he was angry because the Offering Of
Abel was accepted, while his own was
rejected by the Lord. God said To him.
Cain, why art thou wroth? and why
is thy countenance fallen? II thou do
est well shalt thou not be accepted?
And II thou doest not we'll sin lieth at
the door. And unto thee shall be his
desire, but thou shouldest rule over
him." tGen. 4:6-T.
Here we see the battle between the
good and evil in man, and note with
sorrow that although man has the
power To overcome his enemy he Yields
10 him. and is willingly led downward
with the monster. How different the
struggle terminates when the Apostle
Paul strives for the mastery-"So fight |
not that ha al,
keep under my body and bring ii into |
subsection"
The greatest lesson taught man In his +
daily experiences from the cradle TO the
grave Is the necessity for constant ad-
Nancement, and if he be a successful I
man, he has early learned the lesson I
mat his advancement in life Il very
largely dependent upon his own efforts.
What believe, that ! become" is one
1f the greatest thoughts contributed 10 Z
The modern world by that prince Of
teachers. Phillips Brooks. All things +
are possible 10 him that believeth." is
he greater thought given to the world
BY the Prince of prncely teachers
Jesus Christ
the history of the individual is bur
he history of the world in miniature,
As the life of the individual is deyel-
lpea and unfolded, and he advances
rom lower TO higher. nobler state OF
@aASs '7o ~ may ltatt tile SG1NuAI de-
ielopment and advancement of the
whole world. Prof. Richard A. Proctor
ass, 6eoloEy teaches us of DAYS when /
MS earth was peopled with strange
features, such as now are not found
lpen Its surface. We turn our thoughts
9 the epochs when these monsters
hroye and multiplied and ptcture ia
the appearance which onr
afth then presented. Strange forms of
egetation clothe the scene which tho
minds eye dWells upon. The air il
eaVily laden With moisture 10 nourish
he abundant flora. hideous REPTILES
fawi over their Shiny domain, battling
= IN saeh olhef or with the denizens of
ne forest; huge. bat-like creatures
weep through the dusky twilight which
onstituted the primeyal day; weird
Monsters pursue their prey amid the
cean depths; and we forget, as we
well upon the forms which existed in i
nose iong past ages that records of our
lme may perhaps seem one day as per
licking as we now find those of mo
geological erasH
Ihe change in the earth and the char
ctef OF It's lower class of inhabitants
no greater than the change in form,
hd character of man, who has pro-
Iessea anu ~ still progressing from
ty Wv. ,on est 70 the highest state of being
what man may have been in tbp
ses preceding that time when Cod
reathed into his nostrils the essence of
Ie' Know moi. | care not: of this /
ih convinced. man became a living {
1ui. God gave to him the power 10 !
.ahsform himself from the monster Ia y
le man made ii possible for him ia Z
usance step by step into a nobler. /
rander better state OF being: from ihe |
west valleys of humanity 10 climb ~ /
ss s distant heights of divinity. Century :
tier century have we been taught thai {
ian Vas created in the image of the L
mighty that God Is the Father ar /
AN ana the source Of all intelligence /
isdom ana power. As earnestly as Il q
us divine truth proclaimed to man !
nd, Yet when turning from The DARK /
IS OF materialism To the light of di 4
ne spirituality. man is at loss Ia I
now 10 what extent he reflects tha /
mage Of his Creator, and The neas,,. j
the power God has given 10 him. Il
Iefe limit 10 mans power"
ne seems 10 be the master Of earth
a ana sky. the stars unfold IL him
e secrets they have held for apsSr i