The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-19
Subject of Rev. Henry's Discourse
at M. E. Church.
WENT OUT INTO THE NIGHT
AWAY FROM THE PRESENCE OF
JESUS TO BETRAY Hin.
Voluntary Punishment of a Sinful
Soul, Which Led to Awful Re
morse and Self-destruction-I
We Confess Our Sins Re Is Faith
full and Just to Forgive.

Rev. Alfred Henry preached a very
eloquent sermon at the First Methodist
church last. evening on the subject of
das. the Traitor" The musical part
of the service was especially fine, par
ticularly a solo by Mrs. Plummer and
a quartette by members of the choir.
Rev. Henry took his text from John
xiii. 90: HE then, having received the
sop, went Immediately out; and it was
night. In substance he said:
And it was night. Out of the light
into darkness. Away from the pres
ence of Jesus in order to betray him.
Out of that sacred upper room where
the Master was to reveal so much of
his love and tenderness Judas went
into the night, to wend his devious way
to the high priests house, that he
might sell his Lord for 80 pieces Of
silver. 1t was the voluntary Danish
ment of a sinful soul-banishment that
led to awful remorSe and self-destruc-
ton. And Judas left behind him: Fell
lowship with the truest, strongest
friend that man has ever known; OPP
portunity of gaining the truest knowl-
edge of life here and hereafter And
when the door was closed, Jesus began
to speak: II app the way, the truth
and the life" Il am the true vine, and
my Father is the husbandman."
Whatsoever We shall ask the Father
in my name, he will give ic~you. I'm
the world We shall have tribulations,
but be of good cheer; have overcome
the world peace leave with you"
etc.
STUMBLING IN THE DARKNESS.
All these words were being spoken
limo
the darkness, cherishing wickedness in
his heart, mediating the foulest treach-
cry. He had deliberately shut himself
out OF all part in the PRAYER that Je-
sus lifted up for his disciples.
AS Judas went out into the night he
carried with him the evil thoughts that
had gradually grown up in his heart,
Notwithstanding months of association
with the disciples. Twilight always
precedes the night No man falls to
irretrievable depths of shame and
degradation at a single plunge. Where
shall we look for the secret of Judas
unhappiness and ruin? Not the Cir
cumstances of life that ruin a man,
but the disposition with which he faces
them. 1 fancy Judas holding himself
aloof from the rest of that blessed COM
pany that conferred about the worlds
Savior. L fancy him Withholding his
confidence cultivating q spirit of criti-
clsm, wondering what Interior motive
was back Of those works of healing,
questioning the sincerity of Christ and
his fellow disciples. Remember that
insincerity questions the sincerity of
others; impuritS questions the purity of
others; evil doubts the existence of
good. l can see Judas thrusting his
head forward to listen. as Peter asks.
Behold, we have LETT all and followed
thee, what shall We have therefore,"
Often, no doubt, he was on the point
of withdrawing, but perhaps he thought
to himself, 81 will see the thing
through, but 1 doubt if there is any
thing in 1t for me-" Sometimes he. no
doubt, was thrilled with the words and
manifest power of Jesus, but he was
Jealous. often accusing the Master of
favoritism. He may have come to feel
that he was sighted If he had such
thoughts, they served to isolate the
soul. All had their' Influence in driving
him to his desperate deed
SIN AND LONELINESS.
There is nothing that creates such
feelings of loneliness as sin. 1t
estranges from God, it estranges from
nature, it builds wall of separation
between man and man, it makes man
suspicious. Let sin enter your home,
and all happiness is gone.
Because sin is an awful fact, God has
waged warfare upon it, There is a So
called philosophy" that regards sin as
AN error of the mortal mind, a fig
ment of diseased imagination" That
system is not Christian which seeks to
cover sin with denial He that cover
eth his sins shall not prosper; but who
soever confesseth and forsaketh them.
shall! have mercy" History. experience
and Gods word abound in testimonials
of the awful reality of sin. And the
only remedy for it is found in the
atonement of him who. by the malice
of Judas. was betrayed to death. eff
we confess our sins he is faithful and
just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse US from all unrighteousness."