The record-union., 1899-07-09

lect. How many sermons in this day
are preached upon the accountability of
man to God? How many on the dag
Of judgment? How many on the ex-
ceedingly sinfulness of sin, as com.
mitted against God? Jesus Christ, the
example for all preachers, began His
preaching with call to repentance.
His preaching abounded in warnings.
The results of sin were faithfully de-
clared. He told men that the gate is
strait and narrow the way leading to
life, and that it is found by few, while
the road leading to destruction is
broad and chosen by a multitude. He
told men that they must be born again,
born from the above, born of the Holy
dom of heaven. How many preachers
are warning men as Jesus Christ did,
and He was the gift of the highest
manifestation of God? How many pull
pits are presenting the whole truth as
the Apostles did, as the entire Word
of God does? The whole class of revel-
ations which warns men of the nature
of sin, of it's offensiveness, it's damna-
tory character, and of the results of
the rejection of the salvation offered in
by far too many pulpits."
1--WE do not now propose to discuss
the question whether or not the influ
ence of the church is waning" says the
"Congregationalist" of Boston. But we
know that there are many who regard
with anxiety and fear the changes
which are taking place in moral stand
ards and religious life We know that
so far as the vision of the Lamb that
hath been slain is fading from before
the gaze of Christians these changes
mean loss both of faith and character.
The Lamb is in the midst of the throne
in heaven, and in the midst of every
throne on earth on which any man may
sit doing honor to his own life and des-
tiny. Men see heaven only because
they are purchased by his blood. No
discoveries in science or literature, no
refinements of learning or logic can re-
veal such a vision of God as the Bi-
BILE discloses unless they include in it
the Lamb slain. He is the key to all
valuable knowledge of immortal life.
Therefore we urge all ministers to look
steadily on this vision and to keep it
before their people. We counsel every
Christian to look on it till he thrills
with it's gracious meaning We ex-
hort the Church of Christ to seek to
disclose in the Spirit the door opened
in heaven and the Lamb slain in the
midst of the throne. That vision will
put life into faltering faith. 1t will
revive the church and life into the
place of power"
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Speaking of the spiritualistic phe-
nomena exploited by Professor Hyslop,
the New York "Churchman'' (P Ed
says: I'm our Judgment, it behooves
sober-minded people to maintain their
attitude of incredulity toward these
phenomena. In the opinion of many
of the most capable students of our
day, their existence is very far from
proved-when one applies the rigorous
tests of truth that modern science de-
mands. And while no man can pre-
sumo to deny the trustworthiness OF
testimony supported, as much of this
Is, by the declarations of gentlemen OF
indubitable sincerity, yet it is entirely
legitimate for one to decide whether,
in his own opinion, the testimony Is
such, in view of it's source and con-
tents, as to require his personal intel
lectual surrender. From another point
of view, no Christian has the slightest
fear of any results of physical re-
search On the contrary, he welcomes
every contribution that adds true
worth and dignity to his idea of God,