The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-28
AT TRINITY M. Z. CHURCH
INTERESTING SERMON By REV, @. H.
I4INTOR or CHICAGO.
Preached to Large Congregation Yes
terday Morning.


Rev. C. H. Taintor of Chicago occu-
pied the pulpit at Trinity M. e. church
yesterday morning and preached to a
large congregation.
The text was taken from Eph. I-13-14,
''Sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise
who is the earnest of our inheritance,
with a view to the redemption of the
purchased possession, unto the praise
of His Glory THE great apostle was
| a lover of the pursuits of men and
| found delight in the crowded concourse
of the great city where the tides of hui
man life ebbed and flowed. Living IN
that commercial emporium of Tarsus,
where Greek, Jew and Roman met con-
tinually in the marts of trade, he mad
often visited the quays, and saw the
ships discharge and embark their car
go. At these quays We're found boats
from Alexandria, from Corinth, from
Marseiles and Cadiz in distant Spain
On these warves of Tarsus, wander
ing amid the bales of goods and eager
ly listening to the merchants III their
trade---what scenes-what transaction
would he have most frequently wit
messed? Just that which he employs
for an illustration in our text. A Jew
is selling a bale of goods to Greek.
They strike bargain. The Greek
at once puts his brand, his seal upon
it, and pays down ten per cent. of the
price agreed upon as pledge an earn
est-that a week hence when he comes
for the goods he will pay the whole
the part paid was pledge of assur-
ance that the full price would be PAID.
The Apostle, a prisoner in Rome
writing the church at Ephesus reJolces
that they, too, had come within the
mighty uplifting influences of Christ
redemption.
In whom We also trusted, after that
We heard the word of truth, the gospel
of your salvation in whom also after
that we believed, We even sealed with
that Holy Spirit of promise.
Suddenly there comes flashing back
upon him that memory of his boyhood
on the docks at Tarsus, and he contin-
ues, (Which is the earnest of one IN
heritance, until the redemption of the
purchased possession unto the praise of
His glory"
AS the earnest money given means
pledge to satisfy a contract To the
earnest Of the spirit" denotes that
God gives to his people the Holy Spirit
as an earnest or pledge that all the
blessings of a full and complete re-
demption shall be paid.
Does not he suggest the thought. Our
present blessedness as the pledge or
the promised future. If we can enter
now into a portion of spiritual joys is
not that an earnest of our immortal life
If God gives assurance by spreading
before us a spiritual feast, what do
they prophesy as to the future?
Do not they bring before us the hope
of immortality? All the created uni
verse gathers round pointing us up
ward to heights which it will need
eternity to reach. So the soul of man
contains-power that needs eternity for
growth Does not the development of
the dormant energies of the matured
world contain a prophecy of greater
things to come?
Are not the present experiences of our
Christian life pledge of a larger, full
ar life beyond the grave? Is it not a
pledge or earnest of our future inheri-
tacce?
Is it Gods way to arrest work once
No not in nature, or in
grave So when your soul uplifted and |
expanding under the spirits influence,
know that those are the earnest money
IF that first payment under contract |
'or a full redemption. TO the praise |
If the glory of His grave, wherein He |
lath made us accepted in the Beloved"