Arizona republican., 1899-05-29
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

There was the usual morning service
 at the Presbyterian church yesterday
 The choral service consisted of the
 response. Praise watch for Thee, 0 i God in Zion" anthem 'Jubilate Deo,'' by Rees and offertory solo with chorus, Just 2s I am
 The sermons text Mr McAtce
 found il part of the 32nd verse, 22nd
 chapter of Luke: T have prayed for
 thee, that thy faith fail not. The
 theme was, Peters living faith" MT.
 McAfee introduced his sermon by say
 ing that faith is absolutely essential
 in all forms of human experience; that
 1t lid not belong exclusively to relig-
 ion but Of necessity entered into every
 phase of social existence. Said faith like many other words in common usage. while it's meaning was plain and definite in our minds yet baff1ed us when we came to define it. Like Mr. Moody's sermon on Come" after hs preached his fifth sermon in explain ing and defining it, he found that come meant-well Come Of course. MT. AIcAfee then referred to the wonderful works of faith in the hearts of devOut men as set forth in the G-ible Referred to the list of i'm mortlls set forth in the 11th chapter of Hebrews. and then dweit particular ly on it's influence on the Apostle Peters life. Pictured the last scenes in Jesus life before the crucihXfon, and contrasted Peters denial of Ch.ist with Judas betrayal How though Peter fell again and again into sin, faith was a cord that bound him 50 strongly to God that each time with His help he was enabled to Iise again.
 MT. McAfaa 1ikered faith to the motive power as shown il the trolley cars. That the cars though they had no power in themselves, moved with swiftness and might on their way getting thCir power by contact with the electricity in the wire over- head. and likd the cars in order to claim this motive force we must raise cur arm to grasp the power overhead.
 Mir. McAfee then referred to the foundation of Peters faith. How after the Gallilean ministry when Jesus asked his disciples first, Whom do men say that I am" and then makes lis question personal to his disciples, 1 only Peter, and he by faith, was able l to answer, Thou art Christ, son Of i the living Cod and it was this same i faith, this belief in Jesus as the Christ l that Jesus referred to in Eis response i to Peter. Upon this rock (falth fn | Christi I will build my church; and | the gates of hell shall not prevail | against it..
 And so when temptation came to Peter, this fifth was all powerful. Not f alone when he denied Jesus, but after wards whsn it was much harder. when Peter fought over the battle With himself. When he saw how far he had fallen and listened to the taunta from his tortured heart only his faith in Christ was able to draw him up ag.tn.
 That is faith,-our bond to Christ when we break all moral codes; tran gress all ethical laws; lose faith in self, noth.Eg but faith in God can save us.
 Mir. McA,fee graphically narrated the vision of Ezekiel of the river that flowed from the throne of God How IS healing waters not only carried health and life with tt as it crossed lesert and plain but when it mingled with the salt w'5 ters of the Dead sea. | sweetened them as well. So faith nulciplies as it goes and changes our 3i1fulness to righteousness. Nothing 1ut Gods power c0uji have stood Peter in his time Of trial, nothing but aith can carry us through the tem0ta- ions that from day to day beset us.
 Pray God that your strength fail 13t.
 Take, a D1Inga tOdi3y at thn PhOo0ix |