The record-union., 1899-10-30

in the Transvaal The church must
make for peace. The earth is filled
with the spirit of war. Regiments fol-
low regiments to and from Manila
China crouches beneath foreign cannon
and scarcely had the Hague delegates
returned when England let slip her
dogs of war" in South Africa. There
is more war now than when the CEN
tury began.
The third motive is that of redemp-
ton. When John sent to Christ and
raised the question of His Messiaship
he sent back, as an answer the civili-
zation of the world, and proclaimed
himself redeemer. The fact that Jesus
Christ makes a bad man good affords
the chief motive to the church. If this
be false, let us close our church and
write in big letters on the door, Chris
tianity is a failure" 1t is this truth
that has kept open the doors of this
church for half century. When
man catches the spirit Of this truth and
sees in Christ a redeemer is moved as
by a mighty impulse. Tissot is paint
ing the women of Paris, but one day he
has a vision in a cathedral, sees ruin,
cannon balls and debris, the results of
war In this ruin sit a peasant and
his wife, poor, weary, alone. The Christ
appears, raises the poor head, wipes
away the tear, and leads them into life.
>Tissot becomes the creator of fresh
and noble conception Of Christ as the
worlds savior
The fourth motive is loyalty to
/ hpl
many things, but If he is loyal to
Christ let him come into the church.
The world believes in Him now as
never before. A Christian is one who
reproduces Christ's life in his life IRE
| ligion is the life Of God in the soul Of
man." There is a Christ of history.
| of dogma, of experience. He who
| knows the Christ of experience, who is
ruled by the majesty of the Christ life,
| is a Christian.
These four motives represent the
power Of historical religion. They are
possessing, slowly but surely, the ea tn.
Don't be pessimistic. Believe in hui
manity because you believe in God. The
men who retard the church in Sacra-
mento are not the skeptics but the in
different. We can answer skeptics,
but what can you do with blighting
Indifference. The opposition to the
church is not antagonism against the
Bible, but against life. The worst of
all unbelief is not to believe oneself.
to distrust life
EVENING SERMON.
''The Conservation of Jesus was the
subject Of Mr.. RAIDERS sermon at the
evening service.
John the Baptist, he said, was a SEN
sational preacher. He was sensational
in dress for he wore the skins of
beasts, in what he ate, which was
| locusts and wild honey, in what he
said, because he sounded the note of
repentance. But to this eccentric
preacher God gave the honor to intro
duce Jesus to the world. He, it was,
who baptized the Nazarene in the Jor-
dan. would rather be John than
the author of 1.-The ring and the book, .
| or the discoverer of this continent.
Great was the honor of baptizing Jesus
Christ. The baptism meant the cor
onation, or conservation of the world S
greatest young man. He was bap-
tized into a great mission. He was
publicly consecrated to the doing Of H S
life's work, and the heavens qoened,
the dove descended and the voice of
approval was heard
Conservation is not a sentiment. 1t
| is determination. It is revelation.
Conservation inspires. Jesus was made
conscious Of His work and of Himself.
A man is educated when he knows
himself. To Him at this great hour
was disclosed the mission of His life.
The Messianic consciousness was not
| suddenly given our Lord, but gradu-
ally, progressively, according to the
natural laws Of development This
| conservation was the devotion to an
ideal, viz, the fulfllment Of righteous
ness. IT was the realization of a def
mite work. The man who hasn't any
thing to do is lost. He becomes a tramp
in the church. When one work is per-
formed, let him begin another.
This is the age of young men The
past influences the future. Moses al
! the age Of 120 is sent off to the mount
aims TO die. Poor Moses! But, stand
ing in the sunset, he thanks God
| blesses the tribes and is kissed into
eternity. God does not seem to have
much use for an old man. We wear
out. Youth IS power, and the world
is ruled by young blood. Witness
Hugo and Leigh Hunt and Bossnet al
16, Angelo, Hamilton and Irving at II.
Sturgeon and Zeyergle, Bach, Wash
/ ington, Webster and Stephenson at ~;
/ Beethoven, White, Wilberforce and
Mazzini at Il.
Young men Of California continue the
work Of the pioneers. Build on the
foundations which have been laid
Christian endeavor is opening a new
era, not an era of conventions. but of
aggressive character and moral con-
quest-an era Of doing Gods will. This
is the best country and the best State.
Seize the opportunity Of fulfilling right
| eousness and completing civilization.
Our deeds still travel with US affair."
And what we have been makes us what
we are.