The times., 1899-11-06
THE SPIRITUAL LIFE.
sermon by Canon Jones. of Wales. at
81. Mnrk,s Pro-CnthedrnI

ST. Marks Pro-CnthedraI.
Canon Morgan Jones' of Cardiff, Wales,
delivered a discourse last evening at St.
Marks Pro- Cathedral. corner Third and \
Streets southeast. Canon Jones is a young
man, and a fluent speaker. He took for
his subject the truths of eternal life. He
that hath the Son of God hath life being
his text He brought out the facts. that,
according TO the scriptures, there are two
Kinds or life and two kinds Of death
a physical life and a spiritual life; physi-
cal death and a spiritual death.
Passing from spiritual darkness into
spiritual daylight is conversion. said the
speaker, and the spiritual life must be
begun on this earth.
Canon Jones dwelt oil the plan of saliva
tion being carried out by God b. sending
forth his son from heaven to atone sOr the
sins Of the world, Christ became man
that man might become God" He said
that this c0ndescensi0n on the part OF God
was made the subject OF admiration By the
/ authors of the books Of both the old and
new testaments.
When scientists began to PROFOUND some
OF their wonderful discoveries the speaker
said it astounded the old theoIogians. but
now as the Bible and science are studied
side By side the science was found TO
+ corroboTate the Bible. II has been demon
strated that there cannot be life in the
4 temporal world without transmission from
something that is alive This scientific
fact could be applied as well TO spiritual
life, said the speaker, as there can be no
/ spiritual life without its transmission from
/ the Son of God.
There is a great and mysterious truth
in the manner of the transmission of this
spiritual life said Canon Jones' He Iikened
it to the blowing of the wind. the source
of which is not known God not only
, transmits this spiritual life. but nurtures
it and keeps it alive
( With this thought in view the speaker
/ emphasized the necessity for prayer on the
I part of Christians.
The question of why God sent ti5 n
to this earth was then considered by the
! speaker. He pictured the poverty and sJf-
/ tering of Christ on earth, and answered it
| in the words of Jesus: Il came that ya
might have life. and that We might have it
more abundanty." And again, God so
! loved the world that he gave his only be
/ gotten son that man might not perish, BIT
! have eternal life"
J Eternal life is not mercy a hope, but
! a possession, and present possess on. We
can have 1t while We live here "a well as
| hereafter. This is eternal life, to know
God We must know God intimately as
/ our father"
! In this connection the thoE sht that the
( Father and Son were one was touched on.
What is God?' the speaker asked. 1T
! is hard to describe God in philosophical
I language, but it is easy for us to under
] stand III cur hearts John says Cod is
love, and this is the way we must have a
/ conception Of him
The gift of the Gospel is Gods gift OF
( life and immortality to us. The great ma
jority of the human race is now in misery.
but there is a future when there VII b. a
| glorious harvest.
MAN through his complex nature com
I bines the spiritual with the material You
and 1 exist. and we also know that there is
a still small voice within Us which te Is
US unmistakabiy that there is a spiritual
life within us What shall we do TO in
herit this life? Keep the Commandments.
Not merely in the letter, but in the spirit
There was no grandeT code of ethics ever
given to man. 1t is by doing your plain
duty with your fellow man that you inherit
| eternal life You must be honest No
back biting. You must be generous, large
hearted, giving up your substance 10 p
port the work of Christ This is TIE way
to grasp eternal life. Pray more.
Though eternal life is now within us.
concluded the speaker, 10 man attains il
perfectly. but with the assistance Of Jesus
there shall grow up eternal life ROW and
eternal life hereafter ~