The morning news., 1899-04-03

PiStSu ms mission on earth. The time
nso come when he was to be offered up as
sacrIhce for the sins of the world. His
disclples, who had followed him and shar-
ed with him in all the experiences which
made up his life work were with him.
Ihey were downcast aud troubled of heart
because their Lord had foretold 20 them
ms coming crucifixion. Some of them had
looked forward TO the establishment of a
great temporal kingdom on earth. Now
thelf Lord was to be taken away from
tlleIh, ana they knew not what was to
come after. lt was on this occasion that
Shftst spoke these words and all the
oiessed' glorious words of the fourteenth
cnapter OF John, the chapter which of
an III the -Bible comes nearest TO the hu-
man heart In my Fathers house are
many mansions. If it were not so would
nave told you. go 10 prepare a place
for you"
Inc words of the text, he said, must
nave appealed especially TO those to whom
they were spoken. ''Ye believe in God g"
Ahey had been trained from their youth
up to believe in God and had doubtless Of
ten reeited the beautiful passages of the
FsaIms and the promises of the prophets.
Beileve also in me-" This completed the
prescription. With belief in God and belief
IN Christ, their hope was assured.
IN TINS fourteenth chapter of John, Dr.
herIoot said, the great mysterious doc
lrine of the Trinity as set forth in such as
Is hardly to be found anywhere else in the
scriptures. Christ promises that he viii
send them the Comforter, the spirit of
truth that he may abide with them for
ever. 1t was a great thing in time of trou-
Die and trial to feel that these things can
not last always, that there must be an end
that some tink the trial viii pass and a
happier day arrive. How great the differ
cnce is between the Christian in his suf-
fering and the man who has no hope in
Christ
1t was not intended, he said, that Chris
tians should be relieved from all trials and
suffering in this world. No such promise
was made to them in the scriptures. In all
ages the people Of God have suffered and
in each life there comes times of trial and
suffering. Ii is the final triumph that is
held out as the hope of the Christian. 1t
may be the purpose of God to bring his
children into closer relation with Him
They cannot know that it is the trial which
perfects and brings them to that higher
state which is for that earthly and eter-
nal welfare.
There are times when even the strongest
hearts are cowed and hope seems fost
Richard Fuller, dying in Baltimore, after
his great life work in that city, was heard
to eXclaim in a whisper, almost with his
dying BREATH who will preach Christ
Jesus now" Who can tell what visions sur
rounded his bedside that he so despaired
of his work. James p. Boyce, the founder
of the Louisville Theological Seminary, at
one time despaired of the success of his
great life work. When there seemed 10 be
no further hope he called his cOadjutors
around him and told them he saw no pros
pect, but to close The doors of the semi
T1e hat bo 4oro
gram calling him TO Georgia. He went and
when he returned to Louisville, he brought
with him $4,000 in bonds. AT Pentecost,
when all seemed lost, 800 were brought to
Christ as the result of one sermon appar-
emily.
Dr. Kerfoot used number of beautiful
illustrations in enforcing his ideas more
clearly. One of these showing the relation
between Christ and His children and the
relation thus established with God was
the aneedote of a young boy who was in
the Southern army. He had very dear
friend and this friend, feeling that he.
would not survive the approaching conflict,
gave to him a letter of introduction to his
father, insisting that should he ever pass
in the neighborhoods of that fathers house
that he should call and deliver the letter.
The friend who gave the letter fell an bat
tie. Some time afterwards the Southern
HEiliN NdS passing luIOuSu the S6CtlOn VI
the country in which the old judge, the
father of his dead friend, lived. The wo-
men of the family had been at work all
day long cooking and giving food to the
hungry soldiers until utterly worn out
and exhausted, the judge told his wife and
daughters that they must do no more. To-
wards evening a tatteTed and worn sol
der, not at all presentable in appearance,
approached the house and asked for the
judge. THAT is my name, replied the
judge to his question, but we can do
nothing for you; my wife and daughters
are utterly worn out" Il only wanted to
give You this letter." said the soldier. The
letter read: Dear Father: The bearer of
this letter is my dearest friend. Your boy,
Charlie There was room and clothing
and food and a place in their hearts for
that soldier. There was nothing too good
for him then. He was the friend of Char
lie the dead son and brother.
"Every true son of God has a letter of
introduction from the Son of God to the
Father" said DR. Boyce.
AT the conclusion OF the sermon, Mr. II.
A. Wolfsohn of Atlanta sang in a beautiful
baritone voice, "By the Print of the Nails
in His Hands"
After prayer by DR.. Fitzpatrick, the ben
eoiction was pronounced by Rev. A. E.
Dickinson, D. D., the veteran editor of the
Religious Herald of Richmond, Va.