The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24
GROWTH IN GRACE.
Rev. BascOm AnthOny's Sermon at
Trinity Church.


The music at Trinity Methodist Church
yesterday morning was excellent as It al
ways is Some of the old-time hymns
were sung by the choir, the congregation
Joining in heartily. The sermon was by
the pastor, Rev. Bascom Anthony. His
text was: But grow ia grace and in The
knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ II Peter. Hills
Growth in grace indicates. said Mr.. An
thony. a weI-rouuded Christian character.
The teaching Of the Bible, from beginning
to end. is that these germs OF goodness
implanted in the human heart is the pro
duct of the holy spirit. As a garden Is
cultivated, so is the human heart. Weeds
must be dug up by divine grace, and the
seeds of grace implanted in the human
heart. 1t is not intended to cultivate the
bad out but to cultivate the good in.
How are we to grow in grace? What are
Tie means by which one may grow in
grace? One is reading the Bible. The
person who fairs TO read this book daily
cannot be in the full enjoyment of a
bright religious experience If you are
cold, hcartlesS. dead, il Is due to neglect
OF this book. | would be willing to stake
my life upon the proposition that no man
can live in The enjoyment Of bright re-
hgious experience who does not daily read
this book. Stop eating for four days and
you lose flesh. Here is the souls food sent
from God out Of heaven, and If YOU don't
feed on II you will be guauf. This is Gods
way book TO glory. There is not one of
the roads in life but what God has put
up danger signal These roads are all
marked out in your way book so that you
may not go wrong
tn, he
immortal dreamer represents Pilgrim
jOurneying to the promised land when
they are confronted by lions in the path,
and Timorous wanted TO go back. Pill
grim pulled out the book and read in
Isaiah, mo lion shall be there" and
when they arrived at the place it was
found that the lions We're chained. You
cannot be a child of God until your heart
is saturated with this book. You may
come 10 church Sunday after Sunday but
If you do not read this book regularly ana
prayerfully IL will do you no good. Read
this book in this way and there will leap
out of every line a message of God to
you.
A prayerful old negro had a prayerless
young master, who said to him one day
that he was not worried about the devil
as much as the old man who was always
praying. They We're out hunting ducks,
and when a number We're killed and 9TH
ers wounded ana were trying 10 get away,
Sam was told to hurry and run after those
that were getting away. and when he had
caught them was told to pick up the dead
ducks and bring them. Sam reminded
his young master that he was the dead
duck and the devil did not have to run
after him, but Sam was the wounded duck,
trying TO get away from the devil. THE
devil knows he's done got you" said
Sam. You cannot be a good man or
good woman" said Mr.. Anthony, 'un-
less you pray, and pray regularly You
must have your closet. You must have
your Jerusalem, at which you tarry There
should be place where you are wont to
pray"
The sermon closed with a strong exhor-
tation TO all to avail themselves of the
opportunity offered 70 grow in grace and
in the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour
Jesus Christ