The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-23
PROVINCiALISM YETh
PLAGUE IN MODERN LIFE,

The PTc-Uminercc Of Jesus" was the
th@ me Of She Reverend William \. Brown
H. his sermon yesterday evening AZ Tower
Grove Methodist Episcopal Church He
spoke. Ia part, As follows.
III. ways Of the Almighty lie hidden
from NEST men. Only n. few ent.r the
2ecret councils e the Most High T..at the
itW alone enter IL hot due to tavo.ti.In OF:
b"u S part but feaTfuiay-S on mans mart
Inc muitituGe do H-t climb the steps Of
Hth8l' mr. do all tn. disciples ascend tho
mo mt q TRANSPORTATION. The discoveries
81 divine grace ana tie revelation come
tiAoGEh INDIVIDUAL ana not through com
Aihil4lfS- Their IS - sound :rofIi heaven
anu the masses say. 1t thuuders' hut
'H.iSt GiS}in-GIshes the voice oi Cod. There
Is q sound as the rushing, Of a mighty wind
"hen the disciples receive rare giits OF
speech, aud III" masses say: 'Th,st. mon nra
Grunk vita Now wine but Peter uistiu-
cuisines the ~, u ;Hc H:ly Ghost Ia,rc
- !" H-ai rom heaven that shines above
tho brishtLcss of the Syrian sun and smites
saul with blindness. ana w4.le hi. at
i'hHaats see no man, Saul recognizes the
Inc ways OF God ap'! the up. ration of
MS spirit lie hidden, because Of the weak
mess and The wiitunoss ot men. Men 50
Gtditn Their ears with The dull distra, ,!n.;
diS-ortS OF this life that they cannot hear
the SGH. small voice They so blind their
ty-s with the dust ct earth that they can
MOI see visions ot heaven nor eaten
siliHpSes a. the greater Eloriss Of that aft
tf Nie. Out Of the destroying depths of SIN
thty cry ana IN response there comes che
SlSht OF one mighty 20 save. Christ. then.
D. pFe-etnincut among All as the savior Of
the lost.
Men are provincial They continually
seek taeir own. Their horizons are con-
tI:tgivu. their SNnpatn.Cs narrow, :n..r aims
selfish. TO the S-,f-TighteoUs Jew the rest
OF me pig world was unhOiE. 70 the ,ui-
tui.'i Greek the rest ~ The world VAS
barbarian. But this ancient disease did nos
Ill nCt- IrUylncit!lSm Is yet Il pia.ug in
modern lie. l. makes the ch1sfns that
ya"H deep and wide between the social or
Gers OF society. l. Ci-szillcS men according
10 color and according TO Gothic. Wny.raS
CHRIST Classics IHeH according To- Ch-trar-
ter Men saw III IacCaCEs only the puhii-
can SINNER. ahofIeT OF Rome. hat Jesus SAW
IN him sbe ChllG OF Abraham and the heir
OF promise. TE+ stress and stain AZ hfe
may hru.sy and bleed, may bat down and
Keep Gown. but = man l. q man. Tor -
that, and d that and stu i h,ls to many
mansions.
Not merely the sha ilow-miudcd are self
ish. 'hc ming sanity sometimes play,
'LcrG. bless me and min = EsUt jesus i pre-
eminent among al in sympathy. Every
class ana condition of meH riri room IN his
capacipuS heart. He gave his life a ran
som. and in his death ali men are TO te
ot the New Testament is. whatsoever" The
swec: melody of that gracious word, How
II smltes caste and class staggering
blow Partition walls give way before II;
Not this man because of his standing: nor
that man because of lack of standing; but
'NhoSoaEcr VIII The SCRIPTURE x teach the
truth that We are elected to salvation, but
lnea nave erred II teaching i:at truth. The
elect are the 'vhoSocver VII and the nom
elect are she whatsoever won't The gates
OF life never shut in mans face. they
only close upon his r,tTeatinE form. Who
soever Will may come and take Ihc water Of
life freely.
Christ is rre-eminent in sympathy He
bestowed life upon the poor rich and save