The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-08

ics have pulled to pieces and destroyed and
scattered TO the four winds Of HEAVIER. a.
I lHey SUPPOSED. the great aud lasting truths
,httionalIsm has set man above God.
s,Ieict falsely su-cJll'd. has submerged
VA" Jehovah If the scripture under the
dih. vague and impcIsoual imagery q;
ui'uf' and has enthronrd In IN" place -!
'fUd The powers Of nature and natural
tt" Not only have false faiths. like that
! Hl"'ainIa"d. ami Mormon. like that of
| Z "htu"iuS. set themselves up in tht. temple
60 jehovah. hut The liberalism OF our day
has >"1shi Ia get back all religions am.
reconcile" oil into one great unity l., mak-
INK tn differences hstwr-u :aiih~ urig
| pee HIiIr 1nour~ of 'iud'S g.l-ittiou As one
"i tight
"hU'. mark YOU. in spite OF science. in
| (Itl. ~ iiiuili-tir holiness. an >pit- Of tuls..
l'ilns - spite Of liberalism. man r~.ultiu~
Nihi me sinner ~ need 90 = SAVIOR. AID
icy ond mans darkness. ana br,oud mans
H'fN"r-iuu of Gods maine ne sf.udS rs
rather. son and Itoly Ilhusr. with eli thut
ne Ui!uI'y signifies 60 = wurli tFat needs
! ''G5 AZ fJih"r. S'tio: md S1a,tiarr.
ii're = in thr petition an implied con
N"''it!"" OF ourselves aHce 10 God N,-U
"c uNrr the prayer. ihut prayer Is q recon
>''iii!"n ~ pur powrrs To God. 81. agrr'
70 certain things when we offer IL. every
,l' 81 Us. ! "" offer II Alright. ". may
lr'i Iht' petition from tluIghJl.s4 20. que.
ant !. - ':p petition h-ror" God: lni When
-" f""il. offer II w agree ourselves. H. the
M. place. "a become haly-Eut rIiualig
"iy-n" "sr"m"niaiIy holy II actually
- ''A- f''AN VI '4! htfs~Afr rS AItt Is
I tH!S = ON PRAYER o. y l. a." prayer.
-N"'hing but The l.s.Ir 81 holiness ever
Yr.rpi~i hat prayer. II. who taught Us
row u pray had not a single stain upon
ham. and W who stand before him nov -
az! &f'ai High Priest and offer fhat U-ri-
ZION tn his name. if ur offer IL truly. have
cone 10 fOd 10y him. 10y his atUulrg ~aCTi-
not by pffestly mediation. hut imin-ai-
4triy 9 Cod through JESUS Christ our
LORD lie becomes pir Savior in The Offer
ing "1 that prayer. In taxi & II upou our
lips "" agrrc 10 accept him a. our Savior
and bow down TO him as our Lord.
e itC!iiy agree 10 become humble ard
'~hiGiikr that We may become holy Our
p!etN i likely TO trend tn the other dirrc-
tion-,G IN" sxaltation Of self. We are not
The publican in the temple. We are the
fhiiis@r thanking God that We are rot A.
other men too often. Gods saints have at
ways been humble and teJchable. God has
htE"E revealed himself 10 the pride Of hu-
man reason: God has never revealed him
self - the Gnt"Ichabl- spirit. + - the man.
iOWli aud humble. a. tn" feet Of the teach
=" OF Ea2aretli, the Savior ~ men. on Cal
HsiN,s cross and the Lord risen above the
seLG.rhei, that God is blessing.
We pledge in this petition 10 labor that
ne whole world max be brought to hal!ow
'Est great name. We look out upon the
three great views OF he world. First. the
earth sunk in darkness and sin. In heathen-
ism and baroarism and paganism. W.. long
:" have thct world brought TO hallOw
Gods nam: second. We look out upon vast
right. who have d";hroued God and set up
themselves a. judg. Of their wi character
NH Ht'thouS = FdNdl'oN ana lEdnpIt I'M
DE- r"ot everything that God has made and
holds holy: third. We look and r. iotce 20
b- numbered with those who arc seeking
10 bring this world 20 Sod by , way -
his own atDoIutmert.
There are two views Of the situation
which embrace AT least the whole nominal
y Christian world.
First Those who make man the center
and make all Ia reyUive AZ und him hal
low his name and his rraSou a,IG bis con
a. God There l. Il truth IN This
view which Cad himself has not last. H.
has mace man the Oh i-c. Of his S.Iirl'ulr
We axe not IL make man the center e.: :
oar ptiioSDphv or our theology. There f. q
higher view I
'S,coud-it g those who make God the
Thou shalt love the Lord thv |
cd with All thy heart and n allow hi |
name. And only f. his WAY ami through !
Ills chanHe! can We bring a world 20 honor
God and 10 the place wner~ God can honor |
3 world for the sake o: iis son jesus
Chris. "