The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-07

Mightier Than Rome-His Epistle
to the Romans.
In the First Presbyterian church
yesterday morning the pastor, Rev.
James Mcleod ID. D., delivered an adj
dress on THE Power of God Unto SAL
Vation." His text was the following,
from Romans. i:1j-16:
AS much as in me is. | am ready
to preach the Gospel to you that are
i'm Rome also: for l am not ashamed
of the Gospel of Christ. for it is the
power of God unto salvation to every
one that believeth." DR.. Mcleod spoke
as follows:
No bravcr. manlcr truer words were over
written. They cmbodH an heroic courage or II
mighty faith. rlley were written in the early
pant of Ncros reign They must have chccrcd
the hearts % Christians in the imperial city,
but heathcn Rome would only regard them with
a sheer. St Paul was u Rolan citizen, and he
coveted his country for Christ. Ills wish that
he might see Rome gratihcd, but he was
taken there prisoner in chains. Nevertheless,
that prisoner declared, in substance, that he
represented power mghttr than Rome, and
that he was tn" ambassador OF King before
whom Nero would one day trcmhlc, and whose
cohorts would surely "1nnucr all the kingdoms
oi this world. such a proclamation from an
obscure prisoner and fIum seemingly power.
less and fricndless foreigner, was astonishing.
To the politicians. and poets, and philosophers,
and pleasure seekers Of Rome. the words OF
Christ's apostle seemed an Idle dream, and
they were utterly devoid of meaning to the hosts
of vulgar votaricS who crowded the Pantheon,
EPISTLE TO ROMANS.
When st. Paul wrote his epi,tlc to the 10.
man, ard whcn afterwards, he went to Rome,
The prospect that tie empire OF the Caesars
would yield to the claims Of Christ was tar from
hattcling. Ii glowwOrn should boast tia, il
would one day obscure the light ot the MONDAY
sun, il would not be- considered any more foolish
than the assertions OF st. Paul touching the
power Of the Gospel OF Christ. humanity speak
ing the mission OF the apostle and his fellow.
worker, seemed hopeless. True, indeed, the
tire body polite was smitten with fatt di'.
ease.
The whole head Vas sick and the whole heart
faint, but nevertheless it seemed certain that
the proud Roman spirit would rebel against the
humblng truths of Chrst'S Gospel We're the
laws Of Jesus superior to the laws OF Rome
Was Christ wiser than Cato, and mghtier than
Caesar? Was il to he supposed tor moment.
that this nCw.tanglcd faith oi the Christians,
would s,lpplant the faith Of the empire? That
the hosts of Rome should be ruled ny king
,,,, ,d .ha t,i t ~ ,,,. ,I ~, wv
,naIni,,,nr a,o, " s,,o,".,;a,, to,,t, ,roi ,
tempt, and unworthy even ct their mockcry. 10
expect thcn TO worship the crucitcd Na2arinc,
and to crown HIM theiI King, and To swear
allegiance unto Him must have seemed to them
the very climax Of absurdity.
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,ho cos,aI s r,i ,ni ~ r'"', ,"'''-" ~.
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arc Il, por,o ;, II ,,,,,. ,i, ,I,,L - w tI
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Nor o,nrorors bad ho,, ,,,rsIiaa ',@s ,r,,
tbouoh sho y.,s nr,,,d os to' hi "' ,,J 80
tnI of bor oIorv. th,t ,at,,.;,i,, ,ns,;, IN t
nrido aud p.oird;oa tior, ,s ,,'' -, ",' ~"
the CospeI of r,hrist to cono,or an hon. ,,,.
iudiccs and 70 ,.i, hor L,,,t a,d i
wiling conti,o and s,,,,,Ii',,t .. tto r,'t ~ i
Hence st po,l soid. ~ ,,,, ,,,, ,.,,,,,or - +t.
Coenol ., C'hr;st t,r :, - ,I,, ,',.o, - r, ~"
upto salvation -, o,.o,,.' ono ,h,t T. Lo,;,.,,i 81,
BRAVE WORDS.
Br,ve words those, And tbo s,,l,i,,o ,oi,l IN
which they give cynressiou was fnIIy hrs,,aod
The mon of history, have abundant t,stin,,,,. to
The fact that ST pauTs corBd,,,,,. IN ,h, cn.,,.I
of Christ :, a. nat ,nio,laooo T,,a L l;L ,t
1.-Two long onor,,h 10 sao ,bo rioh,., g,,i,,,,, -
his foitb and works brr he did H,o lorn o,,,,,I,
to 500 so,ro ,ro,,I ,o,,,i,, ,t ii ,,i,i'iH n;
arrows had ricrrod ..Crcot pa,,, ami 49,, ,r,d
,,.,s g,tau, ,rourdod ,e n,oo,, ,,Ti - I,
or,, of God =, tho poaa,;s,, -, p,,n,, t,',,, -,
fan baiore I'm. CL,;sti',,;t,. "a rhr,s, Wi,no,,I
the use os nf ca,n,I ,ro,rons Tho d,,,is,L ,nI
obscure C,I;Jo,rs fo,glt ac,ir.I ,ha -,
world co,,.ors and ,bo,, yo, " aIoria,, iI',.
If was no, Iono, mil ,ron, ,Io g., f,ott,
in tho north 70 tha doso,, oS ,t,, i ,t
.ou,h and from thc p;Ilars of uo.a,,Io i 49,.
west to boyond tho rm,,,r,,es IN tho L,ast
mighty moral and spiritual revolution was cf-
Ch,ist,. r,.ar ,' Wv p P'oP,, .'1l W.
and ROM, n,,,rons ,d p'n r'a,,'I, "'ar,,'"'
ana ~, ia. ,, D., ',a' ',lt| " t,
d,., nI h;aI ,p ILit ~
rIoinod Chr;sti,ii,. ti ratioi, "''u r.o
rn sa,1 tbat na ,o,,.o. -, Sr,ri,, r,,ii
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