The St. Louis Republic., 1900-12-03
COMMEM0RlTION OF CUR
SAVlOR'S DYING LOVE.

| lli' Reverend l. bIrkwurtl pT'.'r iCd y-s,
! t"r,iay morning az =: I.tu4,..-s a. nlr,iYI
| thu'ch from III" text. For | have received
"i the L"rl that whirh also I delivered ur,-
/" y"3. that the LoId jesus lLa sli,I.. riivht
Ia which ne wa~ betrayed .uuli bread: and
/ when he had .iygn thanks. lie brake it, and
N"ii, Taxi, cdt. this l. my buIs y Airh Is
broken Tor N"a. taIs do ia remembrance. vi
inc. Mter the same u.stu..r also H,. took
ihc cup. when hc had >urryI. sayiIr FINS
| cup Is the new Testament IN my ulop'i. taIs
'in We a. on as y'' "'InK l.. ia i'nIrmur.tur'
y, va. M r"r ~ "il'h "s y" cat 'his hTeau,
, ana diihk tins cup. yr dp proclaim tn
L9Id's death TIL he come
| TIE speaker said IN part:
81 "oiGS contain In" earliest account
| SGhINt SG nave "l the Institution al th" Lords
| found first in our New T,slquout, and CON-
! tam the records Of our Loru's earthly Inc.
many suppose that they were written first.
| Sucii. however, l. not the Tact. The. tliS;
| EplSt" "a the Church AT Curiqtu was writ
! ten within thirty years afI,r or i..r,i'S
n'ath. Not one of the gospel: WAS written
so early.
TINS is Advent Sunday. and as W.. ,,,Ic-
| brat" to-day IN" holy communion. il Is tit
| TING that tins most important subject slputd
| engage our thoughts. W. arr. dI.t,viur ut.,n
! To holy ground. All that !- d,-u.st and
lride'yst IN orr religious liic finds H. G"ri
| est cause and expression in tn,. curnlu-r:iu-
| ration "i our Savinr'~ dyIu-, love. II is
! lhlnSSihIc i"r uS {" forget that request
1 mai" ny hlin, a. h" entered into IEuS
| Sha,ioNS OF IN" end. when ." SAID, 'ThiS
| do In remembrance OF me IT, was abo;t
| 10 SiE" himself for the sins of thc whole
| word. ana IN ubcGionC" To- - request the
| church found ia that comncncratI"n the
| mSheSt act II adur.n@ Wcrs nil. and tuit
| v rich has Strrng1h h.ncl and refreshed All
| true souls. Men have differed ana win Il f
Ter as TO its meaning and Importance. but
| All VIII freely admit that wl'n rightly
nStu II IL blessed means Ot grace.
| Here "" NAV I',d IN MIN in ul;T hearts
! by faith with thank~.tyiuu.' Fec! on him
! How tn" words startle Es. How few Of us
/ nave ever dreamed of their iar-ra"hiaS
| M aiming. For tho Lord Jesus, the sam,
night in which be wa- h,trty-d took bread
| and, "h'r ho had given Ihtuks. IA" bras,
| II; ana SAD. TAX. eat. thi~ IL nay bu,ig.
| which j. broken Tor You. This Gp in re-
| m'mnritn"r Of me After Tia" SAN" nduu--
| d-Sp III took the cup, Nntu ne Ind ~llup T.
SAYING mi. cup Is the new testament in
my blood. This do oft - ye drink in
remembrance Of me How significant re
th'sc words, Take, 'at. this Is my body
Drink ye all of TINS. for this is my blood
III We really ob'y this command in +r-
1t as well as IN letter We ar. cnmpailaj TO
reflect upon Tho nearing Of the-.. words
iiy Iaith W. hecanc partakcrs Of Christ.
dy iaith We iced on him in our hearts
thou hast eaten
.'rhere are other times and places when
we iced him. times during which we have
blessed communion with him. when truly
our fellowship is with the Father and with
his Son. Jesus Christ When We .sif i'm
heavenly places in Christ Jcsus.' How
often the secret place. when the door was
Shut. has Ir"y'd II Us nom other than
" ''''' f'lih tl4t -S-it 81 EtstNslI..
And who has not Known the blesSrin,s,
OF worshiping with thu great congregation.
when, as We waited h" CAV" power To the
Increased strength Emt al the SINNER "f
our i-'rd. We are called 10 remember
There wandering thoughts are 1u b, -
called. Sluggish souls are la he -.
stirred Tor, gazing un his cross ana ~
inenbcTinS Its meaning, learn to low.
more than in any othr, s.r,.i,,,i a., y ,,i ,,iS'
pirate MN and the benefits If his rcdcmp-
MY Lord and my ,:,dr ,,I,,,,ii,', =
niard i'm rene,nI~-',,'.o 80 tti7 ti.,7 'iiS C''il-
our strength ana mount M NH wit Nm iel'M
eagles. and thuurb U,.ri. Il - - -
laden, We ob,ii,, ,.et ", ",''l,,i ,, az NV |
is this rest? Is il "a, ,J az an 80 d" nat
'.is i, tho ,c,..,,,,, ' " - 10 H'i - Ii''iN-
alw,v4 aftor,n,'ia, ~ ' 4'L'' Nh'I' II - |
time ,o ,hi,i" w, !i'h ih9Nt con-
s,rai,, ~ I'M" I'M" aiH worn I" strive and !
r.sf nrorris.d a.. ,i IL Z" ~ mon. IN" !
tho rest Of unv,,ii,ii -, - 81 H'''h' hht /
..It is nm, m ~" ,ii.'u ,.i, p"M'r;
rnrir@ rrri Of the e ryer' silent and s,I"ns fed ny
tiri,g fnwirr '~ 40, r.,rlt.,,ns hi.iS, iu,L IN
sc' ihcrc To- rcfIcc, TIN the wEn" EI"''fI| rus, ' nf
w"rshir and n work 1he res, Th mat 'og'y+ from
VI VI. ~ - me S'rtnGth that comes to those
,'.,,. m.rr o' = It'd. III" US tor NE duties.
,,,.,t,',7 ~, ''N','"Ht disappointment. and
"f n,, 'h b,,, T., ihCr 'hG highest demands
If'd"H m lrr'i,iSllp WIZ ''od. cur assurance
"f Cod 'ir v,, ,,gd We nvc m ~" 'Peace
- 'tl'.' -'''li .'lii--- /
ti'i, ~ W rt,n !" need TINS .idnl"ni-
tioIl, hhiS do in remembrance Of me- II
WI, WI DINE Us fresh measures "f peace. anl
- ~ H.l,HSlh 10 H"ti "n our way with
" III III - rs dlI WIN hfdN"r h'firtS-
,i.t 49, In MS l""ih'NihE. tUrd' E'd |
Win ~ hu'"'ii'' "" draw nigh I" f'rd !
upon i'im ~ "mr hearts with thluEs@ivinE.'
'i'' ''i'"N'' ms i't'' NJ ini power III |
W, Mt''hll''SS ana r'ff' Shm"nt it, wo.riu">S. |
~ Iii'li'''i'''i, 'n'nh"Hi'iar' ~ "'.r lives
n,,"lEc 'h = si"''i Win It's quick, ming gr..c.'.
'uISt't' .i iiil ""' hl"hc". and the s'rst s
ii""'u ny in' Hh|'isin" ir'Idm'i "i things
bcCnIrl" enc rEiScd with its Quickenin. grace !
'oct"r stalker has beautifully said that
~! ',!t 'n' i'"S t"n NJ hthiSuh"r"s. the one IA
,LdiiI Ni.h lH' sunshine al healthy activity.
N "t"' y h'irh WIN u" shadow rf SUI
.tiI,S' II W. i"fd on" l." teach uS how to
VOTE. vs.. ''itstihlN need tn" ether 20 teach
"H l'N '" sill Tor u" "''' can i"ll now
Ion ~ own ne "i 'rnNitN may tc
.iidl't'Ni i.i'' one 81 S'in'fln-. Ati"r ;w"n-
1871 !'"'N "I comparative" "hS"aT';y
,HI ''I'' lars 81 tuhl' Toll. tn" Master !
i,ii :. u" ~ 'I'' h"HF WA n IN" Sha'.ugS ut
III ~, WI Ia min "" had tUil'd
n"hE. '"N VII "' Suf"r! The arS"'r to
l:'tt tu' .',h !S ~ oar text. ''H ih'' sam"
u-ili tl't H' W.; h't'aNc'- IL" took bread
di.,i E''N' NH
-, <. .Hd.'hS' N'l h' Know that his |
~. ... ,i 10" I'm"
-, iiI' naiiI' Vas h't . low hour away
~ w ~ - 81 hi'"n. AMI H. H. t:aNal
ny III, .it' 81 rs own. IN" Judgment scat
%n ,,t m. a.; MN " ,f"wu "i th"rnS. mock |