The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-03-05


Ancient Historyy' and delivered one o;
the most impressive sermons which the
church-gotng people of Nashville have
heard in some zine. basins X upon the
rext: Jesus Christ. the same yesterday.
today and forever" Hebrew. 1875. DIR.
Vance sad:
What God f., he was: what God was.
ne IS; what God Is and was. he Will a.
ways be. Such Is the message OF the
sublime statement OF scripture We are 70
Ssudy this morning
Jesus Christ in the text stands for the
manifestation Of God among men He
who studies beneath the surface will dis
cover certain primary and Fundamental!
facts about God which need 10 be carried
n mind as we proceed with the morning
ons OF them is that God does not rea-
son He Is above the necessity OF IL
process by which TinIte though; feels rs
way from premise 10 conclusion IL Is
stopping through the valley q mystery
On stones whose faces lift Just above the
mist God does not need 20 10 his FOR
re knows all things AL past present
and future lies in the zone Of Gods con-
sr;Susness- Therefore the process OF
PSssibIs.
God does noe contradict himself. lie
r. not one thing for one race and the OPP
posite for another There are no new
Facts for him. lie does nOt dscreilt HIM
self IN one age by what be says or does
IN another.
, Cod doe not change. He Is not a de-
'-elopnent us p.a7s unfold. his crea-
lures develop. but he Is an erernai now
Mans vision OF God Eiay change, but IL
- because man himself Is changing The
telescope enables .Se eye % cut Into the
ssrcfi shadows whlci mantle Jupiter aud
10 discover SIS moons, but The larger VS.
f1n changes IN nothing the planet anu
&ts satellites. The sous 5 expanding SPIT
ituaI experience give r. teiescoptc power
IN its vision Of God. but changes n notn.
.nE Gods being. am tnat l ais =,
nal Il am tire Lord. change cot
Is the echo OF the last propaet voice al
The old disQeusasion.
contradict himself lac docs not change
NV tex throws all 90 that. first into
Yesterday. and then iTss0 today. and then
into tomorrow. Il gives US three glasses
VISION changes. = bids us remember thaS
Cod Is the same Jesus Christ the
same yes er,iay. today and forever :. 80
.udy God At the worlds three dases
past. present AMI future what was Zoo
yrster.iay7 WHAT Is God now? Wha;
uil God be hereafter
YESTERDAY.
Yesterday God was what he IS. is
cd ancient his.orv7 Yes. most emphat-
a-auy lie Is not a novelty He IS no
new discovery %, the nineteenth century.
He j. not a deity flag has lain dormant
@nr many mill. nuIums. leaving the uni-
verse -1 manage issalf rs best !; Could, ou'
who al last has awakened 10 md work 10
.To Sic Is not a Cod who in these latter
times EnS gotten new code % morals.
ID fresh sense 81 duty. ana more ea,
lf-h-.u.d method Of salvation ~ woutI
sedrcalv he worth while saying lnis. out
- th. effort 10 dsScrcslit H. There =
Il fresh ministry which turns up lts
nose 40 the. old fa5ths- We have preacn-
.ars who can discourse c.olgcEaiay Oh any
subject save the Old EcsPsl Dates snH
-4-1az rn. church was wont O. rever-
t-..a rrr -IIEEulet. the God II AsFa-
ham reaac and Jacob b. characteFi1rd =
~ cling auI his message as barbara
Ne~sa.rl Il. hss life ~ faith. Thought ne
vrv- -.rviug Col. hut in reality was oiliy
s's-vlrE mss luck ~ sense ne 80 =,
F-s- ..uur1s- GHi was leaiins thtnn "a
t-.rrar. nut the crossing % the f.i
~ ths pillar q FIRE and cloud. ana al
rIr urher tl.1i'hanieS eNise IN" NJ ."
u.-.-- Wonder gn v.strr,iay. Ne are told
GOA was 8 dwarf and man N.is "lDnhsff-
rr..-rtv however. Things lHte greatly
tr.u~nr..l t5.t has utEm Ecsis'1 ",.N
r- r.- faaa evolved. The God - TIE
Dr. y was very inadequate moons, susil-
r... .nF crude. impaired - 1he hlEAL.
DEVELOPED and s.iel-,iAi o,-'N %
Sr-., f- tie gospel r. smell b''t ar s;a -I,
H-." -.-a-aH- .5zz -rluul ~ lcuiiuN-.t -
rf...H-. --a rrrael rn sinners touat- III
--..f ..-. .H... .uu.fu-.t iuu that the pres
.-t BECOMES rrs-- .-s the past Is ma1e IA
EIEuirirl ur- LU- rN.aElnu- tNfei -,
The Elt.- Is -.t' 4 ''oA ai'.. -
should re parfsa lEau E1th.r tlhh ".'s1 - -
The rrea1@ u@ wr- rA1Nt t4N 4Ae.-. As.N-
vf.. tprrnfs 81 uEr most cherished Teae
sr.,z r.l...r- var modern scemuc-ast ruSlss
Tx = hrT m.1 Il ch ia shop. and when
D. has finished there o. g. l2t ~ oF"he"
C,.iul. fa- nothing q" toAe piaSt
Wa E-s-e riaN-s cool So ual. " n 80
-er,Iar--s work 50 faulty Was EeSlet-
Cays worship So "reslulous- hai 'ttl
- rF. v-s- -TH- same cod that - ~ work
D" HHHa raafaf al ~
ham ANA David 10 the prop hets ana ais'--
ties and 70 aU that host who IA Yesterday
heard and hessied tAc divine oTacies.
nj - ~ course. true that the race ~ a
Who'll. profits nv the religious experiences
OF r.ts-- generations. and therefore IS VI
sion cuts deeper into tine shadows wnicn
aFlae- God hut DC = not true Una. tils
,-.il-nsrs development 81 the individual
Iezils % higher point 81 morality me
she1r. ths- man Vas ever a n,ere ahils ma.
g not proven Tho science ~ evolution
belongs t. the iEeNact sciences. Darwin
= NOT holding las uan with the scientific
world His cardinal principe y rs aIai
se-ecgiuu-- or sh~ survival Of she fitsst
las been renuIlu-esl 10y such distinguished
men rs RomaUes. suiick. NaEei. wagner
Elller lul others Dr. 'S0t-.te. an thi-
Ieut scholar. fm his inauguration as rec
tor uf the S,Tss1ury university. pubi-S.y
rejected DarV ms theory or the origin
~ species" Unless mau has a special
f0rdu.-S fur chat particular KIND 81 an
cesrTv- be- s. NOT ye- compelled u believe
chat b. is dt zceude1 f-nm monkey
Holman nature IS what 10 was r. IS
subfs.r O. the same compilations. capable
- -r. ssme rluuE-s ~ moral DEGRADATION
Sis r-ihle - the same Fet!empt-vo mo-
tive Iu d.. saving ~ a human iife. God
fac precisely the same problem. speaks
pre- -.tv rhe- same message and offers the
same Saviour PIE has Lu new way u
REDEEM .-fgft- And there e. no evidence
thp- u. l can o. -Ivsgi Zoo any u-her than
the n.f way. Couture glg.ss AMI settlement
work ono valuable ai1uucis. but 10 not
displ-.e tine ers.=-. Indeed they are val
liable .ulr as thev express the cross
There is un evidence that We a-e schIev-
Ing any closer walk WIKI Gud. suy finer
char.sere- or deeper sflir--I al experience
-hlu d-.i OUR fishers Way. then. belittie
tn rlsr- RE who does j. beggars the
yres-ut The man who has only a sneer
fur Yesterday IS kelly % have ONLY an In
rerrrrlrlnu uD.fa- for today True great
ness rrurav~ recognizes itself. ANA il il
che SIGN ~ 4 baby mind 10 deride past
Hrhit~e-leu-s- Ills = the true spirit who
rnI= Gro resterday inspiration and inceH-
tive t-E raLay-
TIL. l~ too shor- to waste
T. critic Peep or Cynic l1rs.
Qunrrel ur repr.maud-
Twill soon b. dirk.
Up Mind thine own aim. and
God speed the fnark.'
shat We pull down s.. Peters because
= WAS NOE built in the nineteenth century,
shall We call RaDhaefs masterpiece
crude. AMI CorreEEin's frescoes immature
because they are no. more modern Shall
Homer and Dante b. reiegated To the a'.'tc