The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-11-24

ties. the differences of the men ad-
dressed: i. Character, office, and
work Of Titus. as casting light upon the
eplstle to him. 2. Exact analysis Of
eplstle impossible; an approximate an.
alysls. 3. The portraiture OF cretan so.
ciety, casting light upon the cpIstle and
work OF Titus. I. Portraiture Of the
ideal Christian iuyman.
The Study Lamp.
The Epistle OF Paul to Titus was n
distinct contrIbution--a potent factor
in the evolution OF civilization in gener.
al, and In that OF the Island of Crete In
particular. Current vices and folllcs
were rebuked. and the ideal OF a good
society pictured In fascinating way.
The discouraged social evolutionist OF
to-day finds solace in the fact that even
Paul and Titus did not Immediately
succeed in reforming the Cretans, and
that at best their final success was only
approximate.
Truth In society Is growing 10 tho
stature OF manliness In Christ, JESUS.
And hardy growth is slow. Patience.
my soul! But remit not the digging
about 1t, fertllizing the soil, pruning.
grating, and what not, this tree Of the
social life. In some future age It Will
come to the symmetry, the perfection
Of fruit and shade, Impossible without
the toll of the present.
Our answer to the carplng and depre
eating pcsslmistlc question. why were
the former days better than these ?" IL.
They we're not! In evidence. OF IT., see
Corinthians, Timothy. Titus and jude.
While the church had living apostles.it
was characterized by fragrant offenses,
such as could not be thought OF In con-
nection with the church Of to-day.
The grounds Of all advices OF the
epistle are: l. The free grace which
trains the Christian to self-lenylng and
active plety. 2. Glorious hope OF tho
second advent. ). Atonemcnt by which
Jesus Christ has purchased us to be his
peculiar people. (smiH.)
The Pastoral Eplstles are Invaluable,
especially to the young preacher. They
have well been called the abldir,
manual Of the pastoral carp" po,n
Farrar aii,rms that this portrait OF the
pastor Is drawn with beauty ru,,noes
and sympathy whlcl,a thousand sor
subsequent experience has enabled NO
one to equal, much less to surpass.
Pauls silence throws light upon thu,
Christian minMters relation 10 soc,o,
reform. He says nothing in cordem,,-
tion Of slavery-the evil OF his day ue
even prescribes the duty OF Christian
slnves toward their masters He IN.
sists that slaves shall love their mas
tiers, and vice versa. That word love
was the kHall of slavery. In less than
two centuries Christianity legally abol.
ished slavery: but long before that II
had robbed Of its Injurious character.
So to-day, get men to love each other.
and all Injurious trafics end.
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resulaleu us AGAINST 'ie wiz impulses
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most ADVERSE is1cner.-".. evil
thing: immense conqucrins power OF
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