Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14
TELLING TRUTHS
TERSELY TOLD
BLACK PREACHFS a
STRAIGHT GOSPEL TO LARGE
AUDIENCE,

those who attended the service at the
christian Tabernacle last night can no
longer plead ignorance of the yospeI
iney hear plain presentation of it by
Evangelist Black and as the audience
was large. many are in possession of
knowledge which. in many cases. was
probably unknown before The subject
was The Glorious Gospel of Christ"
and the speaker went on to show the
sense in which it is glorious The scrip
ture lesson was the we'll known parable
or the sower of the seed. as recorded in
Luke viii. and taking his text from II
COR. Nv. % he Went on to say:
Our text shows the possibility of the
gospel being hid to some Reading again
we learn. but if our gospel be hid. if
Is hid 10 them that are lost. In whom
the God of this world hath blinded the
minds of them that believe not lest
the light of the glorious gospel of Christ.
Who is the image of God, should shine
unto Them
might say that the world is divided
into two special classes so far as the
reception of the gospel is concerned-
the "MayI-Nots ana the Cant Sees.
we find many even among the followers
of Christ. Among the former the Chris.
tian who asks May / not danceo Nav
| not pay cards? May l not attend the
theater?" The sinner. who asks, May
l not choose to serve God in my own
way' The answer to them must always
be: THE gospel of Christ is the power
of God to salvation to every one that
believes, and there is no salvation in
any other way than the way of right
eousness in Christ Jesus" The other
class is found among those who hear
but when asked to accept. answer: II
can't see it that way" The cant sees"
are largely in evidence among a great
many otherwise honest people. Why
can't they see? Our text informs us,
the God of this world has blinded their
eyes. their spir tual minds. Intelligent
in most things. they are woefully blind
in this Who is the gospel hid from:
Those that are lost? Why lost? Be-
cause the devil is the god of this world.
as the Saviour mentions in the record of
Luke. which we have read. He catches
away the ~ford from them, lest they be-
lleVe and be saved. Satan does not want
men saved. If you can't see it, make
up your mind that the devil has you
pretty much as he wants you. and that
you are. lost. l would bring your
thoughts down to this thought. Keep it
III illIlu. IT is
The speaker then continued to elab-
crate upon the glories of the gospel. 1T
is a glorious gospel" said he first in
IT'S origin. 1t came from heaven. God
is the author of the good news. 1t may
be said that men gave the gospel.
Not so. Men are divided into two
classes-good and bad. Now, bad men
did not give us the gospel Bad men
would not write book that condemns
them on every page. Neither did it come
from good men. Good men may do
wrong. There is not perfect man on
earth. Not one who sinneth not. God
, says so. l never expect to be so that l
can get along without God. and the per-
son who claims perfection simply makes
! God a liar. Well, good men may err.
but no good man will w.lfully lie, and
the apostle Peter says, No prophecy of
the scripture is of private interpreted
ton, for the prophecy came not in old
time by the will of man. but holy men
OF God spake as they We're moved by
the Holy Ghost So the gospel came by
the will of God 1t came from Cod
| He then proceeded to show the gospel
glorious because of it's rare preciousness.
/ Nothing like it on earth. The only way
to be saved. The only seed from which
the Chr stian grows. 1t tells all what
to do, and alone promises eternal life.
! If we expect to meet the loved ones
! who are gone before, it is through the
! gospel. which alone assures us that
there is place to go to. 1t is glorious
in it's power to civilize. 1t has struck
/ the manacles of slavery from woman
and made her the equal of man. 1t has
! banished the Hindu Suffice from India
1t has blessed men and women with civ
! iliZation wherever it has been preached.
! 1t is glorious in its simplicity. Any man
may understand it if he will.
! What is the gospel of Christ?I turn
to Paurs letter to the Corinthians. XIV.
"a, and learn that 1t is the fact that
Christ died for our SINS, was buried and
rose again. The gospel can be briefly
presented as giving three facts to be be-
lieved; they have been mentioned. Three
commands to be obeyed, and three prom
ISIS to be enjoyed. The facts are in the
words of the apostle. The commands
are: First. faith in the Lord Jesus
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