The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-04-30

sympathetic conviction, the tender
gratitude of a saving faith. Science in
its MODEST representatives has bowed
to Christ. while theology in our age
/ has become well nigh universally
/ Christie Centric. The highest concep-
ton al which humanity has arrived is
the conception OF Christ: the sign of
His supremacy is everywhere. His
thought after two thousand years.
needs no revision. His spirit has upon
ii the mark OF fnality The Christ
spirit premeates society with its modi-
| flying aud redemptive grace, and as
long as such personality with its inn
manent deity and its plenitude of sac
l.rifce in life and death is the theme of
the ehurch's preaching, the faith OF
Christianity rests upon an immovable
| foundation and we have received a
Kingdom that cannot be moved. And
| if be lifted up will draw all men I'M
to Me-
The third element of permanency is
Gods word. THY word is truth ;"
| The Bible has proven itself book for
the ages and humanity. The ethical
and religious pre-eminence OF the Bible
is indisputable. It has had a vital
trial of two thousand years: it comes
attested by time as the spiritual treas
ure of mankind. 1t is a plant of Gods
own planting that cannot be rooted up.
The result of modern textual and high
er criticism will only cause the truth of
the Bible to shine forth the more re-
splendent and undimned in its light
giving and truth saving power and
permanency. The very elimination of
error in substance, form and author
ship will only make the book more
precious in its residuum of doctrine
and history.
The fourth element of permanency is
Christian righteousness con-
duct, duty. This righteousness is the
bond that will reach and unity all men
The fruits of holy Christian character
are indestructible. They will prove
themselves perennial the leaves of
the tree of life. for tho heal;ng of the
nations All of these divisions of the
sermon were eluciaared by Rev. Mar
tyn with a wealth of illustration from
varied fields of thought, and pressed
home upon the Presbytery and large
congregation of interested hearers
with all possible earnestness and pro-
found conviction. speaking for an hour.
His peroration was as follows:
, The passing things of the universe
, therefore, must lead to something; for
time no more than space can have 8
sea without shore. To this object al
; events and processes are conducting
: the one permanent, imperishable re
, suit of the worlds history. 1t is The
eternal issue of filter form and fuller
u life for i know the wise man says
, that whatsoever God doeth, it shall b.
: forever What a JOY unspeakable il
the midst of these sweeping charges t,
: be assured that there is something
: fixed and eternal! 1t is Christ tina
: shakes all things to dissolution lit ma,
2 be with the blast of trumpet Blu
e measured with infinite wisdom an,
: touching nothing of the souls tru
r treasures) he stands mistaken
r Amid tottering commonwealth an,
i changing creeds and shifting scene
+ He abides-'the same yesterday to-da
and forever And when the enduring
: result appears, He, with His everlast
ing work, may be addressed as in tina
a noble Psalm of the ancient church:
i "TheY shall perish, but Thou shall
# endure: yea. all of them shall wax oil
J, as doth a garment; as vesture shall
# Thou change them, and they shall b
= changed; but Thou art the same an
: Thy years shall have no end. Tn
n children OF Thy servants shall continu
e and their seed shall be established be
o fore Thee"
: D. o. Johnson, A. f. Kadoch an
r others have established second ban
at Ricketts, which is named Farmers
3 Bank, and which will be in READINGS
/ to do business Monday next. MI
I Johnson, while in Omaha this week
: purchased a large new fire and burgla