Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1902-06-28
MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY
Sunday Discourse by Dr.. Chapman. TIE
Noted Pasior.EvangeiiSt.
A Text Which IS the Satsesi Expic ;~ioH
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bur Chapman, the noted pastOrevange..
Isl. continues 10 excite popular interest
by the series oi remarkable sermons ne l.
delivering N the Fourth Presbyterian
Church Apropos OF patriotic celebrations
he has prepared the following discourse
Tor the press. entitled "A Man Withou;
Country. H. i preached from the text.
Ephc.lanS :: II. Having No hope and
without God in the world
THIS i one NJ the saddest teXss in the
New Testament while il describes our
own condition when we were aliens from
Christ aud stranger, t. the covenant and
promise OF God. yet | take it in my pre-
sentatlon of thi> subject 10 describe those
who have widui,y rejected Christ and
who have deliberately decided that they
will not accept Him Saviour. With
this Interpretation pat upon the Scripture
we have IN the text the Saddest expression
possible in human language. ! suppose
there l. no one of my hearers to whc:a the
words may be strictly applied. Tor ii we
take hope ont OF 4 mans life IL Is not
worth the living. The Young man may
have failed Yesterday. bur he has hoped
THAI he may succeed tomorrow: tine bust
ness man who has lost his fortune in the
wreck o: past days Is not discouraged be-
cause hope buoys him up, and he i conf
dent that prosperity viii he his once
again. Take hope from our lives and we
are or all men most miserable. and II III
addition to being deprived OF hope we
have no God we are not Only hopeless for
time. but hopeless also for eternity. for
since we were made 10 be filed with God
and all our being was adjusted aS Ia he
at tune to His nature. there Is no sadder
picture than to be without Him Some
wears ago | came across that interesting
and pathetic story written by Edward Ev-
erett Hale entitled The Man Without a
Country. and II has furnished for me an
illustration OF this text To which your at
tention Is invited. | found in the man
who driited everywhere across the sea
without being able 10 enter harhor a
presentation OF many 4 man who has bur-
led Christ out of his life. The MAJ was
Philip holland by name. Whether the
story be truth OF fiction 1t does not mat
ter. for the illustration Is the same. This
young lieutenant IN the army had come
under the influence OF Aaron Burr. and he
had fascinated him. The young soldier
wrote To Burr long letters expressing his
hopes and his desires that he might serve
him, but had no letters from Burr in re-
ply. At last he came one day to see the
young man. and then his hold upon him
was complete. The regular life of the so.
der became tame; he was utterly I'M
fitted for service. There came 4 time
when in company with others who were
also under the influence of Burr he must
appear before The army court to be tried
for misdemeanor. The others for one rea-
soh or another escaped sentence, but
Philip holland was pronounced guilty.
He was asked by the judge ii he had any
thing to say why sentence should not be
passed upon HIM because he had been
false TO his country and had sinned against
the United States. His reply was an
oath, and IN the presence of the court he
cursed his country and said that he
wished he might never again hear the
sound OF the name United States: that he
hated his native land. The Judge. with a
white face. answered. 1T shall be aS sou
say and subject TO the approval OF the
President of the United States. you shall
never again hear oil yonr country" At
this Philip holland laughed. but no one
else did, there was deathlise stiffness
over the court. He WIS taken to New Or
leans, given over into the charge of a
commander OF one of the vessels. with the
distinct understanding that no one was
ever again to speak to him OF the United
States, and he was to be allowed to speak
to no one of his old home. He was at
last put upon a Government vessel and
given quarters BETTING his late rank 1t
was expressly stipulated that he was to
be exposed TO no indignity; he was not To
be reminded OF the fact that he was
prisoner. and while he could wear the UNI
form yet he must not have the buttons OF
the United States Government upon this
uniform. Indeed he was To be man
without 4 country from this time on. He
was permitted once each day to dine with
the officers, but they did not care to have
him. because when he was present they
could not talk OF home: under no circum-
stances was he To ever see his country
again and never was hc to hear of il. He
was not permitted to go shore wher-
ever the landing might he. Ii he read
books at all they mist contain no refer.
ence to his home. and u he read the for
eign papers it was only after some one
had carefully cut Ort every reference TO
the United States. Ii the vessel upon
which he was passenger came near
his country II must wait until it would b.
overtaken by another vessel going
ward. Philip holland became a passenger
with his face set away from his home 1t
has ever been TO rae one OF the saddest
illustrations ] know. and yet a perfect PIE
ture OF the man wno has deliberately re-
jected Christ. has said. Il will not have
this man 10 rule over me. and who l..
therefore. described by the words of the
text as having no hope and without God
in the world.
We have rejected Him. He has said in
His word. He that is not with Me is
against Me" and not to accept is to re-
ject. 1t Is true We have never said in 50
many words that We would not have Him
as our Saviour. but We have resisted the
entveaties OF the minister and spurned
the prayers OF our loved ones and what
we have not been bold enough 20 say with
the liDs we have said III oar hearts. and
God knowSth the language OF the heart
as men know the language OF the lips I
am very sure that Philip No.and did not
mean what Ice said. He had spoken in a
passion, and l am perfectly positive that
no one here could for moment reject
Christ if he felt that Christ would take
him at his word. and possibly he might
ever have chance again. Mr. Moody
sed 10 say that no one wanted to be ex-
ised. Would Won sign letter like
lis:" he said. Sitting in the house Of
cd this Sunday evening | received Il
ressing invitation from one OF your serv-
Its to be present al tine Marriage Sup
+ OF the Lamb. j pray thee. have me
cused." No one would sign it, Then.
mld you sign this; Sitting in the
Use OF God tins Sunday evening ! re-
red a pressing invitation from one of
Il servants to he present at f.e Mar
Supper OF the Lamb Il, tnc grace
sod 1 will &c there" Ii ", could but
that there would be in heaven
10Y IL your own heart
H.
are by nature aiar off Our hearts
ecetful above all things and desper-
wicked. Our minds are carnal and
ore at enmity with God; our wills
Unborn and will not yield TO the
of His power: we are in midnight
IS, and IT is in this condition that
mes to us. In the 18th verse OF the
chapter OF Ephesians we read