The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-31
YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETIES.
Topic: "The Purpose of His Com
ing" Matt. xviii, II; John
x, 10.)

h different UNCONVENTIONAL young peo-
pies societies will have for their conference
topic to-morrew evening The Purpose Of
HIS Coming" founded on Matthew xviii. Ii.
The historic setting Of the first of these
scriptures is full Of interest. The disciples
had come to Christ with, the question;
Then. the Master took a little child and set
him In their midst and said: Except We
be c9rysrted and become as little children,
ye .BhAll not enter into the kingdom of
heaven He Their. proceeds to inform them
that he VIII would dare to offend any little
ono who believes in him. II would be better
about, hts, neck and that he were drowned
In the depths Of the sea" Proceeding. he
not one 81 these little ones; for I say unto
you that in heaven their angels do always
behold the face of my Father which is in
heaven" And then comes the verse under
consideration: For the Son Of Man is come
e. save that which was lost"
The second scripture comes in that won
derful tenth chapter of John, where Christ
reveals himself as the great shepherd Of
the sheep. He first OF all draws the dis
shepherd. between him who has the dne inter- at
est OF the flock. at heart and him who is
but q hireling; between the shepherd who
enters by the door of the sheepfold and the
thief who "ciimbs up some. other way" And
then comes the words under consideration
The thief cometh not but to kill and to de-
rtroy; am come that they might have life
and that they might have it more abun-
Y Christs mission or purpose in coming to
his world was twofold: First, to rescue
nn death. and second, to impart more
6ndart life. The first part of his mis-
n was accomplished on Calvary and the
eond part Is In continuous fulhllment
Mrotigh the ministration of the Holy Spirit.
first y an accomplished Tact in grace,
The s sS Is a process %ss f extending onsps down an
~wordfcus field Of divine possibility. the sec
ona Is fEsgsht with stupendous RESULTS.
.a Nss sGsa which, x sas sSa Of Nan !. Is f not di t.
ncuit. to understand the. Savior's meaning;
Il WAS common for him to look upon al
from eternal death. Take his own state
1ave Ills only besotfen Son, that whose
but have everlasting life" Again. "God
sent mt his Son into the world. to con-
dsmn = world, but that the world through
clearly teach the. absolute impossibility Of
selyatscn sgart from the Christ: THIS
o oefsa and d1 IL !. SeHe E tha. 'n there % is a
teudenoy ON the part of certain teachers Of
Word Of God to lower the high stand
4Srd which Christ himself has raised in the
f9SsbeI Men will never seek a savious un-
- they realize the need of salvation. Like
6s muttsrinss OF Mount Pelee, God has
III. and yet millions have been swept in
10 eternity and to eternal death in a mo
menf. 81 time who failed to heed these
IdFEGThs second great thought is that
Christ came that we Knight have life" and
that We might have It more abundantly."
Life. more abundant is the great promise
q the gospel. Its g glorious thing to 1--we
yhylsesily but T. far ar greater s ssm1 an,aE
She Ipthsr IL eternal. This life promised.
SowSsef, q something very different from
1umcrtality. II includes that ana more.
All 6oule Ire immortal, but oil do not pos.
sec ,stsrnsi HE The eternal life promised
81 thu. t6sbei rsfefs TO 4 state. Of exist
encss.a does also the eterns; deatn men,
uafttttS 81 tie soul, but have special ref