The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-09-26
DR. 0HAPM4NS SERMON
SUNDAY DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
ELECTROMAGNETIC.


Being without Christ.
NEW York CIrY.-The Rev J. Wilbur
papman, d. d., The popular pastor of the
purth Presbyterian Church. who is re-
Iarkably successful as an evangelist has
repaired an interesting sermon upon the
fhlect "a Lost Saviour" 10 is preached
Iom the text, They have taken away my
prd" John 20: l3.
lOne of the masterpieces in the Louvre
losents 10 ms q picture Of Christ upon the
oss. His head is upon His breast; un-
rneath His arms the little birds are fly
g for a place of refuge, and in the deep
ing shadows there is seen a woman
Keeling with loving lips and hands
esged against His bleeding feet. Travel
stand before this painting with tear-wet
eeks and 90 away with burning hearts.
] were an artist / shoald paint COM
Mon piece with this text as the theme.
would not put tears upon her cheeks
10 speaks the word because the flowing
tears would prove a relief. When we
nnot weep our grief is severest, but /
buld represent her with agony in her
es and deepest sorrow in every express
IN Of her face. If / could / would paint
E sob as she cries out, "They have taken
'ay my Lord" / have seen the distress
a mother bird when her little one was
ne, the despair Of the deer when its COM
Mon was killed. the agony of the wife
zen her husband was taken, the sorrow
a mother when her baby was dead, but
Is text represents all these distresses put
gether, and we have a story which can
D be expressed in words.
The speaker is Mary Magdalene, one of
3 inhabitants of Magdala, she who was
Fsessed of seven devils She was the
iner in the house Of Simon, the Phari-
+ /, who washed the Saviour's feet with
/ tears, anointed them with precious
I tment and covered them with kisses.
/ len Simon objects the Master rebukes
4 with the story of the two debtors,
I = forgiven mUch, of the other little. She
i anne one of the attendants of the Mas
N She followed Him from Calvary to
usalem to The scene of the crucihxion.
Fly the third after the crucifxion, with
!. wife of Cleophas, she goes to the sep
her to see His body. She finds the tomb
oty aud then cries out in agonv "They
taken away my Lord" What a
BE there is wrought in Mary Magda-
n b She has been a sinner of the worst
n ?. Tradition makes her a servant in
Il house of sin in the place where she
d, but she has become a saint and
ereveT the gospel has been preached her
Il Fy has been told. What alSaviour we
Eel; One who calls out the best there is
Is always. Saul, of Tarsus, by nature is
Ter and cruel, but he catches a vision of
Iist and becomes gentle as a woman, de-
ring his message with tears of real sor-
because of the lost condition of the
I'D. Peter is an ignorant fisherman, but
hes a vision of ms Master and becomes
of the greatest preachers in the worlds
DRY. The thief on the cross is profane
doubtless causes Christ a new pang Of
by with his profanity, until turning his
i i he catches a vision of that blessed
and cries out, Lord, remember me-"
VT I.
mildred texts. I have been looking up
Bible these past days and have been
lily interested to see how many kim
4 subjects to this are to be found in
rs word.
Irst, Adam and Eve. They are in para
/ K everything about them is beautiful
n God Himself saw that it was very
II. The music of the birds is the sweet
Che fragrance of the flower is the best;
e is no curse upon Eden, when sudden
he cloud appears, the moving of the
ent is heard and there is a great
lge. Adam and Eve are driven thither
4 the garden. Genesis 3: 1924, '"There-
the Lord God sent him forth from the
len of Eden to till the ground from
ace he was taken. So He drove out
man, and He placed at the gate Of the
~ len of Eden cherubim and a flaming
i ID which turned every way, to keep
/ IYay of the tree of life"
/ pond, the Ark of the Covenant. This
a small chest overlaid with gold, four
a half feet long, two feet nine inches
and the same measure in heighth.
lin it were the tables Of the law. It
carried by the priests as occasion re-
A ID from place to place So sacred was
i at it was death for any one to look
it but the priests, and so it was care
covered. 1t represented to them the
Ae presence Of Jehovah Tt was car
+ tabout by the children of Israel on
4 travels through the desert as they
4 Ted the channel Of the Jordan, and
taken thirteen times around Jericho
K days, but now the Philistines have
II up against the children of Israel and
E lrll is taken. Old Eli is waiting for
{ Is Of the conflict. His seat is by the
side that he may hear the more
lily. At last there is a great shout Of
4 il, and a man Of Benjamin is seen rum
With his clothes rent and earth upon
cad There IS trouble, but who can
inc the extent of it. Listen to him as
hes out, Israel has fled before the
btines," and the face Of old Eli pales.
lni and Phinehas are slain. ard the
han begins to shake in an agony, but
IL Of horrors, the ark of God is token!
lmuel 4: IS, "And it came to pass
he made mention Of the ark of God
he fell from off the seat backward to
ide Of the gate, and his neck brake
he died. for he was an old man and
FL K. And he had judged Israel forty
Tell us that the sun viii not shine
that the rain will not fall, that the
are dead, that the moon win refuse
inc, but you will bring to us no such
IS as came to Israel when the news
Iarned that the ark was taken. 1t is
Il God had departed from our own land
an awful thing to be without hope
IHthout God in the world.
~ I'd. the Lost Bible. During the reign
h;,b rv,bo barop fo rnion whom he wa