The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-29

THE LIFE-GIvING SPIRIT.

THE very position of the EpistlCs |
to the Romans among the books |
of the New Testament is in il
=, If significant. It stands first of |
IFS kind. Rome is the talismanic |
rnmp which preets the eve after the |
historical uortion cluses. That very
rirrumstuhrp SIGNIFIES that III,
rhnrch bent on universal conqucs t |
recognizes the slratrgelic position l..
thp riy of the Caesars. What is said
;I lhe "mistress of the world" is
sgtd to the world.
Paul niycs Treuuent expression of
his desire to preach in rome. y
Ills time in his missionary Journey
he was nearer to the city than pv,r
before. But before he could realiZ'
his hearts desire he had duty
u hich he felt he must perform to-
ward his suffering tellOw-countrN-
men in Jerusalem. He wished t,
bridge the chasm between jew and
Gentle in the Christian church bS
~ Offering of the latter TO the for
Impr. 80 as he cannot 90 Immediate
~ TO Rome he does what he think,
~ he tbr next best thing. but which
we from our point of view can per
rriye 10 ne even a better thing. Ii,
.ifs down and writes a letter. lie
EMPLOYS i'm this wav the interval IT,
which me waits at Corlnth the re-
nnruiur nf NAVIGATION.
The letter is worthy its author,
worthy the citv addressed, worthy
Inc theme on which il dweIIs. 1t is
most catholic of Epistlps, Though
addressed TO Romans, ii is all mems
,uis1ln If ntIirms. defines, illuS-
trotes. and applies the chief doctrines
of Christianity. Ii has been aptly
called the most complete COMPOST
| tion of tine greatest APOSTLE.
With the unerrinr fidelity of :;
skilled physician, Paul in the OPEN
| inc Of he ppistlc DIAGNOSES the NOR
nj mnladv Of the race. He persist
rIfly drscribrs every detail. Tn,
rryUitjur portrai.ure is still so faith
mi thar line hpathen tax the missiO =
arips with having written it Them
selves after their arrival in the mis-
siouarv field. After having deScrib-
ed the disease. the apostle turns to
his Materia R[cdica and shouts for
iov. for he finds in it the divine spe-
Sciitc which will certainly save every
ono who will take if. He puts no
notent-riwbt ON fine remedy. On the
contrary he feels it his duty to give
If tO nyGrv class of suffering human
lty. The best heather thought had
n%rnriousIy failed TO suppIy even AN
,IInviotion for human misery. much
jacs 81 cure. The system of the Dhii-
.neonhnr rould NOT save the pdople
,yh1 livnd on the same street with
Him lat alone tha race Paul as the
rnn.cious nosSnssor of 81 snpcific of
Diyina nner@v was carer TO amply il
IN = Iorre scale at tta center Of EN-
nire and in full view of humanity.
pnml was morally certain that
Cbrictinnitv could never suffer nv n
con;nGtitive disnlnv of its PRINCIPLES
,I,nreido If th0Sa of haathenis,n
Lin y9nilid nnver nned I'm hIush for his
rnsnoi Tha roenal nr hpathenism
~ ravaIoti3n IF inr,nor,l divin-
HIS Rut pouI'e rosnnI flashed ont
iil,onace n tLe C;uh If rimhteons.
nae,
some ono has said that if fine Holy
Snri,,tI,rn v,ns a rinW and thp Fnistie
:" no Rnnnns it's nrerious stone
chonter Viii wonld he the sparklinp
point OF the Jewel. fauI is an en-
i Iii n r yI he surpasses himself
' ,'ii ppnn r If the snhere of fipsI
and IKE snherr Of shirt is draw
LII an,en,,n,tn el,itl Tbe MATINEE
a %,or IJ,,l and resultant If ench
rnoI,, nra daIinoated with ahsolnte
Gdniity The mind of the flesh is
IoSnr;hed ne inimirahle to God-noi
snhiact to him. and consequently dis
',Ia9sino 70 him death reions II
i j,is' nnsIn Rnt if is nossi6Ie fol
? o,,or,t man tn make his evit from
,hir 'snhara Of thn flesh into the
.nhara Of fine Shirt, the character
iP'is, 81 ,vhich ara lifn and neaca
H. H. anrordin~ 70 PAM, the Diyin,
l L,raiIs in Hin, ~ he comes to con.
Wv io ori9 ,,s 81 fha Divine within onf
IN io' T"r,nnnv win The same. and thu,
: ~ a. ,i"l a SON Of God This was ar
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, UI"''.u, ' odvonca nnnn the hes
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