The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-19
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VISIONS OF THE CHRIST
REV. &. w. TAYLOR TELLS WHY THE
WORLD HAS PROGRESSED.
Occasional GIimpses of the Master
Have Led Men FOrward-Sermons
I'm Other PuIpits.

The Rev c. w. Taylor. pastor of the
CoiIege-avenue Baptist Church, and the
Rev. T. j. vilIers. pastor of the First Bap-
fist Church. exchanged pulpits yesterday
morning. The Rev. Taylor's text was:
ALSO heard.the voice of the Lord. say
ing. Whom shall | send and who will go
for u.s.? Then said l. Here am i, send
me-" Isaiah vi, s.
From this text the preacher deduced the
theme. IAN Effective Call TO Efficient Serv-
ice." He first spoke about the conditions
of an efficient call and argued that we find
them in their truest sense in the light of
an uplifted Christ and in the need of our
fellow beings The vision which Isaiah saw
in the temple smote him with a conscious
ness of his and his peoples need. and also
flled his heart with tender sympathy to
bear TO them messages Of blessing. Con-
tinuing. he said:
1T is in true visions OF the Christ that
the world has made all its progress, be-
cause right views of Christ prepare us 10
appreciate and to receive the blessings of
grace the principles of truth which enter
into all the vital relations between men.
We come TO conviction OF sin through right
understanding OF the uplifted Christ. We
go forth to our noblest labors in the in
spiration of the light of life of holiness
and love-
The priceless value of our redemption
IN human society until we learn to hold il
I'm trust blessing for others also. Vic
t0ria put forth her best endeavOr to be a
good child in view of the fact that she
might some day be England's Queen. The
sense of her relation and responsibility to
others was the grand motive in her noble
character Our religion is threatened with
seifishness. Two men are sick in the neigh
borhood. one a member of my church and
one member of no church; where, in this
book, Is there justification that | should
show pastoral attention to the one and not
to the other? The churches need that vision
OF the Christ which will smite with a
sense of our need of divine grace and with
loving sympathy for the needy and SHINING
brother without the fold
This vision was In the temple. the house
Of prayer. We cannot make too much of
the local church as a power for the re-
demption CT men. 1t is still the place
where God makes known himself to His
people AS an institution for blessing the
race Ii Is worth more than all the institu-
tons of men, The church must still have
salvation for its life and redemption for
its end, else IL becomes but forge for
sharpening spears that will pierce anew
the side of the Savior. Good people show
their limitations of wisdom when they
speak disparagingly of the place of prayer
and praises TO God.
All good people should lend support tC
the local church IL stands for the highest
patriotism, the loftiest devotion to all that
Is right and good and pure. BY our atti-
tude toward the local church. each of US is
helping men and women to-day toward one
Of two eternities. Here or nowhere will
we find the true interpretations of the life
of Him who came TO save. a lost world
and here or nowhere will we hear that di-
vine call TO the duties OF life, fulfilling
which we shall render services whose re-
dering race and as an honor TO the Eternal
King"