The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-12-04
WORLD SLIPPING AWAY
DR.. Gray Tells the Difference Between
the Apostle John and Chauncey M.
Depew-One Shown as Slipping
Away from the World, the Other as
Having the World Slipping Away
from Him.

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What is the difference between
.John?" asked DR.. Gray last evening
at Westminster. He had just told of
Senator Depew's letter to his friend,
Senator Plat, on the occasion of the
alatter's recent marriage, in which he.
had expressed the sentiment that after
all, for men who had reached their
age and station there was little left
but the Preside and companion at
the hearth. This sentiment, coming
from a man of his gifts and graces,
who had achieved brilliant success
and had been singularly honored, he
thought to be deeply significant
Then the speaker answered the
we have a man from whom the world
is slipping away; while in the Apostle
John we have a man who is slipping
away from the world. The world
passeth away, and the lust thereof;
but he that doeth the will Of God
abideth forever He was expound-
ing the first and second chapters Of
of the section is, walking in the
Light
He characterized the passage, ''the
lust of the flesh, and the lust Of the
eyes and the pride of life" as a,
satanic formula expressive Of the
drugs mans spiritual senses. The
tempter seduced Eve aftersthis man
ner, but the second Adam, that is
Christ, resisted the devil when in the
wilderness he was assailed by him
with temptations of the same nature.
Walking in the light" involves sepa-
ration from the world; Love not the
world, neither the things that are in
the world
Walking in the light means keep
| ing Gods commandments, living as
Jesus the young carpenter lived while
he labored at the bench to support his
mother and the younger members OF
the family. Carrying his kit of tools
| he went to repair window for this
neighbor, or renew a threshold fo1
that. The yokes he made never CALLED
| the neck of an OK. It was just before
he entered upon his public ministry
that the heavens were opened and 9
voice came from God, This is my
beloved son, in whom I am wei
1 ing as Jesus did we may keep thu
commandments of God in the com
mon daily round of duties, and bt
walking in the light
I Do you know what sort of a de
monstration the city Of Minneapoli
needs to impress it with the realit.
of Christianity" He said it was b,
! Christians loving the brethren ii
the light of the thirteenth chapter o
1 First Corinthians: Love sufferet]
i long and is kind envieth not, yaunt
4 eth not itself, is not puffed up, dot
not behave discourteously, is no
selfish, is not easily provoked, is no
suspicious" Such an exhibition O
4 spiritual love, as distinguished from
natural love, which is marked by emo
Il ton and passion, would at once brin
the desired revival.
In the afternoon, during the exposi
ton of the last chapter Of the Firs
4 Epistle of Peter, the ministers cam
}, in for a share of the truth which d.
Gray. hands out impartially to al
Feed the flock" he said in the word
of Peter, never mind the crowds
Give up much Of your topical sermon
ling There is a wide difference be
! tween sermonizing and preaching.
know how you get up a topical SCI
n mon, for was a pastor for tWent
! years. You decide on a text, get
; topic from it and then kiss it good-b
and evolve a sermon out Of your brai
much as spider spins web OIL
!, of its own body. That is sermonizin
: but 1t is not preaching. Feed til
flock by giving it the word Of God
. He gave it as his experience that sue
: preaching never failed to draw {
! hold the people. He has announce
: that on Monday night he will spea
], on a subject that will be of especi
: interest to the ministers Of the cit
!, How to Master the English Bible
: in which he will give his own e.
: periences which led him to adopt tt
expository form of preaching.
Tonight DR.. Gray will speak {
"Divine Guidance; How We May Of
Are Being Guided by Cod There w
be no meetings on SATURDAY.