New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-07

faith. faith Abel offered. he oIIeLeu t1ou hLS
ment Now faith nothing apart from the Object
that Abel i ofered by faith there have been
preceding revelation Of what cog FeqdI t tb ~ df
ference Law between Cain and Abel Cain brought
Of his best the fruit b 81 b 5nG According to his
trade but he brought of that when anSwe t 70
qiremen of sacrifice after the PTimeyal sin d In re
il will be with us We shall always come 10 G2 ;II
on the basis Of atoning sacrifice, Our worship VIII
always be through eey eVery gft that we present
everything that we are abe met of that atoning
sacrifice for the sins OF the whole world lhe "or-
ship Of faith
RESULT OF BELIEF.
Look next verse and yo1 fa WI &c! sun faith
Enoch was translated that he should not see
h for before his translation he had this tes to
mony that he pleased God rlLsI and then
We 60 on to witness and Enoch's life was a IRE
Of witness Iii life pleasing or ID jesus e9a MY beloved
Son Or Thou ART my beloved Son. in whom IS n nf
onlv Gods ideal concerning Jesus Christ. but His
ideal concerning every believer III CniiS exanonle
in LT verse and You will ind the work Of faith
by faith Noah et 0elnf with fear prepared ark
to the saving Of his house, by the which ne con
GebbneG 1ee whch is by faith 100 Noah
hard at work God gave tne tb ar3paI on
currence and during that time Noah was tbe
ing he ark He doing COO S HoIh, anu az tIiS
same time bearing testimony to those around }if
him. and thereby condemning their ungodly me;
one say that faith impractical and impractlcabe.
Let no for a moment think that 1alLh Is con
nected merely with contemplation and communion
Thank God. it is associated with these, put II Is
always associated win de mn brase be work
of faith" and the toll of love- and the patience OF
hope So faith works. and there was never more
practical, earnest or definite man than Noah;
and If you and have faith like his it will make us
faith will exercise ITSELF not merely on Sunday in
our services but in our everyday life ana G9 af
Again shall we look f9rward. ana IN verse
Wheh ne was caee 20 S% eu' inberifaTre obeVed
There is the walk Of faith. You notice he was was
called to 60 G he 6e e6b ne "sn nd o so we R9
by faith. not by sight Every believer knows in
When GOD d' calls us to follow Him We do not know
where He will take US. He may take us to China:
take us only to our own firesde. to witness there.
But in every instance the principle is Just the
and walk by faith with Him.
believe it originally came from yours and if you
know it, as doubtless you will. you will forgive
TO YOU hut it is very useful over in country We
are told that there was collection taken for ora
sicnary hymn. and just as the plate came around
Singing Rh peM 9 his w bear abs BROAD o
mighty Gospel" and the collector Just nudged
US something to make i fly with Ah::
yes that is what want. We want the walk or
faith; we want the definite, practical obedience Of
the life. At the risk of repetition, I say. many
ra o IS 0n@s o s o T oT Thee
whithersoever Thou goest' Is that the language
the blessing of Abraham.
next point. In the ninth verse have the waiting
Of faith. BY faith he sojourned in the land of
nacles with Isaac and Jacob the heirs with him of
the same promise" For one that can wait, a
represents that passive side in our experience
was man of affairs practical, definite, eager I'M
mistakaby, and yet he was called to wait there.
was not allowed to have an inch of that land for
his own, and all that he possessed was his wifes
gTty and yet, he was not allowed to possess it.
tan friends, God still tests us by waiting.
LIKES AMERICAN VERSION.
There are many Of Gods promises that are not
and it is the waiting that is the test. And you
described as those who through faith and patience
inherited the promises. Have ever thought OF
my little child Il viii give yog a"i penny say That at
s sho6t e b my Word Word has no doubt
know ti, when the penny was coming. do not tell
and come back this 9u evening" 0 aed the s cb
membering my word, comes up to me and hopes
coming, and, if go on, perhaps after while
mes Inc enid viii venture to put in an inquiry
i, You see the child does not doubt my word; he
i - Lot 1achihs IN Ialth put probably lacking
doubt Gods word but we would like to know V,hen
Abraham just simply waited and waited and waited
ana IN that his soul was becoming strong and
powerful You cannot wait upon God without re-
heWlng your strength You cannot wait for God
WITH without becoming mighty in Him. Every fibre of
your moral being. every spiritual muscle becomes
Tense with spiritual power as you just wait silently
=. am one Of those that like beyond measure your
american Revised Version. I think it is INFINITELY
superior to our Revised Version and I use If NJ
ffrIlly worshhp every morning, and have almost
rom the pubca ton of it. two years ago; and one
OF me hnds, If may use the term. that 1 like
very much, is the beginning of Psalm xii: NV
SOU sou wat thou in silence for God only" That is
We must go a little further to the end Of this
t ii Secuon OF the chapter. while ask you
the Willingness of fat6 i TRro o9 ga f IN y verse IL
hefSet received strength You notice that she re-
ceived strength She had got it herself did not
possess it, but she received it. and there Is the tti
luce OF faith which is expressed by that word
cept what God offers and bestows. And this will
nSness TO receive is of the secrets of blessing
odtGn we are unwilling to receive this that
oiesslng because it does not meet our own concep-
loh OF what we need. Very often God is Offering
70 us a pressing which we are unwilling receive
aud in our unwillingness miss the great point
or the blessing; God came in the old days to Moses
and and God said. Moses, I want you to go to
Pharaoh" and Moses said. mo. I cannot co. God
iu an, o VII I ne Win thee and Moses said No
again and again God encouraged him. II will he
say ana Moses shrank back. He shrank back
until at last God was compelled to take him at his
TO go as his companion. and Aaron was a trouble
and a nuisance TO Moses almost all the way
gift, and We say % God. no, / would rather not
ana God has to give US His second best instead Of
Ing to receive it. Here is the contrast.
LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE.
Only once more. to finish this section. and you
faith, faith looking out to the future l will not
4 hey are