The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-09-19

land Presbyterian Church
The Reverend c F. Goodson. pastor Of
the Kings Highway Cumberland Presby-
terrain Church preached yesterday or the
text To me TO life is Christ: Phil. IN.
He said in part:
Great men are the colossal figures OF
history. Among those who have changed
the map OF the world. Paul stands with
out Il peer Most men are great in one
capacity-Paul was a genius Ia every art
He was a thinker and theOlcgian-and the
world owes its Interpretation OF Chris
ti2nity TO Paul lie Was born an organizer
and !eader-who ever Went into great cities.
Ike Antioch. DrEcsus. COriuth. Athens
and Rome. and left them Christian cities :?
He was an Iconoclast.' breaking the i'm
ages OF .Colatry. and de.ao!ishins the mar
be tempted Worship 20 Diana. and jupiter
He Set UP Christianity Reformer? Who
ever plead for SeEf AID slave. and did for
liberty what Paul did? Author, eXcelliny
In all the realm OF literature. in his -U
prsme paragraphs On immortality. on love,
and conteHtn.ent Preacher. with the
world for his parish Hero? History
gives US no record OF any the story Of
whose perils is as thrilling and fascinat-
ing. He was the brayest OF the brave. II
you would measure this cOuntry's re-
sources. visit the Agricultural Palace, q
the Worries fair: From the tropics. the
and woods: from the valleys. the rice and
sugar. and the great riches from the lofty
plateaus. till one IS led to exclsirn, that
this country can produce the products OF
all other nations So with this greet man.
The essence OF his doctrine ws-s oying
TO the flesh and living TO the spirit Being
flesh. and therefore evil. man must die.
for that which is evil must perish Life
can only come by escaping from the flesh.
He did this when he died TO the world and
rose with Christ IN the spiritual life Christ
enters the rlan-givss him spiritual life.
and entering. remaining. gives him eternal
life Thus man becomes united TO God.
and they two are one God IS eternal.
therefore man has taken of God. and is
likewise eternal. ana can never die The
man still lives. but now IL Is another
lie. I live. yet not /. bu; Christ NSeth In
Christ.
His theology is told In tina. terrific
struggle with the sinful flesh which Is re-
Death grip he could not deliver himself,
nor could he overcome. all effort falling.
SO that the good which he would he did
not; but the evil which he would not 90
cried. %. wretched man that / am. who
shall deliver me- From that moment
Christ was everything, to him Christ IS
all and IN all He could never 90 enough
He had no experience and out Of that
he preached to the world with an enthu-
siasm unquenchable-blood earnestness
unparalleled
Christ was the author OF his life
Previous he regarded himself dead. in sin.
and dead to all real living All the past
he counted but dross-nothing. and II
passed away. He was a new creature in
Christ
Christ preserved his life. He was now
united to Christ. and could not but live.
for they were one Nothing could sepa-
rate him from that love. CRom. viii. 55-3s.
WAS God martial To Paul? Are there no
more ten-talent men? Did he csldox him
above all others? No. II was Paul's in
tense devotion and his burning en-
thusiasm. He had been in the depths.
His heart had been broken. He found
Christ, a deiiverer. a Savior. a giver.
sustainer. an Inspiration OF Il new life.
perfectly satisfied his every want Here
he found his highest self. and here he
dropped the old life OF sin. The past died"