Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-01
w. D. Plummer

cr.,nn A. c. Dixon. d. u.
| Or,laining Prayer, - ~ NioW'T
Charge to Candidate. ~. r. iiuse
Welcome to Ministry, L. l.. Hope
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| DR.. Dixon said i'm part
| DIR. Dixon's text, Ezekiel IL: "NOW
il came to pass in the 3Oth year, in the
fourth month. in the fifth day of the
month, as ! was among the captives
Ihv fire river of thebar, that the
heavens were opened. and saw visions
lof Cod" Ezekiel xxXvii:l: 'The hand
lof the Lord was upon me ANA carried
lime out in the spirit of the Lord, and
Sc, me down in the midst of the valley
(which was full Of BONES
| Have in the vision. the picture Of
man ready to receive. "lhe word of tie
Lord which came expressly unto him"
and the realization that by the rcsur-
rection of dry bones the dead hope or
Israel is revived.
lintii we get the vision we are not
ready. We must see God before, man:
| though We may look ut man discourage
ingly we must look to God to be flied
with good cheer.
The theme of the sermon, THE
Vision of God and MAN..
| one thing III common with al men
tappointed to see the heavens op4lI--
| they We're alone. ON" must learn to
practice the walks with God in the
quiet in order to be ready for the vel
lev Of bones in the open. We note in
| the vision the union of the human and
divine: more wings than hande--tte
wing moves the hand There is Il ten
dency to magnify the human rather
than the divine. The power Of Cad
gives life and the union of the human
and divine is to be desired. God first
alone able to create something: God
first in theology. thought ana nctivity
makes the valley Of death the valley
of life. We must get acquainted with
God first.
| We note in the vision q winged in
ItclliGence, the face of Il man, symbol
cal Of intelligence; an Intelligence
united with the divine As Christianity
is the work of God 50 minds must b"
linked with the divine to obtain power
to salvation.
There is Il winged courage. with the
force of n lion Sylnbulical Of courage.
Must have courage in the face ~ lii
cultieS. and Il superior quality OF cour-
age is needed to SIirInOunt the diIhCul-
Ties and dangcrS. Difficulties are SU,ae-
times, many times greater than dam
gers. Many not appalled, by danger
have been appalled, by difficulties. Did
ii require power to move. bones ,;cd
commanded Joshua to go to battle: lie
commanded Solomon To build a temple
and Joshua had had fun realization of
the danger while Solomon was troubled
with difficulties. There is the need If
linking God with the human.
There is a winged patience: the OK
the symbol. under the yoke in thu lust.
through the dru,,gery and the hum
drum of the life the OK is patient Pa
thence requires Il lot of heroSm. Il IS
the worry ana humdrrm of life tlat
kills, rather than contact with danger
1t requires more persistent grit To kill
a mosquito than a lion or an elephant:
the buzz and bite difficulties Of the first
cannot be remedied by use OF rifle us
can the dangers OF the latter.
| 1t isn't the grInd emergencies. the
great esponsibilities-it's the worry
and humdrum. the bothers of life, that
drag down.
There is a winged aspiration ana the
eagle is the symbol; rising through the
sunlight, above the noise ana clouds to
the presence of the sun. God would
have us cultivate the nature that scars
Up then dOwn-repeatedly-i not
soaring: must rise up ana prais" am!
glory in His presence. AS the wings
; of cherubimS We're joined 50 should
hands and wings be joined: as II"
moves in the divine He'll move N The
. human.
winged stability in the reference
of feet like calves feet" 1t is H..
combining of stability with agility. tho
quick and the safe. the truth linked
with action that gives the best results
} a winged directneSS is indicated by
walking straight forward and turning
not. Straight lines, not curved lines.
are the lines of grace and beauty IN
Christianity. Regeneration first. edu-
cation neXt. It's Gods grace that can
save and save at last.
| The winged progress. the wheels
, within wheels, full of eyes. and rims
of intelligence. The wheel is the SYM
, Dol of progre IS. No locomotive. steam
engine or factory possible without
them. Civilization is incomplete with
out the organization. without the
wheels within wheels. and The spirit
of God to run them.
Above the armament the prophet
saw the throne as the appearance of
| 4 sapphire stone" with one like unto
the Son of Man above it. and bright
ness as of Il rainbow all about.
The afternoon exercises We're attend
ed by a large number. The ordination
services were Very impressive.
NO SETTLEMENT.