Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-08-26
POWERFUL PROMISE
DUP REGULAR SUNDAY SERMON
A Brilliant Discourse BY the Rev. A
II. c. Morris.

Strung race baptist ChurCh. the pas
tor. the Rev. a II. &. Morse. had rs
his subject. Powerful Promises" The
text was from III Peter ia: Whereby
are given unto us exceeding great and
precious promises: that by these we
might be partakers OF the divine ma
ture. having escaped the corruption 4
which is in the world through lust"
Mr.. Morse said:
At any rate the Bible is frank. II 4
says the plaincst things about mans |
sin. But il also holds before him n /
wonderful hope. To-day he is mired In /
corruption. Tomorrow he may have |
escaped from this and become like |
God. The whole gospel is found In
these few words.
We have here statement OF the fact
Of sin and its origin. The fact Us ''cor-
rupti0n' and the origin through lust"
l know that there are woridly-wisc
men who sheer nc the third chapter of
Genesis But this / have noticed. that
they are uniformly unable to give Us
simpler solution OF the mystery OF evil.
Somewhere and nj some time the race
must have siuncd. The stream Of life
has been poisoned. aud this must have
taken place ar its fountain head for
we cannot End any divisions which 10
not have the entire characteristics OF
took place I'm the first man. before
single son WAS born. and he iusted af-
ter something which was forbidden 20
him. and that hv Dis disobeiiencc ne
fell from primal innoccncy and
lurchcd the race. and entailed n condi-
ton OF corruption. And that we have
aggravated this calamity by repeating
sin and deepening the ruin.
But I am not so much concerned to-
I day about the origin Of the condition.
/ We can leave that with n single word.
/ But there are certain facts that cannot
/ Doe brushed aside s. man may Qucs-
J ton the story as Do lis written in Scrip
ture. but hc cannot deny it. FOR 60 does
not come within the region OF denial
/ Neither can De deny the story as DO Is
| reproduced iu life to-day. Have YOU
/ never piuckod forbidden fruitt Have
| you never lu>tnd Tor pleasure which
has been distinctly forh.ddout And as
q consequence of trau~rresS sion. have
you never experienced % repui~iye siCk
ness ana ana iutoieranie ioathlug. sd
mat you have known what is the
meaning OF tule lAfa9e lle corrup
toN WHlln - LA ile Morl1 ihr"u-
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SUBJECT LET me htnt ~ inc Things On
t We cannot spread before the publ
our secret tuouShts ana faults whh
are hidden. The thoughts that Gre
'nto the hearJ ana nestle there. q.
: YOU zen me whence tney Gomez IL
me. Tot instance whence come the en-
ana jealousy ana malice and eVA ,
: sir@, ana the lust Tor gold that max
tue thleI' ana the thust Tor DO
Wnlch crimsons the hand or murde
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human ne as malaria ana pe>uler
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