The San Francisco call., 1906-09-10
JOHN THE BAPTIST
DIVINE'S THEME.
81 Am the Voice of One
Crying in the Wilder
ness, Preachers Text

Services in the various churches of
this city yesterday were well attended
by the members of the various congre-
cations
At the Stewart Memorial United
Presbyterian Church the Rev. ". z.
Dugan preached on John the Baptist
taking for his text, 'T am the voice Of
one crying in the wilderness" John i.
% He said, in part:
The Augustan age marks the food
tide of pagan civilization. Art, science.
literature and philosophy were at their
very best But this golden age of cul-
ture was oyershadowed by the despair
of the soul. Side by side dwelt misery
and luxury. The universal cry was for
crying out against tyranny and corrup-
ton. His message embraced three
things:
1. The kingdom. It means the reign
Of Jehovah beginning in the individ-
ual soul and extending itself into the
home life, the neighborhoed and the
nation.
2. Repentance This means change
Of heart, conscience and will: right
about. facei
8. The face Of rulers and people in
sin and death. In repentance they were
to completely turn and go toward truth
and righteousness
Behold the Lamb OF Cod All in
hold the Lamb, Center attention upon
the historic fact of the cross until it
shall impress itself upon you. until the
eye affects the heart and the heart
affects the life.
Cato the younger was asked in his
boyhood, Who is nearest TO your
Shd who IS g neTt fgse again ny ansaefed pEUSesg
MY brother" .sAnd who is next?" A
third time he answered. My brother"
Behold Christ until he is first, iast,
midst and all in all.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH.
Mrs. s. N Haskell, who, with her
husband, has spent many years in fer
eign missionary work, addressed the
congregation at the Seventh adventist
Church last evening. She said, In part:
The greatest event in this worlds
history will be the coming of our Lord
the display of glorious majesty when
He as a mighty conquerer shall come
The whole earth viii be filed with His
glory. Ten thousand times ten thou
only one angel the Roman guard fell
as dead men at the tomb of Christ, and
none. but pure and holy beings can
host as they escort the Savior to this
earth. Happy will the individual be
who can in that day say God is our
help in trouble. Therefore will not we
fear. though the earth be removed
the Lord of hosts is with US,
the God Of Jacob is our refuge"
MORAL ISCoMPEFENCY.
AT the morning service in Hamilton
Square Baptist Church the Rev. Louis
]. Sawyer preached on The Beast and
the Lamb" Rev xiv. $40. The sub
stance Of the sermon was as follows.
The appalling thing in San Francisco
today is neither devastation nor dis
tress. Our worst calamity is the prev
7lanf moral inCnVrTef The city iS
characterized by q perverted conscience
IN matters OF common honesty and JUS
tice. There is notably lacking any keen
discernment between right and wrong
Public and private life alike are
marked by such laxity Of principle and
looseness OF conduct as is entirely at
There is needed a revival Of upright
ness when no one but God is watching
Of right doing without regard TO con-
sequences and of consideration of our
verse to our own.
GODS COUNTRY.
The Rev. Hubert F. Burgess delivered
an Admission day sermon in the Sec
ond Congregational Church in Oakland
last evening. The subject was Gods
Country" the text from Deuteronomy
XVI, 9:
from home often speak of their State
as Gods country. Yet many of them
at home are willing the evil one should
take full possession God reserved Cali
ifornias golden era for American oc-
cupation. Are the descendants of the
Puritans true to their trust as His
stewards? Truly the. horn of plenty
lies in our midst Are its contents
being fairly distributed? Is Califor-
MIA manhood and womanhood worthy
OF Gods country Does our moral at
mosphere correspond for excellcnce
with our climate? Why not more towns
like Pasadena and Pacific Grove? Cities
like San Francisco and Oakland, while
in whose country we live, must we be
shaken as q reminder? Gods country
should be synonymous with Gods king
dom. California Is as nearly perfect
as man will permit.