Evening journal., 1907-02-18
DR.. Wyatt Says We Owe All
Our influence and Pr3Spe,iy
to Christianity
GROWTH OF THE
MISSIONARY SPIRIT

Missionary exercises we're held in
Harrison Street NJ. E. Church yester-
day. In the morning the pastor the
Rev. c. T. Wyatt. ID. D.. preached a
special sermon Of great interest from
the text: I'VE do not well; the day Is
a day Of good udings. and we hold
our peace; II we tarry tin the morn
ing light some mischief viii come upon
Us" Kings. Z. ..
DR.. Wyatt said
"The city of Samaria was invested
with an armed soldiery. Every ave-
nue. was closed. so that no provisions
could enter the city. 1t was the plan
to starve the city into surrender. We
have IN this narrative a recital Of
horrible domestic tragedy. A mother
was reduced to such desperation as to
give UP her own child for food Thous-
ands roamed through the streets in
search Of a morsel to prevent the eN-
tinguishment OF the fickering flame os
life. Their eyes We're sunken, their
bodies wasted; within was famine.
without was besieging army. AT
the gate of the city sat four lepors
who resolved to cast themselves upon
the mercy Of the Syrians But before
they reached the camp the Lord made
the syrians to hear the sound Of a
great host. They thought two hostile
armies were approaching to relieve
Samaria and they became panic
stricken and fed leaving the camp as
It was His was supernatural illu-
sion. whether subjective or objective.
we cannot tell.
1T was a miracle wrought directly
for the deliverance Of Isaerl. The
| lepers went from one tent TO another.
eating and drinking They took gold
and silver and raiment and concealed
it. For miles were TO be seen the
spoils the Syrians left behind. After
reveling sometime in the luxuries
which they found. their consciences
smote them for concealing the dis
! covery from their starving country
men. They said one to another. We
| do not we'll: this day is a day Of good
tidings and we hold our peace; il We
tarry till the morning light some mis-
chief viii come upon US.
1T was a day Of good tidings. Yes
terday they We're starving for food
and suffering all the pangs of hunger
are thousands dying for want of pro-
visions. Nearly nineteen centuries az,
while Judian shepherds were watching
their focks the Angel of the Lord APP
peared to them saying: ! bring yor
good tidings Of great JOY. which shall
be to all people For unto YOU is borI
this day in the city Of David a Savior
who is Christ the Lord. This an
lnouncement came at an opportun
time. The world was sinking hope
lessly into ruin. Judaism was dying
the priests were teaching for doctrine
the commandments OF men. The sys
TENS Of heather philosophy and relig
ion had failed TO regenerate society o
satisfy soul-hunger. But when TIL
fulness of time and the fulness OF tn
worlds need had come. Christ wai
born in Bethlehem OF Judea. He cam
= to show us the father-heart of God
to redeem us from sin, TO give US Z
perfect example and to open up thl
way 90 heaven. This is a day Of goo
tidings. What a treasure we have il
the Bible. which is the documentar!
basis Of our faith. Locke's definition
Of the Bible has not been improve,
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walton for it's end and truth withou
any admixture OF error for its matter
This Book is the message Of goot
tidings. When DIT. Fisher, Bishop o
Rochester, one Of the holiest ant
noblest prelates in English history
was on his way to execution. he tool
from his pocket a little Greek tesla
ment and looking up to heaven said
Now, O Lord. direct me TO some pas
sage which may support me througl
the awful scene As ne opened IN
book his eye fell upon this text 'Thi
IS life eternal that they might know
Thee the only true God and Jesu
Christ whom Thou hast sent He the
closed the book and said: Praise God
this is sufficient both for time ani
eternity
after the battle Of Inkernan II wa
found that the leaf OF a book was glue
with blood to the finger Of a dea.
soldier. The leaf was from the Ney
Testament and the words to which hi
finger pointed were: am the resur
rection and the life, he that believet
on Ne, though he were dead. yet shall
he live The soldier while ne breathe
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found Gods word a light 10 guide hin
| through the valley. Who can estimat
7 the blessing that flow from the gospel
It reveals the only remedy for sin, an
! the only panacea for our ills.
IAN application Of the gospel to on
social and political life would ushe
J in a reign Of peace and. prosperity
Anglo Saxon civilization is the produc
Of the Bible Hume, the last grea
r English deist deserving respect, bear
unconscious testimony to Christianit
by showing that until Christianit
came to Britain in the second and thir
} centuries there was no unity anon
the tribes, but after it gained master
! over Druidlsm and other forms o
! heather worship, the population bega
D to grow homogeneous and progressive
and that because of the presence an
power OF this element England de
vcloped in constitutional liberty, liter
ature and arts. We >owe everythin
10 tho influence Of the gospel.
''We hold our peace.
"These men were so occupied VT
their own needs that they forgot thei
starving countrymen. The spirit {
: covetousness seized them and the
concealed the silver and gold and raj
ment for their own selfish purpose
Such a course was extremely culpabh
[ After awhile they remembered th
starving inhabitants of samaria, an