Arizona republican., 1907-02-04

validity of the sacrifice and it Is even so now.
 Without confession there can be no forgivness.
 AS in days of Moses, when he com manded the Israelites to look and live, so Shall all now live only by looking through faith in the Lamb of God. Christ the Savior
 Mir. and Mrs. Baker rendered two very touching vocal selections
 THE LIFE WORTH LIVING.
 At the First Baptist church last evening the pastor. Rev. Orville Coats. preached on "Tthe Life Worth Liv- Ing" Governor William E. Russell of Massachusetts once remarked in the course Of a public speech. Tt should be our aim to enthrone Christ in the hearts nf the people," It was a mem- orable utterance. worthy of consider ation by all citizens. Civilization is measured by the character of rulers and laws. Good rulers and just laws are the conditions of prosperity and happiness among the people. other things being equal. It is logical to conclude that the best ruler and the perfect law would be the condition of the highest blessedness for all. IL is because this is true that Jesus said: Seek ye first his kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" There is something worth living for-the en- thronement of the Christ in the hearts of the people. Get the heart right and fr ally and easily.
 Jesus declares that the kingdom of God is Not meat and drink. but righteousness. peace and joy in the Holy Spirit When we seek the kingdom of God We are seeking the establishment of righteousness. Is life worth living is a question which has been seriously discussed. The an swer is simple Life is certainly not worth li"ing unless it is lived right To make life worth living for ourselves, and for others-this something worth living for. We are not living right un- tiI we are living in faith and obedience to God. To right wrong. correct abus- es. straighten crooked things, lift up the fallen-this is something worth
 
 seek to bring peace and joy to all hearts. Such seeking implies cooper ation between man and God. It means going into business with the Almighty for the most beneficent end imagir- able. Salvation is something larger than the deliverance of ones own soul It is a divine opportunity to become a worlds benefactor. God says that those who thus seek to advance his in- terests. need not worry about their own. All these things shall be added unto you"
 Evangelistic services will be contin- ued every evening this week. except Saturday at the First Baptist church. There will be special singing each evening. Preaching by the pastor Rev. Orville Coats. A general invt h. tion is extended t9 the public.
 THE SERVICES AT TRINITY.
 At Trinity Episcopal church at 4:30 Rev. Julius Atwood delivered very delightful and excellent address on John Greenleaf Whittier. poet and re- former. of whom he was a personal friend. Rev. MT. Atwood spoke of the great mans early life at home as be- ing well pictured in snow Bound"
 He said. in part: The outward events in the poets early life were few. Every one has heard of the boy who again and again declared his bible to be the best of all training books for literature and for life-who knew his Burns by heart and whose poet sould was so kindred 10 his own.
 There was no university training for the Quaker boy. but he acquired culture so deep and a Knowledge so wide not many men surpassed him in scholarship.
 ''To this young man the voice of God came and he was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
 lie gladly gave up political and lit- crary ambition for the anti-slavery cause. His awful fear that his writ ings might have contributed to the dreadful contest into which the nation was forced gave him no peace. but at last he saw the hand of God working through il all. "Of Gods love he was always full. and many a weary soul has blessed him for the larger hope that he pre- Sented,
 "'So awful to me" he once said, is sin. that I should be deeply pained if by any writing of mine I have made it seem less awful in itself In his nature there was no room for envy or jeal- ousy. Like the patriarch of old. he was the friend of God and loved every of men" THE CONDITION OF DISCIPLE
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