The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-28
MOUNTAIN PEAKS
IN CHRISTIANITY
Where God Makes Revelations
to His Church
The Rev. w. t. Boiling Discusses
Wider View of the Work
Sunday Morning.
TEXT FROM ISAIAH xL-9.

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Following is synopsis of a sermon
preached by Rev. w. T. Boiling at
Broadway Methodist church, on Sun
lay morning from Isaiah xl-9: "Oh
Zion, thou that bringeth good It'd
lngs, get thee upon the high noun
tain"
The great prophet, with inspired
vision, was sweeping the avenues of
coming time and beholding the de-
velopment of the coming kingdom Of
Christ and here cries out in exnor-
tation to the church to prepare her
self for the great work assigned her
in proclaiming the good tidings OF
great JOY" Two propositions are here
presented, relating to privilege and
responsibility, which we should care
fully and seriously consider, especi-
ally under present conditions Of
vast opportunity for effective work in
expanding the kingdom of our Lord
(a) The mission OF the church is
to proclaim the good tidings, con-
tanned in the gospel. unto men.
The church is Cnrist's vehicle for
this purpose, under the great com
mand Go we therefore teaching
whatsoever l have commanded you,
and 10 I am with you always, even
unto the end of the world"
Misconoeption Of her purpose, as
laid down by our Lord, leads to hurt
full and hindering results to the
church. Her sole mission Is to pro-
claim the gospel and leave the re-
suits with the Lord, not to sociallze
or to force the world but to enligh-
ten the minds and arouse the souls
of men by the gospel of Christ which
SIS the power of God unto saliva
ton" unto an appreciation and ac-
ceptance of proffered divine grace.
No appeal unto Caesar to force men
will atone for the neglect of the
church to persuade men," accord
ing to the divine plan, through the
proclamation of the gospel.
aye are my witnesses" saith the
Lord, and eye shall witness for me
among all men," Only when the
church becomes alive TO this great
fact, and goes out to proclaim by
lip and life the truths Of the gospel,
can she become effective to the do
ing of what Christ designed she
should do, in arousing the world and
bringing men to Him and unto the
knowledge of the truth in Him
OBJ We cannot teach what we do
not know, and we must realize that
truth must with us lie within our
circle of certitudea and not on the
side lines of theory and theological
speculation. To know God and Je-
sus Christ whom He hath sent" we
must occupy the high places Of per-
sonal view and knowledge, or as the
prophet puts it, get upon the high
mountain" of faith and personal ex-
perience. In order then to meet our
responsibility and to enjoy our privi-
leges, let us recognize certain facts.
On the Mountains.
(1) Gods revelations are never
made in the valleys, but upon the
mountains.
The great moral law was given to
Moses upon Mount Sinai, Abraham
had full and clear revelation of God,
upon Mount Moriah, while Elijah
received his greatest revelation, not
under a juniper bush in the valley,
but upon the mountain amid the
wind, the fire, and the earthquake
shock, giving impressiveness to les
son and command. The revealed glo-
ny of Christ coming out in his trans
fguratlon was upon. and only t.
those who were with MIN on, the
mountain. until Tabor, became the
scene Of divine glory revealed to
man.
(2) The mountain position is one
of solitude and self realization.
Standing some years since In the
gorge of the Grand river in Colorado
in the solitude of the mountain /
came to myself as never before, as
realized the greatness of God in the
awful silence o. His creation.
The church must get away from
the world, and into solitude with
Christ, to realize her mission. her
responsibility and her power Sac
must Come out from among them
and be ye separate saith the Lord"
or she cannot find the secret places of
God Sin the mountain OF His holi-
ness"
ca The mountain view is wide.
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