Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-08
SERVICE FOR ]. CHRIST MUST
 BE STRENUOUS
Rev. MT. Fry's Sermon-Rev. Mir. Spicer Talks of the Sins That Crucified Christ Other Sermons Sunday.

interesting and impressive services were conducted at all of the regula- places of worship in the city Sunday. Ii is generally noted that there Is a laudsble increase of interess and at tendance at divine worship whicn be- tokens good to religious circles in Bisbee.
 At the Presbyterian caurch the morning sermon delivered by Rev. J. K. Fry was predicated on the text frcm Romans 12: II. The lesson drawn by the pastor was in part as follows:
 This age hears much of strenuous ness, but applies it, as a rule, to other things than religion. In religion, the emphasis is on that quiet, hidden liv- ing, which, however great its value, fails to meet the needs of the day. We can shout ourselves hoarse over po- litical victory. we can become most enthusiastic over an athletic victory, without running any risk of beins counted unbalanced, but to .sIlow the same characteristics over a spiritual victory is to endanger ones reputation for sanity. But the history of Chris tianity is full of the lives of en- thusiasts, like Paul, who was willing to be counted beside himself so long as he remained faithful to lis can. and Jesus whose zeal for the Fathers house consumed Him.
 Such zeal and enthusiasm is much needed today. That champion of the strenuous life, ! President Roosevelt. in writing to MT John R. Mott, ex- pressing sympathy with Mir. Mott's book, 'The Future Leadership of the Church" pleads for just this thing, saying that for leadership the strong est are needed-men marked with personality. who to tenderness add force and grasp, who to a fine charac- ter unite intense moral and spiritual enthusiasm" The basis of such zeal Is vision, such as Isaiah and Paul mad of God in His holiness as ruler or all, and of man in his needs offering opportunities for service. Here in this l western country, stiIl plastic, near enough the pioneer days. to be in a formative period" there Is a special need and special opportunity. The ! man of faith with a vision of possib 'li- ties here should give his life enthus- iastically. zeaIously, to the fight for ! . God man he realized
 Sunday at the Methodist Episcopal Church was Holy Communion day. The subject of the sermon by the pas tor, E. D. Raley, was based upon the text Until that Day II Matthew 2G:29. What day? The meaning of these words? Is there satisfaction in the text or in the many and varied explanations. We may net have the answer here or now. There are many things to be made understandable in That Day" that now are seen through a glass darkly. Not now but in the coming years" Some day We shall understand. The Lords supper leads all partakeTs up close to the greatest mystery of the ages.
 Bread and wine becoming flesh and blood-beeoming food for all the myr- l iads who paTtake in the spirit of peni- tence and humility and faith. Yes, it is a symbol, but its benefits and blessings go past the symbol and become intensely real.
 | In this text and for ,thfs day we will ] not think of the mystery nor the sym bol but the prophecy.
 The prophecy here leads Us to four facts: Society. cOntentUr, ut. joy. new i life.
 Not only shall these be thsre, but l Christ is seeing the redeemed from 1 all the generations gathering together 1 in the New Jerusalem, He iu the midst upon the throne as king of kings and i Lord of lords
 ! T6PiSfsorff.- .l,, E,,.. a,1 ] most social scheme, the most Univer- sal brotherhood, the most delightful
 fellowship Of any organization in ex-
 istence. / ?. It is not the work, the burdens, the bad food, the low wages, the i'm. perfect social conditions that cuts
 away flesh and snows the hair and
 drives discontentment into the soul. 1 but worry, anxiety. fretfulness troubled
 minds, hopeIessness, aimlessness, con cern about the rent and the resurrec tion. This is an emphatic prophecy tand promise of Christ to all who will
 accept him here Let not your heart
 be troubled. The Lord is my shep
 herd"
 2. Joy may follow from serious COZ ltemplation of this communion and prophecy: Joy and happiness does not cons to those who seek 1t in this
 world from things of this world ana for this world. True happiness comes
 to him who can say 'I know that re
 deemer liveth.'' Who can grasp the
 meaning. This mortal must put or
 immortality" All things new, new life
 aew temples, new Jerusalem, a new
 Heaven, a new feast Spiritual, moi
 material, that is the climax of al
 here below. Man wants to know anC
 he wants to know it for certain
 whether or net he will live again.
 This life should ever prepare fol
 the fife there with Christ, the feastl
 and speeches will all end-all be
 waved into the past-no more of thii
 last supper, no more words, says the
 Master. not until We sit iowE to tn, new wine at Heavens banqet.
 'Tbe Sins that Crucified Christ wa,
 the subject discussed by Rev. Spicel at the Christian Church Sunday even ing The main causes leading up ts the crucifixion were as follows: First
 Envx of the priests. Second. Avarsc'
 of Judas. Third, The slander of tho lpeople. And last, the servility oi ! P: s:::.ss ;se sermon was fllii of warn
 ings to the people against the four sin lin their lives, and it was pointed ou
 that ayaraice and seryiilty was largel.
 due for tae number Of sins in exist Int ffs<. rfs. sc rsfSnr.arfTsQ fl