The new South-news., 1908-10-10
THE PULPIT
A raILLiAkT SUNDAY SERMON 6s
Da. CHARLES ECWARc LOCKE.


BROOKLYN. X Y--The Rev DR.
Charles Efward Locke. pastor OF the
Hanson Place Methodist Episcopal
Church. SUNDAY evening. 10 a large
audience. preached On Doing What
Cannot BE Dora" ~, text was Mat
thew f7:20. -No'hirg shall be i'm
possible unto Won Or Locke said
In the course OF HIS sermon:
That Is mos' exquisite moment.
when in The midst Of r.ch treasures
~ the Art Gallery Of the Vatican. one
stands for iae hrsf time before Raph-
aefs masterpiece cf The Transfura-
ton n WAS the great artists last
"ors and ir~fore its pigments we're
Dry = we carried IN his funeral pro-
cession This masterfni genius def Cd
a well krcTn canon ~ art IN attempt
irg 20 nor ray two distinct themes on
ine s8f1e canvas. but Raphael waf a
good fhc0lrv'an as wcii % m nm
rivfied ariitt - cauvnf trn double
meanlns of tho Tranffgnrafion and
saw IN II not only the Glorincaiion Of
lesna. but the emancipation OF man
Kind
Wien rcsus came down from the
radiant mountain summit an Fnxlons
father met him with the earnest re-
ouesf. Lord. have mercy on nv son. Sc
humhly cxn'alning TO Jesus that he
had FIRST taken hls afflicted hoy 70 the
disciples. but they could not cure him
Jesus said "Rring him hifher to
Me-" and the child was cured that,
very hour. In perple1iiy the dlsci-
pies asked Of Jesus. "Why coild not
We cast him ont7r and Jesus replied
fcchuse OF your unb ellef: for verify
! say unto Won n ye have faith as
grain OF mustard seed nothing shall
be impossible unto vou~ In casting
out the worlds devils and in alleviat-
Ing the woes OF humanity. nothing
shall be impossible--nnd this is the
program Of Jesus "Doing what can
not be done" Is the program OF Jesus.
Faith as grain of mustard srad
AN things are possible 10 him that
believeth."
FAITH laughs 1T impossib,ntiea.
And erics II shall be done
Jesus never despises little
faith. On that late afternoon on
the banks Of Galiiee. when the multi
fude was hungry and the town was
far away. Jesus. TO test Phillp. in
nuired; "Whrnce shall We buv bread
Tint these may cat?" and mafhemat-
ical PhilIp thought that two hundred
uennyweisht would not be sufficient.
Then Andrew forah brief Instant had
vision OF faith as he suggested that
there was lad there who had Ave
barley loavos aud two fishes: but An
drew, too, quickly adopted the arith-
me'ical process aud d!sconsolatelv
added' "But what are thew among so
many2' Jesus, however. did not dis
count or overlook Andrews mo-
mentarv vision and faith: and ons,he
basis OF Andrews "llttle faithA the
miracle OF the feeding Of tho five
thousand was performed. = was
laith as grain OF mustard xo/ only.
but II accomplished the I'M olS!ble,
Tertullian once said OF IN event:
III certain because It smpossi-
nd Richard Golden hen told
that q certain thing was possible.
replied II that IS all. ~ us set
about IL at once" GeneAk Arm
strong. OF HAMPTON, said 0)oing
what cannot be done Is the elNy OF
living, and his great schools for In
dian and negro youth became posi-
BILE Carlisle impatiently wrote: "Im-
possihiel II is not a lucky word
Who Is II says there is n lion In the
way Slugeard, thou must slay the
Hon, the way must be travelled"
Miraheau shouted impossible. that
h'ockhead of word,' And the great
Napoleon enthusiastically declared
impossible, II Is not a French word.
'enius Is the art OF overcoming the
imrossiblei"
Christianity is the art Of overcom
ing the impossible. impossible IS not
fhA La Of
rms u the program OF Jesus
Christianity has already achieved
the impossible In the overthrow of
the vast Roman Empire. To destroy
the power and glory of Rome as they
appeared two thousand years ago in
trenched In impregnahle fortresses
and defended by ever victorious
Roman iegions, seemed an impossible
result
Christianity has achieved the i'm
possible In the final eradication of
human slavery, diabolical institu-
tion eliminated In the customs. for
tunes, constitutions, conscience and
traditions of men. SO. indeed. shall
the day surely come when nations
shall not learn war any more. And.
when that prophecy OF Isaiah shall
have been fulfilled. which commands.
Loose the bonds of wick edness and
undo the heavy burdens then the
acoursed liquor trafiic will be over
thrown, and the deadliest thraldom
which has ever blighted manhood will
be ended. This damnable traffic in
strong drink fills the prisons with.
criminals, the hospitals with the in
sane, and the poorhouses with pau
psrs. Recently a great brewery COM
pans OF this country has published in
its paid advertisements libelous
statement that the founder OF Meth
odism favored the manufacture and
sale or liquors as a beverage The
statements are mischievous lies. The
greatest total abstinence society in
Christendom Is the Methodist Church.
Such demoniacal lies will only hasten
the downfall OF old Gambrinus in
this country. The devil is a liar. and
the father OF lies, and We would ex-
pect him to defraud his Internal bust-
ness by lies and misrepresentation
Lincoln's great prophecy OF February
2s. lSto, has been partially fulfilled,
and will surely be completely real
lied. when there shall be neither
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