The new South-news., 1909-06-19

a BRILLIANT SUNDAY SERMON Bf
NV. o. 9. rtcHE6, o. o.
Themes The ros, Sense Of sin

Professor q r. Smith. ~ Chicago
tniFerlits. So tbe reported discussions
~ the Baptist Congress. nnda almost
no place f1f the term sin in fheoi0gi-
cal thinking. Iiia words are. what
does fln mean 10 the modern mani
~ certainly docs not mean what our
Systematic iheoiusiana define II 70
mean Sin g. not thought ~ f1 much
90 an onense against God or IL ~ an
offcnac afninff men who deserve
something hcifer than 10 know %.
rretalon aud greed ~ lf 'hc social
sins which make our h'ond hot To-
day" pfoiereor Smith you'd pat 30
cioi0gy ln place Of theology n The
time comes when sanitation rhnli De
perfect. poverty disappear. child
labor ho a thing of The past. social
comforts sbound thcl ihe term fiu
Will be an obsoloie word ln our LAM
Fnags
There ia rn utter remove between
tho f0tchinrs ~ ihe Sew ItFfsmonf
ana those az The divinity department
81 CHICAGO University Jesus durit
on moral roconfifufiion not on social
changes Two mon oul OF three in
tho Roman empire were slaves. fhN
rnnliafy Arrangements ln Jerusalem
fhcn and nov wore wrclchei social
injustice prevailed Jesus bad oren
cysa and nisr mind and n tender
heart. but ffc emphasized fhe monn-
ing of iis ministry na that ~ saving
lost mon Sin was O. very real and
norioua thing ~ Him. iio came 20
fayc men from ~.
A woman came from the alnmr. in
Juke 2; Jesus fOrFavc her sins. Me.
odomus came from the Sanhcdrin.
with fine social aurroundinrH Jesus
insisted on The necessity of cleans
inR and changing The prayer OF
the publican and tho prayer OF the
rrOdienl allkc~-hoth Of thcm the
words OF jesus placed on human lips
reveal q nironT sense ~ sin. n
was the pcniiencr. the confession OF
ain thnt got hold OF Code heart OF
mercy and brought forgiveness
a weakening of the sense of sin
an a wrong against God will of neces-
atty weaken the desire for salvation.
destroy the power OF the cross. make
the Christian life itself superficial
thing. II there be no sin. how can
Jesus be Saviour why will mon
need a salvation A man may wrong
his noiRhbor. he can sin only against
God. The true conception Of sin mp
pears In Palm bl.f, David had
wronEcd hts own moral nature: had
wrorgod urlnh. had wrongcd Bath
rhcba. had wronRei society and the
godly commonwealth: but his chief
wrong was done TO God Against
Thee, Thee only, have sinnod
lost sense of sin viii lead TO n
lost Christ Principal Fnrsytho. in
his Positive Element In Preaching -
declares that the weakness OF modern
preaching. It's lack Of effectiveness, IN
due TO dIminishing sense Of sin
Dir. Henry g. Norton said IN print n
few years ago that one OF the things
for which he was profnndly thankful
was that God had granted him a sense
of hia personal uinfulnosa Large
Drnfn'rnin always grows sidc by side
vwilh q large sense OF Hinfulncss
Tho fundamental factor I'm thcol-
ogy Is right doctrine or sin. II
there be a superficial donnition OF sin.
there viii he alongside Of thia a su.
pornclal definition of tho person aud
work of Jesus Christ, He viii be not
Saviour; q Redecmcr. but only q
rcformer OF social wrongr.
Tho urgent need On modern life 4
clear Wow ana profound conviction
Of Sin as lawlessncss against God.
untll men are brought 20 see charac-
ter and conduct and belief. IN thp
iirht Of their relations aud responei.
bllity 20 the Divine law. an social bet
tcrmcnt will be but superficial and
temporary. II there be a clear sense
OF sin against God there will be the
accompanying sense of guilt of con.
demnation. the felt need OF an atone
mcnt OF forgiveness.
Wanted--A ministry. n preaching
theology. that viii restore fading
sense of sin'