The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-18
LESSON FROM
GOD S WORD
O.
ON HOLY WEEK
; REV. EUGENE r. PERDLEToN Sc
LEcTs VERY APPROPRIATE
SUBJECT FOR HIS EASTER
MORNING SERMON.

The Easter morning sermon OF Rev.
Eugene R Pendleton, pastor OF the
First Baptist church, was one appro-
PIRATE to the day, "a Lesson From
Gods Word on Lent and Holy Week "
The evening sermon was the final one
5of the series on Fools Of the Bible. ="
The speaker dealt upon the folly of
the fanatics who gather around every
ism" that springs into existence.
miss Montanarf sang beautifully at
beth services. Three additions were
made TO the church, two a man and
wife, by profession
6 The morning sermon is given in full.
1 N2.@Ye shall not fast as ye do this day,
10 make your voice to be heard on
high. Is It such a fast as I have
chosen a day for a man to afflict his
soul. It is to bow down the head as
a bulrush. and to spread sackcloth
and ashes under him? Wilt thou call
this a fast, and an acceptable day to
the Lord?
us not this the fast that I have
chosen to loose the hands of wicked
ness. to undo the heavy burdens, and
70 let the oppressed go free, and that
We break every yoke? Is it not to deal
bring the poor that are cast out to thy
house? When thou seest the naked
that thou cover him; and that thou
hide not myself from thine own
flesh ?"-Qsa- 5S:4-T)
From the time that Elijah stood In
the court of Ahab and with unwaver-
ing candor rebuked the wickedness OF
JezebeI and BaaI worship, to the day
last prophet of Israel stood on the
banks of Jordan and with rude and
unvarnished words cried against the
hypocricises of the Pharisees, whose
traditions had made void the word OF
God, trumpt-like voices had beer
needed to call the consciences of
religious people back from the earn
estness and regularity Of perform
ances Of fasts, and observances Of
days, and weeks, in contrast with theil
neglect of the simple duties Of admin
istering judgment, relieving the op'
pressed and standing unflinchingl!
against monstrous wrong. Isaiah wa!
sent to cry against the counterfeit fas
instead of the one of Gods own ap'
pointment.
Jesus came with the eternal gospel
denouncing formal religious observ
anves-fasting twice a week, tithinI
mint and anise and cummin,-whils
neglecting the weightier matters o
justice and judgment and charity
when We fast be not as the hypocrite
which love to be seen Of men," L
the twenty-flfth Of Matthew He beau
tifuIly sets forth the same gospe
preached by Isaiah, For I was al
hungered, and We gave me meat;
was thirsty anil We gave me drink;
was a stranger and ye took me in
naked, and We clothed me; was sick
and ye visited me; I was in prison
and We came unto me"
II Jesus came back after twent,
centuries Of human inventions, stupi
mummeries, and empty forms, HOY
much could he approve and how mucl
winnow out as chaff from his churcl
in this age? You must look to Hi
word for a beacon light, and in tina
supernal ray find your answer.
The charge was made through Isaial
Your fasting is so formal that you
ordinary, eager, selfish, cruel life goe
on beside it just the same.
1. Mummerfes, mere lip service, ar
particularly obnoxious to God. TIL
very thing He overthrow on the hill
Of Judea is come back from its grav
to mock Him. The name and tn
form are there, but the power-wher
is that? In vain do we keep the ira
ditions Of men today instead of tn
simple injunctions OF the Man c
Gallilee.
Senseless Customs.
Some Of the present customs are a
senseless as any that ever overgre'
like rank weeds the holy realities {
any religion. Custom becomes onl
the old age Of error. A sample {