Arizona republican., 1911-05-08
WEAKNESS
 IN SERVICE Dr. Campbell Breaches of Christs Encouragement REASONS FOR INACTIVITY
Money Raised for Addition to Sabbath School New Church will be Built With in Next Three Years It Is Confidently Expected.

Dr Henry Martyr Campbell. pastor of the First Presbyterian church. ad dressed large congregation yesterday morning. preaching from Galatians vi:9. And let us not b. weary in well doing. for in due season we snail reap if We faint not"
 Money to be used in building an ad dition to the present Sabbath school room was raised during the service The Sabbath school has grown to such size that more than hundred schOl- ars are meeting out of the church on Sunday. accommodations not being sufficient for them in doors. IL was suggested by some that the building of the addition be deferred until the cree ton of the new church. which the church people expect tO see begun in less than three years. It has been found. however. that immediate provi- sion would have tO be made for the growth of the school before fall, and plans will be drawn for an addition to cost in the neighborhood of $2.j00. with a seating capacity of from two to three hundred More than S2.100 of the money needed was raised at the morn ing's service yesterday
 Portions Of Dr. Campben's sermon follow:
 And let HIS not be weary in well doing for in due season we sEaH reap if we faint nOt.-Gal. vi.9.
 What direct encOura cement in those words, They were spoken for none
 
 Christian men and women tO lift up the hands which hang down. and to make straight paths for their feet. The condition among the brethren at Gala tia was most trying The many eX- pveSSionS of the writer of the epiStle similar C. this one show that It iS likely that the church at Gal4tia was established by Paul himself. But whether that be true or not, this much iS known to have been true that he was there. either at the time of the found ing and later. or that at some subSe- qu,nt time he visited this province and sought to help the people; tO enCour- age them. to stimulate them to be more abundant in their service. and more truStful in their faith. and more fervent i'm their love of Christ
 While the great apostle was among them. they spoke well of him and of his teachings But after his departure. there came among them certain teach CTS with Jewish tendencies. who thought to undo what Paul had taught. Their method was two fold. They IurpOsed to set aside the great doctrine which he had given them as the very funda- mental truth of his teaching -justifi- cation by faith in Christ without the deeds of the law. And in addition to this they sought to weaken nis influ- ! enCe among the people by speaking evil of him aS a man. Paul in this epistle makes reference to their ref | erenCe to his teaching and to his life. | So certain k he that. as led by the spirit of God he had preached to them | the truth. that he twice says in the same connection. Though we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you than that is preached, ! let him become accursed.' And in ref ] erence to their charge that he had usurped apostolic power. he assured them that he was among the very | chiefest af the apostles. and that what ! he had neither received it of any man | neither was taught it by any man: but by the revelation of Jesus Christ And yet though the apostle had | taught them Jhe truth. and had aU- | thDrity rom God for teaching it. vet as k still the case. there were those who would not hear him; and those who though they heard him for a time turned their backs upon his teachings And now there were many who. though once professedIy followers of the Mas ter had repudiated all their faith in | Him This condition was tn" condi- ton that was rife when this letter was l formulated for the church at Galatia Many had lost their faith: many had gone back to the superstitioUs lives l which they formerly lived: many were | really opposing the truth. All this
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