The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-02-27
"Webs That Will Not Make
Garments"
REV. MILES At U. B. CHURCH
Revivals Brought to an End
At Free Baptist.
tev. Rourke Heard With Interest at
First Presbyterian Churcb-IServic.
es at Lee Street Presbyterian.
Church News.

Rev. J. W. Miles OF the United
Brethren church chose as the basis Of
I'hls remarks for the evening sermon
Isslah 59th chapter, the 9th verse,
Their webs shall not become gar
ments, neither shall they cover them
selves with their work; their works
OF iniqulty, and the act of violence
Is In their hands" The subject of the
sermon which followed was webs
that will not make garments"
The following is n synopsis of the
| sermon. ut is the virtue of the
| garment that It covers. The ideas
of atonement and of converting were
very closely allied in the Hebrew
thought The prophet intimates that
there were webs of their own spin
ming which would never hide their sin
from the sight of God
The pastor treated his subject In
three parts, taking up first, "The
souls supreme necessity" on this
phase Of the subject he said. "The
presence Of sin is the sternest OF all
facts. The mark 1t has made upon
our manhood Is by far the deepest
and the darkest of any. All others
are meer touches, mere scratches in
comparison. This Is true OF the indivi-
dual as wen as of the community. The
things that we have done, more SER
lous and of greater consequence than
any other. Is that we have sinned
against the Lord and come beneath
his condemnation. What we most
urgently want is covering for our
soul. Our naked and guilty soul i'm
der which II may appear before God
without shame and shrinking and take
its place in this world or any other
among the pure, the holy, and the
righteous. The question is-'What is
the garment which will cover the sin
full human soul?'
The second phase of the sermon
was the "Insufiiciency of the provis-
ion which some men are making"
Many are providing for themselves
that which Is utterly Inadequate; they
are spinning webs, poor. thin. gossl-
mer productions which will not be-
come garments. available for the
right purpose Under this head, Rev.
Miles described the inadiquacy of three
webs being formed in daily life. He
said There Is first. the web of
Christian profession. Many find COM
fort and complacency in the fact that
they are acknowledged members of a
church, ancient or catholic or estab-
lished, or scriptural. Desirable in
many ways. as Is an avowel OF at
tachment to Christ, II Is not a thing
In which to put any trust. A man
may be a member of the most scrip
tural church. and yet be destitute OF
that which is vital and essential. He
is not a Jew who Is one outwardly,"
A Christian profession is poor thing
for soul to hide in. II Is not true
refuge for the human heart. 1t Is a
web that will not make a garment"
Second the web of ceremony and
ordinance. Many have an undinned
but strong confidence in the having
passed through Christian ceremonies
or in attending public worship. This Is
to put the confidence in the flesh.
Third, the insufficiency of the web
OF correct behavior. Abstinence from
impurlty. inebriety, untruthfulness.
trickery and profanity. This is the
desirable but this alone will not save.
| This will not atone for our duty in
dedicating our life to the service of
| God. This web of correct behavior
Will not make a garment with which
TO cover a sinful soul.
In closing. Rev. Miles told of the
one garment that suffices and Is not
insufficient. What did Christ mean by
that wedding garment" without
which the guest might not sit down
to the marriage feast? May 1t not
have been the abounding mercy of
God unto eternal life, received through
faith In a Divine Savior? Men will
be just before God, their sins will be
covered and hidden for evermore,
when they repent of their sins and ac-
cept Jesus Christ as q Savior by
faith. When they yield themselves IN
glad surrender to him."
L