The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-04

AHEee e&ceptloneIly q
were given by the choir, and each was
could be desired. Te Deum FESTIVAL
in e natl by Buck: Gloria, Twelfth
Mass. by Mozart in the afternoon. and
Unfold Ye Portals" Redemption by
Gounod. in the evening, were the
numbers in question.
A. P Clifford presided at the pipe
organ during the day.
Must See q Vision.
In his morning sermon, "Not by
it Saith the Lord Jehovah" Dr.. Rob
inson declared that the layman and
the pastor must work together In the
building Of a church. The temple.
he said, was builded because Of a
vision that was seen by man, and
so = IL In present days.
The layman must lei a vision be-
fore he a do great things, but when
he sees that vision his opportunities
are manifold.
Afternoon Sermon.
At the afternoon service DR.. Robin
o prefaced his remarks by giving
hearty endorsement to the Men and
Religion Forward Movement, and to
Fred B. Smith. 1t is a new phase Of
evangelism, he said. that is worthy Of
commentator. There may have been
a bit too much sociology connected
with certain phazes Of the work, but
he believed in the general movement.
Some time ago, the speaker said, he
a been called upon to discuss the
question OF why he was a Presbyteri-
an. This question, he said, he had
answered in the negative. He said
because 1t was the only church that
taught the bible. He was a Presby.
terrain. but not because 1t was the only
church that believed in the divinity
of Jesus Christ.
But I believe 1 reached my climax
when I said I a born a Presbyteri-
an" said the speaker.
Being n christian meant consider.
ably more than being born in a chris
tian home. he continued. To be a
christian one must be born again.
The New Doctrine.
The old doctrine Of christianity, he
said. was that God is just, that man is
a sinner, and that Jesus Christ Is the
saviour. The new doctrine is that
God ts good. that nan is ignorant, and
that Jesus Christ is the teacher.
There were four points brought out
particularly prominent by the speaker.
First, to be a christian, mai must
believe in Jesus Christ as the incar-
s0No SUI VI " OIlS VI 4ll6 Qhk tlS0s
larry interesting thoughts under this
point was that the older one grows,
the more he sees that he must get a
new start.
The second point put forth was tina,
n must live in faith. One must be
faithful and hopeful, and be willing to
believe in that which he cannot see.
Faith. he said, teaches to work.
In Noah. there was the lesson of help
Inc rfhnrc aN1 a1~ -A-
shown the spirit Of the mission work,
as he left a certainty for an uncer-
tainty. Eternal life holds more in
promise than this life, SO much more
that the present sinks u Of sight. In
faith. he said, was made the heroes Of
the world.
One often hears Of man living by
sight rather than by faith, but In the
Christian world n must live by faith.
Prayer Is Third Point.
Prayer was the third point taken
up. God hears prayer, just as soon as
give up our will to him. That God
gave ma only a.small fractional part
Of will. was the speakers point, and
before man a become a thorough
Christian he must give back that Will
to God, and then his prayers will be
heard.
BY yielding up the will to Jesus
Christ. God can work miracles
through the man. The age Of mir
acles is nc necessarily gone.
Recognition of Christ's claims upon
us was the fourth point. Recognition
of these claims were taken up as to be,
to. do and to go. Under the first Of
these. to be. man must be a christian.
Under the second he must be willing
to do. and under the third he must be
willing to go forth with the word.
The world has never yet seen the
time when christianity was every
hoped to be living when the time
would come that the entire world.
would receive the word Of Christ.
Evening Sermon Proves Climax.
I'VE Would See Jesus" vas the
subject Of DR.. Robinson's evening
sermon. and. embellished with help
full mottos and good, practical sug-
gestions. it proved a fitting climax to
the days activities. Taking as his
Philip. Sir. we would see Jesus" he
gave a sermon, which, for forceful-
ness. h~elpfulness and practicableness,
has seldom been equalled in the city.
In his Introductory remarks. the
speaker took up each word Of the text,
explaining the meaning clearly and
concisely. The text, he declared, de-
noted the the Greeks felt Tor
the disciples. their will power in ask
ing to see Jesus and a heartfelt wish
to see and talk with Him.
1t was in this part Of his sermon
that DR.. Robinson gave several prac.
teal mottos, which, lie said, he had
made rules of his own life. These
mottos were: Cultivate faith, get all
the Information possible out Of books.
out of men and surroundings and to
get out of self all that possibly a be
got out.
The speaker then took up the con-
text. using the words contained in
Jesus answer to Philip and Andrew
after they had given him the message
from the Creeks: THE hour IL come,
that the Son Of man should be glori.
fed" This, he said, gives a glimpse
into the life OF Jesus. It is q descrip.
ton or a portrait OF Jesus by Jesus
Himself
This answer. he said, denoted four
things. The first glimpse was that Of
exaltation. It was the last day of
Jesus ministry and He realised that
His hour had come: that He was soon
to return to the throne, which He had
left to be Inundated.
Death Denoted termination.
Then 1t denoted death or the.
Death. the speaker said, to the dis.
ciples meant the termination OF Jesus