The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-01
GOOD CROWD HEARS
DR.. FOSTER IN HIS
INITIAL SERMON
ARRIVED MONDAY NIGHT AND
WILL CONTINUE THE SER
VICES INDEFINITELY.
SUBJECT, Nervousness OF SIN
Minister Shows Mans Acts as
Treachery to God and Assistance
to the Works of Satan, In His In
fiuence.

1
Rev ]. S. Foster arrived from Biz
lningham Monday night, and deliver
ed the initial of his series Of ser
mons at the First Presbyterian
church. Despite the unfavorablt
weather conditions there was goot
congregation present.
The services will continue after
noon and night at p. m. and 1880 p
II.
The subject of the sermon of DR.
Foster was THE Nervousness OF
Sin" The speaker took his text
from Esekle, 18th chapter and 4th
verse Through the exposition OF
the text he sought to give emphasis
10 his convictions, first that every
man should seek salvation through
Christ. and second that every Chris
tan should personally interest him.
self in having all within the range OF
lis influence become Christians. TAX
ing as his text "The soul that sinneth
shall die" Dr. Foster saiu, Il have
never been in a court room where the
sentence of death was pronounced
upon one whom the law had adjudg.
ed to be worthy of death, but | know
the Silence and suspense of those mo-
ments must be intense. They are
moments when man hears words that
mean his forfeiture of physical exist
ence, his separation from home, from
friends, from all that interested Kim
We can conceive of nothing more sol
einn, more tC be safe-gUarded from
Unjust influences than the legal TAX.
ing of human life.
Must there not be in sin some
heinous clement" continued the
speaker, ito receive from the just
and righteous judge of heaven and
earth the sentence of death, the loss
to the soul Of all the spiritual blessed.
ness of God"
DR.. Foster drew a distinction be
tween sin and sins. Failure to make
l.iS or RI hn to hA
cause of much confusion of thought
and life. What is SIM" Sin is the
alienation of the life from God. 1t
is the current of the soul flowing
rom God instead of toward God. 1t
S mans attempted dethronement of
God and seizure of his life for his
own selfish purposes. Now sins are
he untoward manifestations of mans
from God. Sin is the sap
within the tree. Sins are the fruits
lpon the branches. Without the sap
here could be no fruit. Without
alienation within the heart there
would be no dark and repulsive traits
n human conduct.
Men often ask as they look upon
lie moral failures of men, do you be- J
ieve the Lord will forever condemn
nan for those few iniquities? But
hat is not the question the Lord
orcefully impresses upon the soul. |
Without sin within the heart there
.ould be no failure of moral char |
lcter in Nan. This is the real cues |
ion in the issue. What is the ma
ure, what is the degree of condemna- |
ion that should attach itself to sin, to |
hans withdrawal of his life from the |
eIvice of God? God answers the |
Question in the text. The soul that
inneth is worthy Oh and shall re-
GIVE spiritual death" !
Tne speaker next proceeded to
how wherein consisted the heinous-
less of sin, that quality that render |
d it justly exposed to death.
Sin is spiritual rebellion in the
,ingdom of God. 1t is an attempted |
verthrow of the government OF the
dost High. AS personal being
'od mas government over which he
ules; he has laws which are to be
nforced, and through obedience to
VhI his holy interests are advanc-
d. Sin 10 simply rebellion against
he Lords rule. 1t is mans refusal
o advance his interests. 1t is the
aking of the intellect designed toi
Mediate upon and give strength to
he cause OF God, and devising meas
res for the prosperity of the cause
I evil"
Sin was characterized not only as
piritual rebellion but as treachery
owa,d God. is there any name in
history?" asked the speak
r, $50 reviled, so little honored as
nat of Benedict Arnolds? The world
IS always clearly given its verdict
I betrayal of trusts. Now God re-
calls sin as an act of treachery to-
ard him and is therefore worthy of |