Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-03

successful. At first-as often hap
pens in our generation, He swas
popular, and appeared to meet with
favor. But as time went on His
teaching became unacceptable, and
He had found none to stand by Him
in His trial, and there We're barely a
hundred who cared after it was all
over. He had performed some mira
cles, but many of them had been
characterized as wicked and His
casting out of devils had been as
cribed to evil spirits. Those in au-
thority, and who ought to know, had
condemned His doctrines. His cross
had beensa laughing stock, and He
had died a shameful death.
And now. AS my Father hath sent
me, even so send l YOU" What must
hayeNbeen their thought? Men re-
jected YOU. Why should we expect
to fare better? Why, indeed? Listen.
Verify I say unto YOU. the servant
is not greater than his lord; neither
he that is sent greater than he that
sent him. Again; IF the world
hate you, We know that il hated me
word that | said onto you. The
If they have prosecuted me, they will
prosecute you; if they have kept my
saying, they will keep yours also. But
all these things will they do unto YOU
for my names sake. because they
know not him that sent me-" That
was the outlook 1t was not unlike
the call TO Saul of Tarsus. later on.
when Christ sent His messenger to
show him all the things he must suf-
fer for his Masters sake.
What was the import of this calls?
As my Father hath sent me-" II
came forth from the Father God
sent not his son into the world to con-
denim the world. but that the world
through him might be saved" Jesus
Christ came into the world to save
sinners" Il and my Father are
one t'The spirit of the Lord God is
upon me, for he hath anointed me-"
No one person of the Holy Trinity
acts alone. In the incarnation. at the
baptism. upon His coming forth from
the desert of9temptation, the Holy
Spirit was active, overshadowing,
amounting, impelling-His work was
the Fathers as well as His own. His
sacred humanity received in unmeas-
ured abundance. the gift of the Holy
Spirit. His mission was mission
of salvation. His words to the
apostles convey to them all that these
things can mean. AS my Father
hath sent me. even so send | YOU"
Go, preach the Gospel. Preach sal
walton, not condemnation You have
a message of hope. 1t is mine. I
and my Father are one. The Father
worketh in Me. You and your Mas
ter are one. | work in you. Your
work cannot be separated from Mine
Receive the Holy Ghost" The work
no longer is yours, it is ours When
YOU teach, He that heareth you hear
eth Me-" When you baptize. soul
is reborn-it is Ny ministry. But
only in the power of the Holy Ghost.
Without that gift, there can be no
With there must
be power.
OF course, all this was not merely
an apostolic mission. It was be-
slowed upon the church. 1t was not
simply for a few Jews-for single
1t was for the world
fer all time. 1t was a Catholic mes
sage. for a Catholic church What
thou hast learned of me, the
same commit thou to faithful men,
who shall be able to teach others
also" The actual working out of
the mission OF the sacred ministry has
never been more clearly described
than in the terse expression of our
own Father in God, which l trust he
will permit. me to quote.
God sent Christ. Christ sent the
apostles. The apostles sent the
bishops. The bishops sent our
bishop. Our bishop sent to you.
Father Roberts, today he sends Father
Trip, and these deacons. And it is
only one more link in that chain,
whose first link was forged in heaven.
and second in that upper room. when
our Lord said, LAS my Father hath
sent me, even SO send YOU
But the preacher. is hidden to de-
clare the duty of such as are adj
mitted to these orders Our text re-
fers not only to the principle of an
apostolic succession of rank and posi-
ton There is an apostolic success
sion of responsibility. The minister
of God does his best work, VINO let's
his thoughts dwell chiefly upon that
phase of his commission. The Holy
Gnost does not come to any one
powerless. To whomsov@r lie comes.
1t is with gift of power. To the
priest or deacon there is the grace for
the particular spiritual functions
which he has to fulfill in the Body of
Christ. When He comes to the lay
man in confirmation, He comes in
power, admitting him to a. spiritual
priesthood, so that not even ne is dis
pensed from ministry of preaching
and service. When the church rises
10 sense of her responsibility, and
consciousness of her power, she will
move Upward in her mission, and will
achieve great results. for her work is
the work OF Him who said, Il have
overcome the world"
Personal Address to Candidates.
The preacher closed with the fol-
lowing personal address to the can
didates;
NY brethren: Have / drawn an at
tractiye picture of the work OF tie
sacred ministry? Such has not been
my intention. We know that tba