The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-13
THACKER-F|SHER REVIVAL CLOSES Powerful Sermon Preached Last Night sUBJECT"HOW TOLIvE"
 
SUBJECT"HOW TOLIyE"
Series of Revivals By Noted Presby- terian Evangelist and His Assist ant, MT. Fisher, in Charge of
 Music, Was Great Success


 Highlands Presbyterian church for the past two weeks were brought to close last night.
 The revival has been a most success full and profitable one, the interest grew with every service. and the crowds at the closing services taxed the capacity of the church.
 The gifted and eloquent evangelist. Dr. ]. Ernest Thacker, preached the gospel of Christ and his teaching without any of the sensatonalisms so often, attached to meetings of the kind. His addresses were logical. forcible and convincing. and aided by the singing and choir lead Ing of pr. Fisher the results therefrom are bound to be far-reaching and bene- ficial
 Not alone to those of the Presbyterian faith did Dr. Thacker speak, but he de- livered the message of a Savior's love and sacrifice to all denominations, and the members of the other denominations floeked to hear him.
 Last night the revival closed. The church was crowded The splendid con- gregation was unusually moved by the force and eloquence Of the brilliant preacher who spoke on the Philosophy of Life"
 It was undoubtedly one of the greatest sermons of the series and was exceeding ly effective.
 Text Titus 2:11-12
 The text was Titus 2:11-12, For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts. we should live soberly righteously and gody in this present world"
 He said: Wide over the face of Chris tendon there is an idea that must have been born in the lower regions and must be propagated by the devil himself, that, nevertheless, often finds Judgment in the hearts of men. That idea is that the Christian religion is something to die by, rather than something to live by, The text says 1t is flor this present worM." It also teaches us some things we are not to do-"denying ungodiness and worldly lusts.' That is we are to be un- godly in nothing, christ-like in all things. keeping ourselves 'unspotted from the world.r But the Christian religion Is not simply a system of negatives. True 1t says "cease to do evil" and we are to profit by that instruction. There are three words that teach us the philosophy of living--"live soberly, righteously and godly"
 '1. We are to be true to ourselves. The great poet said, TO thine own self be true and 1t must follow as the night the day, thou canst not be false to any man. That cannot be true if we apply it simply to mans physical self and temporal needs only. It would then be the climax of selfishness. It Is true if you apply it to man as he stands related to himself, his fellowman and his God-to time and etern- ity both. To be true to yourself you must live soberly in tthis present world. which is to have G) the proper control of your mere animal appettes, passions and pro- pensties. God don't teach us that neg lecting our bodies and mutiating them after the manner of the heathen, purifles the soul. He teaches us the dignity of and honors these bodies of ours. but He gives them their rlghtful place under subjection." man who will not let mind, reason, conscience oyerrule the baser appetites and passions of his lowet animal nature, puts himself down on a level with the brute. whose god is his stomach and his priest is his passion. Paul said In Cor. 9,27, T keep under my body and bring 1t Into subjection lest that by any means when I have preached 10 others 1 myself should be A castaway'
 How to Be Yourself
 70 To be true to yourself means that you are also to have the proper control over your esthetic faculties. by which you admire the true, the beau tiful and the good. There isn't any piety in ugliness, either in ourselves, our surroundings or our homes. If you can build you a fine home, build 1t with your own mouey, not Gods nor an- other mans; build it if you wish, but see to 1t. that the more. you spend on yourself the more youe give to, God. tell you amid the gleamings of earth Iy prosperity he is apt to forget God if he isn't careful. "Jesurun waxed fat and kicked" saith the scripture. For gnt the very God who gave him every blessing and showered every benedic- tion upon him, We ought to want to enjoy all the true and beautiful and good" as God would have us enjoy them. The rose and the lily of the earth perish with the using, but God the "Rose of sharon and the Lily of the Valley the beauty of whose holi- ness and the fragrance of whose life abides with US always. Let the hea"- ty of the Lord our God be upon us
 "3. To be true to yourself means alsa that you must have the proper control of your business, social. com rnercial political and church life. Jesus Christ pushed out into all the realms of life, and teaches us that we must push out into all the walks of life, too;{ push out nobly, push out to sue ceed remembering that anything that is worth doing at all Is worth doing well But remember that this world is not all. Above 1t there sits the great sovereign Ruler of the Universe who is saying to us all. Whether, therefore, ye eat or drink or whatso- ever ye do. do all to the glory of God '-/
 Duty to Brother Man
 "2 We are also to recognize our duty to our brother man. Live right sense. and tells us that we must be true to our fellow man. CD We must not injure him, either in his person. means thou shalt not take another means thou shalt not take anoth mans life, certainly; but that isn't all 1t means It means that thou shalt do z everything in thy power to promote the physical health and prosperity of mandment says. Thou shalt not steal What is 1t to steal? What is high. way robbery? It Is meeting a person out upon the public highway and talk ing away from him that which he doe. not wish you to have. What is theft It is coming stealthfly. it may be un Ger the silence and shadow of the night