The chronicle=news., 1913-04-14
THE AZ srIs Ise THaT ihtissien Hftfhp Ghp7ch sksu

Shcn was tue fhther unusual Top
ic that formed III. theme of Rev.
Cooks sermon in the Christian
church Sunday. After declaring
that the death OF Jesus was n ''mor-
al necessity he went on. speaking
in part. as follows:
The highest tribute ever paid 10
man. tho noblest estimate ever made
OF human nature. the finest complI-
m"nt ever paid tho human race.
consists in tho fact that Jesus vol
unfairly died for every man. He did
not die for tho rich because they
are rich. for the ignorant because
he is ignorant. nor for the wise be-
cause he Ia wise: hut Jesus gave his
life for the qualities which all men
possess In common. We may de-
scribe the outward scenes OF tho
cross. but not the inward feelings:
artists can paint the tree. hut nor
the broken law: can describe the
rent veil. hut not tho nails piercing
the flesh: can paint the cup Of
vinegar. but not the cup Of wrath: !:
We can describe tho derision OF the
crowd. bu, not the Father forsak-
ing the son: We may understand tho
outward form bur not the inward
menIng. These things belong to
revelation. and not to reason: to
faith and not sight
Spcking more directly 10 the top
ic on, The Sins that Killed Jesus.
the speaker said:
II. First. is the sin OF slander
Luke '23:.. Jesus was accused OF
pcrvcrting the nation. refusing TO
pay taxes. and that he claimed TO
he king. The first one cannot he
proven. the second one a falsehood.
and the third only n half truth. All
reforms begin with the people at
the bottom: II was so with Christ,
Aspiring to do something. people
began to throw Mt him. When u
hoy In the cornfield. We threw clods
or tried to shoot. every crow that
stuck his hend up: IL Is so now. Let
q man try to accomplish something
for the good OF the community. and
somebody will begin TO knock on tho
proposition at once. Try 1t and soc.
"2. The Sin OF Covetousness.
Luke 2::3-3. Folks used to be cS-
PEELED from the church for covctous-
ness. hut II that was done We would
not hav. anybody left. Men are
measured by dollars. and not by
character: and when Morgan died
n few weeks ugo. people asked all
over tn. country. How will IL cf-
feet the markets. In tho church.
lodge. society. politics. the trail Of
dollars Is over them all.
-. The Sin Of Envy. Mark 10:
Is: And Plate knew that for envy
they had delivered him up And
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had no where to luy his head. with
out money. or influential friends, i,
Envy is tho hobEobiin Of little
minds, and ktnd OF an index to our
mental caliber. Doubtless q toad's
n snobs Idea Of greatness IL Snob-
lChrist stands as the acme OF great
ness.
~. Sin OF servility. PLATE said.
i find no crime In him. yet willing
to deceive the people. he delivered
him up Every form of human
weakness In seen in the trial Of Jc-
sus. SANDER. covetousness. envy.
scrvility. cowardice. weakness. mean
ness. lying. they are all there: and
when plate washed his hands. he
did not escape responsibility.
1T is n dreadful thing to he n
slave to passion. and die OF lust:
dreadful to he II slave TO appetite
and die OF drink: dreadful thing to
he u slave TO money. and live the
life OF a miser and reclusc: IL IL a
dreadful thing to be slave to par
ty. and do it's bidding: hut the worst
kind OF slavery known to man is to
he slave to public opinion: aud
of the contemplate people. he who
thus debases himself is the worst.
Some very pointed references
were made to local conditions: and
the failure OF the churches was laid
on the fact that we pray to the
Lord, and vote for the devil"
The Union Gospel meetings clos
cd last evening with a crowded
church and an overflow meeting
that filled the Salvation Army hall.
These two buildings were not able
to entertain the people that came.
The best young peoples meeting OF
the series preceded the meetings.
Rev. A. W. Shaffcr led the churos
in inspiring song. After collection
jof fifty odd dollars, Rev. X. T..
itnannIer look lne platIOTm US
preacher of the evening. He deliv-
erde forcibly logical. clear-cut
message that must have gone to the
heart OF every sinner present. 1t was
u grert presentation of the truth.
After the sermon came a strong ap-
peal for men the yield to Christ. At
the conclusion the announcement
was made that this meeting was but
part of plan OF the preachers for
the evangeliZation OF Trinidad. In
the future city wide campaign
4 N III l,n In o1 ,pIor ho dIror-