The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-15

came that we might have Il.
Throughout The scriptures life Is moi
spoken Of as physical. 4 hog or a
horse have physical life and a plant
has material life; but none can SAY
that plant or brute has life eternal.
Life is not all physical or intellectual.
a horse thinks, and u prominent
scientist. after years OF study. has
announced that an angle worm Is ca,
pablo OF thinking. Yet, because a
horse or worm can think. becauea
they have some intellect, does that
irgue that they have eternal life!
Life Is not all in having posses,
sion. A young couple, poor and liv.
ing IN two or three rooms. have time for
Affection. Dut the husband piospers,
makes money, becomes absorbed IN
his property and his wife In society.
They fill their house with things and
become loaded down with possessions.
And like Saul are hiding behind the
stuff. So many live theirliyes in the
baggage car. s.tt-.
Neither does life consist IN cui.
ure. How can we solve life to bring
Is from what we are to what We
ought to be? That problem never
never will be solved by culture.
Life does not come by Inheritance.
Wo may Inherit physical life or in.
tellectual life. but not spiritual life.
Spiritual life comes not from genera.
ion, but frcm regeneration. And life
loes not consist OF treasure. Re.
member the story OF the rich man
Ind Lazarus. And Paul said that the
woman was dead while she lived.
What did he mean? He meant that
her spirit was dead. Many think that
hey see life by going TO a great city
nd by going through tho slums.
rhey don't see life, but death. I'M.
,gine one exploring the sewers CT Il
ity to learn the character OF Inc
people.
70 Whether you believe that all ri
firth possess the spirit OF eternal life.
:ou are forced 10 the conclusion that
y sins they are cut on from that GIT.
Dr., II you believe that what Is OF the
esd is flesh. you must admit that life
way from Jesus Christ is sin.
What is the evidence OF people
living In spiritual death? They have
o interest In spiritual things, III
stead OF attending gospel meetings
hey 80 TO the theatcr, the pool room
r The smokehouse. There is the lack
{ spiritual interest. A man says
hat he doesn't believe In the Bible
n In the miracles. Spiritual things
re spiritually discerned. They don't
ONE by assimilation, but by appro.
ration. You won't get them BY
,udy. but by obedience.
There must be spirltaal effective.
csE. You may say that you have Nc
'fucEcc for God. Horace said, IL
~ wish Mo 10 weep, weep first Your.
Elf, You can't make anyone feel
hat sou do not feel yourself: no
pirltual knowledge, no spiritual e..
cctivcness.
"a truth that is not emphasized
Tough by ministers is the fact Of a
lead soul. A person may say that
lille he isn't a member OF church
Is a pretty good Sort OF u fellow
ust the same and that because he
mt thief or murderer. considers
himself saved. Here is thought
hat want to make tho key. thought
T The camBaisn-salvatioR. isn't 4
natter OF being good or bad, IT'S h
after OF life or death. Is your soul
dead soul? Jesus said that He was
he Vine and we the branches. Bnt
the branches are cut off n vine thcy
ill shrivel UP and die. and SO 1t Is
18th the soul away from Jesus Chris.
here never will be the zeal there or
honld be until we get tho truth OF u
lead soul.
The second class is composed OF
Csc who have some life. We must
@ born again and this Is essential.
no Christian life mus, have';a be.
innins. hut TO remain In an embry.
mic condition will work absolute dis.
ster. Stoldard las told US that IN
apan great pride is taken by keeping
$ dwarIs. trees that are hundreds OF
ears old. We have many spiritual
"ees that are Iwarfcd that aren't In
Japan. =.
"All Of us like f7br and. Nr''' .
n some ways We do not like 10 see it
grow out OF its babyhood. It ~
IS bad as II 1t remained physically
re many who grow intellectually AMI
;piritually are dead. There are many
hildren Of God who are no. servants
| { Jesus Christ. (