The chronicle=news., 1913-04-09
THE UNION MEETING

pHt ~ Ahf HAIhHS'r' NtEHnbHh ever
delivered in this city was preached
At the union revival meeting nj III.
Presbyterian church last night Rev.
Cook spoke OF the subject. My saw
tors Cras, and Mine" using John
lriit aud Matt. 1894 as his texts.
II" said. In part:
Mankind has been fascinated by
a piece OF wood. The cross holds
humanity In its tmal'. II i. the
symbol OF that which .nriuti.s life,
aud III. Index finger that points to
III. progress OF the race. Man. ma
tlons aud Institutions rise and nall.
but the cross Is the ON. dominan,
fore. In tn. worlds civilization. IL
is the goal OF uli previous history
and III. starting point of all history
To some,
"N"anILslcss are the traditions
about the actual cross of Christ; as
Ia what b-cam. Oi II, no Que really
knows or care. The practical thing
Christ died. hut the world FOR
which Christ died.
Il Ny Sayior's Cross IL not;
IN The Cross tha, art has ere
a,.d. wbcr. the blood stains have
been transformed into flowers, and
tn. roigh knots and splint-rS over
laid with silver Hni gold. and who's"
ugly form has been twincd with
vines. The cross of Christ H. not
simply thing for tn. ldolnt rour
kisses of men whose lips are cal
ious.d with mammon. OF women
who have never learned tn" word OF
sclf-d-nial. and ~ ihos. who's. hand :
az" stained with greed and hearts
with lust. II i not something 'hn,
will moy" u- TO - moments serious
reflection, or draw the wantsdinI
tear from tn" eye. not something
that IA made of ivory. Jewels. or
costly materials. to he cRrcs,c,l but
the cross l. the focal point In the
worlds history. tn. symbol OF sin.
love. sacrifice. and redemption.
"i2i The CrpEs of Christ Ia not the
one h"wn out of sorrow aud aisap-
pointm.ni. whore our hopes ar. cruz
ciii,d. True, there L. a way Of the
cross where pur" hearted men and
women are pursued by the tongue of
-lsndcT. There Us 'hill called Cali
vary where tn" grave stoncs are
built from broken MIrFiaE" VOWS.
aud the forgotten promIses Of prod
igal sons and daughters: and thor.
j. a cross of discomfort on many
shoulders Some think these NJ. th.
crosses Of redemption. but they are
not, Jesus was disappointed In tn.
nine icp"rs. and his heart ncn-d over
Jerusalem: and when h. saii on. OF
you shall bctray me- his mental an
guish must haN" been Indcsctibahic :
but none of ihcs" II til. cross OF sal
yatlon.
"'3, The cross OF MRrtyrium is
not the cross of redemption. lin
Eludsoc. the pilot. died In his cfior, /,
To push the burning steamer to the
shore. and a statesman sang his cui-
Iusy. Chariot" tordny stabbed to
death the tyrnn, Marai. aud CARLYLE
cham mpion"d her praises: but III.
charrcd timbcrs Of ship Will not
say" Jim Bludsoc. nor Will In. pris-
on barr, or bloody Euillotlnc. save
corday. The cross OF Calvary
alone is the worlds symbol OF re-
domption.
u. The Cross must bear. Sc.
Gal G:li; Eph. Ia: .:l3. Why do
people wal; for strange sounds. and
marvellous manifestations? P.ntc-
cost had It's sounds. but tha, IL not
the mystery: a paper mill has It,
sounds. but that L. not the mystery
OF the mill. The mystery Is tn. trans
formation OF vast. material into
beautiful. useful paper: and the mys-
terry ~ P.ntccost Is the changed men
OF that day. hut We need spend no
time thcorizing On the Itoncmcnt
Facts are undcuiabi..
"th There WAS no risen Christ
until Jesus died: and there will be
no risen life for YOU until SELFISH
nesS has been slain. \ PLATE or.
dercd cross for Jesus. so Jesus ord
srs cross for his followers ,Mntt.
1880.
',2b The cross was the painful
process by which Jesus entered the
higher life; IL must be 50 with me.
If you wan; your life to be big.
broad. happy. let Christ in. II Is
the spirit of patriotism that uuifi.s
and transforms the soldiery. and 1t
Is the spirit OF II high ideal that
transforms tn. Christian
The sermon closed with au appcal
To the audience to save the better
self Let no tcmpter fastcn sin on
your higher nature; but b. true to
the highest ideal by letting Christ
dwell in your soul.