The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-11-16
CLEAN MAN. IS
SERMON SUBJECT
Rev. steffey Preached at Special serv-
ices Being Held in His Church,
From Lesson Given by
Daniel.
NEED FOR CLEANLINESS
Pastor Brings Out the Thought That
Person Who Is Clean In Sight Of
God, VIII Receive
Honor.
NEED FOR CLEANLINESS

Another splendid Monday evening
congregation greeted Rev. Steffey in
evangelistic services of the First
Methodist Protestant church last even
ing. The sermon subject considered
was, "a Clean Man." the lesson being
drawn from the life Of Daniel. After
briefly telling of the dream OF Nebu-
chadneZzar and its Interpretation by
Daniel and the subsequent reward
that came to Daniel from the hands OF
the king, the speaker declared, "As
surely as God liveth, the author OF all
real goodness, loyalty shall become.
in due time, royalty But Daniel sat
in the gate of the king. Faithful de-
votion shall be honored in the pres
ence OF monarchs and mighty men.
The man who bows at the feet OF the
eternal in lowly homage shall by and
by see others at the same feet.
"All real dignity has its beginning.
not in ancestral fortune, but in right
eous purpose The heart Is the seed
plot of all noble deeds. Self-puriflca-
ton, cleanliness of soul, is the settled
purpose of a renewed heart. What
grim dirt is to the fair countenance,
what rust is on virgin gold, what SCOT
is on crystal snow, such Is sin on the
human soul We want the person
clean, but how about the soul? No
one would think Of going to the dem
fist without first brushing his teeth;
no one would think of going to the
shoe-man with dirty feet and hose
full Of holes; no one would think OF
going to manicure without first
washing his hands; and yet we come
up to God with our souls covered with
the filth of sin, with our soul defiled.
Any wickedness is defilement, dis
ease, curse and rottenness. Now the
works of the flesh manifest, which
are these: Adultery, fornication, I'M
cleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry,
witchcraft, hatred, variance, emula-
lions, wrath, strife. seditions, heresis.
envyings, murders, druIenness, revel-
lings, and such like; OF the which
tell you before, as have also told you
in times past, that they which do such
things shall not inherit the kingdom
of Cod Any one Of these Is deflle-
ment, and makes man unclean.
Many a person on the account OF his
uncleanness will stand as much show
at the Judgment as cross-eyed WON.
an In beauty show, and will be
about as enthusiastic as q man with
a cork leg at high society dance.
10 Primary Instinct.
MISREPRESENTATION is a primary IN
stinct in man as a member OF the AMI
NAL race. So also Is the maintenance
OF personal purity an original instinct
of the soul. II we cannot wash away
old stains, we can, by divine help
get a renewed heart, and prevent fur
Their contamination. To be clean and
pure is manly, God-like.
Spiritual cleanliness means moral
heroism. Daniel proposed In his heart
that he would not defile himself. In
moral heroism there must be the ele
ment of resistance, 1. e., strength to
overcome strong and overwhelming
temptation Temptations to deflement
will come often when we are away
from home. But the man who Is un
clean awav from home Is unclean al
home.
"The clean man viii answer "a
David's description OF the man who
shall abide in the tabernacle and
shall dwell in Gods holy hill He
will walk 'uprightly,' work righteous
ness and speak the truth in his
ward conduct. Walk, work, speak
like the sides of q triangle, each Of
these implies the other two. II we
walk uprightly We will work righteous
ness. deal justly with our fellow-men
and shall account our speech one Of
the responsible parts OF our conduct
towards God and men,
"Daniel purposed In his heart tina,
he would not defile himself and &c
The sat in the gate of the king I,
we would sit with the king In his
glory we, too, must be clean. This
spiritual cleanness will manifest itsel
In a fairer countenance. and In mat
tiers of wisdom and understanding
Come thou and be Clean
Servicts this evening at 7:3t
O'Clock. Sermon subject. More Per
sonal Religion"
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