The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-09
AT The Cumberland
Presbyterian Church

full sermon in the morning upon the
subject, Casting Our Affections,
using as a Scripture text Col. 3:2,
Paul's advice to the Colossians, set
your affections on things above not
on things on the earth No greater
admonition can we find than that, and
no better advice The man or WON
an who has done this will not have to
mind anything on earth; Gods power
will care for them. Paul says, Ye are
: dead to sin, and your lives are hid
den with Christ in God. If we be
risen with Christ then let us set our
affections on things pertaining to
Him.
Where Christ is there is life;
where He is not, there is not life. AT
ter our spiritual birth we are His
children and should be in accord one
with another Feelings opposite in
character will not harmonic. The
great reason why the Spirit came
down on the Day of Pentecost in
such power. and resulted in marvel
lously was because the people were
in one accord. So long as peoples
opinions are divided we cannot hope
for the outpouring of the spirit OF
God, but many great revivals of re-
ligion have come as a result of har-
mony among the children of God. If
we desire religious harmony we must
stay in the line of duty. So many
people do not seem to enjoy their re-
hgion. Only one of two reasons can
be given for this: they either have
none to enjoy. or they are out of the
line OF duty God gave the human
heart certain power and that pow
er is affection He has told us how
to govern this power If we set this
affection upon higher, uplifting. en-
nobllng things we shall be continu
ally happy We have all known dear
od saints in this world who wear
through life the smile of youth he
cause their hearts are right and thew
i've IN the anticipation of heavenly
joys, though their bodies dwell upon
this mundane sphere. We, like
Christ, should not lavish our affec.
tion upon lower, earthly objects
SINCE 'here are so many human
hearts starving for "a little bit of
love- There is enough love. sym-
pathy and care wasted on lower ami
mails to provide for every homeless.
lonely, heart-hungry orphan child in
the world.
lhere is a wonderful contrast he.
tween the nature of man whose af.
iec,iohs are set upon earthly things
ana the one whose affections are Get
upon heavenly things. The soul is
where the affections are; if we are
hidden with Christ in God we are a
happy people. My affections are set
upon 'hat glorious resurrection morn.
ing when Christ. as the Shepherd of
his great flock, shall call us nv name
IL IS SO comforting to have name
put how much more so to know that
on that eternal morning shall ha
called by that name and shall, be
known by Him who calls me-"
Following the song service i, tho
evening, which included a solo bv
MISS higgins, the pastor spoke on
symbols of the Spirit" using aS
'eA' Ac's 2:2l. And it shall come
10 pass that whosoever shall call on
tfe name of the Lord shall be saved :,
ms he said, "is the prophecy of
'he prophet Joel used after that h.,
refer on the Day of Pentecost No
iesS true are these words now than
"heh uttered. Whosoever will sbou
pe saved, regardless of race color -.
nationality. No man can trutbfullv
say that salvation is not FREQ. :. ..
'he only thing in the world tba, 90,
oe mad in abundance for the aslino
we do not attempt to explain tho
o'ilce work of the Holy Spirit whom
II changes a soul from death u,to
ilfe; we have never seen the onerat
ing table of God and do not know
what instruments He uses; bur we do
KNOW that the one who is onarotod
upon by Him arises to walk in NOV,
ness OF life and, at the final racron
ing VIII have the mark of tho sroo,
written upon his fora
head ioie'
one OF the symbols of the Shirt
s the wind. John said. The wina
oioweth where it listeth. and ,bou
nearest the sound thereof bur cans,
io' tel from whence it cometb ona
'"''rer IL goeth: so is every one that
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