Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-12-16
DR.. SOWER'S SERMON
TO THE S. A. 7. c.
Service Of Special Interest To
Large Congregation AT College
Avenue Baptist Church
SERMON VERY IMPRESSIVE

Are you living for others? This is
the supreme test of your life" said DR..
Sewers to the Student Army Training
Corps in q special sermon TO. these
young men at the College Avenue Bap-
tist church yesterday morning. The
large congregation joined heartily in
singing "Anarica" and Onward Chris
tian Soldiers" after which the pastor
read the inspiring Scriptural message
from the first chapter of second Peter.
A beautiful solo by Mrs. Sewers added
much to the service.
'sYe are Gods building" Il Cor. 3:9)
was the text of Dr. Sewers sermon,
which was full of helpful suggestions
to encourage higher ideals and nobler
living. He drew a beautiful picture of
what must have been in the mind of
the Apostle Paul as he thought of the
wonderful Parthenon and the miser-
able huts nearby.
"Phidias built in marble, but what
are you building? Shall it be a spiri-
tual temple-a beautiful Parthenon, or
shall il be a mud hut? We are living
in the most marvellous age of the
world, in its opportunities. am
building a temple for eternity This is
the only opportunity l am going TO
have. II fail now, it will be an eter-
nal failure. You can't grind at the
mill with the water that is past. Other
opportunities may come but you can
never be as great as you might have
been"
DR.. Sewers told the young men of
the many things which would help and
hinder them in the building. He said,
'the only foundation that would stand
is that built upon Jesus Christ, the
builder of this world, for Jehovah of
the Old Testament was Jesus Christ
the Son of God No building will
stand that is not built upon the eternal
truth of God. Character cannot be
built upon wealth, upon aristocracy
except the aristocracy of my relation
ship to God We cannot build upon
education in its common acceptance.
The false education of Germany that
might is right has wrecked her. Truth
clad in khaki has defeated this lie from
hell armed with steel
There is need for a great faith.
Move on. Jesus is on His throne and
He will rule until He has put all enc
mics under His feet There is need for
great courage courage like that
which sent our boys into Chateau
Thierry. Have the courage of Luther,
of Jerome, of John Knox, of President
Wilson, who, / believe is going to
stand for all humanity around the
Peace Table.
In building your life there must be
justice. Justice for which the world is
crying There must me kindliness-
like that which gave us the Red Cross
There must be self-control, that which
prevents the wreckage of my life and
other lives-a self-control like JOS
eph's, who, when tempted, said, How
can / do this great wickedness, and
sin against God? If / have not self
control / have not liberty. Liberty is
not gift; it is an acquisition. The
test of your life is, does it conform to
the plan of the architect Are you liv-
ing for others? This is the supreme
test of your life When we meet the
Judge of all the earth, as pictured by
Jesus, the verdict will be Inasmuch
as We did it unto the least of these my
brethren, We did it unto me.