Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-09-13
DR.. SADLER'S FIRST
SERMON IN RICHMOND
New Pastor of Methodist Church
Given Cordial Greeting At
Both Sunday Services

tendance on the Sunday morning
service at the Methodist church,
when the new pastor, Rev. w. O.
Sadler, preached his initial ser
mon. DIR. Sadler was given a
most cordial welcome to Rich
mond by all. 1t was based on
Paul's letter to the Romans, when
in the first two verses of the 18th
chapter he voiced those immortal
words, II beseeCh you. therefore,
brethren, by the mercies of God,
to present your bodies living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God
which is your spiritual service.
And be not fashioned according to
this world. but be ye nsformed
by the renewing of your mind,
that you may prove what is the
good and acceptable and perfect
will of God"
This sermon was the first of
series which DIR. Sadler will
preach on "The Kingdom of God
as Set Forth by Paul the Apos-
tel" He gave the outlook upon
life and upon the idea Of the King
dom of God as seem by the twelve
disciples, the majority of them be-
ing fishermen and men Of limited
education; then in striking con-
trast, was the viewpoint Of Paul.
the cultured and brilliant Roman
scholar. The modern critic could
never accuse Paul of failing to
realize what he was giving up,
when he followed the Christ. lOr
he was Roman citizen by birth,
Greek scholar who sat at the
feet of Gamaliel, and a Hebrew of
the Hebrews, of the tribe of Ben
Jamin. Paul knew what the splen-
dor and glory of Roman life was
Rome was at the zenith of her
power, her great highways open
ing up travel and trade to all
parts of the Roman Empire i
Greece, with her art and culture.
had made her contribution to the
world in that day; while the Jews,
through their dispersion, had dot
ted all parts of the empire with
their synagogue. The Apostle
Paul was the epitome of these
three great forces, but when tn:
light shone down on the Damas-
Gus road, and the voice of Christ
was heard, he lifted up his face,
saying: Lord. what, wilt thou
have me do?" Paul had caught
the vision of his Master, and in
answer yielded up his life to Him.
DIR. Sadler brought out in a
very clear, forceful way, the
thought that in the material
world, man cannot do his work
successfully unless the materials
with which he works. yield to
him; SO only can God the great
Master Builder, work out His
plan for us, as we yield ottr lives
to him. Then. in most telling
illustration, which gripped even
the attention of the children who
sat before him, the speaker cited
the caterpillar as worm that de
stroys the plant life by feeding on
its leaves. until in some mysteri-
Gus way, God spoke to it, and the
worm yielded up its life to its
Creator. by ceasing to eat. and in
stead. weaving cocoon into
which it crawIed and slept. to
awaken later into new creature !
no longer the destructive cater
pillar. but beautiful butterfly, !
slipping the honey from the flow |
ers and carrying the pollen from
one to another, thus becoming
conveyor of life. SO man. in his !
sin. is destructive creature and
living on low plane of life, but
when he yields his body to His
Maker. he is transformed into
new creature in Christ Jesus.
DIR. Sadler also spoke of the diff
ferent heathen religions and of
the magnificent temples in which
they worshiped, the ruins of
which can be seen today in some
parts of the Oriental lands. He
stressed the difference between
those religions in which the be-
levers sacrificed human bodies to
satisfy their gods, while Christi
anity teaches, we need no long
er to offer burnt offerings, since
Christ the Son of God gave him
self as sacrifice to man, and
those who accept Christ as their
personal Savior, Mediator and
Example must present their bod
les as living sacrifice.
The climax of the whole SER
mon was summed up in a few
brief sentences, when the speaker
concluded by saying, that every
day men and women are sacri6c-
ing victims to the lust of the flesh
while others, in pursuit of wealth,