The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-18
HOPE
THEME Of SERMON
At NOON MEETING
Attendance at Court Avenue
Church Increases - Last
Prayer Session of Series to
Occur on Friday.

'The Christian Hope" was the
theWe of DR.. Charles W. Daniels ad
dress at the MONDAY prayer meeting at
Court avenue church Thursday. Inter
est of the substantial business meen and
leading citizens OF the city in these
meetings is pronounced, the large au-
dtences being composed largely from the
most influential people of the CITY,.
Friday noon will be the last opportu-
nifty to hear DR.. Daniel in the present
series. and record breaking attend
ance Is anticipated
At the meeting Thursday DR.. Daniel
said in part:
"A generation ago the Christian world
was greatly blessed by the publication
of Henry Drummond S book on love, un-
der the title of The Greatest Thing In
the World Taking the suggestion of
Drummond, DR.. A. ]. Gordon, of Bosten,
wrote book on faith, and called it
The First Thing in the World DR..
A, T. Pierson followed with book on
hope, and gave it the title The Last
Thing in the World
IF John may be designated the apos-
tie Of Love, and Paul the apostle of
Faith. Peter may most appropriately be
regarded as the apostle Of Hope. His
first epistle begins with Blessed be the
Christ, who has 'begotten us again into
a living hope
Hope Permanent.
Hope abides with faith and love, as
the permanent endowment of the Chris
tian life, Those who possess it may
well join with the apostle in thanks
giving to the Father.
As TO the source of this hope, we
are told that it is Of God, according to
His abundant mercy--and that mercy
confirmed by the resurrection of Jesus
Christ from the dead, 1t is the resur-
rection Of Jesus that certifies Him to
be- the Son of God with power, and
justifies the faith we put in Him as
divine Redeemer and Lord.
''As to the nature Of this hope, we
are assured that 1t is "a living hope. Liv-
ing, because 1t rests upon living
Savior, who was dead, but is alive for
evermore. And every man that has this
hope on Him, purifies himself, even as
He is pure.
"As to the fruition of this hope, 1t is
to issue in the incorruptible and inn
perishable inheritance in heaven. This
inheritance is being reserved In HEAVIER
for you, who are kept by the power o1
God through faith unto salvation. Tht
quality Of faith is determined by the
character Of the one exercising il. M,
faith In my friends honor Is condi
toned by the character of my friend
Faith in Jesus Christ has imparteS
to 1t the character and permanency o
Him, who is the same yesterday anC
forever.
Power to Rise.
"As to the present vahle of thu
Christians hope, we are taught tha
those who share 1t are enabled to rise
IsAbove the power of the most adverse
circumstances, and are furnished thu
viewpoint for appraising rightly all ex
periences Of this earthly life. In which
hope, the apostle says, 'ye rejoice, ever
though now for a season, II need be
you are in heaviness through manifold
trials.
"A farmer in England had on hi
house large weather Vaiie, on which
he had printed the words God is love.
Spurgeon, the great preacher, when h
saw the motto, said to the farmer:
DO you mean to say that the low
of God is as tickle as a weather vane
NO the man replied, i mean t
say that God is love, whichever wa.
the wind blows
Again, when man has this hope
| he understands that all that happens t
him is but the proving of his faith, ever
| though 1t he proved by fire, and tina
| thus purged of its dross will be foun'
unto praise and honor and glory at tn
appearing of Jesus Christ.
One ship drives east, another west
With the self same winds that blow
1t is the set of the sails, and not tn
gales
| Which tells the way they go.
Like the waves of the sea or tn
ways of faith
As we voyage along through life;.
| II is the set of the soul that determine
| the goal,
| And not the calm or the strife.