The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-24

US, and we are called by thy Name"
jeremiah, 18th chapter, 9Th verse.
There are those in the world So
familiar with their Bibles that if you
would announce a verse OF Scripture
and did not tell its location, they would
be able to tell you the chapter and the
verse; and if there are any here this
afternoon so familiar, / am sure IL
had not announced the location, you
would have instantly said: THAT
sounds like JEREMIAH" because
there is a line of truth announced
by writer simply because the con-
ditions under which ne was called
upon by God to register His pro-
test against the sins OF the people
were different than the conditions
under which any other writer regis
tered his protest. Therefore. empha-
sis was put upon the particular things
which would meet the conditions and
would call the people back from their
sins.
We find that truth especially no.
ticeable in the major and minor
prophets, and more particularly in
:. the New Testament.
Matthew SENS to have written
more especially to the Jew. He
seemed to endeavor to convince them
that Christ was the Messiah, and he
quoted more frequently from the old
Testament And God only knows how
many of his ancient people have been
turned to accept Jesus Christ through
Matthew.
Mark seems to have been impressed
with the tireless energy of Jesus.
Mark uses words such as Ego" Spur
geon said he did not understand how
anybody could read the Gospel OF
Mark and not go out and preach the
Gospel of Jesus Christ. There are SO
places in the Gospel of Matthew where
it states specifically that the Gospel
of Jesus Christ was preached, q In
Luke's Gospel, Is in Johns Gospel, and
there are rs in Marks Gospel of II
chapters.
Mark Often Used
Word "Straightaway."
Mark uses the word straight
away 81 times and uses the wore
Immediately II times-Jesus 'im
mediately" did this and "straighta
away" he went there.
The little words ego" occurs 4;
times in the Gospel and % times i.
Marks Gospel of 16 chapters. L
seemed to have been the aim of Mat
thew and Mark to impress upon u:
the tireless energy of Jesus.
Luke was a Gentle physician
Through whose preaching he was
converted to Christianity we do no
know. but presumably through Peters
Luke was the finest writer in thu
New Testament. Luke was one o
these men who are able to express
themselves in just a few words. Their,
are people that are so long windet
that they take a whole page to sa,
what other people can say in a few
sentences.
The increase of worIdliness pre-
duces a corresponding decrease Q
interest in the things of God. Co
wants you to have good time. Go
made this world for our enjoyment
God made the mountains and river
and Jokes, the social machinery
trees to produce God did all THU
Then in heavens name don't be 10y
down enough to walk up and tax
all God has done for you and the
when God asks you to pray to Hill
refuse to do it. think that is
damnable to be so contemplate an
low down that you are not decor
enough to do it. II is a good thin
for some folks that ! was not mad
God, even for IS minutes. ] tell yol
| just marvel at the patience and tn
love Of God.
Just review your own life. Thin
how little you have prayed and no
little you have done for God and a
that God has done for you. If yo
have a spark of womanhood or ma
hood in you, you will say He is RICH
l am mean and contemplate"
Am Preaching to
Living God.
/ am not preaching to God tn;
has eyes and cannot see and ears tn;
cannot hear l am preaching to ii
God that made the earth, the sky, Il
sea, the air and the water. ! a.
preaching to the God that can hei
and answer and do great and wonde
full things.
I don't believe in church unity.
believe in the separate denomin
tions. Perhaps you can serve &C
=, better as a Methodist; perhaps yC
" can do 1t better as an Episcopalia
Different denominations reflect IL
different temperaments of differe
people But we have Christian uni
now. You ask as Methodist or
Baptist or an Episcopalian, "Wh
must l do to be saved?" and He W
tell you.
we believe there is a heaven T
the saved and a hell for the damne
We believe that salvation comes
repentance and by faith"
I have never been in city in 4
life where there are more men a.
women of culture that seemed to knC
God, that are willing to get out and
something for Jesus Christ than rig
here in this city If have ever be
TO a place where wealth and intelle
uality seemed to be synonymous wi
religious effort and zeal and sacrifi
for God have met it right here.
There never was a time in the
tory of the world when people we
more ready and willing to make s.
rifices, people of all classes. HI
many heroes God has tucked away
stores and banks and schools, j.
waiting for some opportunity TO C
them out on the firing line of trr
and righteousness!
Then, the next thing to do is
keep right with God. We strugg
you know, to keep in good stro
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