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iffPULPIT
Liant SUNDAY SERMON BY
ROBERT H. CARSON.
REV.
Paul the Preacher.
lohject:
v y —Sunday in Grace
!yn, Church, the pastor, the
erian U t carso>* took for Ins
obert •‘Paul ' t he Preacher.” His
t ts xxiv:25: “And as he
., temperance
1 of righteousness, Felix trembled
feed, f (to Vive Go come. thy convenient way for sea- this
r a
Grf to Mr. cm*
0 f apostolic labors gives
t o V of Paul pictured in many before atti
We 'rsiou have him whether
and after, and
' his manual occupation
him a t frequent
or in his per
als
souls.
' standing before a
r) >vv lie is
and his no less wicked
id there is that in his demeanor
., c tion which makes us proud
trinity aud its power.
■ frequently weakness, with a
lentleness I and attendants charity, are of con- a
| the proper ofttimes Chris
I n spirit, and a
s.hnv of speech, or altogether
In the presence of evil lest he
[show a boldness unbecoming in
Io proposes himself to be a fol
lf Him who was meek and low
Et there is no warrant for any
Induct in the example of Christ,
lie teaching of His apostles. In
Ivliat strikes a reader most in
lok [ of apostolic acts is the bohl
[gospel spirit which tlie first preachers
[ig exhibited. We see Peter
in the presence of his own
is ns well as in the presence of
jemie.s L- of the Christ, and boldly
them of the murder of tlie
[And what said Christ Himself:
he not to send peace on earth,
[sword.” and what He He was Christianity's should
r. was, so
plovers be. The Christian is to
lie truth in love, but in the pres
f evil he must never be silent
jli en's fear, nor nor mince pander his words to their to
ears,
i, nor dread their criticism.
Itolie boldness, then, is the first
[hat we ve have would chosen note in the words text,
as our
pin the presence of a man who
Iter of his life. He speaks to a
phose I to seal word his is doom, law, whose and yet nod he is
so as to make that monarch
e. Ah, friends, a man who
his cause to be right can al
Ifiord to be courageous and bold,
ft nil times is wondrous fearless
pads ir fame no or sacrifice, of life whether itself, of if
even
pod be honored and righteous
rownorl. Look back on that sa
pe of fearless witnesses for God
!e how strongly this element of
io predominated, Of such was
in the presence of Pharaoh, of
ms Nathan in the presence of
of such was Elijah before
of such was John the Baptist
Herod, of such were
,d martyrs and glorious company
le.ormers. Luther would go to
lot of Worms and vindicate his
though as many devils hindered
• ihero were slates on the house
f Erfm-t. When they laid John
the man who made Scotland,
-i.ite they said: “There lies one
ever feared the face of man.”
this fearlessness, this courage,
lot be confined to the leaders
I ■ ami f should llllm blest share, Christian may
I in this prec
j ’ngc. io this line of chosen
|thc ■ even very n:nn chivalry and of the saints
I,, woman who. like
” “ a Vf s tr> say: “So will not
r l™li,r n t e ? f lbo be P fo;,r of the Lord: who
I iiliJhened nce t0 tbe dictates
“onscience to brave
I '; 11 -' 011 ar 'T even the loss of
[ Hi 8ta . dl ng b what
r right S o - v t] icy
Ivfh uch , arp the salt of
L ' to ,‘ l,( leaven ' , b ' . s the leaven that is
rp the the whole mass.
| lust, and men such whom God and man
I world. men are the hope
•ss of Vroin i id-el. is the
IGrrt in tl:e sec;:, and,
L mi .' a -es of Christen
; a , be ranbs of life
men
N 'truthwhen^ with a large PnS7 t0 public bfar sym- wit ’
re nr-otfn -ounded I 1 ' 1 V by hen the* on ail who sides
y ' n en
ou with cheering words;
hing )Oil ; have nothing _ to lose and
cress °„ gnil! “* : Panl when the “offense
thetrU: • p,.' t hpa tbo Puts it. “has
fnt . Public is un
th-;v v ‘ e n ‘|Kls are lacking.
, very . thing
51 iff*;:,;; pv-'ii,-^ 1 ' " aiH then to lose a is and
-omt matter.- > a
b .V onr own strength
on our own arm. we
b,l . can
niHi'f. r L but S „. ea?y to say resist
uor the ' vve can do neither
s’Im thc other unless we are
s wicked fai th. In the midst
When an d untoward genora
evi , . 10 * b social and
..t-e p ati J he poli
lo! • ’>n, J hoty bow"shan J i VO, courageous ' V lif ° of
i:; the tori- s!. -nil ,n do onr P« rt
«
shall we
r get
temptation our duty?
n the con^ i' ' at every
We get a V of ]if< ‘- where
1 wit-iV ; 0 faC the <eni
to say ti.J'i b ! <lness ’ ° Pt
^ “get P ;, ud Satany with
f otvi; mo -
a petv n ” tb we cannot do it.
! Upbuiidi,' . f 1 ff nod. to be factor
of a
, J'tthteousness,
ei in ha* e C °^ ict with to
God „ n l0d tempta
v 'o rLti • n and trust God
' Jesus 18 ^vealed in the
^wled^isThek utTtan^f’ a ? d thp then evil we day. will
,nt S knowledge that
« . and ‘ l ;t a!oue r will
cou r make us
Who make's i)‘ S as th!s P° or P ris
-
in the ’ 1 m °narch tremble.
. .v- , 0f text
ln tb o first m our we
“ p a **» a sample of
We have \ and ln second
tng. a -ample , of apostolic
wife of Felix
was a Jewess
anxious t hz to oTi learn 11 of this Jem Ui S*
a cotton
trie people of her nation, and heroin
fie iV a Z s fl first av l e . b l en the cau se of the apos
invitation to the palace
^ sai(l tllat greatest vender oh
o
believe peueve niisTo mis to be true. aDd Take iudc for ‘ ea in 1
tne tjpe of a numerous family No
man who walks the earth to-day who
may not find a representative in some
Bib e character, and if you diligently
sturdy nr*i le the sacr different ed b °ok characters recorded
+ , L you can easily
Felix liven f bis statement.
and he snitwi i ! Z S ?“ se ™ U on knew to his bis audi- man -
wo“i,l cnee k™ i Z P e e „SSon"La n or n 'll”* *X "T* S
I o, t
souls would say it was not evangeli
cal. He was invited to preach
cerning the faith con
in Christ, and his
sermon was on righteousness, temper
anee and judgment to come—tonics
SSL** 1 ,“ an 0f any faitb might
wen . 1 is tha
ChrisPan nrcac is'the Pimdtbnt , ]
more than that it ovlrf c^v
age needs, and we need It Ve
If Paul had begun an argument
specting Christ’s divinity, or resurrec
tion, or any kindred topic, lie would
probably have had a most interesting
discussion with Felix, but think you
* would have made him tremble?
u ( rae tL at Christianity
th*eri ln-r. is
the* *of etl™itv't-y f is mor a Iity
in light whfch delighJI
not the best preaching
us with its close reasoning and high
speculation and profound theology
that is the best preaching which makes
us, if we are living in sin, turn uneasily
in our seats and tremble as we listen
to its truths. The law is our school¬
master to bring us to Christ, and it is
only when conscience is aroused within
us that we seek the grace which is in
Christ and which came by Christ. The
end of preaching is not to make men
theologians, the end of preaching is to
build up character, and while some of
us may be far enough on the road to
hear sermons on the deep things of
tied, I am not pessimistic when I say
that, taking the world in its totality,
most of us are still where we need to
be reasoned with concerning righteous¬
ness, temperance aud judgment to
come.
“Preaching to the times” is a favor
ite expression nowadays. Its purpose
seems to be that men are to be amused,
as Felix had Paul in from the prison
to amuse him. He and he alone
preaches to the times who makes ns
restless by showing us the demands of
God’s eternal law and then points the
way clear up to Calvary and to Him
who said "Come unto Me all ye that
labor and are heavy laden and I will
give you rest.” These are eternal verb
lies and they fit all times. All others
change and pass away with the chang
mg hour; social, political, aye, even
theological questions have their days
and cease to be, but the eternal need
is forgiveness and the everlasting
want, rest for the soul.
And so Paul reasoned of righteous
ness to a man living in sin. of temper¬
ance to a woman who lived to gratify
every desire and wicked passion', and
of judgment to come to two who never
looked beyond the present world—the
first steps, the first necessary steps to
the pointing out of Him in whom alone
is forgiveness and from whom alone
we have the power to live so that at
His coming in glorious majesty to
the world we not be to
shame.
And now. in the last place, we notice
i that this preaching was convincing.
That is clear enough, for a man does
not tremble without occasion. A man
does not tremble in the presence of
spiritual truth except his intellect has
l)ppn r go. oil oil find bis conscience
touched. Paul did his duty, but Felix
shirked his and turned his back upon
the truth. He trembled, but he did
not move. Are there not many men
like him with us to-day? “Go thy
way,” said he. “when I have a conve
nient season I will send for thee.” Is
not that what we often hear. But
when do those who say so find that
that convenient season ever comes?
What do we think of the man who in
matters of this world, is given to put¬
ting off and waiting to another time?
Our worldly wisdom tells us that such
a man will never come to any good
and no one lias any confidence in him.
You see through him. and smile at ail
his excuses for delay, and think you
that if a man cannot deceive his fel¬
lows in this respect he can deceive God
and his own soul? The Bible knows of
no time but now. “Now is the accepted
time.” And this is true not only of
the greatest of all transactions—our ac¬
ceptance of Jesus Christ—but of all the
duties that devolve upon us as Chris¬
tian men and women. We may have
to-day an opportunity of doing good, or
of receiving good. If we let it slip
door that opened to us will he shut,
and it will never he opened again. Lost
opportunities do not return. Others
mav come, hut the lost ' nes come not
again. Let us, then, seize every oppor¬
tunity, let us realize that the present
only is ours, and as we hear the word
of life let us embrace it in its fulness
and live in its strength.
Consequences of Neglect.
Fatal consequences follow not only ^
positive wrongdoing, but simple neg
lect of duty also. The ten foolish vw
^ orinc in thr* tvtvhIiIa wpi*g ixuiltv Ot
ff . , vot thoir lumps
& shut out
\>ent our anu nd thev uie.\ were "tit •
from the wedding. The man with one
talent dkl nothing hut omit the thing
he ought to have done, yet he was
cast out. Those who shall stand on
tile left hand of the Judge of tilt
whole earth in the last day shall l»e
accused only of omitting to minister
to their Lord in His affliction, yet
they shall go aim into everlasting
punishment. It is fatal io leave MoS*
uodoue -
In the Soul's Kccepser.
What we want is the clear eye to see
the goodness there is among men. aim
the wise, skilled hand to draw it forth;
for deep down in the fecesses of the
spirit is the angel of the Lord, cramped
and chained indeed, but only needing
tlie charmed word to invest it with
authority and power.—John Page
IIopps.
Worst of Frauds.
Tlie first and worst of all frauds is
to cheat one's self. All sin is e^sy
after that.—Scottish Reformer
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EFFECT OF ACETYLENE RAYS ON
CROWTH OF PLANTS.
Grow “» Twice Actual Weight of Those
ISxpoiert to Sunlight Only Latent
_
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Th de experiments recently made at
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effective gas ’ acetylene, are
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a , other conditions being equal, and
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Hght, while without the added light
not even buds were apparent.
Acetylene is already taking its place
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A striking and important feature of
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Vaccination Under Red Light.
Dr. Paul, director of the Vienna
Vaccination Institute, delivered re¬
cently a lecture on vaccination under
red light. Dr. Finsen discovered that
the blue and ultra violate rays of
light produce the ugly scars which
disfigure patients who have recover
ed from smallpox. Smallpox patients
are > therefore treated in rooms like
those used by photographers, to
| which red light only is admitted.
The window panes are of red glass,
and no electric light, only candles,
are used in red glass globes. In cases
treated in this way the disease lasts
a much shorter time, and the scars
are almost entirely avoided. Prof,
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h taken his advi ’ w5th the re .
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j no lever and there were no scars aft
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0 f w hat is intended by vaccination,
which is meant to make people im¬
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its effect is felt the better will be
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should be applied in all cases of
smallpox, must be avoided in vacci
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j niece 1 of blue paper, and dislike the ap
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