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THE TUL THPi T. %AN ELOQUENT SUNDAY SERMON GY BiSHOP JOHN J. TIGERT Subject: The God of Grace. Brooklyn, N. Y.---nion zr:ti' .)f ile Pirst Reformwd. the; Gramt M. E. Church, the 2demorial Presbyterian and the Sixth Avcnue Bpaptis wer held in the last-named church. Sun day morning the pre!acher was Bishop John J. Tigert, of- the 'Methodist Epis (opal Church. South. who. was elected to the bishopric in May last. at which time he was the editor of the South ern Christian Advocate. The bishop is a vi-gorous and lively preacher of the old-time Mlethodist order. His subject was "The God of Grace." and he took for his text the passage. II Corinthians, iv:6: "For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." He said: The great lesson that lies on the surface of this text is that the God of creation is also the God of grace and salvation. If you and I should think about It superficially we should be inclined to brliere that the God who built the uuiverse is a greater God than the One who saved the soul, but therein would lie a radical mis take. Many a man of great wealth and resources has found it easier to build a palace than to frame the life of a son, and many a man so situated would give all he ever earned in or der that he might have a- boy after his own liking. The Czar found it easier to accumulate resources, in cluding men and material, for the war agatinst Japan than lie is finding it to pacify the people of Russia to day. The more we think about it the more we shall be compelled to believe that every problem involving the government of moral matters is more difficult than the fashioning of material things. For the element of freedom enters into the former pro posal; and wherever we are dealing with those who are free we cannot count on the result as we can when dealing with forces that are fixed. The free and the fixed-these are two realms, but the God of the fixed is also the God of the free; and the God of creation is also the God of revelation and grace and the salva tion of the human soul: "For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts to give the light of knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." Now there is certain ly in this phrase as express reminis cence of the first chapter of Genesis: "God said. Let there be light: and ther was light." 1t is very easy for us to imagine the annihilation of the world. I can cornccive the sun to be blotted out: the moon and the stars no longer to'shine; the founda a tions of the carth removed. But af ter I sh-li have imagined this I shall find that there is a void. eternal, in finite. that by no effort of thought can I annihilate. It may be nothing, and yet I cannot conceive it as if it were nothing. If I think a little more closely about it I am obliged to conceive this void as absolutely dark. That is to say, light is a positive en tity; darkness is nothing. The re moval of the source of light brings darkness, and since in this darkness there is no source of light it must be altogether dark. Now, just as dark ness is the absence of light, so cold is the complete absence of heat. Everything, even ice, possesses a little heat: we cannot imagine what infinite cold is. Yet this void, eter nal. infinite, is at once completely cold. Again,. silence is the absence of sound. Silence does not require any absolute cause; in order to cre ate silence in this house I have but to cease talking. Once more: This void cold, silent, dark, is also dead. Did you ever think about it? Death is nothing. You will never meet death, for while you are death is not, and while death Is you are not. And so you and death can never come face to face. What terror you have of the gave is born of a false imagination. The horrors that creep over us and constitute physical fear of death are the imposition of imagination be cause we conceive of ourselves as being sensitive; as feeling the cold, damp cold of the grave, overwhelmed by its darkness. But death is only absence of life. Fix these fotir con ceptions upon you' mind for the sake of the lesson to follow: Silence Is the absence of sor'nd; Darkness is the absence of light. Cold is the ab sgate of heat: Death is the absence of life. Now, it was in these circumstances -this- void, eternal, inninite, silent, cold, dead, that the voice of the Al mighty was heard, breaking the si lence of eternity, flinging the light out into this infinite and eternal void, -.and saying "Let-there, be light; and there was light."' and Paul says that . very God, who ca.:raanded the light to shine out of darkness, "hath shined in our heu:'s to give the light f the knowledge of God in the face f Jesus Christ. *I believe in de vity, in total depravity. That is ay, I believe the natural heart is .ly dark an'd cold and silent and d. That habe~ born into the world a mere lump of flesh through .ich the b'lood is coursing: in which he sinews aiid bones and muscles re formng. It is the possibility of man. It must be built up Into a an. It must "attain unto the fulls of the stature of rianneod in lirisi Joas." It requires God to handle the situation; to illuminat that natural darkness; to impart spiritual light and heat and life. It requires God to break the silence of nature. After all, this depravit:. arises fromt depriiation. It is not that there was any injiection of n moral poison into thte system by th1e hand of the Almighty. The human heart is not a foul pool sending up a stench. Depravity is pre-eminently a deprivation. It does not involve guilt. it involves a beginning. It Is that it may be made a habitation of God through the Spirit of God. The God who commands the light to shirne out of darkness shines in those dark, sad, cold, dead hearts of ours, and shows to us the beauties of religion and exhibits His matchless grace in the gift of His Son, in order that we may see "the light of the knowledge - of the true kli . 'Ne of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ." Now there is a deyiravity that is not negative. It would be the greatest boon granted to rrany a man if past sin was easily shaken off; but there is not a single act of your life that has not left its deposit in your char acter. Although, on the authority of Hurley, the human body is cc~m pletely renewed every twelve months, yet the oldi scars remain as a per petual memorial. So, deep down in your moral nature, there is the rec ord of your first lie, first impure thought and all that has blasted your the power of God to break that bond age and it is only through Jesus Christ that you nid I can shake off the awful iiieurius of the past. There ar. vast .diriices in the forms and egrees .of . and there are vast d iFrences4 v.-c con becom ing a Christian in Va: i" in ad vanced lif-2 and in o-i3 a. If you have not alr'eady beco' aL Chriian the practie:i ing is- -' wi in n . There i:s no mora s-o absolutely sane and solid. z;) crtin' or alto gether u:iiizable. as the present. There will never he another niomenr. so golden ;s the monent you are al lowing to slip away. The longer the devil has you in his grasp the more deadly the grip becomes and the se verer will be the strugzle required to secure your freedon in Christ Je sus. If I were an unsaved man, be fore all other duties I would assert the sunrei duty of saving my soul. The supreme duty of life is to shake ourselves clear of the domination of Ein by the help of Almighty God. But you say everybody does not see it that way. It was so in the apostle's day, and here in the context it gives the reason. 'If our gospel is hid it is hid in them that are lost." Do you call a blind man to give testimony of the beauties of an electrical display? The devil has constructed many kinds of vei!s to blind the eyes of men. These are the veils of selfish ness. worldiiness. pride of life, the lust of th - esh. avarice and many others. to itll over the- human heart. My frientis. there is no more fatal 'nistake zitan to belittle and under ?stimate The iask of the religious life ind what has to be done in order :hat a human soul may be recreated ;n the likeness of God. It Is -a task of infinite delicacy. requiring divine power and wisdoui and one which, if accomplished. ends in glories as eter nal as the throne of God. Thank God that if we get. the victory the victory is one that shall become greater and greater. eertain and more certain in the midst of ail this conflict we wage in this world with the enemy of our souls. I was not brought up to believe in the doctrine of "final perseverance." but I honor the doctrine and those who believe in it. but since the day when I first experienced the joy of sins forgiven I have been a fairly good soldier of Jesus Christ. and sometimes, in my middle age I experience a joy so satisfying that I can scarcely contain myself. That joy seems to be ground ed upon thi hupe: that I am going to win the last figh' and obtain the final victory; that I am in an enemy's land and assaulttl by a powerful foe who hates me with diabolical hatred and would ruin me when I am setting my feet on the footsteps of the throne: that. by God's grace. I am -going to win and celebrate the victory within the gates and at the footstool of him who sits upon the throne. God grant that against all our spiritual foes we may "fight the good fight of faith. and lay hold on eternal life" Sermons in Miniature. Weariness is the only condition on which God gives rest. Your devotion to Christ may be known by your deeds for His people. The discussion of the creed does I not excuse from its demonstration. Believing about the Holy Spirit will not zake the place cf receiving Him. It's hard seeing Chr'isc in His chur'ch while your eyes are on the clock. If you wait on the Lord you will always keep ahead of the devil. When the troubled soul calls up heaven it never gets the "busy" sig nal. There is none of the music of heaven in a holy tone. The wvorldly Christian will never make tiie Christian world. IThe fiercest fighting may be but the polishing of the crowns. You cannot prove your holiness by putting your' head into heaven. There can he no social stability apart from Christ's great law of scer vice. Work for God leads to knowing the will of God. An Unsafe Investment. It is not considered a good busi ness transaction to invest all one's capital in a single venture. Yet so does every one who "layeth up treas ure for himself. and is not rich to ward God."~ Two business men met. One said to the other': "Have you heard the sad news?'.' "No; what is it?" "Our neighbor. B3-. is dead." "Ah! Is is so? How much did he leave'." "All" Practically that story is as old as the race. No one of us brought any thing into the world, and it is certain that no one of us can take anything out. We aill leave all earthly posses sions. Not every rich man is rich to ward God. else our Saviour would never have uttered the parable of the rich fool. We know what the man said to his soul, but it would be worth a good deal to know also what the soul would have said to the man. -Rev. G. B. F. Helincek, 1. D. The Law~ That Gives Liberty. The one and only law of life that sets a man free from .all the forces that biight and destroy is the will of' God. Show me a man who lives for one day wholly in word and thought and deed in the will of God and I will shcr you a man who is antedat ing heaven, and who for that day reaches the plane of life which is at once broadest, freest and gladdest. Campbell Morg'an. Many Like This Well. Some Christians are like the well of a man I know. The well is all right, with two e:<ceptions-it freezes tp in winter, and dries upm in summer. Thousancis of Fighting Frogs. A desperate battle recently took place in a valley in Ojimura, in the Horima prefecture, between two ar mies of frogs. A corps of about 4.000 frogs tooIk up a strong position at the entrance to the valley, and were attacked by an invading army in two divisions of 3,000 each. The .battle began at 9i in the morn ing, and continued amid an inde scribable scene of bustle and noise of croakings until 10 next day. There were many interested spec tators of the unusual spectacle. and amid great excitement the invaders, ousted the defending army and over ran the valley, croaking their triumph as they went. More than 700 frog warriors w'ere killed and 2,000 wounded. The method of warfare adopted by the frugs was to jump at each other fercely, and snap and bite until mor tal injuries we-re inflicted Cr they be TTH SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL TESSON COM MENTS FOR OCTOBET 14. S'ubject: The Ten Virgins. Matt. xxv., 1-13-Golden Text, MintE. Xxv., 13-'Topic: .Guarding A.:in False Profession. . I. The waiting virgins (vs. 1 . 1. -hen." AL the coming o! 0; Lord -Matt. 24:42-44). -The k inq dom of heaven." The gospel king dom, or the state of taings in the visible church, partictlary the char i-ter, conduct and conditioi ofe subj'ects of that kingdom. "Be lik ened." The parable of the ten vir gins is based upon the mar-iage cus toms of the East, to which many al lusions occur in Scripture. "Ten virgins." Ten as a symbol repre sents completeness, and the virgins represent the purity of the Christian church. The ten virgins signify not merely a part of the church, but the whole of it. "Took their lamps." Ea-Ih had a lamp, 'which signifies individuality, preparation. inlepend ence of others." The lamp signi.' the outward profession of religion. "The bridegroom." The bridegroom means the Lord Jesus Christ; and cal who are making preparation for his coming may be said to be goirn forth to meet Him. 2. *Were wise." These left noth ing to be attended to at the last mo ment: they were prudent and fu!y prepared. "Foolish." Careless, ne ligent. *The visible church of Christ on earth consists of both true and false, members spiritually dead and others spirituaily alive. :;. *Too' their lamps." We must carefully note the contrast: In the case of the foolish the taking of their lamjps is everything, but in the das3 of the wise it is the taking of oil in jtheir vessels. The fooilsh are thA repre sented as being vain and thou.iht less, looking only at appearances. and only in haste going forth through excited feelings. "Took no oil with them." Th'e oil represents the grace or love of God in the heart. These virgins represent a class of so-called Christians who make a'profession of religion, but who lack the faith which worketh by love. 4. "Took oil." They carried a vessel -with oil to pour into the lamp when necessary. The decisive test was not the lamp, but the oil-the Spirit, the spiritual life; and yet they must have a' lamp to hold the oil. Lot us be careful not to despise the forms of religion. . "Tarried." The Bridegroom far away is Christ. who is come for the marriage feast from "the far country"--thc home above. -Slumbered and slept." The time passed by the virgins in sleep repesents merely the waiting time, during which time the true Christian is fully prepared for the coming .of the heavenly Bridegroom at any hour. TT. The coming of the bridegroom 6. "At midnight." The Jewish wed dings were generally celebrated in the night; yet they usually began at the rising of the evening star, but in this case there was a more than ordinary delay-. This was the most unfit time for the virgins to obtain the oil they. aceded. "The bridegroom cometh." Though Christ tarry long He will come at last. "Go ye out to meet Him." 11ere is a summ~'ons. What does this mean? It means, go forth to receive the recompense of your doin ~s.. "All-aro-se." There is somet'hing terrible in the security of the foolish; they are not yet aware that their fate is already sealed. "Trimed."The lamps were still burning, but they needed trimming and replenishing. S. "Gi-e us." They now begin to realize thcir seious lack. "Lamps are going out" (R. V.) This shows that their lamps had been lighted. Many who once have had hearta filled with faith and love have al lowved a worldly spirit to take pos session of them, and now they are entirely backslldden from God; their "lamps" have gone out. 9. "Be not enough." It was impossible to ren der' any assistance. "Go ye." They could tell them what to do, but it was now too late. "To them that sell." To God. "For yourselves." They must have oil of their' own. Nothing short of personal holiness is sufficicnt. III. The shutting of the door (v; 1-1:3). "While they went to buy." What a dismal thin it is not to dis cover' the emptiness of one's neart oX all that is good, until it is too late to be saved. God only knows how many are thus deceived. "They that were ready." Those who were prepared; who not only had a profession of godliness, but who possessed true holiness. The death bed is a poor place for repentance. "To the mar riage feast" (R. V.) To be eternally glorified; to be in His immediate presence. "Door was shut." There comes a period after which change is impossible. 11. "Open to us." Ear nest prayer, when used in time, may do much good, but it appears from this parable that there may come a time why.z prayer' even to Jesus may 12. 'I know you not." There is an cstrangement of heart that separ atos them from the Saviour. 12i. "Watch." Keep awake: be alotrt; watch with the utmost dili gnce. "Day nor the hour." The time is un::ertain: we must always be ready and waiting for His coming and then we shall not be taken by surprise. "Wherein." etc. Omitted in the R-a'vi!e'i V'Ersio. Tihe religion that makes a man t x god r:cmmon2 reople is born o2 The Palisades. This uplift of volcanic matter, mest ing on :baked sandstone and inclining westward at a gentle slope, presents in its riverward aspect the columnar or palisaded appearance that so im pressed the early voyagers: a gray wall beetling from 300 to 500 feet above the tide, shagged with trees at the summit, half buried behind a s:'ap of talus, that is also verdurous. At, Nyack it bends into the amphi theatre where that pretty town has nestled, surges riverward again to form Pczint-no-Point, anad still ascend ing behind Haverstraw reaches in High Tor a lift of 820 feet. As the dyke extends southward, also, to Bayonne, its total length is forty miles, but the Palisades proper front the river for half that distance. From Charles M. Skinner's "The Gates of the Hudson" in the Cer.tury. Germany will further exclude American meats declares the St. Louis Post-Dispatch She Is prot-cting her grat hmre-fiesh 14=Ane+. Students and Their Indulgences. Syra.tuse niversity expelled a billd': Iast year. not diainig the :mlimla a usern'til edu<-aional Ad(Uiunet.l and this ve-ar. th"n"lh its ebanedor. ri is a led-1 :1r o w sItents I're v t i c !ni le-nIb - < Iy) . cueiililt-:91%,11.1111v.'iA This is iihuost seVere as Kin J e oiit erhiast, a~2niinst tobacco, or any of thie biterar arrain-niets of that treuwedous Ie if. Btte have all fale u quite l;. ald thae vo1'SU ki ti( ! the. arth- ; l' has l e ti c.h dop ed bt -,hin to ses o brh citi eed haces. nR is open i) rgu iii ll le' i fobacc() it! (Ile ni ve' hi it s a1 ; s a optsio anvd the peina oi any of its dolinio over its i ar hav ll0 tile principal fat connet on witht paoltusiein ord-reatieig dis c'iv1V rha wis onV itllohtric ii etheIl r t o one i n ti' endless proess 1(lit of sits to ade ino a the lermd nzfletiofl its reor writ inOar it the ilothi rion of tobacco arnon eiv.kind wast desitiecj to be braided 111 tiTIlajt lv into its -oncerns tf) all aner ine: thread of nae and iovs ion th funiverofcl fobric of hie inanity. Tilteflinto from 'Syra somentiesV itsrco it is not uike I lv i n) tiinis its lin s to all tible de-ree.-New York Tribunew. Bits of Brightness. Goodfellow - Soni wives act on their liusband's like a drive wheel, and some like a balance wleeil. Cynicus - Yes, and some are noth ing but a fifth wheel.-Boston Tran erwt. Of course, a woman can 't give her correct age when it is impossible for her to remember the day she was born. HANDS RAW WITH ECZEMA. Sufrered For Ten Years-Spread to Body and Limbs-Cured by the Cuti cura Remedies. "I had cezema on my hands for ten years. At irst it would break out only in winter. Then it firally came to stay. I had three good doctors to do all they could, but none of them did any good. I then used one box of Cuticura Ointment and three bottles. of Cuticura Resolvent, and was completely cured. My hands were raw all over, inside and out, and the ec zema was spreading all over my body and limbs. Before I had used one bottle of Cuticura Resolvent, togetber with the Ointment, my sores were nearly healed over, and by the time I had used the third bottle I wz: entirely well. I had a good, appetite and was fleshier than I ever was. To any one who has any skin or blood disease I would honestly adv~se them to get the Cuticura Remedies, and get well quicker than all the dcctors in the State could cure you. Mrs. !.2. E. Falin, Speeru Ferry, Va.. May 19. 1905." Sands Was Satisfied. "Terv well.'' said Mr. Quarter man. wfhen Sands. a grocer, refused to take buck an alleged half crown, "then you've got yourself to thank for losing my custom. Good even ing!'' And he put it back in lis pocket. Biut before he got to the door he flung thle coin back again on the counter, says Tit Bits. "Keep it,'' he said. wiith withering sarcasm. "and pass it on to the next idiot who thinks he is dealing with an hones~t man and doesn't bite each coin as lie receives it.' And, with a comforting feeling that Sands had not had things all his own way with him, Quarterman bounced out. But whenf he got hlome and happen ed to look over his loose change and found the dear old pewvter half crown still amonlg its more worthy brethren, he went into the quietest place in the garden and kicked himself se verelv. Fo'r somehow or other he hlad not the heart to go and explain to Sands that he had finng a good coin down instead of tile pewter one. 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"A little Grape-Nuts taken betore retiring soothes my nerves and gives sound s1::cp." (ilecause it relieves irritability of the stomach nerves, be ing a predigested Lood.) "Before I used Grape-Nuts my teeth were ' ,ose in the gums. They were so bad I was afraid they would some day all fall out. Since I have usred Grape-nvts I nave not been bothered anyv more with loose teeth. "All desire for pastry has disap peared and I have gaiw/ in health, weight and happiness since I bega t use Grane-Nnts.'' Name given by Postum Co., Br Al Creek. Mich. Get the famous little book, "The Road to Wolville," in pk-gs. "There's a rea 0 E as with Ioyous hearts and smiling faces the how conducive to health the games in w enjoy, the clean!y, regular habits they shoul diet of which they should partake. 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