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?iiji?wi?wuwm ri'?ip?i mniui.ii THE PULPIT. ~\ A SRILLIANT SUNDAY SERMON BY . TriE REV. ROBERT H. CARSON. Subject: Faul the Preacher, Brooklyn, N. Y.?Sunday in Grace Presbyterian Church, the pastor, the Rev. Robert H. Carso^ took for his subject "Paul the Preacher." His text "was Acts xxiv:2t>: *"And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance and judgment to come. Pelix trembled and answered, (Jo tiiy way ior uns time; when I have a convenient season I will call for thee." Mr. Carson said: This book of apostoiic labors gives its a glimpse of Paul in many attitudes. We have him pictured before his conversion and after, and whether we see liim at his manual occupation of tent-making, or in his frequent perils by land and sea. or addressing cultured audiences in splendid cities, or individuals in palaces or in prisons? everywhere we see a man whom we instinctively know to be one of earth's choicest and noblest souls. Just now he is standing before a wicked king and liis 110 less wicked wife: and there is that in his demeanor and his action which makes us proud of Christianity and its power. Too frequently weakness, with a false gentleness and charity, are considered the proper attendants of a Christian spirit, and ofttimes a Christian is slow of speech, or altogether silent in the presence of evil lest he should show a boldness unbecoming in one who proposes himself to be a follower of Him who was meek and lowly. But there is no warrant for any such conduct in the example of Christ, or in the teaching of His apostles. Indeed. what strikes a reader most in this book of apostolic acts is the boldness of spirit which the first preachers of the gospel exhibited. We see Peter standing in the presence of his own enemies as well as in the presence of the enemies or the Uhrist, ana ooiaiy accusing them of the murder of the Lord. And what said Christ Himself: "I came not to send peace on earth, but a sword." He was Christianity's founder, and what He was, so should His followers be. The Christian is to speak the truth in love, but in the pres ence of evil he must never be silent through fear, nor mince his words to suit men's ears, nor pander to their likings, nor dread their criticism. Apostolic boldness, then, is the first point that we would note in the words which we have chosen as our text. Paul is in the presence of a man who is master of his life. He speaks to a ruler whose word is law. whose nod is enough to sea! his doom, and yet he speaks so as to make that monarch tremble. Ah, friends, a man who knows hfe cause to be right can always afford to be courageous and bold. Truth at all times is wondrous fearless and dreads no sacrifice, whether of j ease or fame or even of life itself, if only God be honored and righteousness crowned. Look back on that sacred line of fearless witnesses for God and see how strongly this element of courage predominated. Of such was Moses in the presence of Pharaoh, of such was Nathan in the presence of ?>avid, of such was Elijah before Ahab, of such was John the Baptist . before Herod, of such were the apostles and martyrs and glorious company of the reformers. Luther would go to the Diet of Worms and vindicate his faith, though as many devils hindered him as there were slates or. the housetops of Erfurt. When they laid John Knox, the man who made Scotland, in his grave they said: "There lies one ' yrlio never feared the face of man." And this fearlrssness. this courage, Eted not be confined to the leaders alone. The humblest Christian may share, and should share, in this precious heritage. To this line of chosen souls?the very chivalry of the saints? ufiuiij; every man aim woman wno, jiKe Nehemiak, dares to say: "So will not I, because of the fear of the Lord: who is willing in obedience to the dictates of an enlightened conscience to brave public opinion and even the loss of friendship in standing by what they consider right. Such are the salt of the earth. Such is the leaven that is yet going to leaven the whole mass. Such are the men whom God and man can trust, and such men are the hope of the world. I-Terein. indeed. is the boldness of Christianity seen. and. thank God. in all the ages of Christendom and in all the ranks of life men and women with their fearless courage have been found. It is comparatively easy to bear witness to truth when a large public sympathizes with you. When on all sides you are surrounded by thcf.c who encourage you with cheering words: when you have nothing to lose and everything to gain: when the "offense of the crcs." as Paul puts it. "has ceased." But when the public is unsympathetic. when friends are lacking, when there is everything to lose and nothing earihly to gain, then it is a very different matter. Oh. beloved, by our own strength and relying on our own arm we cannot s+and. It is easy to say resist and stand fast, but we can do neither the one nor the oilier unless we are steadfast in the faith. In the midst of this wickfd and untoward .generation. when evils, both social and political. are c-ating out the very life of our nation, how shall wo be courageous and bold, how shall we do our part to stem the torrent? Surrounded by sin both in high places and in low. how shall we as followers of Jesus Christ get strength to do our duty? Confronted by temptation at every turn in the pathway of life, where shall we get courage to face the tempter ind to say with boldness and with majesty, "get thee behind me, Satan?*' In our own strength we cannot do it. To be a power for good, to be a factor in the upbuilding of righteousness, to overcome in the conflict with temptation, we must know God and trust God and love God as He is revealed in the face of Jesus Christ and then we will be able to stand fast in the evil day. Such knowledge is the knowledge that we want, and it alone will make us bold and courageous as this poor prisoner who makes the monarch tremble. So, in the words of our text we have, in the first place, a sample of apostolic boldness, and in the second place we have a sample of apostolic preaching. # The wife of Felix was a Jewess wlicm lie had persuaded to leave her lawful husband. She, doubtless, wat anxious to learn of this Jesus who had caused such a commotion araon? the people of her nation, and herein may have been the cause of the apostle's first invitation to the palace. It is said that the greatest wonder ofi earth is man himself, and indeed I believe this to be true. Take, for in-! stance, this man, Felix, and he is but' the type of a numerous family. No man who walks the earth to-day who may not find a representative in some ! Bible character, and if you diligently t study the different characters recorded , in the sacred book ycni can easily j prove the truth of this statement. ! Felix lived in sin. Faul knew his man, and he suited his sermon to his audi- i ence. I am not sure that that sermon j would escape criticism in these days. I am of the opinion that many good souls would say it was not evangeli- I cal. He was invited to preach con- ; cerning the faith in Christ, and his ; sermon was on righteousness, temper- 1 ance and judgment to come?topics that any good man of any faith might ; well discuss. Many might say. is thar Christian preaching? I say it is, and j more than that, it is the kind that this age needs, and we need it every day. If Faul had begun an argument re- j specting Christ's divinity, of resurrection, or any kindred topic, he would , probably have had a most interesting ; discussion with Felix, but think you j that he would have made him tremble? Most men think that Christianity is ! theology. Xo: Christianity is morality ! in the light of eternity. And that is ; not the best preaching which delights j us with its close reasoning and high speculation and profound theology; that is the best preaching which makes j 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- j master to bring us to Christ, and it is only when conscience is aroused within i 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 i build up character, and while some of ! us may be far enough on the road to : hear sermons on the deep things of God, I am not pessimistic when I say j that, taking the world in its totality, ! most of us are still where we need to j be reasoned with concerning righteous- j ness, temperance and judgment to come. "Preaching to the times'' is a favor-.: ite expression nowadays, us pui-pusc seems to be that men are to be amused, ! as Feiix had Paul in from the prison j to amuse him. He and he alone preaches to the times who makes us i restless by showing us the demands of j God's eternal law and then points the j way clear up to Calvary and to Him j who said "Come unto Me all ye that > labor and are heavy laden and I will j give you rest." These are eternal veri- ; ties and they fit all times. All others j change and pass away with the chang- i ing hour; social, political, aye, even ; theological questions have their days ! and cease to be, but the eternal need i is forgiveness and the everlasting 1 want, rest for the soul. And so Paul reasoned of righteous- 1 ness to a man living in sin. of temper- ; ance to a woman who lived to gratify j 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 j we have the power to live so that at ! His coming in glorious majesty to j judge the world we may not be put to shame. And now, in the last place, we notice that this preaching was convincing. That is clear enough, for a man does j not tremble without occasion. A man | does not tremble in the presence of j spiritual truth except his intellect has | been reached and his conscience : touched. Paul did his duty, but Felix j shirked his and turned his back upon ; the truth. He trembled, but he did : not move. Are there not many men j like him with us to-day? "Go thy i way." said he. "when I have a conve- j nient season I will send for thee." Is j not that what we often hear. But! when do those who say so find that: that convenient season ever comes? j What do we think of the man who in j matters of this world, is given to put- j ting oft' and waiting to another time? Our worldly wisdom tells us that such a man will never come to any good and no one has any confidence in him. You see through him, and smile at ail his excuses for delay, and think you j that if a man cannot deceive his fel-1 -lows in this respect he can deceive God ! and his own soul? The Bible knows of j no time but now. "Now is the accepted j time." And this is true not only of j the greatest of all transactions?our acceptance of Jesus Christ?but of all the duties that devolve upon us as Christian men and women.' We may have to-day an opportunity of doing good, or j of receiving good. If we let it slip that j door that opened to us wiil be shut j and it will never he opened again. Lost j opportunities do not leturn. Others j may come, but the lost --nes come not j again. Let us, then, seize every oppor-1 tunity, let us realize that the present j only is ours, and as we hear the word of life let us embrace it in its fulness I and live in its strength. Consequences of >eclect. Fatal consequences follow not only positive wrongdoing, but simple neglect of duty also. The ten foolish virgins in the parable were guilty of j nothing but neglect, yet their lamps j went out and they were shut out! from the wedding. The man with one i talent did nothing but omit the thing ' he ought to have done, yet Ire was j cast out. Those who shall stand on j the left hand of the Judge of the j whole eartii in the last day shall be accused only of omitting to minister to their Lord in His affliction, yet they shall go array into everlasting punishment. It is fatal to ita\e {Lta?s j undone. In the Sonl'8 Recesses. What we want is the clear eye to see ; the goodness there is among men. and ; the wise, skilled hand .to draw it forth; j for deep down in the Accesses of the i spirit is the angel of the Lord, cramped j and chained indeed, but only needing j the charmed word to invest it with j authority and power.?John I'age Honps. Worst of Frauds. The first and worst of all frauds Is ' to cheat one's self. All sin is easy i after that.?Scottish Reformer. AIDS MTU RE'S WORK i i EFFECT OF ACETYLENE RAYS ON j GROWTH OF PLANTS. Grow to Twice Actual "Weight of Those . Exposed to Sunlight Only ? Latest j Victory For This New and Beautiful Illuminant. The experiments recently made at Cornell University prove that the beautiful rays from the gas, acetylene, arc as effective as sunlight 011 th^ growth i of plants, and this may soon become a i subject for serious consideration by all [ progressive cultivators of the soil. The results of the experiments are ! astonishing, inasmuch as they show | conclusively the great increase of j growth attained by supplementing ! "The Light of Nature" with "The Light I of Acetylene" during the tours in j which the plants would otherwise be j in darkness. For instance, a certain j number of radish plants subjected to j acetylene light during the night grew i tn twifp nrtiml weieat of the same number of radishes given daylight only, ' all other conditions being eQuni, and i peas had blossomed and partially ma- I tured pods with the help of acetylene j light, while without the added light i not even buds were apparent. 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In cases treated in this way the disease lasts a much shorter time, and the scars are almost entirely avoided. Prof. Gartner proposed to vaccinate children in red light. Numerous doctors have taken his advice, with the result that no pain was felt, there was no fever and there were no scars after the pustules had healed. This result, declared Dr. Paul, is the reverse of what is intended by vaccination, which is meant to make people immune against infection, and the more its effect is felt the better will be the ultimate result. Red light, which should be applied in all cases of smallpox, must be avoided in vaccination if the effect of the vaccination is not to be illusory?New York World. Colors Birds Don't Like. Red will annoy a turkey cock as much as a bull, but a sparrow will not let it disturb its mind. But if one shakes a blue rag in front Ol a caged sparrow's eyes he will go frantic with disgust. 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