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GOD'S OWN PLAN. DR. CHAPMAN'S SUNDAY SERMON The Eloquent Pastor-Evangelist, Ar- gues that God Has a Plan for hver Man's Salvation. New York City. The following sermon js one of a series preached by the famous pvanffelist, the Rev. Dr. J. Wilbur Chap L it. is entitled f'God's Plan For Us." md was. founded on the text: "Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect, but I follow after, if that "i iv nnnrehend that for which alsoI am apprehended of Christ Jesus." Philip nians iii: .12 ' . l ,.. vf, i i i bcivcs vve &uow tutu God has a P "fjLT" u" altogether a question as to whether Christ us plan is "ru? 1 j can keep us if we w His eternal glory by Christ J esus, after that ye have suffered awhile, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen,' settle' you." John xvii: 24 "Father,"! will 'that they, also, whom Thou hast given Me, be with Me where I am; that they mav behold My glory, which Thou hast given Me.". . it is a good thing to turn again and again in this way to the Scriptures to find wnat 13 the plan Lrod has marked out for us, and then to square our lives according to this plan, to see wherein we have fol lowed it or have failed. If the failure ha been erievous it is not necessarv that we should go in mourning all the day long. lor, just as a motner iorgives tne weakness ot her child and forgets the many short comings, so God has promised again and again in His Word to blot out all our trans gressions and to remember them no more against us forever. It is not therefore a Question as to whether we can keep' from sinnine our selveswe know that we can not. but it is .rvnericTice of the believer both joy and eace blessing and power. If any one i Lvin!, an up-and-down Christian .expe ricnce, hot to-day and cold to-morrow, onnnoh to Christ to-dav so that he almost touch Him, and so far away to morrow that he questions if he has ever lu'en paved, this is a certain evidence that ),.-. hns not allowed God to work out His plan for him, and there is yet much work to be accomplished by the Holy Spirit of f5nl. An experience of unrest dishonors God, and when you find a heart in which there -is this unrest and dissatistaction you alwavs find a lifer in which God has not vet. finished His work. "Peace I leave Willi vou: Mv neace I cive unto you," was rcrif.fpn for such an one. and is his inherit -nrf While it would be a most difficult thing to-define peace, yet possibly the best dehuition would De to rase us-opposite, n it-would, read like tins: 1'eace is nnnosite of unrest, of confusion, of irifp This blessing is for every one of Cod s children if they will but claim it Tt is no iviore disastrous for one's arm to be out of its socket than for one's life to rnn rontrarv to the plan of God. Paul ...CfTiflir liiirl fViiiS in mind whpn hp said? "If I may apprehend that for which I am also apprehended of Christ Jesus." It wouldrbe! no more disastrous for a planet i go swinging out of its orbit than for a life' to nth contrary to the nlan of God. The feet is our crosses ill this world al- Avnvs come to us when our wills run con ir.i'rv to the will of God. One piece of wood placed over another and running in the contrary direction always makes a frnsR. Our peace and joy come to us in this life when our wills run parallel to that of God. Though, we may be' obliged to live in poverty and meet with what this wnt-H calls disaster and failure, if wc are perfectly sure we arc doing according- to God's will we mav say with the apostle: -"All lliintr? work together for cood God has a high ideal for every life, and i i . i i ii c :t we nave nut -to reau me ocri inures tu lind to be true. We find in Romans i: 7, that wo are called "saints;" this is our name. Wc learn in 1 Corinthians iii: that wc are "laborers together with God." We arc told in 1 Corinthians i: that it is our privilege to berin fellow ship with God's Son, and this word "fel lowship" if literally "partnership." In J-levelation ii: 17, God promises to give to us His own hidden manna to eat. Of this the world knows nothing it can neither trive it nor take it away. In the 2oth Psalm, 14th verse, we have a pledge that God will tell to us His secrets, but it is not to be forgotten .that we only tell secrets to those who are near to us. God never gives Ilis secrets to those who are out of fellowship with Him, and every man is out -of fellowship who has in his heart any un 'onfessed or unforgiven sin. In Phjnp pianw iii: 20 the conversation of the child f ITrw, U described. It is to be in lieav- n, from whence also we look for the Sa viour, the Lord Jesus Christ. In hphe sians ii: 10 the whole of the Christian . . -I 1 II'- 1.1 J 4.1..1 Iceberg 100 Miles Long. v The French , mariners' record - f or big icebergs off Cape Horn was brok en recently, says a San Francisco dis patch in the Chicago Inter Ocean, when the British ship Anglesey, Capt. Thompson; arrived from Newcastle, England, and reported that on Sept. 20, off Cape Horn, she sailed into, a great icefield; in the midst of which was a gigantic iceberg, approximately 00 miles long, and over 100 feet high. keep U3 if we will but Neive Him the right to , do so. I have no question but that one could walk from one corner of the street to the other with Christ so con stantly before him that, in his own judg ment at least, he would be overcoming sin. I an perfectly clear that he could increase his journey by many miles and still be more than conqueror. I am abso lutely confident that one could walk the whole day with Christ so vividly before him that it would be peace and joy. And what could be accomplished in one day could be made the rule of a man's entire life. After the return of Christ for His church there is to be a great day of awards, when those who nave been taithtul shall receive recognition at the hands of the Lord Him self, in the presence of the assembled hosts in the skies: We can tell just what this reAvard is to be, and yet this needs a word of explanation. We can not give the exact description of the crowns we shall wear, nor can we estimate .in human lan guage their value in the opinion of men. But we know,, after studying the New Testament, that it is to be according to our faith and in proportion to our faithful ness. It is in this way that every child of God may confidently say: "I know what mv award is to be." He measured it him self. It is very true that one may stand before God and receive from Ilinv only a measure of reward, and it is likewise true that he might have a greater, blessing from the hands of his Master. John speaks about Va full reward," as if there might be a reward that is not complete. Alas, this is only too true! But the opposite is also true, that one may have at that great day at the hands of God Himself a full reward. And the purpose of this book is to induce us to lay hold of the promises of God. so that our lives may be so shaped according to His will that when that day comes we shall stand before Him with rejoicing and not with sorrow. A crown is always a symbol of reward. Expressions containing the word are many . -r r r- "T i times used m the :ew lestament. it is Superstition never dies, and much might be said for the theory that it is a constant quantity, in spite of all; the modern improvements. Still it seems a little queer to read that a Pennsyl vania woman, convicted of witchcraft in the Cumberland County Court, has lately been released from jail, after an imprisonment of three months: TOY THE mum A. P. WiOONEY, - Tonsorkil Artist, aBxt door to Poffc Office. Bazor boning to perfection. I also repair shoes and can guarantee taj work. J nst try md. TRTON, H. G, I ' igroitr" Best Route to. California Colorado Texas Via sometimes 'crown of life," again a of a crown St.;Louis WARREN J. LYNCH, W. P. DXPPE, Gen 1 Puss. 4 Tkv. igt. isst.Gn'l P & T. A. Cincinnati, O .OT,vo PHon rJnlTP Situation. T 0GRAPHY, kJkMA 60 YEARS" - t WRITE FOR CIRCDliRS fSS?8., Sewing Machines we manufacture and their prices before you purchase any other, f THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE CO. MASS. . J IS Union Square, N. T. Chicago, DL 8t.InljB,lfc, DaUMbXez. San Francisco, CaL AUaata,G. Addrm WILBUR R. SMITH, LEXINGTON, ICY., For circular of his famous and responsible COMMERCIAL COLLEGE OF KY, U1I1YERSITY Awarded Medal at World' pposltion. t&efexs to thousands of graduated in. positions. Coatof FuU Business Conreln eluding Ti tionBooks.and B6ard in t&in&ft t9& . ShprthajidType-WriaiidTri CG0-The Kentucky University TOplQinft, tttoda. swarded graduates. Literary Ctotfiirif desjred. So vacation. Enter now. QT&ixxafinocRtnl. v order tCK.hav yourJeUen tefWlfr aMijfr mf lb WILBUR M ITH LfcXl UC?Tb N . K v- 'fflC'SSBs- Iii L or FIRMS t.RrrlnllTA Territory. OUT Burglar proof Safes sell or Country. O ADIT A I OUTFIT FREE. MO Seeded- AgenU actually getting rich; io w yon. One Agent, In one day, cleared Proofs and Catalogue-free on application. ALPINE SAFE & CYCLE CO. 0 CIKCINATI. O. Fire and city Trade Marks Designs Copyrights &c prawn that is incorruptible. - - - . .-. veioiciris. a "crown oi rienieousnesg, and "a crown of glory." But these names are given not simply tor the sake ot em phasis, as the change of a name might be emphatic, but because each crown means a certain kind of reward. So far as I have been able to see there are but five crowns in the New Testament Scriptures. &very Christian mav have" one, but oh. the joy of it! everv Christian may have five. But the message is still sweeter, ior ii e should receive from the hands of our scori fied Lord the crowns there would still be something in reserve. Naturallv the crown that should come first in order would be the one mentioned in James i: 12 "Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried he shall receive the crown ot nie, wmcn the Lord fcath promised to them that love Him." Tliis crown is also mentioned in Revelation ii: 10 "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." It wa? to be given to the Church of Smvrna that suffered the most. I used to read the text 'Be thou faithful until death," and I supposed it meant .simply, that we needed to be faithful during life and that when death came our responsi bility was at an end. but the word is "unto." and means not simply that one should be faithful and willint to suffer for the Master: but to suffer and to die. e This leads me to say that the crown ot life is undoubtedly the one to be given to ft. tnarHT nnfc simnlv the one who has died at the stake, or the woman who has been thrown to the wild beasts that thev m;rlif rWrmr her. but the one who ha3 suf- (0A in hrulr and mind unknown to fame, Vmf. suffered nevertheless, and suffered for Tf ia lil-ewisp the crown that is to be given to the one who is able to do only littlenhings for Christ. So many seem to 1,,'r.l- flof flipv ran do but little for Christ and therefore leave that little undone. This a most serious error, "inasmucn as. ye have done it unto the least ot Uiese ye Lftiro A All A if II Tl fr "fp.'' aid Christ. A cup IKIVC UUlll- W v.i.v ' - . . niA wifor mv-on in H is name, a worn m VU f-w. f - - . , - for His irlorv. a warm hana- clasp that He may be exaltert m tne opin ion of men these little things win the eternal reward. c manir Trmln nvr aslcincr: 'What can 1 do to help on the cause of Christ, to assist my minister, or to help the church i t l were to suggest onTJ tning tnat w.ouiu w most helpfur.it would De tne oner n m unceasing prayer for the spread of Christ s kingdom, and tor tne outpouring ui Holv Chost upon the man who preaches Christ at the sacreq ocsk. x uuu" very well when I first became pastor ot the church to wmcn i now immw. i. T 1,,1 -rvi.aor.Korl Tn V tirsf. RGrmOU dllU LL'I X llX.l ini.u-iivu "... . .. l Anvone sending a sketch and description ms fiulckly asoortrln our opinion free whether a Invention is probably patentable. -Ccnimunica tiona strictly confldentlaL Ilandbotk onl'ateritt eenf free. Oldest nsfsncy for gecurinsrjpatents. , Patents tviken throuph JIunn A to. recelv tpecial notice, without charge, in tlio -- Scientific American. A handsomely lllustraled weeklv.'v Trjrest clr culatton of any auientttic journal. Terms, f3 a .r frtiiT imvnths. l. SoldbTiill newsdealer 1UNN gCo-36,B"adwaKewYort BOYS and GIRLS, EARN A BICYCLE. WINTER I m 8 You can have one of our &L-ARD'' Juvenile Bicycles v sellincroor iwuseholdi-jsneclal ties which wb manufactureATen davs' work will do it. TWe-eive this wheel &s ureurtum f oreUins a certain TX&teeg of ourftroods; Th e " AL-itltlfeSB a Srrstzclass Tin-to- ' tlata child's wheel. 17 1-Viln.'f rauie.'-20 in. to order, short nead, i4-m'.irop, 2l-lu. rrank fdroD-forsred. nickelrPlated handle bar.- i-alsorl nr rlrrnnd vplth.-exDandeK.Tiadded or racinir saddle, sprockets 20 and;8,:',S-in. chain, tool-bag with L"1D. "c5i? ",vTZr nTiX.nnd9 iiTRttlVlTre and tacklnz jearnet Tand can drive fifiS rrtoihuwTT ho Columbia Tack Puller and Royal Dust CeaterseU at sightf6r 0 25 cents. , Welso manufacture the " Alr,ABAL m JWWS rents size, 23 to. lrame.4 in. wheels, tnctly hlfirh grade.'which we Kive as a premium or sell direct Writeat onoe ;for fuHpar- i.r .nni!thfl time to takfe owiers forthe coming season, WV"i 1 , . r ' . .TV , THE OODDARD & ALLEN C0.8oa State Street, Beioit, wisti NOW ON SALE VIA Southei 'flRailway To all the principal Winter Resorts, at VERY LOW RATES tian i x 1 . J 1 . I v a nvt f-rtin Tlinr. cnaracier is ueseuueu. - - vwv. we are His "workmanship," and the word workmanship is literally poem, so that in od's nlan we are all that U complete and beautiful. . . . m We may have God's rest; Hebrews iv; I tG o J jet us uicinuit; "ui, i . nromifee beinc left up of entering into His .f nr nf von should seem to come fb'ort of it. For unto us was the gospel nrP5ir-hfd ii well as unto them, but the word preached did not profit them, not heine mixed with faith in them that heard it For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in liall enter into my T.cf- nlfhontrh the works were finished frwinrlfttion of the world." We may have God's holiness. Hebrews thev vrilv for a few days -chastened us after their own pleasure, but Ho for our profit, that we might be par takers of His holiness." Not infrequently finrl riiristinn neonle who are atraicl ot the word holiness, and yet the Bible has 1 ifd.inpt.lv declared that without holiness Yir -m. xlmll Keft God. If we are shutting Him out of our lives then we are depriving ourselves of our birthrieht as His children. We might sum up God's plan for our 3ivea under three heads: 1 It is God's will that wc should be re generated. John i: 13, 14 "Which re born, not of blood, nor of the will pf the flesh, nor of the will of man. but of I God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the lath er, full of grace and truth." Regeneration is not a working- over of the old nature, for that which is born ot the flesh is flesh, and never can be any thing else. It may be educated flesh, cul tured flesh, but after all it is flesh, and is -displeasing to God. It-does not-come as the result of reformation, for while re formation may touch a man's present and possibly his future, it. has nothing to do with his past sins, which are like the aiids of the sea in number. Environment tias nothing to do with our passing from .i tv. r.f Ufp. Tf environment cou.a ave the soul or.keep it, Adam never would have fallen; for he dwelt in paradise. Lot would have been a model citizen, for he abode in the fairest city of the then known -world. 1 Regeneration is God's breathing into man . .r i I'L 11.. KniMi. t-rii MVS own Hie 1C IS liieruuy uciiis 2. It is God's will that we should be TK: iri 3--FO, thi, i. .the' wiH of VJorP 3od, even-your sanctmcauon. . . "i'fY"" tn nrav for vou - Some .people feel much prejujiicea aga n.t i u - V -filled with Word, and it would be well for us to study it and realize it in ourexperienee. lo be iHsirmtified' is to be separated, and it is cer- flip rlnn-nf God that His people shall be a separated people. While they sira "in the world" they are to be in no "f fhp worlrl.". They are com- Tuanded even not to touch that which is unclean, and all the old Jaw respecuns tne "Krrr,.;fa ;a n law for the Christian, ex- t- v.f in fh "NTpw .Tat.ament times that law has been intensified by the touch of If your life is not sanctified you will live dinnli.n.ir r f Vl P Will f Gf(l . i o T4- : r'rwi'a will fhnf: we should be nl- timatciy glorified. 1 Peter v: 10 "But the dod of all grace, who hath called us unto The Rosorts of the South, Southeast and Southwest also Cuba, California and Mexico Offer many inducom.ifts to the Tourist. Some Prominent Resorta Are St. Augustine. Talm Beach, Miami, Jack sonville, Tampa, Port Ttuur, Bt ant wick, Thomas vil'.o , "THE LAND OF THE SKY," And "Sapphire Country. B G Tickets on Sale Up to and including April 30. 1903, to return until May SI, 1903. Stop-Overs j Allowed at important points. limited THROUGH SLEEPING CARS- Of the highest standard between principal cities and resorts. Dining Car Service Unexcelled. the peoole had presented themselves to say words of cheer, an old man came walk ing down the aisle, leaning upon his stall because of his age, and he said to me: "I am afraid vou will make ir. a ianuc. I did not consider that much of a word of cheer- and heartily wished ne couiu have given it to me at another time. Then, looking about the church, ne added: "WTe have aiways haa a man u; large experience, and the cjiurcn lsjarge ti u mtyio riparer and said: lint a have made up my mind t help you. I wondered in my own mind what he could rl Hn added: "I nave aeienumcu t At. heart. WAS li ea liiv , and I thanked. God and took courage, feel in confident from the beginning that lie Sd ?en me the victory. . The three men soon grew to ten, and the ten to fifty, and the fifty to 200, until in these days from l - rrnn mr, nr-T-n rpM mpn oov mcu w j..,1.. with me evei v . ouiiuoj. fiod's blessing -r i-t- i f Im npnnlp UPOn -me as 1 preacu, aim upviivvitv. -r-- as thev listen. The most wonderful place in all 'the world to preach m is a church where the atmosphere is permeated with Uie petitions ofP faithful Christians .for God's blessing upon His ministers. And these are they who, upon the great day of awards, shall receive the crown of hfe. They do little things well, to the glorj of God. . - Vipads in orayer mornme at 9.4&, praying Ask nearest Ticket Accent forcopy of "Winter Homes in a Summer Land." W. A. Turk, S. H. narawiCK, Pass. Traffic M'?r. Gen'l Pass. Agent, "Washington, D. C. Washington, D. O. J. H. WCOD,Dist. Pass. Agt. Asheville, 5s, O. j A Farm Library of unequalled value Practical Up-to-date, Concise and Comprehensive Hand somely Printed and Beautifully Illustrated. 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