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Show REV. CHARLES CURTIS McINTYRE ON "THE GLORY OF SACRIFICE" t Tho Rev. Charlos Curtis McTntyro, preached an instructive and Interesting sormon Sunday morning to a largo congregation con-gregation at the Westminster Presbyterian Presby-terian church on "Tho Glory of Sacrifice." Sacri-fice." He based his sormon on Matt. 1G:25, "Whosoever would save his llfo shall lose It; and whosoover shall lose his life for my sake shall find It." "Here," declared Dr. Mclntyre, "Is tho groat law of lifts Inexorable, universal, eternal. It is self-interest, sclf-conaldor-atlon, tho center and circumference, the vision and action, tho entire circle of llfo dovotcd to the demands of self, versus self-denial, self-surrender, tho quick response re-sponse to tho calls of light, of truth, of need. Greatness is as Impossiblo with the one as necessary with the other. "Aaron," ho continued, "standing between be-tween tho dead and tho living to stay the plague, Is the typo of all heroic sacr flco In war or civil exigency. Balaam, refusing tho high offers of tho king and speaking tho blessing, is the representative representa-tive of all who sacrifice position or wealth to bo truo to truth. Sacrifice Is tho glory of a life. "Christ Intends each to experience this law. His method differs with tho individual. in-dividual. Not all persons nre allko. As Christianity permeates society with righteous right-eous restraints and constraints, It produces pro-duces the high-minded, upright, pure. Tho othor general class havo not tho Iron of Christian ancestry In their brains or sln-ows. sln-ows. They have Inherited bad tastes. Irreligious surroundings, and aro dragged deep Into sin. Now. what Is Christ's appeal ap-peal to each? To tho outcast, as to tho woman, ho spealcs. 'Thy sins be forgiven for-given thee' words that lift, cleanse, create. Then follows sacrifice. Tears, kisses, costly alabaster all aro too cheap to Him wIiohc strong, tender love rocolved ! and restored her to a richer llfo. To I tho others, who believo in Christianity yet have no vital Interest In It, Christ speaks, as to the young ruler, a strong, noble, unspottod character. 'Go sell, and give to tho poor.' This Is the severity of truo lovo. He was honest and pure: ho must bo positive and forceful. Nothing less than a great surrender, tho consecration conse-cration of all his resources to tho world's need could fasten him to Christ and let this law rulo his llfo. "Tho world needs this typo of character. charac-ter. Not ornaments, sweet dispositions, free from mischief merely, but people who push tho world to Its salvation, who havo invested tremendously and aro tremendously tremen-dously Interested. Not dilottanto Christianity, Chris-tianity, but religion with a verve that springs from the deepest cockles of tho heart. Not kindness and gentleness only but characters of power and of will, largo spirituality and great endeavor, men who walk among men like tho Son of Man, ready to sacrlflco all to save tho world from sin." |
