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Title: Centennial history of the First Presbyterian church of Easton, Pennsylvania : 1811-1911
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: First Presbyterian Church (Easton, Pa.) Stewart, Charles, of Easton, Pa
Subjects: First Presbyterian Church (Easton, Pa.)
Publisher: (Easton, Pa. : The Church
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Princeton Theological Seminary Library

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ngled feelings of trepidation and eagerness, thatI undertake the task before me to-day. I am fearful, for hereas a boy in yonder pew I worshipped or tried to, and when Icome back, the boyish feeling always returns, and I seem tomyself to be among the fathers. I am eager, for the memory of privileges enjoyed here pro-foundly moved me to promptly and gratefully accept the gra-cious invitation to participate in this service. My connection with this church covers a longer period, thanit is convenient for me to mention, and a longer time than itwould be altogether kind for me to mention on account of thosewho have kept pace with me, as we passed swiftly through theyears. My mood is reminiscent, but must be restrained for the his-tory will come later. This church has flourished one hundred years and enjoys to-day the vigor of youth. It lives because it stands for some-thing that is alive. It possesses a vital quality. Religion is aliving reality. Sometimes attacked by its enemies frequently
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.49 misunderstood by its friends, interpreted in various ways, pre-senting a different face to each succeeding age. Religion is aliving thing, and this suggests my text, i Peter, 2 Chapter,5th verse. Ye also, as living stones are built up a spiritual house to bea holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable toGod through Jesus Christ. (American Revision). Gods people are here represented as built up into a house.A house may be beautiful, even palatial, but it is unfeeling andlifeless. The apostle avoids the mechanical and artificial con-ception of religion by calling the material living stones. Thestones are persons, the house is alive. The figure of the edifice is presented to show the orderlinessof Gods plan, and coordination of all its parts. The thoughti,^ that the religion of Jesus Christ has a vital element for anoble purpose. I. Christs religion has always been misunderstood. Therehas been the tendency to regard it as a system, high and holyto be sure, but stil

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