, 1881-12-05

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4Not WIN nuoKsi WI OIL III Inc RFcht WORTH
Of life ain things did study last week. And
MI "Wednesday morning sat down tn my
room at the hotel with tho eyer-prescl,t
vIs,nn ~ vnrr fncna rtat,, 49,, ,,,,aro nm r.,
prepare for Ills onr. s The v eycnins % bofore for /
Ind talked ttll l0to hour with Tint sweet
spirited Christian nnd eminent scl,unr, Ur,
Nowmau Suytl,c. Together wo Ind looked
oycr te fIci,, a. t,,o;gnt TINT nnw % In. n sfor.,
~. ,t tsnnen v e ', VI s'."t y, i 'h ow 'es oeora
tho tfouoica minus of ms questioning nKe.
II was the morning of the day on which
would assemble the judicial Conference tint
Should hear, or rofusn to hcor. NV nuneni.
views Of life, a,,d uu,l, and tho future TINT
hold could be accounted worthy OF plnce
fl tic membership or ministry Of TINT brot,rl,
And "s thus sat anu thought Of myself,
anu of you, md OF. the Rrent world OF labor
and carr, Of fnith ntul doubt nil nbout mo,
this uuestlon arosc: wl,at are tho vital Issues
a. ~ '',s s11"!Ie s'e'e ~ h!lnk'eu nEnls
hl't! s1lnuowa; thls scci'e OF deoato, OF tuitli,
and doubt. And It Sgcmud TO iiie then, md
seems now, TINT the real, tho vital issues, are
o., I'm, t,'o cont ,n,s,a, ~ n,,r ti,n' % ~.
al'o LINZ tno contloVcfsles OIL our uh'e nfo
largely over matters Of minor importance,
and l,ence fail 10 Rrapple with tho worlds
1n tho WORTH of religious belief few
points Nro fnntlanentnl; they constitute lie
basis upon which tic Whole structure must
stnna.' vley arc NJ the soil nld the rants Of
VI religion, or that there Is tint an which 10
build Il religion. Is established. These
points doubted, nil IL ~ doubt. Deny these,
10th! nothing isft over wi'icI, e definite. Take
wGlcl, 10 milG (' ''N ''''' va
In their, brlefcst statement these ffcts are
two: Gpd ,alld immortality. You caililut
0r admitting these, there are two athGrs that
follow: revelation and righteousness.
Tlesp nre tho vital questions before our ago
ct lhonght These afe tho vital Issues be-
To thought nlll faith, u1lt yO,t Ilnse saved re-
liglun. I.,fse these nnd religion Is Inst,
Let iii IO0k briefly III tllcse four srGat facts.
The first Is tsul!. And / might SHY TINT
this onc fnct carries with It tin other thtrs;
or, II. Ienst, wItl,out 1t, tho others must fall.
Ilu tl,cIstic tleI,att II tho ouu tlelutu Of tic
Ngr, aud llu who believes In (iDd hns the
grent bnttom truth of Mll faith, Md hence IL,
III Il large sense, n believer: ior Il buiicf II,
God rnrries with It, or At least opens up tic
why TO, n beEet In tic future lifc nin( liz tho
manifestation Of Gnsl to ll.tli, anu In tho fuct
vi character, or Righteousness,
nur u1ly tim cnlJ mntnriniisfIc rnnrnI1finns ~
tI.a Miiyerst. Mai usei tu ii,iuii lint ti'a h.
@ ~" ~, s.ssi .,.1t MeT.a ~ t'tN tatt snD
s9ef'natiafal f',at @HS 1t,st beyond tho nntural,
Hisa; tho'f khowleuge o! tiio natural Doing 70
limited, thpy f0ulld the supernatural III
er!psB wiz Il supernatural event, and 80
we're storms s,Ml enrtlUjli,kes and cpIIe,ntcs.
!, Nv ,nsu il, hasf ,; soo u II, enlarged yls% e
tn,s ,,,.t u. .ey . Ssr =. uW Iat ~ asn
a:!li'Es t,Mit were nHra tGsarled rs MllihcnloGs
under ]nW; lint I'LL Gclipsn cal, b,
calculated hundreds of years before
It's appearance, and tint ephlemtcs art.
INV lan,,s M,,nn rotmr .". ~ evt JAZZ orstnm, n,
nf jlfe nil fortH Mnti inv IN ~ ,isnlf nui E"n"n
.lthhy, IVY MNalna 10Y ~ t!lo flc'tr Dot ohu
settling down to y belief In nature and INV.
And thus losing sight of God, tho next step
il natural ui,d U.tsy; they BEGIN 10 u0uIt
xprit: M . QUESTION tic faet e snIrit i ina!'.
I taair .'eG t.';,, ~ Hou! Is tmMot.ny y Ma 10
~ tk' t.. !" noeoM III INue, e uoll!
wv Gull !nellhit u uat SeeFett0ll or result 0I
material brain; aud a,cllcowlIen nature hns
ru!! r. \. course, ,!ia tisaprcars In death, md
Nuw Ii is mt tifi,frn1t In sca hnw hrnaf