Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-26
ADDRESS TO HEN.

Rev. A. c. A. Hall at Christ Church
 Moral Weakness the Result and
 Cause or UnbeIfeE-Truth and Not
 Policy Should Govern Us.
 A special service for men was given at Christ church at o'clock yesterday after noon. The address was by the eloquent Rev A. c. A. Hall of Boston.
 As a text the minister read the account of Christ before Pilate, as given in the gospel or John, xviii, 33 S8. He said that Pilate was less guilty than any of the actors in the cruci- ixion. He tried to save Jesus, and washed his hands before the people after sentencing him, but he was driven to his decree by cowardice, weakness and fear of losing his power as judge.
 Continuing, he said: "But oh, my friends, streets; you read of them in our newspapers. They are led from step to step in concessions by their cowardice.
 friends some night, against their inner wish, to some bad house. How many sign their name to some dishonest or infamous scheme of business gain. Pilate, though scorned by all of US when we say Jesus suffered under Pontius Pilate," lives on in each one of us.
 
 and what is trutha Because he had no fixed principle he was weak. His weakness was the result of his scepti- cism. To believe is to be strong, to doubt is to be weak. Men pride themselves now not infreGuently in asking themselves the know anything so complacently foolish as for a man to pride himself on ignorancet to say, after years of study and learning, I don't knowa Knowledge is power in every sphere. If you don't know the varied forces of nature, how can you apply them for the good of yoursely or anyone elsea It is just so in the moral and spiritual sphere. The VOW of belief holds the central place in our souls.
 Contrast with Pilate the strength that from faith arose in the hearers of the OldTestament. Leok at St. John, the evangelist, who, when brought prisoner to the heathen nation, was offered his release if he would offer few grains of incense at the pagan altar. He en- dured the threats of torture in the faith of his master.
 Greet the unbeliever with tenderness; try to help him out of his ignorance, but do not show him cyntempt. There are all sorts of reasons why we should deal wisely and pa- tiently with the unbeliever and the doubter. There are lots of honest souls inquiring after the truth, and most assuredly in Gods name we can give them promise. Sooner or later they will know the doctrine.
 While moral weakness is frequently the result of unbelief, it is also the cause of un- belief. As we are faithful to the eonscien tiousness of Good, which is indelibly stamp ed within our bosoms when we come into life, so we are prepared to enter into the fuller light of the revelations in his scrip lures. Pilate was guilty because, when he saw Jesus before him and innocent, he sac rifced the guiltless to save his position.
 Ahl yes, my friends, let's be honest in this matter of belief. You can at least be true and pure, and faithful, and generous If you are doing what your conscience knows is false to the honor of manhood, you are counted out of every controversy of Christianity and incapacitating yourselves for any further revelations to come.
 Let us repeat the Apostles Greed and be- lieve that what we profess with our lips we may believe in our hearts, and what we be- lieve in our hearts we may make our creed of lifa