Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-28
HOW 10 KEEP THE FAITH
POSITIVE, DIRECT AND DAILY WORK
ron THE LORD AND FOR SOULS.

". raurs Keeping Of tho Faith Wa.
Neither Apologize nor Poicmici lie
Kept the Faith by Spreading tho Faith.
A Missionary, Not n TheotosI,n.
1t was part of Paul's solare when he
came TO die that he had "kcpt tho faith. -
What did the heroic apostle mean? What
the English king meant when he AFRO.
gated 10 himself the tito OFFENDER Of
the faithy' what the thcolodan nigh.
mean who should urge his claim u such
a title, A. founded upon his evidence.
lis logic aud bis acnmeng Did panl con.
coiye the Caitl a. treasure 90 be hoatdol
aud gnardodf Were his "reminiscences 40
satisfactory became Il, had Rugged the
faith TO his breast ne something 40 rich
that none might hopc to take It from
him until they hal first DESTROYED himY
In his old ngo dil he congratulate him.
cell upon his fidelity IN keeping watch
above the faith, committed to him as n
trust, from which DO had been able to
wan all mcddlsrs away
What evidence 70 ,hcro that panl
thought Of the faith ~ q systch OF alb.
stract truth Of which he was q warder
merely Was not tho question Of loyalty
a personal question to Mmg Tho faith
was tho Christ. Tho clomcuts Of u were
not ab'tractions Of tho mind, but facts
Of history and experience. 10 iccp tho
faith was To know aud assert the facts
which composed Il. Paul was n mis-.
iionary, not q thcologan. 10 looked
back upon his life with satisfaction aud
pardUnabl, complaccncy bocausc Il had
bc"u from tho FIRST day II HE surrender
TO Christ constantly loyal devotion 20
his Lord. FOR whom lac had "anlIorei the
loos Of all things 30 know whom, aud
10 mako him known. had been lis ono
aim. His keeping OF tho faith had been
mother apologcilc nor polomic; It had
been. rather. apositivc and direct service
for man. prompted by love. IN making
known tho Christ. In n word. he had
kept tho faith by spreading tho faith.
With industry, enthusiasm. pclf sacrifice
10 had gone everywhere. hcralding tho
Christ % the payiour Of mon. Tho longer
he had done this, tho lcss likely his own
faiths decline. Tho more he wrought.
the less possibility that hc would wayer.
The vitality. tho increase Of hls own
fellowship with Christ had been pre-
Hsryed and promoted by tho exercise Of
his aposileship. Because be had laborcd
No ardently tho faith Of other men Ia tho
gospel had fourishc1 10 abundantly.
As recognized force and factor In the
life OF man that gospel had never been
20 strong In tho world rs when Paul, Ia
Rome, could say, 81 have kept the
faith" lie had wrought by love. and
thevcry movement OF tho faith. active
In him, had kept Il pure aud made
II great. II Is the flowing stream that a
ever clearing itself; tho moving waters
that win tributary streams. Tho way
90 keep the faith Is 10 spread tho faith.
The way 10 enlarge tho faith is to scat
ter the faith abroad. There Ia that
scattcreth and yet incrcaseth, and there
Is that withholdoth more than Is meet,
but It tendcth to poverty" Is n proycrh
rs applicable 10 truth as TO corn OF
money. The believing hges OF the
church hnyc been the missionary cpocha
Of her history. The missionary. the evan.
gclist, tho herald Of tho Christ Of every
order, or OF nonc-thcsc AFRO tho true de.
Tenders u tho faith. When they cease
their aggressive labors tho faith must
wanc. IL Is truth for tho hunblcst
disciple rs well rs for tho wisost scholar
In the things Of Christ. The way 10
keep the faith Is TO spread the faith
Christian Inquirer.