St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-30

dentist. he handled his theme in a
tanner that carried with it conviction
i the affirmative.
docs God exist is a question that
as been the subject of as many diver
fled answers as there are human
Ieings," the speaker began, ''and for
myself / would wish the suggestion
ince made, that different colored inks
re used by man to express his thoughts:
or the deepest and most profound,
lack ink; for the light, another color,
md so on; with the deepest black, with
The heaviest line would | answer to the
question, yes, We know God in the
same way as we know our neigh
'or. He is known only so
far as He manifests Himself
IN His mighty works which surround
us. do not speak as one who has never
doubted. as one who has never wrestled
in the dark, but 1 speak as one who
knows what it is to doubt. l speak
from the standpoint of reason and, as
Black Wallace did with the heart of
Bruce, his friend who was so we'll be-
loved, when the tide of battle was turn
ing against the Christian. threw it and
its silver easement which was hung
about mis- neck, into the midst of the en-
envy and cried, Rescue the heart of
Brucer So WOULD do, and taking this
dearest faith of mine, hurl it into the
and then say let US rescue
that faith. l believe in evolution
l DO not believe in creation out of moth
ing, or that God made the world out of
nothing, and in this 1 believe in ma
terlaliSm. There is matter and force
in this world. OF matter we know, but
what is force? Here is where my road
DIVORCES from the materialist."
The speaker then began a scientific
analysis of matter, the attraction of
atoms for each other, concentrating the
attention of his hearers on the subject.
and bringing them to the great question
of force" 1--WE speak of heat, light
and electricity as force but it is but
ent and eternal. Man is in the
presence of this eternal force always.
The material world is the method this
energy uses to impress itself on US. 1t
is an infinite energy, and the theist
asks what is the quality of this energy.
the power of wisdom is love-"
''lS this God personal?" some one
asks; but before answering l want to
define your idea Of personality. If you
mean big man on a throne, with
crown of gold on his head, and seeing
WIFI SlgnI ike ours, answer no.,
But if you mean a conscious power. a
knowing, allwise, all pervading power,
yes. God is conscious power.
No words can express the greatness of
this infinite energy, as the stars are
above the earth SO is the greatness Of
this energy. Keep your thoughts of
God my friends as of picture on the
easel. In this world there are two alter
natives. purpose and chance. Is this
universe thing of purpose? Let US
see. There are ten thousand mere rea-
sons for the belief IN the purpose of
this universe than in any natural thing.
MaterialiSts say it is the law of nature.
What are they? They are the laws of
this great energy. There is no effect
without a cause. and sometimes the
cause is greater than the effect. We
kOW God is love because He has lit the
flame of love in the human heart"
Rev. Samples discourse would, per
haps, have been better suited TO theo--
logical class than concourse of peo-
pie seeking the direct answer to the
question. The deductions from his adj
dress were in tracing matter 10 It's Sorce
and thensdefning that source as the in
visible energy we call God. Next Sun
day evening he will continue his sub
ject. dealing with the question, SIS God
Low"