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God, Christianity in accordance with
this universally recognized iced OF man,
Oilers that much desired thing, The favor
OF God to all his creatures, not on the
ground OF their w merit but through
tne righteousness of q stuless Saviour.
ever pleading for them before the mercy
sea-. and working in them by his Holy
spirit: Not by slain animals or self in-
ntcted torture, but through Christ him.
sell. the one Great Atonement.
Inc third principle Is q desire to enter
Into communion with the spiritual. TO
know the reality OF a spiritual world.
Man through Nature found no heart OF
sympathy, heard no voice of love la the
cold pale moon. the ~passioniess stars, the
searching sun and the resistless storm.
His idols were ~llfeless. blind and dumb.
EVerything aroun hun Ia material for,n
died and yet he felt within himself some-
thing deathless hat would not consent TO
die. He longed for something better.
Being nus led TO think Of the unseen he
began to spirituallze the forces of Nature
calling them, the spirit of light. the spirit
OF tue WIND. the spirit of the flowers and
the spirit of life and death. Thus,
through Nature in the tdealistic philOs-
oDhy OF the Greeks, Ia dim vague form,
cxme the idea Of the spirituala ana unseen,
q soul III all things. au All Soul. Chris
tianity has frightened and intensified
THIS picture, made IL u reality, unlocked
the gates Of the spiritual world aud
opened the eye of the soul to behold its
wonderful realities, brought man into com
municatton with u living God, as present
aud abiding. thus sati styling the deepest
longing OF Lne soul. Ia CnrisIi anity the
longing desire of the pagan mind aud tns
question OF the agnostic is answered.
Man may know God and catch i glimpse
by faith OF the glories OF a spiritual
world.
1.-The fourth principle Is a compensa-
ton for the ills aud sorrows OF this life
in the rewards of some future state.
w hat may he called the Heaven idea.
1t has had many conceptions and sub
stitutes. Some tried to be indifferent
to the circumstances of life aud the out
look for the future but failed. Others
found 1t in an eternal sleep, but there
Was u high revolt in the soul against this
idea. Some adopted the Bhuddist con-
ceptton Of 'Nirvana,' but the more intel
ligsnt devotess OF this faith prayed u
Bhudda we pray. not that we may be
absorbed fn thee, but see thy facs and
enjoy tiny presence for ever,'
WHAT CHRISTIANITY HAS DONE
"Christianlty has given u meaniug to
their indefinite, unsatisfying theories. 1t
has shown mau how TO live. not altogether
Indifferent or too over anxious about the
things OF this world, 1t has revealed q
sweet rest in Christ In which tine sleeper
SHALL awaken TO u higher life and purer
Joys, It has taugat an idea OF absorb
ton In which, though being 10 Sc aud
swallowed up tu the love of God, the per-
~sonaliIY ID not destroyed, but lives, because
lie lives. But Immortality u a con-
scious heaven. have been the dominsng
Idea of compensation III the religious of
meu, whether found IN the 'Elysiau Fields
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tails among the. Romans tile Banquet5ing
Hall Of Valalla' among the Mortimer, or
tue Land Beyond the Setting Sum of the
North American Indian. La Christianity
immortality Is not q theory but q fact.
a demonstration in a risen glorlfed
Saviour, heaven no longer
a land Of dim, shadowy wales
And flowing rtvers;'
but the Fathers House, the .Cfsy OF
Gvd.' ALI these views ftud their founda-
tlon and realization in that place Jesus
has gone to prepare.
THE BRIGHT OUTLOOK.
"In the mighty struggle between the
OF light and darkness, truth ana
error. there Ii a bright OUTLOOK for Chris
tianiry. Light is breaking through the
Truth Is slowly but surely conl-
ing TO che front. there is SO nue. of q
conmon need IN humanity. and Christian-
Ivy OoAehAucs Al ltSc1lp lilo taHUhLA6utdI
of all that is true i'll all relig-
ions. What the world needs today is not
a new route or road bed. There never
has been, there never can be, but one way
to God, that of forsakiug stu,
soul surrender and the souls cry
Tor help. Not a new route or roadoed,
well laid sleepers of truth, steel rails OF
RICH teousness, the old Signals well
lighted, ~ motive power OF Divine love
and Christ for the engineer. Aud when
the DARK clouds OF ignorance and super
%stition, the stubbornness Of pride nnd
the spirit of bigotry have passed away,
when the world forms Its alliance and
makes its creed, 1t will Acknowledges the
only true and living God as the only
object of worship, the life, death aud
iutercession of Jesus Christ as the only
atonement for sin. and the highest form
OF mediation, love n obedience 90 one
common Father. with love to the neigh
Dor and forgiveness to our enemies as the
most practical religion, aud the Fathers
House Of Many Mansions the rest that
remaineth to the people of Cod as the
true heaven and highest compensation
for the ills and SORROWS of this life. And
as The star once led the wise men of the
East 10 the feet OF the infant Redeemer,
80 now the Bah In the Mangsr, rising
from his cradle to the throne, grasping
in his hands the wealth of all literature,
learning and science, touching by the
spirit of his Innocence. beauty aud love
all hearts, homes and lands, is leading
back men to the stars"