St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-27

earnestly and without ceasing. in season
and out of season, study those laws or
God that are written in the constitution
OF human society. And we shall well
come every man who studies the prob
lem of heredity as oar helper; we shall
welcome every man who studies the
problems Of the social influences good
and bad as our helper; we shall 6nd
this law Of God working In the most
ordinary way OH the most ordinary
places, and the church will he doing us
work in trying to make this world
better.
The sermon closed with the following
words:
Now what is the foundation on which
the Universalist church (and all liberal
movements in theology were built? IL
was protest against Puritan narrow
ness-but think it was more. 1t was
an attempt to explain the meaning or
certain passages of Script ure; an at
tempt proved to be in line with the de-
auctions of scholarship; but think 1t
was still more than this. 1t lay III
Very simple Fact,
one, too, that all men understand.
What was that fact? 1t is expressed IN
the sentiment ''hope springs eternal IN
the human breast" 1t is found In the
Biblical conclusion: 1--WE are saved by
hope"
But IS hope so important as this? My
friend, it is the one important fact or
life; for by it the world is kept sane. a
man whose hair is now tinged with
gray, who has filled every office from
guard on the prison wall (at eighteen)
up to the superintendency Of great
penltentiary, told me that the one thing
officials must never allow to die in the
heart of prisoner was the hope of lib
erty. adding that if hope died the men
would either suicide or go insane. Are
you or any of your friends living on
hope? If it were quenehed today
in your life would anything be
gone thai would be sadly spared? Ana
the youth just facing the world, win
the drawn sword of ambition and noble
intention in his hand, getting ready to
tight his battle, does it mean much TO
him? And the man in the middle
watch, who has been beaten down, VINO
is bloOd-StaiDed, dust-covered, battle
scarred-how is il with him as ne
slowly rises and regains his feet. as he
looks out in the darkness, and. ike the
Greeks of old (as Donald Mitchell was
good enough to remind u.s. is waiting
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fight again, tell me. how much does
hope mean to him. as with supreme
courage he says, Il nearl y won; one
more chance, then victory is mine"' i,
Are you struggling with financial
burdens? How long would you hold
out if hope were quenched? Are you
nursing living trouble? What is the
value of hope in sustaining your rlghll
arm? Has sickness invaded your home:
What strength comes as you watch
silently and dream of better days!
Where is the point that it does moi
touch? 1t is true (as the story OF ran
dora has told uS) that while all the HIS
were let loose on the world God lei
| man one guiding star that leads hin
home-the star of hope. And while
would not cloak real conditions. anC
while | would not in any way lessen tht
magnitude OF the punishment ina
comes for sin, l would have you look a
| in rational way. and with the condem
nation OF conscience, when sin cause;
suffering, l would join the promise Of
| hope.