Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-21
PLEADS ron THE nInLn.
DIR. Barroyys on "christianity ms n
Universal Religion"

Chicago Times;
The pastor OF the First Presbyterian
church spoke on Christianity as the
Universal Religion" and spoke OF tn
bible as being the basis aud exemplai
Of Christianity. In part h. SAID.
"'rhe world has many faiths, Chris,
ia not vet universally throned. TAer
are only three religions which are ms
sIonary in character and which are
seeking 10 become universal, one OF
these, OF course, Is Buddhism, an
ethical philosophy rather than re-
lIgion, which seems to flourish oniy
In Asia, among a mild and langnlu
nsonIe who are not In the track OF
Inc worlds chief development II has
baen driven out of It's native home III
India. and In the countries where
now prevails 1t Is In IA oomatose state
"And who fears that Mohammedan-
lem will conquer the worldI That az
,,ressiye faith. cruel and into.efaht
and utterly out OF sympathy with ms
humanitarian and progressive century,
helnngs TO races which today are theT
porharous or semi-civilized. or at the
-, most are linked with forms OF
5es1otIsm and types OF Ignorance ana
,,a,.,.n,yneas which modern q liizaush
~ inc sword OF progresa must soon
.,,,,ao,, away. All the faiths OF lndla
are ethnic. national, provincial, Amos
utterly hacking In that spirit ~hlgn
takes men out of themselves anu sst ~,
them across deserts and oceans 70 tei'
OF nfe-giving truth TO otheI mr. s,,,,,
81 argue the universally OF our Ihlth
hecanse Christ, the savior. IL the UNI
versai man, meeting at once inc
,bourht the need. the temper. the
snlrltuai demands OF all lie ~ no
,,,,,e oriental than he Is occidental, the
east and the west may equally cihilh
rim He 81 as much at home IN the
universities by the Isis and the Cen,
as in those by the Ganges, in citles ny
the Hudson az In those Ds the mus
We cannot think OF western M9 2,,,'id
med and scarcely of western bnuu-
Ia nut l find nothing provincial or
in"ai about Jesus Christ. Christ mas
- nome in the hearts OF all because
. - the universal man ! think that
-, ~ lie that Is good and sweet
g. found In the family and In society,
ard Jesus, like Elisha OF old - a
familiar and soclable prophet coming
"a the wedding feast, standing WIN
tear-wet eyes at the open sIaVe, p, ,e.,n.
,no bread at the supper, blessing niue
ahe,dren. In Jesus. the carpenter OF
Sniiee and the prince Of heaven, do
~, tba moor and the rich, the subject
acd the ruler, ind fraternal meeting
s,,ndg The gospel OF Christ goes TO
sso,nen who remember that the per-
s.c,lon OF all womanly qualities was
sound in Jesus; that he has enthroned
nrritv. meekness. mercy, so that now
,hsse supremely feminine virtues are
sacnming dominant. at least as idcnls
~ men and nations. giving new signl-
,,eance 10 the closing words OF the
s,.ar,a OF Faust, The everlasting
u,nmanilness Is leading US on. Iht
,,,ss,el aes to children who cannot for
IN Iesus, the infant OF Bethlehem, ne
nov In the carpenter shop and IN ms
,s,nnle. the lover and helper OF the
,oune Is he not a Savior worth
,,,,tinr known TO the whole racer Arf
there any national limitations In our
! Shrist, Does he not, as one has Haid
Mend In himself all race maflts anc
n,rstrate IN himself all essential hui
Ian enpaclties2 DO we not realize IN
~ evolution OF the race that Christ II
,hn one hand which more than Ans
ether holds humanity togetherf
.sRut Christianity presents as Us fnF
.,,,ef instrument and agency for con
e,srinr mankind and ushering IN tns
t,nrdom Of righteousness and ruit