The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-09

4 Sermon in which He Displays Lofty Re-
ligious FeeIings-He Afterwards Spoke
to the Class in Which He Eulogized
Their Pastor-Receptian Given in His
Honor by the Ladies of the Parish.
Last night the largest class Of candi-
dates ever confirmed in the Protestant
| Episcopal history Of Kansas was con-
firmed at St. Johns Episcopal church
by the Ri Rev. Bishop Millspaugh Of
Kansas.
II was great event in the history
| of st. Johns parish as it should have
been. II was an event not only highly
complimentary to DR.. Won Herriich
| the rector for having broken all Kan
sas records in getting UP such a num-
erically strong class, but it was an
event that speaks we'll for Wichita as
| all events are which signify church
| progress and a closer communion be-
tween the people and their God.
| AT o'clock the beautiful parish
| church of ST John was filed with peo-
pie, representing the first families of
| Wichita. 1t was beautifully lighted
| with electric globes sparkling from
| highly polished rafters. Floral adorn-
ments were profusely and artistically
arranged in a semicircle around the
church. A fine gold cross stood upon
| the altar with vase of flowers On cit
| Their side.
At o'clock the vested choir entered
| the side door and took seats TO the
right and left of the altar. Mr.. Bliss
was at the organ and the music both
vocal and instrumental was delightful.
| Directly following the choir Bishop
| Millspaugh and DIR. Won Herrlich en-
tered. The bishop prayed at the altar
| and then took his seat while the choir
sang.
After DR.. Won Herrlicn read a few
passages of scripture Bishop Mills
paugh, who is a delightful speaker de-
| livered a short sermon. He took his
| text from Romans viii %, "All things
work together to them who love God"
| and spoke as follows:
IF we believe in a God Of infinite
| perfection-a God who loves all his
creatures with an infinite love-of
whom the sun shines, alike on good and
| evil is symbol, who desires that no
! one should perish, who is infinite wis
! dom, knowing how to make his crea-
lures happy in the right way, and in
/ finite power, to carry out all his plans
| in regard to them-a God who is love
! and who is above all and through all
/
we must believe that evil is transient
and good permanent. When mas hope
| fulness been put in palmer words than
| in the very first sentence of Jesus in
| his sermon on the moment when he de-
| clared that for all sorrow, poverty and
/ hunger of soul for all those in the
midst tribulation there is to be a pro-
| found blessedness, a divine comfort, a
heavenly repose, joy passing all I'M
Outstanding; that no matter what bur-
dens men have to bear, if they come to
him they can have rest. And certainly
the power of Christianity is in this
hopefulness. 1t helps the world and
gives the world new courage and new
life.
"Now there is a false hopefulness I
know which shuts its eyes TO the eXis-
tence of present evil, refuses to admit
its reality. Jesus there did not make
| light of evil. He saw more clearly
| than anyone else the evil there is in the
world. He never deceived Himself nor
deluded others with false hopes. He
told His diciples what terrible dangers
they would encounter, what sufferings
be compelled to endure, how before His
| kingdom of truth and love could come
| there must be wars and famine and pes
| thence; how that His coming would set
! men at war with each other and cause
| the father to hate the child and the
| child the father. He told them that
though all thought they loved Him one
would betray Him and one deny Him
| and all forsake Him. But He saw ulti-
mate success, the perfect triumph of
truth, and a reign of peace beyond all
this and that He should ultimately
draw all men unto Him.
TRUE hopefulnesS then does not deny
the reality of present evil. But even thus
| limited it is not easy TO accept ii. Why
is it we ask when nature around is so
| lovely and SO full of peace, that the hui
man heart should be so weighed down
with anxiety, sorrow and sin? Why
cannot We enjoy this beautiful world
which God has 81 IN US. Coleridge ans
wered this question when he says:
1--WE receive but what we give and
in our life alone does nature live
'All depends on the attitude of our
own mind and heart. Nothing can
makes us happy unless we have the Sc
cret of happiness within. Nothing can
make us unhappy If we have that secret
within An things work together for
good to those who love God. Nothing
works for good TO those who do not love
Him.
1T IS what we carry in us which de-
ternines what comes TO us from with
out. 1t is 50 with knowledge. What a
multitude of things are to be seen all
around us. wherever we go. and how
few OF them we see. Two men pass
through the woods: one of them sees
only the trees; the other sees all the
new varieties of Vegetation which be-
long to the region. distinguishes plant
from plant One man sees pictures in
the landscape, sees the light and shade
picturesque effects for the artist,
strange plants for the bctamist. strait
fication for the geologist, soils for the
farmer. ard hidden away in il all the
love of God and a fathers smile for the
loving heart OF a Christian. All re-
ceive what we give. Things come 70
those who ara prepared for them.
Events wait on man as his servants,
and things befan him accordingly to the
quantity and quality OF his character.
All things work together for good 70
those who love God.
Those Who love God. that IS those
whose hearts long for that infinite good.
beauty and truth, which shall raise them
ebove themselves and purify them from
evil. confess their sins. make them true.
generous and noble. Those who so love
God not with selfish love disguised as
piety, not merely wishing 10 escape
from condemnation and get 20 heaven,
| but wishing u be the true servants ard
helpers 81 what IS good in this world,
Will find al things working together for
their good Everything viii make par,
OF their education; everything VIII give
them new opportunity; everything VIII
| help them as sunshine or storm, sum
uler or winter. helps the tree When
the sun shines warmly the tree opens