The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-11
Unitarian Society.

1.-THE Parable of the Sunlight was the
subject of Mr.. Hudson's sermon yesterday
morning, from the text Now we see as
in a mirror darkly, but then face to face
Cor. xiii, u. He explained that the
mirror referred to in the text was merely
the polished surface of a piece of metal,
which reflected only the dim outline or
shadow of things. The language of the
text therefore, made striking contrast
between the effect of the direct and the
reflected light.
He said the most of the worlds work is
done by reflected light The astronomer.
the reflection on the lens, and this illus
trates the conditions under which most of
life must be lived out. The visible world
is only the manifestation or reflection of
an unseen world which our vision is not
yet fine or clear enough to comprehend.
The problem of life, therefore, becomes
one Of making the most of the reflected
light in which we live
This requires first that the mirror of
life shall be kept clean and pure so as TO
reflect clearly and truly the sunlight of
Gods love and tenderness. Clearness of
spiritual vision is dependent upon clear
ness OF life.
1t requires, second, that we shall remove
distractions that come between the mir
ror and the light. Superstition is such an
obstacle. 1t is the duty of every thinking
LAlllO 70 pe honest WITH lISe1. NO 1dltof-
ing With the truth, no blind acceptance
of outgrown theology, no repetition of
creeds in which we no longer believe on
account of the sacrednesS of their asso-
ciauons-is consistent with the duty of
every human soul to seek the clearest pos
sible reflection of the sunlight of God S
truth.
Another obstruction is ignorance. The
speaker especially mentioned the Sunday
school and the free kindergarten as doing
work which should receive the earnest
and active support of all who have at
heart tht moral welfare of the commun-
lty. Selfishness is most serious obstacle
to clearness of vision. The shadow of
mirror of life and obstructing the sun
light Until our own petty selfishness be-
comes merged in the larger unity of life,
we are unable to receive clearly the sun
light of divine love and wisdom.
But life does not consist entirely
in receiving and absorbing the light
third requisite to making the
most of our reflected light is that
We ourselves shall in turn reflect into
other lives the sunlight of good thoughts.
good lives and kindly sympathy Life
is an evolution in which environment
plays an important part, and we can
not forget that mankind's most import
ant environment is man
Life would be discouraging, however
1t 1t had no hope of growing out of the
condition of the reflected light. The
grandest promise of the Christian relig-
ion grows out of the fact that one match
less life has come out into the full sun
light of unity with God, and that this
life, lived in the direct light of Gods
love, gives hope and courage to every
other human life that it may rise above
the shadows and the mists, to where the
skies are clear and cloudless and voice
from heaven speaks to the waiting soul
of man, 1.-THE pure in heart shall see
Cod
1t was announced in the printed weekly
calendar that on next Sunday morning
Rev T. B. Forbush of Chicago, will
preach in Unity hail.