The herald., 1897-02-15
THE VISIONS OF THE DYING
An Interesting Discourse Given at Unity
Church
EvanseIist Walk Continues His Work at the
Church of Christ
A Riverside Divine Occupies the Pulpit at the
First Congregational church-Even-
ing Services at the English
Lutheran Church

AL 81. JOnn 3 CnuTCu yeStei uay iiioA -
ing Rev. B. W. r. Tayler preached from
the text found in Matthew vi, 19: But
deliver us from evil" DR.. Tayler hrs'
said that the existence of evil is thing
that sorely perplexes the world OF
thought 1t questions: Is God the au-
thor of evil? If God created all things
and created them good, whence did evil
become part of life? Why did the great
Being allow .happiness and sin to be
in the world a. all? First" the speak
er said, "I do believe in evil. Our
blessed Savior speaks of it in his ser
mon on the mount, from which the text
is taken. He further says. The sun rises
on the evil and the good In other words,
do we find from the standpoint of di-
vine revelation, that evil is acknowl-
edged by it's writer's.
Second, we see evil around us every
day in the transgression of the laws
of God Pain and sickness are caused
by evil living. 1t is blasphemous to at
tempt to fasten the evils of life upon
God"
The speaker defined evil as covetous-
ness or an immoderate desire for the
wealth of living. Paul said: Money is
the root of all evil" not meaning mon
ey alone, but the immoderate desire to
get all we can in the physical world. If
as we revolve around God the center
of life, we lose the centripetal force, we
lose our loyalty and truth and disaster
must overtake U.S. God is the center Of
everything good. We must keep him
for our center as the planets do the SUM-
Evil is the contradiction Of the law.
Many people ask, why did God, if he
created everything, make anything ca
pable of destroying his laws? Why
should he allow anything to defy his
power? Must we believe in two CONTRA
dictory principles, side by side?
The doctrine of dualiSm was taught
by Zoroaster; the Christian scientist of
today denies the existence of evil. But
we know evil does exist, and that evil
came into the world through man. 1t
came through one of Gods creatures.
God gave all the world free will, for in
making man after his own image, he
also gave him power of knowing good
from evil. The author of evil. st. John
says, lis the devil and Satan" Milton
says: He raised impious war in heav-
en-" The origin of evil was, then, the
archangel in heaven. God had conf
dence in man; he gave him his liberty
MS freedom, Dut ne mas OebaSed 1t; he
has prostituted his own d-given pow
ers. Evil is the perversien of God S
best gift-his highest, purest and most
perfect nature.
But we may overcome evil God has
given us weapon. In the life of his
Son we see the ideal life, the humility.
meekness and beauty of overcoming evil
with good. If Satan had been mghtiar
than Christ, there would have been no
use for a Savior to teach us the beauty
of a perfect life. If we meet evil with
evil, we perpetuate it. If we meet it, as
Christ did, we vanquish it. We must
recognize evil in the world, and resolve
to overcome it with Christs spirit of
self-abnegation.
In the great conflict today between
good and evil, decided action must pe
taken. II we are to be on the winning
side, we must not meet falsehood with
falsehood, anger with anger, or blow
with blow; but we must meet it as
Christ met it. "Be not overcome with
evil, but overcome evil with good"
Mr.. Tayler announced that upon next
Sunday he would speak upon Sunday
Observances. Upon the oath inst, the
first anniversary of the elevation of
Bishop johnson to the episcopate, es-
pecial services will be held when the
bishop will dedicate the Episcopal
throne now in the church, the gift of the
senior warden, DR.. Coles. After the SER
vice, reception will be rendered to
Bishop and Mrs. Johnson, in which all
the parishes will particiDate