The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-10

the people want it, and they get it.
There is not so pure and clean a class
as preachers are to be found, and there
is no purer a class than their children,
although it is said that preachers chill
dren are bad. 1t is not true. One
preacher in a thousand does something
immoral, indecent or impure.
Among what class can you say as
much? I would not disparage other
professions. but Will you find so few
among IaWyerS-Only one in a thousand
who is immoral? VIII you find it so
among the doctors, or even the gran
gers? They are a noble, pure class of
hard working men. If there is a man
l would bow down to it is a Methodist
preacher. Not like We have here, but
the circuit rider that breaches to four
churches on a salary of $500.
Preachers are like other men.
like my wife to have as high a bonnet
as anyone, and my children to have as
good clothes. The first national con-
ference of infidels passed resolutions in
sympathy for a criminal in jail. Fancy
a Methodist. Baptist or Presbyterian
convention doing that. What has it
done for the slave? What has Chris
tianity done for women? I have been
where it was a shame for a woman to
show her face Christianity is the
Bartholdi statue of liberty. 1t is
unifyinS power. Its tendency is to
make all men equal. I am glad the
churches are coming together. No one
blesses scctarianiSm now The sec
tarianism of the Apostles day and ours
is not the same. That sectarianiSm
went away from the gospel. Now it is
coming to it. The Christian world is
nearer together than we think it is.
we have the same God the same
Christ. the same Bible and same heav-
en-, and we ought to have the same
Holy Spirit
Referring again to the power of the
gospel, DR.. Sweeney said:
Efforts for freedom always follow
the gospels power. 1t was the gospel
that gave us our freedom. What it has
done it will do again. Man is fond of
power. He will elevate himself at the
expense of others, even his own friends
If a man meets you on the street and
says Good morning, captain you
will straighten up and assume a
more it elevates you, for 1t means
power. But if he calls you colonel
you will likely invite him to dine with
you.
Man will do anything under heaven
for power. Men wage war for power
That made Alexander what he was
Christianity is the only thing that Of
fers an antidote to this thing. What
is the keynote to infidelity? 1 will tell
you. Il is the doctrine of the survival
of the fittest It is all that infdelity
has to offer But that premise is
wrong. because it crowds some out. 1t
is not true. Not long ago. in Cincin-
natl I saw a drunken man crowd a
woman on a street car 1t was really
the survival of the strongest ChrlS-
tianity was the first to say, 'Ye that
are strong ought to bear the infirmities
of the weak It is looking after the
weak Christianity was the first to
come and pick up poor, dOwntrodden
man. Unbelief says, let Russia crush
out the poor Jews. Christianity says
no."
In concluding. the speaker said ::
'sThe man who believes in Jesus Christ
is nv brother. whether he be Protest
ant or Catholic, black or white, bond
or free never realized this until my
trip abroad. There 1 saw men OF all
faiths Iaboring for Christ. Sectarian-
ism is a. back number. Talk about your
doctrines! Don't we all believe in the
same Savior? Don't we all want to go
to the same heaven? God multiplies
that which we agreed on, but he does
not do so on what we have a diHerence
over I thank God for the Gospel OF
Jesus Christ which ends in salvation
which ends in victory L thank COO Tor
the star of Bethlehem
.tChrist saws. on this rock 1 will
build my church, and the gates OF hell
shall not prevail against it Men set
to work to destroy He'll Gate 1t was
| a DANGEROUS place for vessels. Chris
tianity destroys He'll Gate nat mas
not the gospel done to save men-the
! gospel of the lowly Christ? l stood by
! the tomb of Jesus. Yes, think saw
the very spot where he arose. and