The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-14

of will power and the strength that is in them they might conquer He said that those who are protesting against the tone of helplessness in the attitude of men towards the political evils and abuses in the governments of our great cities, the abuses of parties and poli- tics, might find utterance in the words of the text. He depreciated the fact that there is a tendency to a kind of paralysis in the presence of great evils, and that man often acts in regard to his own morals and spirit as though he were hypnotized, paralyzed and had no power over his own life to determine what manner of life he would lead and what manner of a man he would be.
 Speaking of the theory that man is often predestined to act as he does. that his actions and life are governed by the law of heredity, the bishop said: "The argument from heredity may be divided against itself You did not have one ancestor alone, but many, good as well as bad. There is not one
 tendency alone in you to determine your character, but many, which you may follow. You can take the helm and steer. Your will is to count for something; it determines for what port you are steering and to a great extent
 what kind of port you will reach. The claims of inheritance encircle too far beyond it's boundary. The spirit is to push over its forces of will power and possess the territory. It is not true that a person must continue to hoj jt,St xu1,o ot hl a ality is power to act and react in cir
 cumstances Character developes in
 the most adverse surroundings, when the outward conditions seem to out
 weigh, check and chill. The trouble in this prevalent fatalism Is that ones self, mans spirit, his will is left out of the account and Gods spirit, Gods will is left out of the account. Men say, ''If I only could, but I cannot" In the words of the text, If thou cans't | believe, all things are possible" Faith 1 is the protest of the, spirit against these lettering doubts. Faith and immortal ity is triumph of the spirit. Faith Is
 the spirit asserting itself, acting and
 acting Godly, that is, the spirit assert | ing it's birthright to inheritance from | the Eatner or SpiTlCS.
 If you deny your freedom than you
 are not free. Freedom of the will is af- l ter all the power to win freedom. I Faith Is not merely something nega- I tive, passive. It is positive and lays
 hold of possibilities. It seizes upon great things that lift above temptation
 and attains to spiritual heights. Faith l has this vital power because it lays hold on the living God. The question
 is: Do you believe in fatalism or do
 you believe in God? If you believe in Him, trust in Him and what then will
 you find? That He has laid hold of you; that God encompasses you. a
 divine environment. You rise into lib- erty; it is God that lifts you up and
 sustains you. Tt Is only a life in God that Is truly life of freedom" says
 St. Augustine. ;. This God of whom I
 have been speaking is the God to whom we must look for freedom. Where the l spirit of God is, there Is liberty; the 1 liberty to be ones better and lruer self. This is possible for the will that
 can assert itself and win its freedom 1 in God.
 Any victory over temptation, any
 achievement in character is possible to
 him that believeth in this loyal faith.
 ought to be free. You can fight for your freedom because you ought to fight. God reinforces you and fights
 with you. Jesus Christ won His battle
 and won it for you"