Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-09

s..icaVo and had been m
.,Y-rhes ~ ,ss pulplt for both morning
40 eytn.'a.s hesltated. but many NC
A. nfA ,s in II the hand OF the
efitfi, .,,idlnq power. ne Woulu vs.
sgnt e,yertion. He would prove we
~ e" falsity Of the vhaisv INN,
ifpln the church NJ NE ss..'v,v ~
tstlrst ",fo,x far would II 20 IN It's
rsttlnf; ~ Jcsus' sakef How close
~ dsnhi in His ateps7 Was the
rs11 " MAJ 10 suffer for Its MASTER
tiufch ~ ,Ifht he spent In prayer
saiufap ,,hoIe night. There had new
rfafy We ',,.at a wrestling In his soul.
n lesn n - his strongest experiences
e,,1 du'nt lie had, In fact, entered
b Raluo. .xperlence. The definition
rpon Q ~, dlseiplcHhlp was receiving
~, oS ,est al this time, and he was
u tdasl Into larger truth or MS
~ sr,,, church was fllled to i,s ~, ~.
ls' Henry Maxwell. coming ihlo "
~, from that oil night vigil ,.l' w.
rlpt ~ a great curiosity on the part
ifi.fui, IA They had heard OF the
I hf 4 y,oyement. nv all the churches
nlYmll ,bs recent action OF DR.. brucc
~ ", "a the general Interest IN the
~ WIN This CURIOSITY .as llInC-
dr. w" morn serious. Mr.. Max
nlff o., ~, ,iso. and In the knowledge
vi Nv e,istt'e presence was his living
nh W. H. brought his message ana
Ntut !, Inc church that day.
pit never been what would IL
" hl g,,,t prcacher. He had not the
tls ,be quality that makes remark.
~ ,,,sehera. hut ever since he hnh
t.iild ~ do ~ Jesus WOULD 40 ne
= 4 crown IN a certain lunhS I.
~ .',,sa that had all the essentials OF
TN. ncr. This morning the pco-
~ ~, a. complete sincerity and hu-
~ a man who had gone deep into
10y III a great truth. After tell
~ t.i'iy ~ some results In his own
~ in RAYMOND since the pledge
~ ,avsr ne went on To nsk the pucs-
~ .hsd been asking since the settle
,,ssiing. lie had taken for hts
~. H. story u the young man VINO
wv "a I.sua asking what he must DO
uat,sln eternal life. Jesus had tested
ssell All that thou hast ana give
~ NOR. and thou shalt nave Urea.
lila heayon And, come; FOLLOW me.
~, ,se Young man was not willing to
y, - mai extent. n following Jesus
sufIsrlng IN that way. he was
.uiirr lie would like TO follow
~, but not II he had TO give up 20
rs,h q. .,,,n., uo,ry My
snd hls line. thoughtful face
,i,.,,I wlih a passion OF appeal mat
800 ,he psoplc as they had seldom
W .,l,red-'ta II true that the church
| .,,,i,y The church that Is called after
a,l.f's avn name, would refuse Z"
.'rsw Jesus ut the expense OF sunerinI.
| = thyfIcai loss Of temporary gain
~ statement was made al hike
.,,tsrirr In the settlement last week
X isadcr NJ workingmen that u was
1870 10 look to the church for any
s.l.,r az redemption nf society. on
80 va that statement bascdl Plain
/, IA he assumption that the church
s,sirei Tor the most part men ana
| ,5,-sa who thought more Of their own
~. srA luxury than Of the surcrings
"a r,sds and sins ~ humanity. How
y, vas that true? Are the Christians
!. Am.fica ready 20 have their disciple
~ tsstedf How about the men who
t-...ss large wealth. Are they ready 10
N. that wealth and use II as Jesus
vsilf How about the men and women
| Jg,at ialent7 Are they ready TO con-
,,Ifais that talent to humanity.aa Jesus
tsioublcdy would doi
IL il not true that the call has come
Il nj age for n new exhibition OF dis
| dffshlp Christian diEciplcahipf You
10 NE In this great. sinful city must
isou that better than ! do. IL u posi-
. N you can 40 your ways careless or
isaarhilsss " the awful condition Of
,-sr and women and children who are
. tyirr body and soul. for Christian
illpf l. ID not u matter OF concern TO
. ~ personally that the saloon Kills lts
| njllands more surely than war; Is u
| 81 a natter Of personal suffering In
| fna form for you that thousands OF
| tttboilcd. willing men tramp the
streets 81 this city and all cities crying
| n work and drifting into crime and
/ slIflie because they cannot ind III Can
- NY that this IL none Of your busi-
fsai Let each man look after himself.
Would II not he true. think you. that
every Christian In America did ns
| ifgs would do society Itself, the bust
tss vofld-ycs, the very political ryH-
| TN under which our commercial and
ornamental activity II carried on
uasd b. N changed that human suffer-
iaf vould b. reduced to n minimum
What would b. the result II all the
thufth members Of this city tried to do
a. Jesus would doY II IL not possible Ia
ny 10 detail what the effect would be,
taii II easy TO say, aud II IL true, that
| HNNHNNAN wv human lNNRNfAAN WYNN ~
" to Ind an adequate answer.
What h the test Of Christian dlscl-
ils,hlpi l. Il not the same az In Christs
can ifetlme1 Have our surroundings
rodlhei or changed the testi II Jesus
Ntfe herr today, would He not call some
y Ne members Of this very church Ia
d Just what lie commanded the young
nan and ask him TO give up his wealth
an literally follow Him. | believe lie
you'd DO that II He felt certain that
~ church member thought more Of
~ posSssloua than Of his STNlour. The
- would b. the same today as then
believe Jesus would demand. He does
emand now, as close n following. as
ta'h suffering, rs great self denial, ns
VIA lie lived In person ON the earth
"a laid. Except a man renounccth all
usi he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
All Is, unless he II willing 10 do u
~ ny sake he cannot be my disciple.
What would be- the result II In this
~ every church member should begin
200 as Jesus would do3 II II not easy
70 into details Of the result. but We
~ know that certain things would b,
,slesslblc that are now prncticcd by
,nsieh members, What would Jesus dc
We matter Of wealth. How would
hs,rnd ~ What principle would reg
,nit hls use " money! Would He b.
,~n 70 i've In great luxury and spcnt
w uhes na much ON personal adorn'
Wy and entertainment as lie spent Il
uu.Ne ne nceds OF suffering humanity
wv Would Jesus be governed In thu
anhs OF money? Would lie take rent
~ ltnm saloon and other disrcputabl'
n,gp,tv or even from tenement prop
Ky thal was 80 constructed that thu
maAI's hnd no such thing as n hom'
ue1nllnessl
what would Jesus do, about tn
tsal army of unemployed and desper
nv VINO tramp the streets and ours