Arizona republican., 1899-03-06
MIRACLES OF TODAY
Bishop Vincent Talked of
 Them Yesterday.
God is Working in inc World Today as in Olden TimeS-NO Hell for Him Who Walks in Harmony With God.

| church and the originator of the Chau-
 tauqua movement, preached yesterday
 morning and evening at the First M. | F. church. At the morning service he
 spoke from Psalms 103, seventh verse:
 ''He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel" He said in part: That God, who created man with a passion to know Him, should reveal Himself to man is what we should rationally expect. That is what my text says He did. When I
 was boy I thought God wrote a book
 up in heaven and sent it down to man
 as it is But He did no such thing.
 God wrought, man wrote. The bible is
 a record of His works, written out by
 men inspired, impelled, enlightened by
 God. We cannot comprehend God, but
 we may apprehend Him. He revealed
 Himself to Moses and Pharaoh through
 the burning bush and the changing of
 Aaron's rod into a serpent. God is
 working in the world now just as much
 as He ever was. What a comfort to
 know that God is in everything and in
 due time it will all be worked out His
 way We do not know in all cases
 how God works. A hundred years ago
 
 of Buffalo by the waters of Niagara
 falls gave ground to suspect his san
 ity. We have now learned to under stand this. MarvelS CT miracles don't
 bother me mUch-they are matters in
 which 1 am not very deeply interested.
 It is altogether likely that some time
 we shall see that what we now call miraculous is as closely in harmony
 with the ordinary laws of Gods uni verse as the lighting of Buffalo is now understood to be not at all inconsistent with natures laws.
 Jesus came to manifest God to the | world, and he did it not by words, but by works. He left no books, no li- brary, but He wrought and man wrote l the record of his actions
 He spoke of the different transia- | tiOns of the word and how some people | were afraid of the new version, but it | is nearer the original than the old, and | so nearer the truth. And when in a ! few years the AnglO-SaXon has gotten | possession of the Orient and opened | it's treasures there will be another new 1 version But there is still another yer sion and that is a life well lived lived in harmony with Gods laws. There is no hell in the universe for a. man that walks in harmony with God. Such a man placed in the traditional hell would find heaven. Heaven is a condition. There is no heaven in the universe for the man that walks not in harmony with Gcd.' He might be placed in the traditional heaven, but would find it a place of torment. The of heaven and hell in the bible are symbols to assist mans com of the underlying truth.
 All the lives of men are but the of Gods great plan. God may as readily direct the grand plan in the details of mems lives, as could direct the condition of in spring music, though not personally present. The musician so works through written music; God must as readily guide the plan unfolding. We may love life; God intends that we { love this life. Yet if disappointments overcome us; If death greets us before our race seems to us fully run, we may rest in peaceful and happy reliance in the knowledge that Gods plans cannot be thwarted.''
 In the evening Bishop Vincent spoke :! again to crowded house from the words found in the twenty-firs5 chap ter of John, twenty-frst and twenty second verses: Peter seeing Him, saith to Jesus: Lord, what shall this man do? Jesus saith Urto him: If i will that he larry til I come. what is hat to thee? Follow thou me. " T
 Peter after declaring his love for he Master, receives the command to feed my sheep and then Christ fore q els the manner of his (Peter's) death md he, instead of asking Christs help n that hour of trial, looks over to Tohn and asks the question of the text ! Notice Christ's attitude in refusing to { ,nswer him, but rebukes his curiosity y the words, What is that to thee? I This is not the first time He refused to e inswer such questions. Christ con- ealed more than He revealed. What 'esus was in the world, the bible is in he world There are a great many mysteries we would like to have | leared: The atonement, the trinity, e ut the word says, What is that to hee?' The bible says very little about F leaven. About all it says is, With linn, like Him The Gates Ajar' says nore of heaven than the bible does. Hilton says more. The bible says very title about hell. It speaks of the n darkness of despair, very little more; V he theologians say the rest. We would ike to know more about the interme- c fate state. The book only says Alb ent from the flesh, present with the . 1ord' It says so little lets close it ID. But stay, though it does not sat sfy all our curiosity. it does reveal all UT needs.
 What man needs to know is what
 e ought to do. He needs to know that he ought to be. He needs a guide Q the attainment of a perfect char cter. The bible is perfect and un- hangeable guide. Christ went far her in his reply to Peter: What is tr oes the young boy of twelve need? 'o follow Jesus. What does the young nan surrounded by all kinds of amptation need? Follow thou me We Il will have our Gethsemane. What 7ill you do then? Some men shoot themselves, some curse God and ask to ie. Follow thou me. Christ in Geth- emane said: Not my will, but thine e done and He got the victory. Fol