Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-24
WHAT CHRIST MEANS TO MEN
Enters Into Their Lives and Makes Then
Do Larger Things,
HIS MESSAGE is BEING READ Alright
Students OF Sociology Coming BacL
20 the Propositions lie Advanced
and Accepting the saliva
tioB lie offered.

Al the First Presbyterian church Sunday
morning the musical program had refer-
ence TO the holy Christmastide, from
Grson's Christmas oflertoire." which was
played as prelude to the postlude, the
"HLllelujah chorus" from Messiah" The
especial numbers we're Holden's anthem.
There Were Shepherds" Bartletts an
them. 1t is blessed Christmas Morn.' and
= contralto solo. Bending O'or Cradle
Low" by Mario. sung by Mrs. Myron ID.
Smith. The sermon OF the pastor was
The Christ VI Today" lie said in part:
blessed is every man whose eyes see
and whose ears hear those things which
are necessary for the success of his LIES
work. Blessed is the business man who
can truly see the relation OF the anairs
OF life and conforms his actions to mis-
knowledge for without this perception he
Is doomed to failure. The man will sue
coed only who has an eye single to the
chief aim of life. II requires depression
into slang to express briefly the idea con-
veyed to my mind by the text. In Cali
fornia we say "IIe has savvy;" here we
say "He catches on Business men send
drummers upon the road for business and
they are successful only as they have eyes
10 perceive ami ears to hear what the trade
demands, and consequent ability to supply
that demand.
What we need is true perception Of
the things OF life and that is just what
Christ today means to man. He enters into
the lives OF men and makes them do
larger things in the world in which they
live. We think we would like to have
lived in the day OF the apostles to have
known Jesus and to have looked into His
eyes. That would have been blessed ex-
istence, but we are more blessed today, for
we see grander Christ than the apostles
knew. In the centuries which have elapsed
we can see the effect OF his life and teach
ing upon the world. Our vision is not
distorted by the nearness of the object.
"our view of Christ has made us more
loyal to the truth. The discoveries Of
science has advanced the cause OF re-
ligion As long as its Investigations are
confined to the material world its proper
sphere science cannot but assist religion.
When IL ventures into the bounds OF the
spiritual 1T has touched upon something IL
cannot understand and its deductions are
not worthy OF consideration.
Jesus Christ is the only common ground
upon which all conditions of people can
unite and socioogists are beginning to
realize this. Through all the tones which
have been written on social questions the
student pores only to come back TO the
propositions advanced by Christ and to
accept the solutions He offers. Religion is
growing more comprehensive, is becoming
inclusive rather than exclusive.
I'm art and in science the spirit of Jesus
Is seen. The work OF the Italian artists on
the ancient cathedrals and chapels, the
building OF st. Peters at Rome. are cx-
emplincations OF this idea. The painters
and the architects appealed to the religious
natures Of men. Those who could not read
the printed page could not fail to UNDER
stand tho depths Of love in the eyes OF the
Madonna and could understand the mes
sage carried by the artist.
To-day Jesus teaches in the advance In
the arts and sciences; in the railroad train
as In the painting, in electricity. In all OF
the work OF man, and with the assistance
of the holy spirit man is beginning to read
the message Alright