The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-23
ETERNAL HOME TO WHICH
HEART WhkDERER TURNS.

The Reverend Doctor :. II BHHuSSlcy
pastor Maple Avonlt" N. T.. Church,
preached oil Heaven Il Home" yesterday
II rriuE. he took his text from John xiv.
.. In my fathers house are many man
siorss. II il We're not So. 7 wou,.! have tod
you. I 80 10 prepare a place FOR You
IL part. he said.
IA is seldom that a single idea affects
thought 80 widely and profoundly as has
the .ae4 Il evolution. Us irst appearance
produced sreat alarm, especially an ,iiS
fh-o!agi.us For II wa easily seen that
the teachings OF the church nCr- utterly
;rg"coErl.atie with this new uv-trtAc ui iii'
scientific world. Naturally. the tncoloSltlS
I, rushed 10 the defense uf orthodoxy The
Nbatt.e waNei hot Victory Was yIalngi y D."
b. one side ana ROW by IN" other. Finally
spirit OF compromise appeared ainonS IN
contestants. Certain iafsruirg t1-oto-li!.S
announced themselves as 'Jaeistis sv'lU-
tiorisis' ~ the church % Rome Clrlsj!ul-
3Z,d those saE--e agfGes Who came Wy the
Airs IL the Firth Century AZ! laid waste
the imperial CITY. ami s-ns tasm PAX over
the Alps 10 tlliSt;tIl1a NETi.iNvsis.l -
rope, - the faIss,.Hs Christian scao! -rs ui
our Gag have taken TINS new s.isAtiS
doctrine O. evolution ami nave 11r!s,iaulzc2
Il and Win IL propose - accomplish e more
Eiorl4Us conquest for Christianity than m.
church has ever vet dared to hope for.
Evolution il now Ih2 rCEEaHt p-iuE-pe IA
the field Of natural science. Its lEh3e'Ie Is
the sphere Of rneuiocl,ai >ci,!c" and u'bl-
cal criticism It's power is CONSTANTLY IaCF'aS-
IuL. he SD-FdH.'a 'tfl-ltl '-lt'L'.--t Is '.--
the application Of this Principe IN tie STUDY
OF Scripture history
i; is due. perhaps. a. the temper OK the
times tha; This pT!N pie has had less COR
sideration in connection with the ST. !rCt of
the future life imam with other tn'"lgstc-t
subjects Bat even here som. effort has
been made 20 employ This new principle u
the advantage II religion. AMI mo- t:,t
one ,reCtEt writer have shown tn1t ms
monlzcd with tie coctr.ne Of the future
lie. but affords = more rational basis for
that doctrine than anything "l-" taai me
natural reason has Yet been aH.e = Htl"S
forth. The yapIdity With which StaTf.tl-
events have followed each other. liz" mar
Vicious discoveries ana Developments 'f
modern times, have 80 absorbed j1e a ,l.n-
zion NJ men that religious thought mas o.. 81
u.feCtr, thereby. Men are so "s'hr.'. WITH
tho question Of applying the Er-"-t Il mod
orn lie. 20 she 3etsernert % social ana -
duSJrial conditions. tiac many have 1921
sigh. Of the great doctrine Of the .utnie
lite, or have viewed il in = way ailpS elh-r
out Of proportion TO the Importance OF the
J. -itinn il holds I'm the Scriptures
The Old Testament Scriptures are lack
ir- IN positive sat myujS concerning the
future life. hut IN tn" New Testament ms
subject holds more prominent place. "ti'
IS the thoughts II men are w!.ieIed "i'A
the pro, - % the suns 81 revelation L-S
y denaI il its scope and Mss become more
clear ana positiy, ia the language en-
Icy,i / express Ihat regc--tl-n-
Men have eve- been seeking 90 solve
the TorplexiIg problem OF human eNist.L-e,
-
that 10 solution IS satisfactory y h.eh docs
TO- include future III, ard most OF lA"lit
employing the principle Of evolution. MAKE
the future ii:s q Development o: 81. presyni
lifc. u -sITuu,U The ages one increasing
purpose runs We are justified in exp Cur =
That purpose TO become nsCTr clear &" the
mind. OF uei 4. the years 20 bs.. ke'via-
ton is from les TO more afu Interpretation
fellows the same law .iow diff grtlt me
utterance Of the present Gty thco!o-'"i
,Guccrnirc heaven from those Of pas gem
eratsogs. The dominant igeas Of past SEN
srat.ons ColoTtd tie thought 81 chose times
or the suuieC. Of ta- future lie.
III she future lie Is to be ucNeioi Ine!lt
Of The prescu. life. then, Il we are -
sreak Of the future life concerning which
we cannot have positive FDpw:tIgy. W
must employ terms that express the b.St
and rotlcst things Of this present lie. We
Ca~ss.it .sll.po-p therefore. that II was a
me- chance that Jesus employed the Ian
are many ap-rfmg rtS: II It were rot % l
would i!aE" told you.
Il ne hottest t,iioW ships. the most sacred
relations. the Giy .cs: falCitIes known tpn,hn
on This earthly life are the teiow.hiis, Ie-
lotions .t.I,itl.S and dudes af horne life.
There IS no other word that awakeHs sGcn
tender IeColle-tlous. bout when there
clusters such sacred memories which has
power to stir the human soul to its pro-
tnis conception 81 !hc future life diSpeiS he
Jancifui and irrational! What quoting,
comforting thoughts ii inspires, As the
far WaudcTCr turns with deep longing
toward tho Old home of chiltHood's happy
days. so We heart wanderers III Il cold AID
rufrieudly world turn with hope toward CUR
eternal home.