Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-16
TWO CENTS
MR. RYAN'S FAREWELL.
Pastor OF the Christian Church Bids
Alden to His Congregation.

Alden to His Congregation.
As heretofore announced Rev. w.
y. Ryan who has been pastor of
the Christian church of this city for
the past Is months preached his
farewell sermon on Sunday He will
depart East this weekwhere be will
spend year taking post graduate
work at Yale.
! Following are some of his remarks
with few excerpts from his sermon.
"On this last morning that shalt
be among You ] wish for some in.
strument more potent than words
BY which | might make YOU under
stand my gratitude for your uniform
/ kindness during these months that
we have been together. So far as /
know there has been no dissension
1 what so-ever in the church For
this am sure we are all devoutly
thankful We have had our dis
couragements vet God has won der
fully blessed us.
The increase in membership in
the year and half, has been about
400"
Following is an epitome of the
sermon.
s'THE GOSPEL FOR THE 20TH CENTURY
Heb. 1873.
Holland sings song of doubt but
it is hushed by his song of faith.
The mournful strain "God has for
gotten the World gives place to
the joyous theme of the child of
trust: "God will remember the
World.
To MIN who believes in Gods own
son, pessimism is forever impossible.
For all society's problems there
abideJh still the solvent for all socie-
tvs sin there abideth still the cure.
Paul asserted in his age 1.-THE
love of money is the root q al avil'
proposition that time has been I'M
able to disprove.
/. THE 20rH CENTURY IS AN AGE or
AyARIcE
Money, of itself is not condemned
It Is the place 1t occupies in mans
affections and the place it prevents
something better from OCCUPYING that
determines whether or not it is an
evil.
/ Ask why men do not devote
enough attention to their families to
make home happy; ask why they are
irresponsible to the demands of Christ
and his church. The answer Is al
most universal, Too busy making
money Indulgences are sold by
the law of the land to commit sin,
such as would make Tetzel blush.
Back of the abnormal appetite for
drink, back of every circumstance at
tending it is the one fundamental
fact: itpays. A
As one more and more traces Ell
fects back to causes, one is con-
vinced that the statement of the
Apostle is true to day.
IL. AN AGE OF CREDULIrY.
Henry Van Dyke has recently
written a book on ssThe Gospel for
an age of Doubt" 1t is an age of
credulity. The quack and charla-
tan thrives. Dowie succeeds in max
ing the people believe that he is Eli
jah, and divine healer and they
bestow upon him their devotion
and incidentally their pocketbooks.
Emma Goldman opens her mouth
and the crack Drained criminal is
inspired to still blacker crime.
The awful tarantula Of Mormon
ism is extending its tentacles into
every part Of the country.
The lack Of the century is not
simply faith--we have faith that has
brought forth creduilty.
III. OUR NEED
is faith that is founded upon the
Rock of Truth.
We have at hand panacea for
the century's ills. 1t is the sim pie
message of Christ to the inner life
of the individual. Its influence up
on men of the LIST century was so
deep, SO joyous, 50 fraught with
meaning that they described it as
new birth. The world is thirsting
for the water of life, but it must be
as pure as when offered by our Mas
ter to the thirsty of Samaria. The
simplicity and beauty Of the mess
age that transformed the 1st centu-
~ must be restored to transform the
10Th.
Tothis task the Disciples of Christ
have set themselves. l plead with
you, this morning, be faithful to
this mission.
Lost Stick Pin.