The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-25

present time He depressed at this point
to refer to the various churches of which
he has been pastor, commencing with the
first circuit traversed by him In 1872. He
spoke of his sympathetic relations with the
churches at Greencastie, at Richmond and
Lafayette and Central-avenue Church In
this city, saying there is nothing in the
life of these churches to call forth such
a letter as Paul wrote 10 the church at
Corinth. MY contention is.' said the min
lister, that the best of the church life that
has appeared in the worlds history is now
here and the best people that have ever
lived in the world are now living in the
the gospel OF the Son of God IL that were
not true" DIR. Buchtel said that he re-
Gently talked to the students at De Pauw
University, Greencastle and asserted that
the student body of to-day is better and
does so per cent. more work than it did
in the days when he attended college.
Dr. Buchtel said he supposed that another
need of religion that might be suggested
by some people is the need of more coerc-
ing power of grace. He replied TO this by
citing the case of Paul who. when he be-
came convinced that he was following in
the wrong path Immediately turned about
and without communing with flesh and
blood, began to help instead of prosecute
the Christian church. Wherever you find
a man like ST Paul." said the speaker
wherever you find man who has grown
up living always in all good conscience
that man has precisely the same sort OF
spiritual life that st. Paul had, that is, he
has religion enough TO swim In. Now you
know that any more marked coercive force
OF grace would not make character; 1t
would break IL.
DR.. Buchtel said that possibly some peo-
pie might think religion needs more light
on the life 10 come. The error of this idea
was shown by pointing to the fact that If
men could see as clearly into the future as
they can into the past, when adversely
should come upon them they would turn
into more dreamers. thinking of the happi-
ness that Is awaiting them In the beyond
whereas God wants men to be strengthened
by trouble so that they can meet life more
bravely. He declared that God means for
men to live in this world while they are in
II and not to be Willing away their time
dreaming and imagining about the next.
MEMS REAL NEEDS.
The concluding portion of the sermon
was devoted to an enumeration of mems
real needs. DR.. Buchtel said these are: a
higher and purer conception of what God
is; higher and finer idea of what men and
women can become. The last may best be
obtained by coming i'm contact with people
of high ideals and pure lives. In conclu-
sion Dr. Buchtel said
my last word is this. Religion needs
and the church needs and we all need a
keener sense Of our personal obligation TO
each other. There will not be a person
whom you meet, as you go out of this
church, whom you do not owe something.
Every person you meet is a person to whom
you must DTlng something Dedutl1ul out
OF your own life. You must make IL easy
for people TO believe in goodness by what
is In you. So every life you touch when you
go out of here will be a life that expects
something from you and the good God
expects you to bring something to
them. There is absolutely not a per-
son in the world that you must not
show your best. You must bring TO every
life you touch the highest and best life in
you. so that every person that comes in
contact with your life will see not only
that you have been with Jesus, but that
you are with Him now. So the good God
Is DESTROYS of ministering TO our needs and
giving US in the most complete and abound
ing manner all the things that are neces-
sary TO the development of the highest and
best and to the development of what Is
most beautiful and most Christlike in our
selves"