Evening journal., 1901-05-06
MEETINGS NOW
ARE ENDED
Large Congregation Attended
Services in Opera House
SUBJECT, THE SOULS PASSION
The Rev. Francis Burgette Short
Makes interesting Address Mrs.
Mccormick Sang
SUBJECT, THE SOULS PASSION

feN. IIdlCiS DulStlte GHOils DA Lp-
worth NJ. e. Church, preached an in
teresting and instructive sermon to a
large congregation. the meeting being
the last of a series this season.
During the services, Mrs. Kathryn
Mccormick. of Philadelphia. sang sew
worth Church, under direction of
George e. King sang excellent music.
Mr. Short took his text from st.
John xii, 21 Sir, we would see Jesus"
He said in part:
Among the multitude that had gath
cred at Jerusalem to worship during
the feast We're found certain Greeks
who had left the church and the faith of
their fathers. With a yearning desire
for the living God consuming them,
they went to one Philip and said: "Sir,
we would see Jesus" This is the yearn-
ing and desire of every truly noble
soul for nothing else can satisfy its
kingly demands.
Why did they desire to see Jesus?|
Was 1t idle and inquisitive curiosity
that brought them there? Was it that
they might challenge the philosophy of
his teaching, on the verify of his lifeg
Were they seeking to lay cruel hands
upon him2 Their object was OF vastly
more Importance than these things.
They wanted to see the long promised
Messiah for themselves To learn from
him if Greeks as well as Jews were
to have in him Saviour.
His wonderful works had made him
the central figure of the then civilized
world, ever as he is now and ever shall
be. But these things alone
did not cause them to seek the Christ.
There was a deeper and more persist
ent reason. We cannot get away from
tent reason. We cannot get away from
the fact that mankind needs a Saviour
The highest and deepest yearning of
his nature cries cut after God. This
TACT is Illustrated by the wise men who
came In search OF the child Jesus. They
said: Where is he that is born king
OF uhe Jews, We have seen his star in
the East and are come to worship
him?' This same yearning was in the
heart Of Job when he exclaimed: "Oh
that | knew where / might find him?
that ! might come even to his sent"
Jesus taught that this yearning was a
cardinal fact and condition of the
soul; and everyone here is conscious
that in order to have peace the soul
must see Jesus.
1t was not a sickly sentimentalism
that caused these Greeks to seek Jesus.
IL was an evidence of their intelligence.
their yearning for spiritual knowledge,
and their desire to live in harmony
with the greatest life that mortals had
ever beheldt They We're in search of
the beautiful life-the ideal life The
life that worldly men honor, and the
life that all processing Christians
should seek to truly live. Not a fun
eral life. but a fruitful life-bearine
abundance Of consolation for the sor
rowing. help for the needy bread sor
the hungry, cheer for the discouraged.
and eternal life. through Jesus Christ.
for the dying. Yes, yes. we all love
the Christ life. and with fear and
trembling we are trying to initiate it.
Sometimes we toll, struggle, endure,
fall and rise again but knowing that he
who is for us is more than they that
can be against us, we push the battel
to the gates, believing that we shall at
last succeed in our long cherished and
supreme purpOse-tO be like Christ.
! read a story of the great German
sculptor. Danneker For six years he
toiled on a statue of Christ. 1t was at
last completed, and, desiring to have a
fair test of his work, he brought little
girl into his studio. and drawing aside
the veil said: "Who is that?" 1T is
some great man." said the child. The
artist covered the statue, and led the
child away. For a long time he was
very sad. for he knew that he had
failed in his effort Christ's likeness
was not visible to the child. For sew
eral years he toiled again in his studio,
nd q ta hr1 aI1 a 10 f.Itf IA
to see his work who is that?" he
asked as he drew aside the veil A
look of pleasing astonishment crepi
over the child's face. her lips parted
with smile. her bosom heaved with
surprised and happy emotion as she
said: It is the man that said suffer
the little children to come unto me.
The artist knew that he had at lasf
succeeded: his work had told its owl
STORY. My Christian friends. thus vii
it ever be with us-our deeds will tel
their own story. May we so live an,
50 toll that even childhood shall SCI
in us the Christ life.
What a great transformation woull
come to this old earth if the Christ lif
and spirit were seen at once anon
all the nations. The difficulties il
China would cease. Russia would On.
band her army, and devote all her tim
and resources to the development of he
own needy countrymen. Japan woul
give her time to the improvement {
her domestic conditions. France woul
put down her internal iniquities, an
become in fact what she is now i
name only, a nation of liberty, equalit
and fraternity. England would with
draw her troops from South Africa, an
spend her millions fer the elevation
her poverty stricken multitudes. An
America would teach the golden ru
by bringing her soldiers home from II
islands of the sea. O. for the day
come when the Prince CT Peace sha
rule on the throne Of eternal righteou
ness.
AeQin the Christ life should be SCI
IN the hcme Here it is that we m;
Ind the greatest illustrations OF p
f'one0 fortitude devotion and lO1