Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-22

therefore asks for an eclipse or reason.
This r. Catholicism. The second gospel be-
fore the world IL the religion of the book.
1t contends that the will OF the Divine Is
communicated to man in a perfect book
which contains a great system Of trlth,
through and by obedience to which life is
communicated 20 the soul. II presents for
acceptance an articulated theology-a sci
eUce Of God. built up with mechanical per
lection. II asks allegiance 20 the infallible
bOok-this is Professionalism.
Religion of the Person.
The third gospel is the religion OF the
person; IL RFese9ts in issqs Of NaLarf EN-
truth and the life. Through union with
Him the divine life comes TO the soul He
of the world Of sin. He IL the divine creed
of the church. Christ is Christianity; This
| sseidgs. seif'determ,ninS personaiity as the
supreme object OF faith and hope and love
and obedience. In this alone Is Christianity
religions nave their moral code. their ex-
allied service, their elaborate ceremontals,
Author. 1T is T. Is the central point Of His
every announcement He Is Himself CHRIS.
t~ianity's alpha and omega. its center and
circumference, its root and IL flower As a
burden OF melody may be expressed In a
few bars OF music, so he voices In these
symp6ony Of His fiifeD"i am the vine" Il
am the Door" 81 am the Light OF the
World, . ~ am the Resurrection and the
Life" The supreme glory Of the gospel Is
therefore not IN ceremonial observance or
an articulated system Of doctrines. but In
its Christ OF strange incarnation, marvelous
tea aching. matchlsss character, majestic
deed, atoning death, glorious resurrection
and radiant ascension 10 tns steInai r aen
the Church OF Christ stands unique In
this, that II presents the person Of Jesus
Christ as the sole object of faith, the sol
vent of doubt and the saviour from sin.
Let us assume a fact hat is so automatic
that II requires no proof that there Is in
avery soul even the most sCeDtiCal, the
faith faculty-a living active power OF
faith. In many instances II may be dim,
all but obscured or overlaid by error or sin,
but there nevertheless awaiting an awaken
ing. What can awaken it? Not theology,
moving, personal gospel Of Jesus os NazaT.
eth. the Son of God and the Savior OF man.
kind. This is its simplest form, this is its
clearest expression; this presentation of a
person to persons that they may FIRST know
and then love and trust and follow Him
this is pre-emtnently the gospel for an age
of doubt" The gospel meets the need Of
this age and OF all ages because II Is incar'
nate Love. There is no argument, no con.
tention against that. 1t meets also the uni
versal hunger for facts.
Colonel Ingersol. whose star of eloquence
voiced the scepticai demand Of the age
when he said: We pause at the door OF
your churches and ask for facts. We pass
along your broad aisles and beg for just
one little fact. We know all about stale
miracles and muster wonders. but we wan
} a fact-a this years fact" Fine rhetoric
indeed. but the acme of superfcialty. The
veriest tyro knows that personality is tbs
aboriginal fact. No fact is better ~attestet
than the person Of Jesus Christ in the his
tory of the world. He is indeed more sub
~stantial, more abiding, in human apprehen,
! force"
; Veterans of the Church.
After the devotional service which inau,
gurated the afternoon program Of th'
American Missionary society, and Mrs
Heacock's solo, Come Unto Me-" Rev. A
L. orcutt of indianapolis read the repor
of the Board Of Ministerial Relief as givel
, in The Sunday Bee, pleading for a NOR
: liberal support OF the old ministers. TIL
veteran DR.. W. T. Moore of Canton uni
versity, Missouri, prayed Divine favor upoi
: that branch OF the church's work, and theI
Rev. J. H. McCleery Of Illinois, who, hav
ing passed his 64th milestone recently
was retired from United States army serv
: ice, with retired chaplain's pay Of S15s pc
! month, offering his gratuitous services L
: the Board of Ministerial Relief, was mad
. secretary.
He pleaded in behalf Of the patriarchs o
the ministry and took census Of the minis
ter Of all ages in the house. When h
called upon ministers under 81 years Of az
Ave arose. When he called for those be
tween 20 and 80 years the number grew I
forty. Counting on up by tens he discov
cred three present who were more tina
90 years old. They were Rev. J. r. Hoy G
Nebraska, aged 81 Rev. Frank Macy G
Hebron, Neb, aged IS, and DR.. George "
T.. Taylor OF Princeton. Ill, aged 80. Rev
o Macy spiced the pathos with a bit c
70 humor by waving his SHAKING finger towar
the crowd and calling out: II am So, but
can run faster than any man Of my ag
70 who has been drinking whisky all his life.
. Boys and Girls Rally Day.
After Mrs. Powell's solo, Saved b
Grace" Rev. Carey Morgan Of Louisville
who was presiding, called upon Rev. How
ard c, Rash of Kansas for the report Of tn
3 committee on Boys and Girls rally da!
The report commended the movement
urged upon the entire brotherhood a faith
q full observance OF. the day; asked minister
TO give it particular attention. and recon
hended continuing the plan OF returning {
"A each state so per cent Of its contribution
N @. z. Freer Of Ohio made the report Of tn
committee on Christian Endeavors, whic
or report commended the course OF the missio
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