Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-20

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Al every service the congregation com
r'etely filled the auditorium and in some
Eases late-comera we're unable TO get within
the church doors.
Fully 1000 people who were unable 10
enter the Coliseum In the afternoon particl-
pated in an open air meeting, which was
addressed by Revs. T.. J. Lake, d. A. Cole,
W. J. Lyman and A. W. Morrison.
AZ -. Mary's Avenue Church.
1T is easy to see that faith is not doc
trinal, but personal. l believe that a man
may be a Calvinist, a Universalist or Of
Syrian faith and be q Christian; that he
may be speculstively heterodox, theoretic-
ally orthodox. be on in his upper story
and yet be all right here" And Rev. B. D.
Tyler laid his hand upon his heart to make
plain the Significance OF his last word.
He was preaching at the st. Mary's
Avenue Congregational church Sunday
morning on The Christian Religion -
when he gave utterance to this sentiment.
He is among the eminent divines now at
tending the International convention Of the
Disciples Of Christ. and had been assigned
this pulpit. The pastor gave the Denver
visitor, with whom he has some indirect
acquaintance by reason OF the latter being
president Of the International Sunday
School association and OF having founded
the work Of the Christian church IN Omaha
twenty-four years ago. a most friendly In
PRODUCTION to a congregation that filled
every pew in the large auditorium and all
the chairs that had been placed in the
rear.
Excerpts taken at random from his SER
mon are these:
Our sources Of information concerning
the Christian religion are twenty-seven
booklets and tracts, absolutely unique in
5he literature OF the world, that are now
bound together and named the New Testa-
ment.
The Christian religion began with one
Jesus, called the Christ. / do not say that
religion began with him. Religion was be-
fore Jesus; It Is where His name has never
been pronounced. But the Christian re-
ligion is the only one known among men
that has a connection with life-not ruling
out our Hebrew brothers, who study from
the same old book. A man who processes
to be a Christian and doesn't lead a clean
life is either deceived or an arrant hypo-
critic. There Is, remember, always a dis
JUNCTION between being a church member
and being a Christian. There is danger OF
making too much of ordinances, and there
is danger Of making too little, but there is
this fundamental doctrine that Christ Is
the Son of God. So long as we hold onto
that the church Is pretty safe. When we
get away from It the Lord only knows
where we will go. / care not what your
denomination may be II you are a Christian
you say, I believe that Christ is the Son
OF the Living Cod just as democrats. pop.
ulists, republicans, prohibitionlsts, ali sub-
scribe to that political creed that men are
born equal and endowed with certain in
Alienabie rights.
Jesus was the original democrat-but
with a small d. He made himself the friend
OF the people, not for power, not for pelt
but because he knew man and loved man.
Chicasoan at First Congregational.
Rev. Herbert L. wiIlett of Chicaso oo-
cupied the pulpit at the First Congrega-
tional church yesterday morning and was
heard by a congregation which not only
nlled all OF the pews, but stood in large
numbers In the side aisles and In the rear
part OF the auditorium.
Inc service was conducted by Rev. II. q
herring, pastor OF the church. and with
tnem on the platform sat Rev. H.. C. Bree-
uon OF Des Moines, Ia. In the course Of the
service DR.. Breedon offered prayer.
Ut. Wtllett is eminently a finished pulpit
orator and an effective preacher. and his
sermon was such as to proclaim him n man
OF broad scholarly attachments. Before en-
tering upon his sermon he said that II
gave nim particular pleasure to speak from
tne pulpit OF the First Congregational
church from the fact that he had been as.
ISOLATED at the University OF Chicay o with
Dr' Herring, and that acquaintance. though
not OF an intimate character, was most
pleasant. ' "o9'
Having read as the scriptural lesson for
the day Chapter / Of the gospel aeoordinr
70 81 John, DR.. Willett selected for hts
text the fourteenth verse Of that chapter.
ana the word was made flesh and dwell
among us; and beheId His glory. the glory
as OF an only begotten Of a father"
IN the range OF hts discourse he discussed
Nne incarnation Of Christ as related IN tbo
conditions Of different ages in the history
Oh the world, which he said had NOT varioa
so widely The only manner, he said IN
wnlcn christ could appear to the people
was 10 the hesh and he emphasized the fact
'ns ne did appear in the flesh as a man
: "o. as lone spiritual presentment OF a
ne urged his hearers to keep the
natloh OF Christ constantly In their
minds and to apply It to their own livas
asking themselves in what manner Chris
would live their Individual lives ana ,hon
striving themselves to achieve that stand-
ara. The earthly life Of Christ ana The
orVine hfe OF man should. he said, meet ON
an equal plane.
Rev. vavter Of Des Moines.
To a congregation that filled Immarps,
baptist church to the doors Rev. = M
Vawter OF Des Moines. Ia, dlscoursed YES
teraay morning on God's purpose and the
necessity OF man TO find out what cod
would have him do for the salvation Of
the world. He urged his hearers TO take
Goa with them in their business life and
on every perpIexing question that should
arise, to confer with Him through PRAYER
ana TO be guide by His teachings.
Rev. VawteT quoted the sixth verse nj
the ninth chapter Of Acts, the words q,
saul who said; Lard, what wilt Thou
nave me doG' and said we today could 6nd
me answer to that question in the New
testament. II It Is studied for that pur-
pose the student will no longer be In doubt
az 10 Gods purpose in him.
II should be our duty and our aim
SAID Rev. Vawter. ito make the win Of
God and our will one. Society people NAV
soon and politicians may laugh. when man
taxes God into his every act bnt A a. ~.