The evening Republican., 1902-08-01

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f0rsakc the faith Of his fathers. 1t
was not rea son BILE Tor Job to suf-
fer uncomp l ainingly with SO dread
| a disease Us elc phhiatiasis. but in
all his suffering that man OF faith
sinned not nor harged God foolish
ly. 1t was not reason able Tor the
disciples to leave their nets and
follow a man whom they scarcely
knew, but faith with them was
i stronger than human rcaso1. 1t
was not reasonable to expect
prosecutor like Paul to become the
| apostle to, the Gentiles but light
from heaven streaming upon him
on his miscellaneous mission, changes
his whole life aud at once proves
that revelation Is greater than
reason. l say it revereutly, it was
unreason a BILE for Jesus to leave the
blessed company OF the other per-
sous of the trinity, and come to
this sin cursed world to, save it.
Men die for friends and even for
good man but here was something
new-a Man dying for his enemies.
But the revelation that assured
Jesus that with his sacrifice God
was well pleased. was sufficient
reason for Him to do that unrcason.
able thing.
The foolish wise man always place
evolution above cyeatiou. Now I'm
an eyo!utioist, Beginning with the
second chapter of Geussis, but I
must insist that that sublime sen.
tence lin the begiuing God, must
precede all evolutionary claims. The
trouble with the evoutionist Is that
il lie be a thorough going one he IS
sure to leave to God out Of the ques-
tion. Eyolutlonlsm then becomes
creationism, and at once 10 foolish.
Even II 1t could become established
that spontaneous generation and
original protoplasm had much to do
with the start Of that mysterious thing
we call life, 1t would be necessary
yet to show that evolution could &C.
count for Or produce the brain Of a
man. the fragrance Of a flower, the
song of bird. Evolution at it's best
can only account for the worst In
man. 1t can show how the beast In
boy was simply the awakened de-
mon OF his father. aud may point
with pride to the ill effects or good
effects of a vigorous and sturdy ply.
slcial ancestry. but evolution can
meyer breathe into mans nostril
a protorlasm and call him living
soul, nor draw him by the invisible
cords of environlng morality to a
new and nober life. Protoplasmic
evolution can precsde divine creation
ism, nor a-favorable environment
take the place Of new birth. The
evolutionist who tries 1t will. at last
confess himself q foolish wise man.
The foolish wise man, moreover,
al ways enthrones materaism in the
seat of spirituality. 1t is not neces-
sary for us to &c off IN the TRADE
against The lnaterialism of o philo.
sophie unfaiiE, we need only to think
of the word in a very practical sense.
He who graspa after the almighty
dollar. and loosens or lessens his grip
on God; he who INDUCES the pleasure
and passions of life, to the damage Of
his soul; he who negects prayer,
Blble reading and Christian service:
he who coniesses that the sordid
things OF this present aye are the
"summum bonum" of human life
this man is u materialist OF the most
mischievous sort. lie thinks he is
wise lie is foolishly wise, No dane
inc wine .drinItino theatre poinr.
euchre. world.loyiuy pro.
fessinp christians need be SURPRISED
If he is mistaken for a roor.-Loyers
Of pleasure more than lovers Of God
have onlv the form of podliness.
They ALWAYS deny the nower Thereof.
Emntv sh.ils themselves thev need
oulv cxnect the emptv form Of re-.
ward at Last from the hands or him
who will snv ~ never knew vou.'
Rut there is second man in this
,icture Pan, has drawn of whom
win snea,; to Won a few words lie Is
the WISE FOOLISU MAN If anv
,rnonr van spcmath 70 h. w,se in
this wurId let him bec,me \ fool that
he mnv he wiseIIn this world let him
become a fool that he mnv be wise
Th,nk Cod the case If ihe f,oi;h
wac man ia nnt a honeless case II
thrnnrh tho Glands of his worldIv
wisdom he can see the truc nicture Of
himself there ia hone for him
We viii Iva considered a fonl for bis
f,i,r E,;,n ~ Foolish n tho wn,dlv
,o,I " hn, ;" Tho w;so ron, !, is INA
con.nmna,e Aower If wisdom he.
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