The age-herald., 1902-02-10
MOST PITIABLE IF ALL IS THE MAN
 WITHOUT FAITH Bishop Morrison Delivers Two Sermons in St. Johns
 Church THE VICTORY OF FAITH" He Says Faith Is the Power by Which We See the Future
 Results of Present
 Action.
THE VICTORY OF FAITH"

Bishop Henry c. Morrison occupied the pulpit of St. Johns Methodist Episcopal church yesterday at both the morning and evening services. On both occasions large audiences were present to hear the eloquent bishop.
 At his evening service Bishop Morri- sons subject was 'The Victory of Faith" and he chose as his text the fifteenth chapter of Matthew containing the account of the -Phoenician wom- an.
 'The word faith said the bishop lis given over to theology, and yet it Is no more theological than it is agricultural or mechanical, but 1t Is the basic princi- pie of everyday practical life Faith is the power by which we see the future results of present action.
 Faith may take the form of prudence or foresight. or various other forms A man believes some calamity Is coming. he thinks and prepares for it and thus saves himself from disaster or ruin. So faith is the power that saves whether applied to the saving of your reputation. your crops or your sold.
 Faith In the Invisible.
 .'rhe principal field of faith is the in- visible We need a faculty, a sort of sixth sense to apprehend the invisible faith is that sense.
 There is no invisible world to the man without faith. He is shut down to the basement of other material. His cradle of Ia being He begins in pulling helplessness and ends in feeding worms. The most pitiable of all creatures is the man with out faith.
 Faith and reason are identical. In fidelity would ignore faith and dignity and deify reason as if the two were not the same. The mind al work in the ma terial we call reason. The mind at work in the higher and invisible we call faith. Scientific success is founded in faith, which lies at the base of all scientific achievement. Columbus believed In western world before he discovered it. Morse believed the telegraph possible be- fore he invented it. Edison believed In the graphaphone before he produced 1t.
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 "Men doubt the possibility of going to heaven by faith. and yet they go every where else just that way whether to New York, Nova Scotia or the Klondyke. They determine to go, place themselves on the line and make the journey. Going to heaven by faith Is just that and noth- ing more.
 l.,lr ita nn Aside from personality faith has no meaning. And it is not dependent on hu- man excellence. All faith wants is set ting in a human soul, however obscure that soul. Faith carries it's own power, and when fixed in a human soul 1t om- nipotses that soul. Faith here with it's battery planted in the soul of the Syro- Phoenician woman, rises up and has It's way with the Son of God.
 Faith has a sublime disregard of ob stacles, and never was that disregard more sublime than in this case. Never faith battled against more terrible odds, never one where resistance was more steady and stubborn until the light of triumph broke through. First His silence
  To her continuous pleading he answered not a word. Even the disciples came and besought him to send her away-that is, grant her request But he answered them: I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
 Faith Always WorshIps.
 "Everything had failed her cries are unavailing the disciples have plead in vain-what now? Retreat? Never! Then came she and worshipped him; faith always worships.
 There Is that which we call faith that sometimes worships on conditions, that says: I will if God will, and If God won't, I won't. If he will give me suc- cess or raise up my sick child then I'll worship but genuine faith has no propo- stion to make-it worships whether God answers or not. It knows that He knows best.
 Let us examine the argument of this woman. Faith carries with it the might fest arguments. It's logic is the trip hammer that crushes every obstacle. Faith can close it's clenched hands and crush obstacles as easy as the mightiest rock crushed a rock.
 "Jesusereplied to the women, It Is not mete to take the children's bread and to cast 1t to dogs, and she said, Truth
 
 which fall from the masters table, Here was true faith accepting what Je- sus said. not getting insulted at his reply and going away indignant. but accept ing without terms and without condi- tions what he said. Faith never contro- verts Gods word but accepts it and standing upon 1t demands its rights.
 Her Submission Absolute.
 "The woman's faith had met all, and heart to heart she presses her claim. Her submission has been absolute and her triumph is completed. It is as if Christ himself surrendered to her mighty faith. Q woman, great Is they faith; be it unto thee even as thou wilt He did not tell her that he would heal her daughter, he did not so much as refer to her. but simply said: Be 1t as you will, have 1t your way: I turn over to you the keys of the divine storehouse; thou art queen in the realm of grace, and all that 1 have Is thlne.'
 Has God had His way with you? Can you go down at his feet even as this woman? Then you are nigh to victory, and you, too, shah hear the words. Be 1t unto you even as thou wilt"