The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-05

60 10 py Jnc ctaSs ana sarge anu cul-
tured audience in the First Baptist
church at lo:45 o'clock Sunday morning.
An extensive progrom was observed
and the occasion was the most suspicious
of the commencement exercises 50 far
held for this year.
The choir rendered music especially
selected for the occasion and several So
los were sung by its members.
The responsive scripture reading was
from the iSeth Psalm and was led by
the pastor, Rev. R. B. Mcdaniel.
The regular scripture lesson was read
By the speaker of the occasion and was
part of the third chapter of Ephcsians.
After an earnest prayer by Rev. Nc
DANIEL, Principal DR.. S. E. Swartx intro
son university, Dr.. Emory w. Hunt.
Dr. Hunt selected as a text for his
discourse the third chapter of Ephesians,
10Th verse, "And to know the love of
Christ, which passeth knowledge, that
ye might be filed with all the fuincss
of God"
In the Introduction of the sermon, the
speaker said there was nothing better
or bigger TINT the audience could wish
for the class than that expressed by
Paul in the text and that it was SO
great thnt he doubted whether it IS
what we are trying to have for our chill
dren, since they are so near and dear
that they are really part of love for
ourselves.
Attention was called ho the fact that
what we contain and do are of greatest
significance. The character of man and
his purpose arc what make him
The character of man and his purpose
are what make him
The speaker advanced the idea that
the first step toward success and a real
ization of the possession OF The situa-
ton expressed by the text Is to know
something. He mentioned two kinds of
people who except to that statemers,
both far apart in their beliefs as to the
Christian religion, in fact, entertaining
opposite views, who stood ON common
ground as to that statement. One ctass
accepted the truth without knowing 1t;
the Other claimed that knowledge would
result On the rejection of the truth. He
dwet at considerable length on this fea-
ture ofthe discourse, showing that an
exploration OF the mysse.ies OF faith de-
manded knowing apparatus; that
Christianity was not unreasonable. but
simply beyond the human mind to 'rea-
SON, to get hold OF the facts. Facts are
gotten by observation, then they are
Z reasoned and unafyzed. One way TO -rea-
son them is TO guess at them; the other
to get them from those who know
In speaking of the mysteries of the
Christian faTfh he said the word -@mys-
terry so frequently used in the Bible,
should be known as *;seeret," -thnt word
more fttingly expressing what was
meant by the word used. In This con-
nection he slsvwed that those who know
these mysteries. God for instance, hold
a secret that no others can obtain other
than by their Aeing giuen by Others, and
illustrated by calling attention TO the
fact that no one could know the speak
ers' thoughts, unless Ire gave them to
them. In this connecion he dlsintcd
that God gives rs the facts ind that we
then reason and analyze them. SO with
all things, the faets, whatsoever they may
be, are given by him and the people of
earth anaiyze them
Dr.. Hunt claimed that there Is meth
ing impossible, II there is enough power
to bring it about; nothing difficult, If
there Is enough power, and here he said
that the only difficult part OF the Billie
to understand was the very FIRST verse,
SIN the beginning God created the heav-
en- and the GARTH With poser enough
to do that all else told about in the
Bible could easily be done, because there
was power to do the first and greatest.
The speaker made mention of what he
termed adodgingr Christians. They arc
characterized by Intellectual iaxiness or
moral cowardice. They either refuse TO
seek knowledge or are afraid that their
search for truth viii result in rcbbing
them of the Joy of the faith they already
have and know 80 little about. He opinted
out where Is was important that the truth
should be known and being the truth
since God Is truth himself, their faith
eoula not get away from them by going
70 4l,e very bottom and finding It To
know Christ is to be in position to know
everything else. Here the speaker
showed that Christ was knowledge and
coming IN touch with him means 10 be
placed where We can know what he does
to the extent of our human limitations
Of knowledge Mt least
He demonstrated that the only way
TO know the love of Christ Is by per-
sonai relation with him. After the man
sner We know one another by association
and personal relation. 50 with Christ and
ourselves.