The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1903-02-19
A Sermon.

approach between man and man. There
is some bond, if painstakirg search is
made, between the vilesf ana the best.
There was a common tie, between the
Son OF God and man In many religions,
aside from christianity there is 4 re-
aidiunl of truth. Paul found this in
the Athenian worship of an .'unknow n
God Whom they ignorantly wor-
SHIPPED he proclaimed Thus he dis
armed the prejudice of his hearers, and
created a sympathetic bond between
himself and them. Thus was broadly
laid, the enduring foundation Of the
Hellenic church. Paul might have met
these polished Hellenes with stern CON
sion's might from the brow of Mars
hill, to a martyrs death for his pains.
Then would have been unsung the
knightly tale Of him, who was all
things to all men in order that he
might win some. Then unwrought
would have been that fair structure
reared upon this Foundation, and known
as the European church. Then I'M
known, would have been the revelation,
which the dying Socrates SO earnestly
awaited upon his deathbed The world
little recks its debt to this same Apos-
tie to the Gentiles, and his message.
First in Greece, then in Rome, then in
to the wilds of Germany and Britain
was carried this Transforming message,
which centuries later was to find its
abiding place on bleak New M%ngland's
coast. In no slight degree to mould
the thought and life of the migAtiest
republic that the world has ever known;
u republic whose lustre dims that Of
ancient Rome. While not knowing the
far.reaching effect of his message, span
ming the centuries, transforming races,
making and unmaking too, the national
imperative need Of his message. A re-
lection, a martyrs death, would neither
have suited Paul. his Master, nor a be
nighted world. Paul must be heard.
With a breadth of spirit and of mind,
that would do credit infinite to modern
religious thought and view, he praised
them for the good he found, and taught
them the unbound good. Paul per-
ceived they We're every religious and
he ministered to their need. Religious
prejudice, even in q false cause, is an
adamantine wall, upon which q iron
tai attack might be repnlsed with ease
though truth We're the a~ssailer
and in situations armour encased
The apparently innocent inquiry, Of thu
It United States military attache upon tn
repulse Of Gen. Butler in South Africa
was there no way around, il paten
here. Paul made no frontal attack
aroused no prejudicial animus; but il
military parlance won for his cause tn
desired end through a flank maneuyer.
He discovered a common ground, an
from that neutral position, plead al
~ cause. The red savage would probab1
. not in his savagery, be considered as
!. fitting candidate, for admission, With
N a cultured orthodox fold. There woul
M be much Of philosophic lore, and mon
theologic dictum, that he would prob;
M bly, have to scrape up an Acquaintance
IN ship with. Yet, the red savage, bowin
III reverently before the Great Spirit
- crudely worships Il common Fathe
The "Anathena Maranthena, Ii
&C 1000 a. 1,,.Ja - i, H,a,t ,nN v gtG
like spirit against the agnosticism OF Il
ng present, Yet the "Great Unknown
agnostic lore, is but another name
him before whom both Athenlan an
Agnostic ignorantly bow. Why not
,rv the .Agnostic, with this Pauline meth'
All of a kindly flank attack, instead of t
/. too prevalent, bitter, uncompromisl
frontal attack? You may, possib
" knock your controversial oppone
down, in the most approved prize-ri
style, and there are not wanting plat
it's for this punitive method. But Il
kind of muscular christianity W
scarcely win the b%row-beaten one,
see the error of his way. You may she
your religion even, but the end Of
v shot spells death, and not life.
The Heather Chinee," if blind,
content in his blindness. Nay, mo
n he is exceedingly willy, and extrem'
plausible in exposition, when he con
in the guise of a Minister Wa. Me-
had christianity such a miraculou
NJ opened door to this great people as
present. With the intellect of Chi
Minister WI, as its exponent, recoSr
is ing an affinity between Contestants
i in tennet and christianitie's golden ru
ind the one d negative statement OF I
l = others positive declaration. Wo'
ues that in this Pauline spirit, some III
am an kell lecturer might plead in the mig
all dragon empire. with Pauline power,
are Unknown God