Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-17
SUNDAY SERVICES
IN CITY CHURCHES.
Rev. Perkins Rector Of ST. Paurs,
breaches on Significance Of
PrClateS VISIT
ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY.


Rector Charles n. perkus OF 50.
Pauls Episcopal church preached
yesterday morning ON the sIgnl-
acanco OF the visit to this country
Of the Archbishop Of Canterbury talk.
Ing his text from John XvIi:2i: THAT
they may be an one as Thou Father
are IN Me and 1 In Thee. that they also
be one lu US that the world may be-.
lleye that Thou hast sent me- These
words, taken from the prayer Of the
great High Priest. indicate the burden
OF his soul FOR the unity at the church
The visit Of the archbishop viii no
doubt enhance that idea IN the minds
Of the American people
"No doubt the most significant por-
trayal ana arge-heatemcss OF the
archbishop Is found in the sermon he
preached at Trinity church, New YORK
lu which he emphasized The needs of
the Christian people, bearing in mind
the words lie came 10 tecK and save
that which is lost The strenuous
HE in New YORK endangered the lives
OF the weaker ones both materially and
spiritually When We consider Trinity
church as made up of Wall street men,
these words are applicable, for 10 tne
mad rush Of life these same people aiC
apt to forget those VINO We not so FOR
,unate in this worlds goods.
1.-THE archbishop WItn his chaplains
brought up the rear OF the procession
of the opening service of the Boston
cunygution. This was % plain rucoGnl-
ton of his standing lu the church tur
the church of England has mo- legal
control on the Episcopal church in the
United States and it Uespeaks well the
unity of feeling between the Two. Al
Washington. under the shadow of me
peace cross erected at the time of the
Spanish war the archbishop said that
England end America stood together
for peace. so that nations as well as
the churches are more 10 harmony
Thus we can catch from the intlma-
tons given the significance OF tlt al'h-
bishops visit
"lu reading the signs Of the times
the Capitalization OF power togtthef
with a representative government man.
fest in the business world, ls pelhs
more manifest In a church slgnlncance'
In the general assembly of the PresDy-
terrain churches IN the United states as
well as Scotland. and similar move
ments are ON foot IN Methodist bodies
for union. Chtists prayer is being
aurYered after much disputauon ana
Outlines bitter contests among christ
fam bodies
I'm union there is strength as we
all know. That great mistake geher-
ally made Is TO condone the unhappy
division IN Chrlstendom by supposlns
that It adds TO rivalry and makes lor
progress. whereas the thing to be
fearod Is a union OF church ana STATE,
which from the days Of Constantine
wherever It has prevailed Is too sad
commentary upon the dangers To- Doth
church and state. The Wlsest ana pest
In Inc church Of England today see
that II would be better for the state
and church N the latter were disestaD-
lished The most awful denunclatloh
of Christianity was heaped upon reli-
,ious bypocrites. There Is nothing
more desplcable than the use OF the
church 10 further personal political
ambitions. ,t.L.,,
Wherever he goes, the archbishop
makes an impression OF manly stralgnl-
forwardness and simplicity. lie SPEAKS
directly 10 the hearts and Conscious
ness of men There is no place on
Garth where mere rank counts for quite
so little as It does IN America, but
hardly elsewhere does It count for more
n It has a man behind II 10 dlSies"'u
" AT FIRST BAPTIST.
Rev. d. A. Brown preached in the
First Baptist church last evening OH
"peason and Christianity showing
that Cod makes It possible TO under
stand causes that relate Him 10 man
and making II plain that men may
wreck their lives because they 90 not
examine reason for conduct The speak
er said In part; r., .
every effect has its cause. II a
man is 10 reason even a little bit ne
must allow this thought TO sel1e Nun
with a sure grasp. Having done tlls'
he may then examine enects, ana eA-
anime them intelligently. In eXamih-
ing the pOtenCies OF life, t wiz DC
found that none moves more powerfully
than does Christianity. The enect seen
20 be produced has a cause. FOLLOW me
effects as the discoverer follows the
stream. and soon the fountain 10
reached. Follow the effects Of Chrls.
tlanity and the quiet Of It's peaceful
stream leads you back TO the cross ami
the Christ upon Il. Follow the Christ
and Won traverse lie the equal or
which the world has never known. And
Inc cause of that great life could not
have been other than as the record
saws: The Son OF God and the son Of
"The only question to decide In regard
IA Christianity Nm It's every eject 49,
can we understand the cause that pro-
duces these effects? ! answer yes for
God has made It possible to understand
every cause that relates Him 10 man.
"There are reasons II man is not re-
lated TO God. You ask me why men
ruin and wreck life, and ] answer; Be-
caus they have not stopped 10 examine
the reason FOR their conduct. Men be-
lleve they can live as they please IN r..
lauon to God. They must be taught
that there Is an irrevoclble law oil yea
son everything God demands or man 20
do. and that to not do HIS blddlhB
leaves a man without reason.
Mans conduct follows certain laws
OF cause and effect. II is easy to IN
dcrstand the laws that make concrete
character. II a man does not develop
character that stands for righteousness
There is a reason for II, Mans spiritual
life follows certain laws. II HABIT
binders, Il passion prevails, n duty Is
dethroned there Is q reason Tor H.
III YOU do not believe In Jesus. what
is your reason
The Young Peoples society Of the
First Baptist church decided last eve
ming TO take an active part IN the Chris
tan Endeayor work az the state prison,
and hereafter the fourth Sunday morn
ing in every month viii be known as
Baptist Endeavor day.