Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-06


supreme glory. The life that has so
enthroned God that He In the all IN all,
for the whole life. and makes Him giver
and controller everywhere, has formed
the best OF habits.
1T Is Il terrible fact that a man
may will TO either achieve this habit
or leave Il undeyeloped. Philosophical
~, man cannot get away from rela-
tionshipwith God, but q man may so
elevate and emphasize the self within
him that the God-clam Ia absolutely
ignored. The ease with which a man
copes with the duties Of life In the
hours Of brightness Is a temptation
to him to choose the lower life, a man
does not come to the possession Of this
high estate In soul except as he delib-
erately faces God and his claim upon
every life TO be its best and highest.
The possibility OF so living that life
may at all times express the glory OF
God is beyond the bounds Of most
mems thinking. The actually Is 50
narrowly and infrequently realized that
II is not to be wondered at.
"The church Of Jesus exhibits no
weakness so great as this offers no
ground for criticism more extensive.
than the failure OF 40 many OF Its mem-
bers to realize this actually man
does not grip the secret of II except
as for the realization of this highest
ideal he surrenders the deepest things
I'm his nature. Men fail because too
shallcwly they lay bold on God. A love
for Him in supreme degree followed
by a life where simple obedience TO the
known will Of God Is It's law---it Ia this
choosing OF the highest In his mastery
and law, where self Is repressed ana
God is set perpetually forward In the
life
God has not left men to find the
highest alone Mo- MOI Neither has
He left men TO realize the vision when
once Il has come But He has made
this simple demand. that for the high
est the deepest must be given. In re-
turn for this surrender there comes an
In OF his life which makes possible
that the whole round of living shall be
so lofty that It may verify show forth
his glory,
UNITARIAN CHURCH,
Rev. Frank r, Eddy took for his text
yesterday at the Unitarian church the
text from John X; II, and his subject
was "Our Church and Your Pastor"
The unityof members was the key TO the
usefulness OF the church, and the pas
tor must be co-worker and friend
with his people said the speaker; and
this in the spirit Of comradeship, and
not as one peculiarly set apart. Along
these lines MIR. Eddy continued:
"By the spirit OF life that abdes in
us we must be tried. How wonderful
the capacity OF these human souls Of
ours for communion and common I'M
pulse aspirations and convictions. I'm
this great American life OF ours there
is a spirit OF life which explains the
glories of our past and In which lies
the life Of our future. AZ with this
great commonwealth so with this little
church Of ours here In Salt Lake City,
We, too, pass Judgment IN n very real
way on ourNlves. II IN our church
there be broad faith, steadfast love, lof-
~ aspirations and loyal service, never
fear the spirit OF that life will possess
us so that we shall become living doors
OF the kingdom OF larger life
CHURCHES CRITICIZED
Last Sunday Rev Charles stel2ie
smoke at Federation hall on the sub
Jeot, Does the Church Help the Labor
Movement" speaking strongly on the
affirmative side OF the question, Last
evening IN the same building w, s..
Dalton, editor OF the Crisis, handled
the subject negatively, Mr.. Dalton said
In part.
~ fail TO see where or how they can
possibly help the aborcrs, consequently
! fail to see how the laborer can pos
slbly help the church. In the first place
the very men who are fighting an labor
movements are crowded into the
church, and the minister who breaches
10 them and who looks 20 them for his
bread and butter certainly will not take
n very decided stand In favor OF the
working mans rights. How often DO
you hear Of a minister OF the gospel
coming out boldly for the rights ~
strikers Either they are condemned
for their actions, or nothing at all IL
said Of the trouble. | do not mean by
this that such conditions are lnvarl-
ably so, but thsy are I'm the great ma
jorlty OF cases.