Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-27
paul at Athens Tie Subject Of
Interesting discourse by Rev
Benjamin Young.
SAvlOR'S ATTITUDE DEFINED.
Rev. Walker Speaks from the Text,
"a Woman Reformef" at First
Baptist Church

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paul at Athens" yesterday morning
and said In part;
paul recognized the fact Of sin. IIc
appealed 10 conscience. Men were
conscious OF wrong. Men have done
wrong and are out Of harmony with
God, because OF sin. II was AN old
and Questionable doctrine which Paul
preached, simply Repent Then he
touched upon the judgment and Inn
mortality. Perhaps he knew OF the
teaching OF Plato on Immortality but
the APOSTLE pointed 10 the definite re-
surrection Of Jesus Christ as the pledge
OF another life.
What a message this was In the
court OF Athens! what would Paul
preach today2 Would he talk about art,
or enlarge upon the beauty Of phlOso-
phy2 Would he 30 into the ecstacies
OF metaphysics? Does the world need
so much metaphyslcs2 Is not sin pres
ent here In all lis destructive and damn
ing nower2 You remember the story OF
stevenson, Or. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
The doctor Is transformed TO Mr. Hyde,
the embodiment OF dlabolism, by the
use Of strangely concocted mixture.
one night the vial containing the mix
ture Is broken. II happens when DR..
Jekyl Is Mr., Hyde, and with the secret
gone the doctor Is swallowed up in Mr..
Hyde forever
without Jesus Christ the secret Of
salvation, OF hope, Of power for men
Is lost. You cannot lift up the world
by religion OF diettantelsm. You
cannot save men by eau de cologne You
must have great system, a great doc
trlne and great llfe There must be
an uplifted cross and a divine Christ,
He preached unto them Jesus
THE sAvIoR'S ATTITUDE.
Rev. d. A. Brown of the First Bap-
fist church preached last evening on
"The Attitude and Answer of Jesus
Christ TO the Appeal Of the World for
Divine Help" In the course OF his
remarks the speaker said
Every soul makes an appeal for d.
vine help. That appeal is met by Jesus
Christ In meeting that appeal Jesus
takes the initiative. This means two
things. First, that we are led TO app
peal for divine help because of the at
ttude Jesus Christ takes in offering
divine assistance; second, that Jesus Is
more willing 10 give divine help than
We are to ask, Parent and child illus
trate the latter thought. The former,
knowing the need OF his child and his
ability TO supply IL, is more anxious
for the latter's welfare than is the child
himself.
This attitude Of the Divine Mind to-
ward the human soul is evident to
every one who has read the Bible or
studied the life and teachings OF Jesus
Christ. To him who reads the Book on
books everywhere Is seen the tracks
of God made for mans feet to him
everywhere Is the attitude of God mani
fest I'm the entreaty This is the way,
walk ye In IT, Turn ye, turn ye for
why will you der To him who has
studied the life, he has one characterls-
tic pre-eminent and pronounced-the
attitude Of the initiative. i am come
that ye might have life, and that ye
might have II more abundantly,' he
said, as ne walked nearer to men than
they would walk TO him, When they
did not respond, the same spirit Of the
initiative became his attitude and he
called OUT Come unto me all ye that
labor and are heavy laden and VIII
give you rest
"a WOMAN REFoRMER,"
Rev. r, s. Walker OF the East Side
Baptist church preached last evening
on "A Woman Refomer" In which he
said;
Woman ought to be IN the place
God has called her to. He deals with
the individual, and IL Is not for us to
limit the manifold variations OF his
plan. The prophecies Deborah was
spoken Of as woman who, while she
had her own home, was called to service
outside its sacred precincts. Her words
fired the lsraelitish heart, arousing the
people to determination to throw OFF
the yoke of the oppressor Together
with Barak, she led them to victory. We
know little OF Deborah's home life. vet
we cannot believe she was faithless in
one duty to render service in another.
THE home offers woman the largest
opportunity for effective service. As a
wife and mother her influence Is in
comparable. There she renders her most
abiding service, for Il is with hearts
and minds and lives she is working.
Yet the home Of her best work cannot
be done unless she Is broadened by an
interest in others that is unsel6sh ana
true.
Deborah dwelt on main thorough
fare OF Canaan, where the travellers
brought the news OF the welfare of her
brethren Thus she heard the stories
that gave her a knowledge that made
her heart burn, and she used her gifts
for the good OF others. II the heart Is
fight knowledge of the wrongs OF 9TH
ors always makes the he burn and
begets the desire 10 he'll The little
word spoken IN the home is often most
effective. The messag should be clean
cut and DEFINITE Not the simpering
utteranee begotten Of a desire for pop
ularity or the empty expression OF a
fashionable parasite, but the straight
forward declaration Of one who thinks
and feels md loves.
AS I'm the days OF chivalry mon went
forth wearing the colors Of a beaullful
woman, today men are going forth into
life imbued with mighty Ideas that have
been furnished by some modern De.
borah, The times are calling Tor valiant
soldiers. There was never greater
need for men Of conviction and unself-
fish worth than today Like the proph-
etess Of old let the women OF today
send Barak, and " he win not 20. il
may be necessary for her 20 lead In
the struggle. Whenever God lead IN
side or outside the home against tho
awful evils that curse our day and
blight our generation, the same great
elements characterizlng Deborah's life
will be needed.
Her extraordinary influence IN Is
raelitlsh history was because Of an un-
selfish interest IN others, an unnlnch-
Ing courage I'm the performance Of dutv