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afford an excellent opportunity for all
TO become better acquainted,
IN OTHER CHURCHES.

afford an excellent opportunity for all
10 become better acquainted,
IN OTHER CHURCHES,
Rev. Frank Fay Eddy OF the UnIta-
rIan church preached on Unitarian
ISM yesterday morning. He said Ia
part'
Jesus stands IN an probability as the
loneliest figure among the great OF hui
man history. lie came tu seek HIS
own and his own heard Him but only
partly understood For HIM there was
no intimate spiritual cOmpaniouship.
Communion with God He had In the ex-
altatlon that came from passionate
idCalisu, but how piulully small was
his llock when all were told, and how
dlmly they comprehended His message.
This was His burden,
Contrast with this lack Of practical
success on the pert OF Jesus, the spread
Of Pauline Christianity and then the
Christianity OF Augustine and his fol-
lowers and Of Lutnerized Christianity.
and Of Calyinised Christianity and OF
Wesleyi2ed Christianity to mention on
ly the larger dictators of ecclesiastical
patterns, These types Of religion found
each a waiting mass OF followers. such
prophets as these narrow, deficient and
spiritually incompetent called their own
and their own answered them I'm herds
and droyes. But all these makers OF
orthodoxy have so garbed and per-
verted the simple greatness OF the Cos
pei OF Jesus, have so buried the real
personality of Jesus under such a mass
Of creed and ritual, custom and legend
while lifting his efligy on a cross, that
the true Jesus is often hidden even
from those who in purity OF heart and
earnestness of seeking share His king
DOM
THE Gospel Of Jesus is 50 sublimey
simple In principle and so universal In
application that it's appeal must be
made to those who have put the world
out OF their hearts. Humanity is so
imperfect and so preOccupied that only
few can hear and heed. Thus we
see that the Gospel Of Jesus has certain
inherent properties that cause It to at
tract natures OF a certain type and re-
pulse those OF another Many accept
some gospel or other about Christ and
ignore the Gospel Of Christ, but In so
doing they condemn only themselves
inasmuch as thCy love the darkness
rather than the light They may shut
the simple gospel Of love ont of their
hearts to their loss. but they cannot
| cast reproaCh upon it without redect-
ing on themselves
REV. YOUNG'S REASONS,
Rev Bhni. Young Of the First Meth
| odist church explained last eyening,why
he was q Methodist, and said IN part;
am q Methodist not only because
my parents were Methodista and 1 was
brought up along Methodist lines, but
reaching accountability and becoming
responsible for the profession Of my
faith, was led 10 ask the why and
| wherefore OF things And so there
came 20 me reasons which / formulat-
ed into a personal creed ! doubt not
that my reasons are many OF yours,
First, / am % Methodist because Of the
emphasis which Methodism places upon
evangelical llfo second, because of her
doctrinal statement, Justification, re-
generation, holiness and faith definitely
stated and scripturaly established.
Third because Of the genius OF her or
ganization, her utilization Of the SER
vices and energies Of those who belong
10 her, there is no better organization
for doing Christian service Fourth,
because OF her Hineracy Fifth be-
cause Of her educational work. Sixth,
because Of her revival spirit and the
emphasis which she puts upon definite
RELIGIOUS experience"