Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-06
Sunday SERMONS
N CIYY CHURCHES
p,r Dr Talbot Preached at the
nG Methodist Episcopal Yes
terday Morning
VARIOUS TOPICS SELECTED.
u s Walker Chose as His
Theme "a Self. Made Man Social
lst Discusses Religion.

isl Discusses Religion.
nae Dr. Talbot preached at the
,,s Methodist Episcopal church yes
~" morning ON the subject of seek
,as an assurance Of the forgiveness Of
% and fellowship with Christ one
.y arrive az a conclusion by means
ssr argument. Weighing the evidence
w. and against a proposition, said the
,ossker or he may use better meth
N ,bot Of making an experiment that
hs,ng a surer test The question, can
mo test Of experiment be used in re-
rgloo DR.. Talbot answered In the at
@smatlyo. Fulfllment Of promises
made IN the Bible is evidence that 1t
,,,otns the spoken word Of God. As TO
rbether God can put away the SINS OF
,be mast the speaker said:
str ,be first place Christ gives this
...,rer search the Scriptures, for in
.ber ye think SO have eternal life, and
Moy testlfv Of Me- Presumably we are
Ealing with one who is In doubt, and
Ubo sincerely wishes to know whether
GoJ forelyes his transgressions past
tet MIN search the Scriptures. Reading
~, he might read today's paper VIII not
IN Tho soul Satisfying truths do not
ID. an consecutive chapters or verses OF
Tia pbIe. They are mixed up with
many dry and, seemingly, Irrelevant
binys Bnd must be searched out as
,no iookg for hidden treasure. But over
srd anon whoever searches finds, here
a gem and there nugget, OF priceless
reyelatlon No man cam with single
desire 10 know the truth AT all hazards,
careh,lly study Gods word without
coming face 10 face with the pardon
INK Savior
I'm he next place Christ gives this
answer. Enter into thy closet and
when thou hast shut the door, pray to
inv Father IN secret, ana thy Father
that seeth IN secret shall reward thee
openly Secret prayer Is the test OF
onqs sincerity and the strength of his
desire Public prayer may mean much
or Il may mean nothing. II Is decisive
of no ones sincerity The Veriest
triaer and the most unspeakable hypo-
critic may pray In public. But no triher
and no hypocrite habltually prays In
secret
aIIore Is the three-fold answer to the
question How Shall ] Try God| Try
Him By the faithful use Of His word, by
secret prayer, and by obedience. God
has put Himself under obligation to the
soul that approaches Him along these
avenues And. whilst no one can ind
oul a forgiying God by searching for
Him along any beaten path of argu-
500 naval IL I'm calf for
giving and kind to the humble soul
that Searches for Him in the simple
way Of His appointment"
EAST SIDE BAPTIST.
a self-made Man" was the theme
last evening OF the first OF a series of
sermons TO be delivered by Rev, r. $.
Walker on the subject OF "Some Peo-
PIE You Know" Following IS a brief
synopsis OF the speakers remarks:
This description Is complimentary.
Il Is used TO refer TO the man who, by
personal effort brings himself to a
worthy position In life he who, amid
unfav0rable conditions, Will not be him
dered but rises above them and
climbs over opposing obstacles to desir-
able achievement. This expression en-
rhasl2os manhood and Involves char
acter, Independence. force. 1t means
something to be men In this day of
possibility made men, not the result OF
chance combinations Of qualities, but
Characters builded from the rough
granite rocks, hewn out Of the quar-
RES Of difficulty ana opposition. Made
because living personality takes con-
ditions favorable and unfavorable and
transforms them into worthy living,
Not trusting TO luck, or chance, or de-
SIRE but putting into ones self what
ought 10 be there,
Circumstances have their influence,
Dnl the seit-made man converts cir
eulnsances TO his own service, lie does
nol let II De the mold into which the
pSsllc material Of his own life is pour
"a ahd shaped Joseph was spoken OF
as such "a man. Reared In the presence
i nls iathers love he was at last
,nrusl into the hard conditions OF
Egyptian slavery; but not TO succumb
instead Co rise to a place Of author
KY when lnyoighed against and cast
XIV prison, he rose to be keeper OF the
5r'' 9l last TO Doe taken and made gov
yinoi OK tne realm. This was not
I"anee on luck, or Influence, or pull:
was character 1nd force. Joseph
made a place for himself amlde the bil'
t.gSl opposition ana the most cruel ha-
,eu God prOsperod him. because
ueIe was something in him that com.
peilel GOD TO prosper him That thing
days duty ''N w W.
90, Nol always prospers fidelity to Him.
. Hid DUTY lie who today will mi
nav, NY Iie these same clements may
KEN dlnlmseli under God, into one who
'iGl lIl "a worthy place"
no 20, sunday night the subject win
a 0hreWd Business Man"
PHILIps CONGREGATIONAL.
ptHmgGy Peter slmpkln preached Mt
amp 3 Congregational church yester.
n.y., ha subject was Getting the
snosi,i ii'Dli Among other things the
IN, he aye Is always giving itself 70
ouC "c QUESTION OF habits. more az loss
eVgu' he continued. ON our dov wa
VIII haolt at It's high point TINT
to rose dong comes to be the strongest
pa,I9 NJ me and therefore LIES master
M" stated the philosophy and truth of
XXI, statement long ago. Llfeg heat
nen,i ~ TO be essentially and perna-
enn ,ne mistake Of many Is to put the
AZ ttto KY on the name OF mere religion
stlroHte nigh thing. The religious in
rsi,ariE OF course, Is at It's base. THE
broe,ilus nablts and the formulate ana
Foo5 ,.s may however, truly express
,S.Ttts I'M OF may live apart from II.
slim ne revocallzation OF creed expres-
tboro7 zones from the failure to weigh
tbo s. us inc result Of experience nnd
mer, wv OF goodness, rather than as
nror,. '.lglous formulate. But The all
tbe ,e tnihg Is the goodness which ia
Goa iL y, OF an experience which sets
m W. me forefront Of llfe and n,al,,s,