The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-02-19
Sermons of
Yesterday
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Yesterday morning Rev, W, $, Gil
bert preached 10 large audience at
the First Presbyterian church, lie
took for his subject, "Thc World, State,
and the Worlds Mangclixation," with
his text from Mark 1913, Unto All
the world" He said in part;
We have, perhaps, too much loked
upon the great work of nnifymg the
world as distinctively religious work
While the great missionary work Is al
ways religious in character Il may not
always be so in name. We have per-
haps too much made distinction be-
tween things secular and religious.
The dream of world unity OF Which
Tennyson sings In "ln Memoriam," arl
ior which We long, Is not new, But
history proves that the world cant be
made one by one nation destroying
all others. There will always be Ii
versity yet unity; individuality yet
oneness Of spirit; sovereignty yet lib
ery. Many natures but oneness OF law
and purpose. Many churches bu, one
in essentials.
Some things are OF necessity, world
wide. Whatever is true is true every
where and as it becomes known II be-
comes a unifying factor. The truth is
true for everybody, There is no dis
tinction of persons in anything that IS
Gods. All truth, religions, scientific,
philosophical makes men free.
The world has been growing smaller;
places once far away and unknown
are now within speaking distance. The
world is so small that no nation can
hide from Others and live apart. We
sncircle the earth in half the time IL
would have taken Caesar TO cross his
empire. BY the Associated Press We
are in immediate touch With the whole
world eighteen hours out OF the twenty.
four. The races OF men are face to
face; the East and West have clasped
hands. There is manifest everywhere
spirit of get together.
| There is today confederated world
there are eight world powers; their
voice is the law Of the world; there Is
in fact a United States OF the world
: Ten important regenerations have taken
, place in the development OF this world
confederacy. All within 100 years and
! indeed even within the memory of liv'
ing man;
l-International law; hundred
, years ago no such thing existed; nov
; every minute detail Is determined ir
) the international codes.
E 2-Piracy no longer exists; the nayie'
7 Of the nations are the worlds police.
{ 3-Extraditions Of criminals; an out
. law in any land Is an outlaw in every
land.
! 4-Treaties are like the worlds con
7 stitution. Japan awoke when in 1851
she was compelled to become part o.
+. the federated world.
: 5-Consuls and ministers are at ever!
= capitol and their purpose is much th
same for the world as the Congress
G for the nation. Berne in Switzerland j
h the worlds capitol. Here are locates
(. the six bureaus which transact ,h
|, worlds business, and the expense .
u these offices is met by the allied power
1t in proportion.
D. 6-COmmerce; the linking of interest
i. has bound the world in bands.
D. Travel makes men kin.
n S-The postal union embraces fifty
ie nine states; it is but a short step to
Is worlds postage stamp and only anoth'
w step to worlds coinage. The sealf
q. letter today is free citizen Of u
e. world free from customs houses al
n protected by the allied powers.
Of 9-The laws Of naturalization ha
ct mixed up the world.
W l0-Arbitration; the Hague Is Ill
to the supreme court Of the world.
,r. But add to all this the unifying
i'd auence of scholarship, benevolence, al
no religion.
". The Presbyterian church Of the Unit
he States sustains 932 schools in forei
to lands. The Presbyterian church 5,
tains fifty-three hospitals in forei
ers lands. The Presbyterian church 81
of tains 2095 churches in foreign Ian
est and other churches are doing equa
ate well in proportion, 50 that today as
me look into the great movement towa
in. the zone far off divine event to VIII
ay, the whole creation moves" we ia
mi courage and realize that the motto
os. the church is no idle dream. "I
out Evangelization Of the World in t
generation"
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sb.. Below are some extracts Of the 8
lie. mon delivered at the First Luther
ext church by the Rev. Gustaf Il. Rydqu
will last evening. The theme for his 8