Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-14


question, How do YOU make your mag
niflcent statues2' he answered. L find
block of marble and chip off what |
don't want. so some would fashion
the Christian church. Let us chip off;
let us rid ourselves Of this or that, they
say. But that Is not Gods way. The
Divine Artist works without making
chips. God sent not his Son into the
world to condemn the world. but that
the world through him might be
saved
CHRISTIANlzE SOCIETY.
ITO ST. Paul the world represented
the idea OF opportunity, 10 his the
Christian was In the world to serve
and save it, According TO this concep-
ton Of life. a mans calling whatever
II may be. Is his mission The business
man is In the world to Christianize
business the mechanic or laborer 10
Chrlstianize labor; the scholor is IN the
world to Chrlstianize scholarship: the
artist Is In the world To Christianize
art. to give his perception OF The in
finite q moral bearing; the politician
Is in the world TO Christianize poll
tics and when a Christian cannot 60
into politics without facing political
rnartyrdom, us time all Christians
we're entering politics with both hands,
So the man OF social gifts Is In the
world TO Christianize society.
"As st. Paul would put a. There are
diversitfes OF glfts, but the same Lord
ana Master: diversities OF operations,
but The same spirit. 1t is just as much
the mission OF the church 10 promote
honesty among her business men,
faithfulness and fine workmanship
fhrntIo1, l. al .
truth through her scholars, apprecla-
ton OF beauty through her artists; the
instinct of Justice and generosity
through her public men. and the spirit
or love and gentleness through the
amenities Of social and home life--just
as much her duty as Il is to promote
public worship. religious instruction,
Christian charity aud the conversion
or SINNERS through her Sunday mini
STATIONS. For all things are yours.
whether Paul. or Apollos. or Cephas
or the world. All are yours. as We are
ChrIst's and Christ IL Gods
We despair OF keeping step with
st, Paul much longer, Hear him: AN
things are yours, whether the world.
or life. or death, or things present or
things TO come. on he goes, striding
like giant from mountain peak to
AVh'''nil pNah, Sel'll WIN It's hNll HlI-
inclusive breadth Of view. We can do
no more than glance al the vantage
ground we have In these mountain
possessions Look off toward them as
we go over their names. Life. death.
ana things present. and things to
come.
THE MOUNTAIN OF LIFE.
There Is the mountain OF life, Il is
almost before you; perhaps almost be-
hind you. II is bathed IN sunlight: the
light is In your eyes. Mayhap II is COW
cred with clouds and the night is ell
tering your soul The way may seem
very easy, or IL may seem very hard.
The climbing may he wine or II may be
Woe To each of us the mountain pro-
sellts different aspect. But can I'VE
not unite In saying. Thank God for life:
the glorious mountain OF life!
And as we turn towards life's unat-
talned possibilities. the best which is
YET TO come. the whole for which the
part was planned. we are reminded OF
Matthew Afnold's glorfied memory of,
MS father Its GROWING vision sug-
eeSts the Christ. One like a brother
IKE a God appears, radiant with ardor
divine. / am come, SAYS He, that
ye may have life. and that We may have
u more abundantly.' We fall IN line.
he ahghts IN our van. At His voice
panic, despair flee away. He moves
through the ranks, recalls the stras-
glers freshens the careworn. praises
reinspires the brave. Order, courage
return. Eyes rckindle and prayers fol-
low His steps as He goes. He fills I'M
me gaps in our illes, strengthens the
waNering lines, steadies. continues orr
march, on TO the bound Of the waste
on TO the city OF God
'oh, but yonder is the Mountain Of
Death. II seems great way off 10
some OF us, hut to some of us very near.
some OF us have once and again seen the
sun 20 down behind this mountain. and
some have friends with their faces
thither. all arc moving toward IL: none
OF us Know Just what is beyond But
we know that the mountain belongs to
our Father, and that the road to our
Fathers house Hes that way. We also
know that Jesus, the same Jesus who
leads us over the Mountain OF Life. once
went over the Mountain Of Death and
came back with the light OF heaven on
His face. We know that over the
mountain lies the land Of eternal life
With its things present which are priv
ilege, and after death, with its things
TO come which are gain. All things
are ours. for we are Chrlst's and Christ
is Gods"
EVENING SERVICES.
III the evening It was a case of stand.
Ing room only, aud not much of that.
for several Of the other evangelical
churches adjourned their services, that
their congregations might attend ,he
presbyterian service. on the platform
besides the pastor, were Rev. DR.. Wish
ard, and Revs. Josiah Mccain OF the
Third Presbyterian and Mccain Da-
Wis OF the Westminster PRESBYTERIAN
churches, Rev. Benjamin Young of the
First Methodist church, Rev. ID. A.
Brown and Bruce Kinney OF the Bap-
fist churches. Rev. L. l. Goshen of tho
First Congregational church, and Prof.
j. G, Lincoln. Rev. Young said.
From the depths OF my heart greet
you and bring you the fluctuations OF
my Methodist brethren. This work
called for careful planning, rare cour-
age and large sacrifice, This church
represents God. It has place In this
world. What dark world we should
have without God! The church has
made civilization wholesome. The need
Of the world Is the hands of Christ
spread over It. His bleeding hands over
all. This church stands for service, for
Fellowship, for communion, and above
all for Christ. We must hold up the
standard OF God al all costs. on behalf
OF Methodists everywhere, I bid you
God-speed and ask Gods blessing on
YOU"
Rev. Josiah MoClaln said Il bring
greetings and congratulations from the
Third Presbyterian church. passed
through this city In 1874 and saw the
foundation of the old First church
laid IL was the day OF small things.
but we did not despIse II, The First
church has stood for better life
hope all churches may have big hous-
es,"
Rev Bruce Klnnev- annerintnndnnt