Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-26
REV. v. H. bACBY
VISITS SALT LAKE
Former Pastor Of Central Chris.
tian Church in His Former
Pulpit.
REV. E. |. GOSHEN AT Y. M. c. A..
Measuring God by Human Yard
sticks" the Subject at the Unitcrlan
Church by Rev. Eddy.

Rev. w. II. Bagby, formerly pastor
Of the Central Christian church IN this
city, is In town for few days, en-
route to Missoula, Mont, where he has
accepted the pastorate OF the local
Christian church, He preached In his
old pulpit last night, and in his dis
course said
Jesus was the embodiment OF sin
certify as well as simplicity No look,
frown, smile, word or act of his was
ever inslncere Men were drawn to
Him because Of this. They found Him
true In all things, and therefore they
loved Him. Men must not be Whted se-
pulchres II they would draw others to
their way Of thinking They must be
sincere, true and real, not lofty and un-
| approachable, expressing a 'holier than
thou sentiment II they would labor I'm
the cause Of Christ. IN thought, In
word and IN deed Jesus was pure. He
Influenced men and women because His
life was spotless. The proper Chris
tan life must be pure We must bear
/, the light 10 others by expressing the
virtues Of Christ one Of the greatest
Of which is purity.
'rhe piety Of Jesus life charms all
alike. lie did not sham the virtue as
did the Pharisecs. He did not carry II
to the eXtrcme as did the Puritans He
was neither sham nor extreme. lie was
real The sham of the Pharisees and
the extreme Of the Puritan repel all
men alike The kind OF piety which
draws men 10 Christianity Is the kind
which Jesus showed when.IIe stood by
Lazarus grave. or when He was ON the
Cross. or fighting His soul battle I'm the
Garden of Gethsemane. This IL the
| kind OF piety which true Christians
should show to the world II they would
win men.
"Thc last but not least Of Jesus great
virtues was His piety. He was Ike an
opal, which sheds the light Of the sun,
which reflects the physical condition
of the owner, which shows it's SYM
pathy by changing color with every
change of the mans heart, every
change Of the weather. IN the hollow
Of Hts hand Jesus held His twelve dis
ciples, because of His sympathy. His
haudclasp was one Of warmth, 1t
meant pity ana love and sincerity
"rhe world is cruel and cold. There
| Is little sympathy or pity to be had
among most men. Each man Is
wrapped up IN thoughts of himself. He
has not time to pity the SORROWS Of
others. He Is too sad in his own heart.
| But down deep IN all hearts is the craN-
ing for sympathy. Every man wants
I to be smothered Every heart is starv-
! ing for the real love-mOther love,
| Those who follow the example of Christ
viii give the starving hearts their de-
sires. They will pity and sympathize,
and win to Christ the worst Wretches,
the most selfish men, the hardest
hearted
at is not the church that can boast
OF wealth and influence, not the church
that can shake chain, not the church
that Is snobbish, but the church that
represents the divine pity Of Jesus, the
simplicity OF His life, the sincerity OF
His acts. the purity OF His motives and
the piety He showed, that viii draw
men 20 Christianity and 10 a Christ
life II is not wealth, but warmth;
not prestige but pity; not show, but
real sympathy that go TO make the
cardinal principles of the Christ-life.'
Mr.. Bagby then said; 81 am glad
to be back among my old friends, II
even for short while. My welcome
here has been one which might make
any man proud. My friends seem 10
have remembered me well, for they
have turned out in force 10 welcome
home the traveller Four years is a
long time to be gone, and In that time
many changes may occur. / note that
salt Lake is still Salt Lake, and her
people Just about the same good sort
they were when ! was here. see
many changes in a business way, and
see many new faces. The mud Is Just
the same, though.
"From Salt Lake / went to Phoenix,
Ariz. was out on the desert. 50 to
speak, for two years. | then took a
rest for a short while, and later went
into Oklahoma and other parts Of the
southwest. doing a little home mission
airy work. such as helping raise debts
on churches and the like. A year ago
went TO Cleburn Tex, in answer TO an
Indefinite call. During December / am
swered the call OF the wild metaphors
ically speaking, and | am now on my
way TO Montana"
Mr.. Bagby announced that he would
lecture tomorrow evening. In the
church on the transformation of the