The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-03-22
Theme: 4 Christian. Why?

which in it's fullest outworkings shall
mark as tangible and real the results
Of the spiritual energies upon the
life of man: a moral law which. in
short, shall prove a panacea for in
dividual and social ills.
We are Christians. Why Simply
because in the face of human neces-
sty and human experience, in the
face of the universal religious facts.
in the face of our own religious in
formation. We believe. and are sure
We can demonstrate beyond perad-
venture. that in Christianity there is
10 be found both the deepest and the
fullest and the richest spiritual life.
and the highest and most efficient
moral law.
We are Christians, because in the
kingdom Of God as unfOlded 70 us
in Jesus Christ we are assured of.
and have entered into, the certainty
OF a sensible communion with
higher power which. as an imminent.
infinite, humanity understandable,
loving personality, is revealed OBJ
iectively 10 us in the person of the
Master And this personality, whom
we call God, strengthens. sustains.
comforts. consoles. INSPIRES MS, and
is constantly, both effectively and
spiritually. revealing Himself to us.
We are Christians because in Christ
and His GosDel we find the fullness
of divine truth unfolded in language
and revealed in convincing power in
a human life. Human wisdom can
not comprehend larger principles Of
righteousness and loftier spiritual
conceptions than are delivered TO us
| in the messages of Jesus, nor
grander application of the suffciency
| of those truths for the molding of
| character and the influencing Of hui
man life than is to be perceived in
! Christ.
We are Christians because within
! that faith is To be found an escape
! from the dominion OF sin which is far
! more efficient aud far more sure than
any TO be found elsewhere. Jesus
! is indeed the answer Of the universal
! hone and of the worldwide need. In
! Him the soul of the individual, and
! of society, finds final release from
| the power of the adversary. His SAL
vation is free: it is universal in its
! appeal: il is simple as to its condi-
! tiOns: II requires no education of the
schools i'm order to be understood; il
! is potent in this life and 1t reaches
out into eternity, granting TO the
sin-sick weary. hurdened hearts Of
men the precious promise Of not only
final but also lasting deliverance
from the prince Of the powers of
darkness.
We are Christians because the
faith that finds its name and its in
spiration in Jesus Christ is the re-
ceptacle of the highest moral law.
| Within the treasury of Christian
! truth is to be found the last thing in
the application Of the principles OF
the eternal dominion Of Jehovah IA
the affairs of humanity in their null
tifarious relationships. In all the
world there is no gospel which is so
! far-reaching and so mandatory, so
inclusive and so searching, as il con-
Germs itself with human conduct. as
| is the Gospel of the Savior, when IL Ia
rightly accepted and properly under
! stood. Emanating as IL does from
God and theocentric as II is in spirit
| il satisfies our hearts and keeps ue
firm in the Christian faith. In ii we
recognize the handiwork of God. We
find in il the final solution, the pa
nacea for the dissolution OF all hu-
man ills. Uncompromising with evil
and declaring constantly for the pure
the righteous and the good. IL in
spires our devotion.
Greatest and best of all, we are
Christians because all that we have
received. all that we accept, all that
makes us strong and steadfast. is
when we test il in our individual
| eynerience found to be faultleSS
The Gospel whereby we are saved
the Christ who is our Redeemer, the
promises which daily are mediated
to us by our Lord: all these may be
taken not without investigation. oi
upon hearsay evidence. We may try
the revelations of God for ourselves
We have tried them. We are, there
fore, Christians.