Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-12-31
World Famous Orator and Statsmm Visits
Texas Giiy Of Ills Own Name.
THE PRINCE OF PEACE AND MISSIONS
Hundreds 1ksag Ae Opsrs Hssse sa1 First Bptia 0c 70 Herr
Amenca's Eeremsa Canm Il SsbGae
Ley. Sermeas.

ILLUSTRATION. Mr. Bryan said that when
In Egypt he had been presented with
in few grains OF wheat which had lain
for 1900 years in the sarcophagus Of
Ia mummy. A calculation showed that
} |if cne OF those grains had been plant
ed instead OF being buried In the
Itcmh nf the dead Egyptian and It's
lproduct had been planted. and so on
down 10 the present. It's increase
would b. enough 10 supply all the
inhabitants OF the earth with bread.
No Monkey In Pedigree.
MIR. Bryan then spoke of the great
gaps IN the chain Of evolution
chasms so wide and deep that science
cannot hll them. In this connection
he said that he had no objection TO
Others tracing their pedigree back TO
the monkeys. but Ior himself he pro-
tested against their forcing such a
family tree On him This sally was
greeted with uproarous applause and
laughter
But the worm thing about eyolu-
ton is. II Is the gospel OF hate. II
teaches that life Is warfare. In which
the strong survive and the weak per
ish. Instead OF teaching us that we
are OF divine parentage and placing
before US the sublime hope of ulti.
mate perfection, II degrades US to the
level OF tis= brute. whose only mis-
sion Is 10 prey upon osner creatures
aud guard against their attacks
About Miracles.
In regard to miracles. Mr.. Bryan
said that all the objections may be
summed up In the double question:
Gould God perform a miracle II he
would, and would He II He could?
He cnce heard a lecturer say that
God could not for one instant suspend
a law OF nature without destroying
cosmos and reproducing chaos. Rails
ing glass OF water from the table.
Mr.. Bryan said: The most universal
OF n'i natural laws-grayitation--r
quires that this glass fall and II I
with my puny arm can suspend that
Law, are we 10 believe that the omnip-
otent God who created all things and
made the laws that govern them. can
not suspend the operation of law
when He willy As TO the other cues
tion. why should God wish to per
form miracle. Mr.. Bryan said that
II was for the same reason that
loving parent wouk not leave his
helpless offspring to the tender mer-
cies OF cruel world. His remarks
upon parental love. especially mother
love. stirred deep emotions In many
hearts. and then ascending TO the
heights OF sublime eloqueDce and
deep pathos. he thrilled the audience
with burning words. portraying the
infinite love OF God.
The viearicus Atonement.
To these who object 10 the doc
trine soi vicarious atunement. he said
that the history OF civilization is a !
story OF suffering IN benaif OF others.
Each generation owes n debt that Il
can not pay 10 the one preceding.
No son or daughter ever paid his par.
ents Tor his raising. Each genera
ton discharges the debt by doing its
duty TO the one following. The great.
cst man Is he who sacrifices most IA
order that others may be made bet.
ter and happier. He painted a hide
GUS picture OF the selfish hypocrite.
imagining how In me next world his
character. In all lis deformity. VIII be |
visible 10 all. In contrast. he ore |
sented a beautiful sketch of unseifish |
love. suffering and sacrificing Itself /
for others. Vicarious suffering Is a
universal law. without which there /
could be no Improvement. no prog
ress.
The greatest miracle In all history
Is the life OF Jesus. After the /
most searching erittrism OF elgh.
teen centuries. II stand In un-
impeached perfection: no the small
est defect has been found 10
mar It's perfect beauty. Compare
with It the character OF the Greatest
and best OF men-the differ ace Is
so great that comparison Is impos-
sibie. Imagine what IA God of infinite
perfection IN the form OF man |,
would do sn6 say, we find that Il Is L
exactly what Jesus did and said. This \
was illustrated with many L
instances IN the life and teaching Of |.
the Savior. Il
"rhe Prince Of psaee.~
Beeinning with the prophecy de-
scfibing Jesus as the Prince OF Peace.
OF whose Kingdom there should be \
no end. MIR. Bryan traced the history /,
Of the church through the centuries. 4
a kingdom. In It's beginning /,
The humble carpenters son had
IN object Of derision and later OF the
most violent persecution. II grew 81. I>
emily In the midst OF boisterous oppo- Is
sition. peacefully In spite OF all the ;
power put forth TO destroy Il BY the
strongest and most wariIke nation OF
ancient times. II spread from nation y
(o unfIou from cossnfrx IN <>r.sus~x
everywhere raising the fallen. healing
The sick. comforting the borrowing. n
opening the prison doors. dispelling I
he darkness Of superstition and de- ;
pocsm- lt has transformed hor6eo 2
pf o1ooothir1ty oavages Into great ~
laens vhieA haps tsveloDed e1v1nr