Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-04
THE PRINCE OF PEACE---FAMOUS
LECTURE BY WILLIAM ]. BRYAN

curity from detection. But if one real
ly expects to meet again and live eter-
nally with those whom he knows to-
day he is restrained from evil deeds
by the fear of endless remorse.
Again, Christ deserves to be called
the Prince of Peace becausc he has
given up measure CT greatness which
promotes peace. When his disciples
disputed among themselves as to
which should be greatest in the
kingdom of heaven, he rebuked them
and said. Let him who would be
chiefest among you be the servant of
ALL" Service is the measure of great
ness Ii always has been true. Ii is
true today and it always VIII be true
that he is greatest who doe; the most
of good And yet what a revolution it
will work in this old world when this
standard becomes the standard of lifei
/ Nearly all of our controversies and
combats arise from the fact that we
are trying to get something from each
other. There will be peace when our
aim is 10 do something for each other
! Our enmities and animosities arise
! from our efforts to get as much as
possible ont of the world. There will
i be peace when our endeavor is TO put
, as much as possible into the world
I Society will take an iplmeasureable
| step toward peace when it estimates
! a citizen by his output rather than by
his income and gives the crown of its
approval to the one who makes the
largest contribution to, the welfare of
all.
J Christ has also led the way to peace
by giving us formula for the propa-
CATION of good. Not all of those who
have really desired to do good have
employed the Christian method-not
all Chris sians even. In all the history
of the human race but two methods
have been employed.
The first is the forcible method.
The other is the bible plan-be not
overcome of evil. but overcome evil
with good. And there is no other way
of overcoming evil | am not much of
farmer | get more credit for my
farming than l deserve, and my little
farm receives more advertising tGan it
is entitled to. But | am farmer enough
to know that if cut down weeds they
will spring up again, and | know that
if | plant something there which has
more vitality than the weeds | shall
not only get rid of the constant cut
ting, but have the benefit of the crop
besides
! In order that there might be no mis-
take about His plan of propagating
good, Christ went into detail and laid
emphasis upon the value of example
so live that others seeing your good
works may be constrained to glorify
your Father which is in heaven. /"
There is no human influence so potent
Cor good as that which goes out from
an upright life
The worlds Only Hope.
1t may be slow process, this CONVEX
Ision of the world by the silent infiu.
ence of noble example, but it is the
only sure one, and the doctrine applies
ito nations as we'll as to individuals
The gospel of the Prince of Peace gives
us the only hope that the world has
. and ut is an increasing hope, of the
I substitution of reason for the arbitra
ment of force in the settlement of in
a ternational disputes.
n But Christ has given us platform
more fundamental than any political
party, more far-reaching and more com
( prehensive than any platform evel
J written by the convention of any par
\ ty in any country. When He condens
\ ed into pne commandment those of tn,
' ten which relate OF mans duty toward