The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-14

fence to pavement and from pavement to wall and hiding Itself under his feet at monday but always there, And the students from Yale and St. Paul's con greRation and people from nearly every church in town saw the shadows there and took away with them the lessons from everyday Iro which a gifted preacher can make the commonest things teach
 or the subject was tao cpiaua of the Romans We saw tho early Chris uans hurrYiug through the streets 10 an entrance to the cHtacombs glane- Ing furtiyely around to guard against being pursued, and saying to each other 70, nave you heard it" We have gotten a letter from Paul. and taey are going to road It tonight y We followed tHcm below ground and entered the assembly, we watched the reader while he held up the lantern and another grasped his brothers hand in joy and for the first time those words of Paul were read which the church is cherlshing forever
 Or the sermon upon humilIl\, Shame upon us' the preacher would say that any man can feel proud because of his money, or because Of his titles, his cquipaGo, his dress, his earthly fame What is it all but dust aud ashes compared with real great ness wnicA consists or usefulness. Look up to those skies and what do you see? The angels and archangels not one of them thinking Of hinseIr; all thinking of others, Ah, they are humble there, and oh tho jewels on their crowns
 | am not using the exact language, except in the last two sentences, but giving you the thoughts and telling you of their power when the came all aname from this pulpit, As l listened my whole frame Quiyerod l seemed to be thrilled with the very atmos- phere Of heaven.
 And afterwards it came to pass, as naturally as breathing, that at l2 years of age l lnelt at this chapel rail. and in confirmation received from Bishop Browncll, vowed my young heart to God anu that fifty years ago this morning. wAcn all over the world tho prayer was going up that the stewards of Gods ministry might prepare and make ready his way I came back from New York to my own St Pau's SO full Of all the angels of the past to be ordained by Bishop Williams to the sacred minis try
 Ever since that time | followed vita eager interest the parish history and growth under the rectorships of Bishop Bittlciohn and Bishop Lines and other truc men and now under the aXeellect rectorship Of to-daG on which, with an my heart l invoke God. blessing And lt woull have been impossible for mo Co keep this Iaunrersary anywhere else but here.
 1 came back 10 my mother parish tu thank God for half century of great opportunities (which have not used as well as l miEhu, but never 1 thcless have been able to use m partl There is no other joy on earth equal tn that of trying Co serve God and man in a clcrEyman's lifn. 1T one | be bnt moderately successful in this calling ae finds that every day it is a i luNurv to liyc It Is his very busi moss tn lre in communion win our heavenly father and in constant hplp- fulnass toward man No credit to ! him c saw that from the very hegin- uingl and preached my first sermon ] from thiS pulpit on tnat ordination afternoon from tho text Woe Is un- to mo if l preach not the glad lid
 ngs For 1 have never known any gospel but tho good news from God 1 Naich makes ones blood stir as al tho sound of a trumpet
 < You may ask me to sa, Gin concIu- sionl what I think Of the church oi to-daH as compared with that Of hall 4 century ago ! think that on tho lolo !, is a better church, lts con- pregatfens are organized for cyeryda, HsefuIness as thcr were not In ms uoyhood The mission spirit has greatly Increased and church work is telling not only upon ones own neigh. horhood but upon our frontiers and upon frozen Alaska and upon hot Manila and ancient China and won derful japan and upon all the enls of laf earth.
 True we are passing through 8 grcat crisis There is a wave of non-attend- ancc at church, am indifference Co pray. CT and to Che Bible that is sweeping around he world
 But a reaction Is sure to come Thor, are many reasons for it will men. ton two.
 Never before were Protestant teach. crs SO earnest students of the inteli. sent thought of their age. Advanced theology now includes science. II |, abreast with it. It loves lt. It uses 1t
 It adds just what science needs fl adds God Therefore it is going to he. come easier than ever for thoughtful men To accept religion which is be- coming broader and deeper in It's cx. plantations,
 And my next reason is this That never before ldo you realize this?) nev. er before since tho world was made have go many people bccn living ror others spending days and months and years in reform and charities and mls.
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 Now. il is impossible for us 10 doubt that an age which Is doing better than ever the very work of Jesus Christ for ones neighbor Is ere long 10 awakcr into new life and a new service to ones God
 | have no argument with those who
 think that love for ones noighbor i, going to be d substitute for love Q ones Almighty Father. No true love tbwarts any other love. All love help,