The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-06-14

as presuming the existence of mat
ter and force "Whence came matter
and force?" he inquired, and science
cannot answer him.
A Designer Back of the Design.
He said while science is cropping
for the origin OF things, he prefers
to believe a designer is back of the
design and that the world is not the
result Of chance. He declared that
the person, who adopts the ultra-ma-
terial theory OF world development,
must possess more blind faith than
is demanded by the Christian re-
lligion.
AS to miracles, he pointed to the
fact that until 100 years ago light
ming was a terrifying mystery. Now
the invisible fluid, electricity. is i'm
prisoned in a man-made wire. Re-
Gently new substance for the trans
mission OF messages. the wireless sys-
tenn, has been invented. II Christ
was divine. why could he not know
OF forces in the world, which man
has never yet discovered. and may
never? He asked the question, could
God perform a miracle? and was as
sured that the Creator OF the world
could do anything with 1t. He asked
IL God would wish to perform a mir
acle. and admitted that his own
knowledge OF what God wishes done
from day to day Is so limited, that
he would not have the audacity TO
guess what God wanted done three
thousand years ago.
The Mystery of Nature.
He called upon the agnostic. who
says he believes only what he knows,
to declare whether he believes in the
principle OF life, when he cannot ex-
plain IT, He demanded to know
what science can tell us OF how a
watermelon seed, OF which It would
take thousands to make pound,
gould by laying In the ground push up
Through the soil a tiny shoot and on
TIE end OF the that shoot build a
lelon. with a green covering. inside
hat a white rind and inside the rsnd
ed meat, favored to the taste OF a
oItod and filed with other tiny seeds
nepable Of doing the same thing
gain. There IS no mystery in reli-
on greater than the mystery Of the
&c about us and the life that is In us.
The Prince Of Peace.
Nv But he said speculation In the mys-
4ries OF religion are not as import
Vt as consideration Of the truths Il
reveals. He said he would not need
to disclose the miracles OF Christ to
convince one OF his divinity. The
unlearned son OF poor carpenter, at
80 he gave to the world a system OF
theology and moral philosophy, the
like Of which the world has never
seen. He gathered about him few
disciples during the three years OF
his ministry. then was crucihed and
most OF his disciples were killed. Yet
be has greater power in the world
today than he had then. and as men
grow in intelligence, they see more
clearly the purity OF the truths he
revealed. knowledge OF human ma
ture precludes the possibility that a
human being could have lived the
perfectly spotless life OF Christ. yet
active, living example for the ages.
+, He declared the doctrine OF wi
carious atonement," the necessity OF
one suffering for the benefit OF the
many is the exempiicatlon OF a law
Of nature, revealed all about us. The
mother suffers to bring her offspring
into the world, and she is not repaid
by the child for her suffering. Every
reform must have its human sacrifice.
Every generation makes sacrifices for
the next
Christ has earned the title Of
Prince Of Peace" His ways are
ways OF peace. conquerlng wrong
His commandment Is that "Ye love
one another" The measure OF great
ness is service. Mr. Bryan said the
human measure Of greatness is Gin
come" that of divinity is "Outgo ,"
The true measure Of greatness Is the
service a man does to his fellowman.
When that standard becomes unive--
sal in the world. the kingdom Of the