The Greeley tribune., 1909-01-20
SUNDAY SERMON

Doane delivered the second n, , .o.
les of sermons in which ha o,,o,
dates the questions asked nv Jesus
OF the apostles. Are ye also even
without understandings" asked Jesu.
Of the disciples when they asked hin,
70 explain parable. Rev. Doane
gave the twentieth century version Of
that question, Although Jesus had
been with the disciples many months
explaining and teaching, It was i'm
possible for him to make his follow
ers understand many things and he
spoke In parallels that the imnres-
sion might be greater and more ,a.t.
Ing. When He spoke of His coming
saerifice. they were unable to see or
believe. and even after the resurrec-
tion three OF His followers did not
recognise Him. and Thomas refused
TO believe.
Tho question, Are ye also with
out Understandings" was applicable
there. Christ tried to teach them
that they should have seen and
known these things from the scrip
tures. and their dullness demonstrat.
ed siowness OF heart and faith. He
wanted to show the virtue of OPEN
mindednees without the necessity of
testimony We often wonder why
God docs not give US testimony
some time. That would do NO good.
We have often thought how stupid
other people we're and forgot that
they were thinking the same Of our
selves. II is an evidence Of our
slowness and dullness of compre-
hension. It was the same dulluess
that occasioned the question. Are
- also without understanding" 1t
takes practice to become efiicient in
any line. Our hands and feet may
acquire IN involuntary movement at
the command of the will. 1t is in
evitable that our bodies should grow
old. but By practice the mental forces
may retain perpetual youth. Ev-
erybody can be young by the grace
Of God II they will but hold their
minds to the truth. Great minds
run in tn same channel" and often
great minds run in the same gut
ter" Our minds are gravitating,
and by constant practice get fixed
on lower ideals and become old, pre-
sluding the possibility Of higher as
Ipirattons. The multitude is easily
attracted and chase vagaries and
phantoms. Any individual or idea
can secure following, even Schlat
erer or Dowie or Joseph Smith.
| Train your minds like the blint
man who went on the hill and saw
the sunset. He knew the colors ant
|he absorbed the glory Of them, al
, though his eyes we're shut. He ha
| been told tho eolors and he was read
: to believe the truth.
Many OF us are like the man VII
. was taken to the top of the hill an
shown the beautiful sunset. II
turned his back and denied that
was beautiful and asked his CON
lpanion to prove it." Look for you'
self and see" prove It, refuse t
, Hook" he answered.
When new scientific theory
! promulgated. no one waits for tn
: truth, but are ready to believe that
dtsproves Genesis. and are ready !
a moment to cast the entire bibl
, aside.
The honest scientist today. how
, ever, is seeking the truth, and admit
, that his research only brings hi,
, closer to God.
The agnostic 10 another man wit
his mind closed. He is a good fe
j. ,low in spots. He admits that ther
are some things that he does ne
, know. He knows 80 much that
, doesn't know anything. and this IL
;, norance he calls knowledge an
pride. The man who ia gropin
: |avav from the truth runs up againi
much harder questions and discor
;, tent than the man who believes.
~ere AS easy to believe In Christ 6
!. for the blind man to believe in tn
sunset. The man who denies thi
sugar is sweet and refuses to tas'
II. ts egotistical and beneath mou'
tain Of truth,
Men and women today are rejec
l,ne Jesus and saying "prove IT. wit
all their senses shut against the tru'
!. and they will not see the kingdo
;, Of God before them. but BY and D
through the tremendous forces thi
are working today. the world WI
Acknowledge God AZ come to us
Jesus Christ.