The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-31

OF HE, when we read the story Of years
OF olshoncsiy on tho part Of n great cor
poraton hke the sugar trust. when We
sec how madly men gamble In tho wheat
pit at the risk OF hunger and, perhaps,
starvation for the poor; when we think
OF the senscless Worship OF dress. or Of
the midulty OF the modern saloon-tben,
l say We ought to aalr ourselves what
we arc doing 10 make this civilization
OF ours a Christian civilization, to e%-
alt TN" moral supremacy OF tho meek
ana Iowly. yet the brave and righteous,
Jesus Arc these tho worthy fruits OF
that human liberty for which the brave
men whose graves VIC decorate gave their
ives! Oh. IL is time for MS In this coun-
try 10 lay moro emphasis than we have
upon The discipline Of virtue" And It
is nigh time for us Christians 10 search
ourselves anew as 10 our continuance in
Christ word, our dscipleship, through
which lie promised the knowledge OF the
truth, the truth that shall make MS free,
Doctrine of Whitsunday.
And here comes in the doctrine OF Whit
sunday the truth OF the resistless power
e%eried by consecrated men and women
Christ chose Ills disciples. simple, faith
mi men OF average powers, He tested
thcm ana slfted them: and then. being
found faithful, they were quickened at
Pentecost by His Spirit TO become wit
ncsses of Him before men. TO be the
bearers OF His freedon-bringing mes
sageS OF truth. and hope, and love That
is the meaning OF Whitsunday the signi-
!icance OF the origin of the church. And
,hls is what the church was and always
lsIa body OF people charged with the
witness OF Christ, and with power from
on on llsf; If they Will use it. adequate to
fnitbr,Insas S,ni GInarse , And according to ,ne tn,
church leaven the life OF men, and be-
come the Instrument OF the worlds re-
deInpnon-"not by powers. not by might:
but by my Spirit, saith the Lord"
The, great question for Christians. then.
on this Whltsunday. is how faithful and
trne are we irving 10 he. as witnesses OF
Young people who have been confirmed
under my ministry here in the last three
years; ! could well wish today that my
Knowledge of them had been more per
lul But. At any rate, they have had
some entrance into the regions OF the
Do they not remember how. AZ. all the
confirmation services. in tho hymn we
have sung, 80 Jesus, I have promised, %
there comes the line
''oh. let mc sec thy footmarls. and In
them plant my own
The figure well suits the fundamental
article by the great Alpine climber, Mr.,
Whympcr. says that in some steep and
carefully marked paths up the peaks,
precarlous footing. it is imperative for
those behind 10 step exactly. in the foot
steps of the man In front, Have We not
spiritual climbing? II we have not. We
are sure to. Places where the great Is
sues of life lie, as to personal purity. or
control OF the appetitcs. or exact hon
ssty. or perfect truthfulness. Have our
eyes grown blurred, so that we fail to
see those great issucs2 Not always so
sudden and dramatic arc the spiritual
downiallSr those which follow side
step on the Matterhorn, Hence, all The
more, on the lower slopes. let Us learn
10 watch our Leaders steps. III VIC live
by the Spirit. by the Spirit let us also
walk" Let us read the Bible more than
VIC do. and so know Jesus better. II
We continue in my word, lie says. Only
by such obedience. such hcedfulncss,
can we hope to know his truth. and rise
with him TO the clear SUBMITS og Ilfc
and become free in his perfect service.
Let us today--this day Of the Sprt-test
ourselves anew by his moral Standards
and not be satisfied with careless. list
less drifting.
Witness of Christ.
For. once more let us remcmbeC, it is
the witness of Christ. in life rather than
in speech. that we realize our member
ship in him. Because 10 be members Of
his body means 10 represent him and
manifest his spiritual life and power.
And. therefore. The sacrament of his
iocdy and blood. whereby he imparts
through his Spirit, using the gifts of
bcr that would be alive. IS precious 10
us. Not for subjective qualification. but
ior strength TO be true To him, let us
come To his table,
] wanted 10 say this word for the in
warducSs of our religion. its emphasis
upou spiritual reality and depth. And