The Falls City tribune., 1909-07-02


tfem u OF those early workers III
the vineyard OF the Master, such a.
Fathers KING and Taylor on j. z.
chamberlain. The inspiration oi i
lofty enthusiasm, born oI Il lalh
stronger than life or death, VIII make
the most homelY lace beautiful ana
transform the lIitefaie man oil l1s
noe INTO the High Priest supplied
With a lore not TO be gotten from
books, or the great institutions 1l
learning established by man
1t was eight years before We had
a church building IN Falls CITY. but
the gospel was preached TO the people
IN every n~elehborhood, ana yearly
eamp-meetlngs were held over horth
Of town, and now and then ON the
south fork OF the Nemaha above Sa-
lem.
1t was at II OF those camp.meet
ings first met Henry I. Davis, now
at rest. IN the early days especially,
he was a tower OF strength III the
church, and II Of the best men God
ever made II put on this earth. Ills
was a good life. lie would have put
something good into a false religion,
II such Il paradox Is permissible
but II Is not, for no religion amone
men has been entirely without some
truth TO It's credit. Any doctrine that
any considerable number of people
have believed, through long periods
Of time, must nave had something
about It tlat commended IT 10 INC
truth loving side OF their lives. ana
therefore could not have been wholly
wrong.
The founder Of lslamlsm. tile so
called prophet of Allan. Aahomet.
SAID. i never expect 10 20 TO heaven
OH account OF anything ever pro
fessed, but on account OF the good
things do in this life. Now 1t 0c-
ours to me that laying aside preclude
OF all description, h sum multum OF
good in all the religions OF men, III
their best features, can be expressed
IN that single sentence.
Henry I. Davis made the Methodist
church what II Is in Nebraska. He
came When the country was a wilder
ness i'll more senses than one; com
meuted lis iabors when the people
were few II poor, and continued
them till the great cail came TO go
home. lie reminded me OF those
old apostles of the first century |
have read about and admired SO
much. In every fiber of his soul he
was a missionary and a herald of the
gospel. Personally | have always
been Il little partial to the Methodist
church, but it did one thing ! didn't
like,-it elected John IL. Mickey gov
ernor of Nebraska, and that was pref
" nearly the objectionable sin; and
am not at all certain that it did not
contribute largely to putting the state
in the column with the solid south
last fall, but | reserve judgment ON.
that point. While the Methodist was
the pioneer church in this state, others
have followed and done their full
share in building the moral and re
ligious fabric of the commonwealth
1t is not enough to be religious in the
sense indicated by the Chelsea phil
o%sopher. TO be of any account To
the world a mar must not only be
so in sentiment. but he must be SO
in action; but it is not of the first
Importance that his name be ON the
roll of membership in any church
not for everybody. For the mass OF
mankind the rule should be otherwise.
for religion, properly understood. is
the metaphysics of the people, and
the discipline of the church is neces-
sayy to the good order and happiness
,e a.. i,l;vid,oi n,au,b,rs Nh,