The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-18
CHRISTIANITY IS
HELPFUL TO'yOUTH
Young Men Urged to Ally
Themselves With the
Powers.

Yesterday proved another successful
day at the First Methodist Episcopal
church. The Sunday school attended
the morning service in a body and oc-
cupied seats in the gallery. The pas
tor, Rev. Francis Burgette Short,
preached a sermon on THE Gospel In
vitatiOn, in which he emphasized that
the gospel call went forth to all men,
to all ages of men and manhood. The
gospel is the especial preserver of life,
and offers the largest possible life to
those who submit to its call in early
life,
At the. conclusion of the sermon J.
NJ. Settle, superintendent of the Sunday
school, presented fourteen of the Sun
day school scholars to the pastor for
church membership. -Four adults also
united with the church.
At the evening service another large
congregation was present. and there
was the usual delightful musical pro-
gram in which the choir and the orches-
ira took prominent parts. The pastor
preached sermon to young men, bas-
ing his remarks upon the words of
Peter to Aeneas, when Peter said,
"Aeneas, Jesus Christ maksth thee
whole: arise, and make thy bed And
he arose Immediately"
Dr.. Short said Christianity pre-
sents many strange and startling facts.
1t is ever abundant in glorious vic
tories. It's mission is one of victorious
helpfulness. 1t is here to assist those
that have needs, and there is no need
of which the human race has knowledge
that Christianity does not undertake
to solve, and does solve.
i Edd9 not only had q DOyaae If lilo
wise had an Aeneas. There are saints
that serve, there are likewise saints
that suffer This man had suffered
for eight years. But suffering does not
prevent the blessings of Christianity
from entering the sufferers life. In
deed, suffering is the door of oppor-
tunity for the blessings of Christianity
to enter. Aeneas did not resent his lot,
complain with a bitter and a rebeIIious
spirit He bore his affliction and con-
tinued TO seek a way of escape. Thus
the poor cripple became the healed and
rejoicing saint.
The two supreme elements in his life
were faith and obedience. Blessed is
that man that fastens his faith to the
good and mighty God He had also
faith IN men. To him all men We're not
liars He listened to the words of
Peter the servant Of God, and was
obedient to him. Thus came to him
that for which he had longed
Christianity makes strong and hand
some young men. The mission of Chris
tianity is heroic. 1t does not content
itself with the ordinary affairs of life.
though it does not pass them by. 1t
seeks TO do the great and mighty deeds
for man that he may become inspired
to undertake the great things of life.
Christianity means heroes and hero
ines. 1t requires grit as well as grace
TO companion with the saints of God
Christianity summons into daily service
the firmest resolves and the most con
stantly keen endeavOr of your life II
makes its appeal to your entire man
mood, and guarantees to you in return
for your giving a life of supreme Won
der ana amazement
Young man, are you seeking 10 como
into possession of the best that this
and the other world have for you? Let
me, therefore, urge you to seek to allv
yourself with those powers that make
Tor morality, stability and heroism. All
these are at your disposal. You have
your weakness, but Christianity stands
beside you and says. Christ .Jesus
maketh you whole: arise, and make thv
bed my
Most men decide where thew win
sleep. Few are the exceptions to that
rule. The one supreme need of orr mon
today is to come into possession of tbe
powers and the blessings of our Chris
uanity. Nothing else can cure Won
nothing else can assist you. nothing else
can so preserve you. Ny young FRIEND
the Master has come and calleth for
thee