The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-14
Or. J. B. WARREN SPEAKS ON
POWER OF GREAT PRINCIPLES
Large Audience Hears Con-
cert at the Epworth
Church Last Night.
Rev. ID. II. Bailey Gives First of Ser
les of Sermons.

In the absence of Rec l.. G. Bat
es OF the Lee Street church, DR.. j.
B. Warren OF this city talked on the
topic of "The Powers of Great Prin-
siples." The speaker said: " 1t would
be an easy thing for Peter to walk
on the waters If he knew the hand of
the Master was under the waves; II
would to. easy for the widow of Main
to take her son IL she knew the mas
ter would meet her on the way and
raise her son to life; 1t would be easy
for Abraham to have gone to Moriah
to sacrifice his only son IL he had
known positively that God would pro-
vide another sacrifice or in other
words, IL is easy to pass through trials
and hardships, II we can only see
happy outcome at the goal. But
nothing short of a mighty principle
will compel a man to suffer martye-
dom. Such conviction will propel
men forward to suffer, rather than
have that conviction outraged.
There is difference in greatness.
For ,eXampld:you cannot SAY that
Shakespear was greater than Newton
for the one was poet and the 9TH
er a great philosopher. The verus
of Milo is bewitching piece of sculp
ture but II no great than the Trans
figuration' by Raphael as one is the
work of the chisel and the other the
work of the brush. Henry Drumnond
tells us that love is the greatest
thing in the world, another has said
that duty is: but DR.. John d. John
AhaN
mastering heaven born conviction IL
the greatest thing there Is. A great
principle Is the motive power of the
world. I would rather aim at a tiger
and shoot my best friend with good
conscience, than aim at my friend
with a bad conscience and shoot the
tiger. Or, I would rather be st Paul
conscientionsly holding the clothes of
st. Stephen, while his enemies stono
him to death, than be n Judas Is
caviot, erilly leading his Christ to
Calvary. We may not have germ
of truth in us that will make another
seventh wonder but we do If we dare
to acknowledge them, have principles
sufficient to bring about the burning
or another Rome or to lead us to
the frey faggots and even after our
bones are burned to ashes our con-
victions life.
'Ts David, or the three Hebrews
or Joan of Arch or Francis Willard
dead? No, they live and walk the
walls of life, just as they did here in
the flesh. May God give us the man
hood and womanhood to put forth
our convictions and put them to ac-
A.. L. he, t,N,s xug
may be able to drive back the red
horse of cannaye an dthe black horse
of war that Jesus the victor may
come forth upon the. white horse of
Victory and God may be all in ALL"
The first of the Sacred Concerts to
be given once each month by the
Choral Union of Epworth church was
given last evening. before an audience
OF about fifteen hundred.
The opening anthem my Defense
Is of God" was well rendered by the
chorus which was followed by devo-
tional exercises led by Rev. ID. ii.
Bailey. A baritone solo. "Come Jesus
Redeemer." by Mr. George Arms, was
pleasingly interpreted. Following the
offeratory by Miss Jessie Havlll, a
male quartet with soprano obligato,
composed OF Mr.. II. s. Martin, Mr..
Merlin Bailey. Mr.. Sidney Warner
Mr.. Bolander and Miss Carmen Blow
sang Praise the Lord, oh My Soul
A flute solo by Mr.. b. Il. McNeal fol-
lowed which was very pleasing. II
waited for the Lord" duet and
chorus was given by the chorus, and
was followed by violin solo,
"Madrigale." by Mr.. Earl Starbuck.
A ladies chorus sang "Holy Redeem
er" in beautiful manner. The an
them 80 let the Nations be Glad" was
the closing number of the program.