Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-01
Opening Session univer-
sa|ist Ministers Institute.
Board Of Trade Elects Officers
Arranging for a Banquet.
j.. Britain Held for Grand Jury
for Attempted Burglary.

music. Rev. Carl +. Henry of Bangor
preached the sermon. 1t was full of
power and deep spiritual earnestness.
The speaker held the attention of his
audience throughout The following
extract cannot do justice his theme:
|. Ger l: IS, For the word OF the
cross is to them that are perishing
foolishness; but unto us who are being
saved it is the power of God"
Jesus was rejected and scorn6d by
the Scribcs and Pharisees of his day
because he was a humble peasant and
not a product of the rabinncal schools
After his death educated Jews and
Greeks could not endure the thought of
becoming disciples of enc who was
born and lived iii poverty, had en-
joycd only Il common school educa-
ton, and had suffered 4 fclon's death.
The learned CELSIUS. one OF Chris
tlanity'S fir and greatest antagonists,
sCorneG tn GLAZING Of the new cult be-
cause its adherents were "woollen
H. tnufacturerS, shoemakerS and cur
iers-" Said he, THE most uneducated
and DOorish of men are Jealous adVo-
Gates of this religion; men who can
not open their mouths before the
learned. and who only try to gain over
the women and children in families"
To the self satisfied, righteous of
those early days the word of the cross
was foolishness and they turned from
it with scorn.
very large percentage Of our con-
temporares have but little better
opinion of Christianity. The preach
ing in our churches they call CASUALLY
without hearing IT'D "foolishness."
Well. some of it is--almost. But the
preaching of the real gospel Of Jesus
Christ is not foolishness, however
poorly it may be done. If it seems
such that is because the critics do not
understand, and they do not under
stand because they do not employ ,he
faculty by means Of which alone they
can understand. He would be very
unWisc who would shut his ewes and
insist that there is no such thing as
sunlight because he is unable to alp
prthend it with any of his faculties
which he is willing to use.
We apprehend truths by means of
the several CORES pondinS faculties
Mathematical formulate arc tested by
the reason, harmony is heard by the
musical sense. color and perspect I'VE
are discerned by the eye. and "she
things OF the spirit are spiritually dis
cerned.' The things Of God none
knoWcst save the spirit of God. The
natural Cor animaD man rccCiveth not
the things of the spirit of God: for
they are foulishness unto him; and he
can not know them because they are
spiritually judged But unto us God
revealed them through the spirit; for
the spirit searcheth all things. yea the
deep things of God"
Charles Darwin was once asked his
opinion concerning a religious quest ion
and he had the wisdom to reply that
his opinion touching religious matters
was not worth expressing, for he had
neglected the spiritual element of his
nature so long that it was incapable of
weighing the evidence. There are
questions on which would rather
nave the opinion of some almost IL
literate old saint who laboriously spells
out her dog cared Bible and lives in
the atmosphere OF faith and PRAYER
than the opinion of the most learned
atheist that ever lived
1t is natural, it is inevitable. that
~ ) WIZ iiht W H'ilN among ana for
tn" things that are seen and tcmpural
VIII not react quickly TO that which is
unseen and eternal. 1t is not strange
that t" those who are pcrishng no
are without a knowledge Of CHI list
VII" ar" in Worldlincss and sin. no
are strangers ia the now life of 1--we
and faith, tn" gospel j.; foolishnass.
SO is sunlight to the molc.
y butterfly returned t. its fri nd
he caterpillar and tried to tell if of
the joys of its new life-thc glory Of
The sunshine. the nectar Of the flow
ers. the ecstasy of flight. But all that
was beyond the caterpiiar's compre-
hension for its idea of life was to
2naW cabbage leaf ar.' rn
The butterfly's talk Of other and bets
ter ways was fooiishneSs TO hln. It
that did not make it foolishness to the
butterfly that knew. The caterpillar's
opinion did not alter the facts. Neith-
er does the adverse judgment of peo-
pie concerning the word of the cross
make it foolishness or annul it's power
To all who are being saved, whose
eyes are opened to the truth who have
given themselves into the T~ade'-~'-'- {
tfiif7t TIC WOIu IIlC CTOSS IA
not foolishness but is the saving, keep
ing power of God
Paul knew it, for it had transformed
him: and the Indifference and scorn Of
the unbelievers only excited his pity
ard concern for them. 1t did not
disturb his faith. Every one Of us
know some who have been made over,
have found new life in "the light of
the knowledge of the glory of God in
the face of Jesus Christ" and we
know hundreds whose hearts are
kinder and whose lives the better be-
cause of him. Some of US present
know in whom we have believed and
are persuaded that he is able to keep
us until the end. We know that his
commandment is eternal life" stand
fast in the faith. therefore; quit you
like men; be strong; and forget not
that as we freely have received so
must we freely give until all shall
know him. from the least unto the
greatest. and all attain unto the unity
of the faith. and of the knowledge of
the Son of God, unto a full grown man,