Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-30

might use the IOrmula' POSITIVE, CIV
etousness; comparative, gambling
superlative, stealing. When Jehova'
deserted the temple Jesus no longe
called it "My Fathers House" but II
striking contrast he said, Your hous,
is left unto you desoate.'
The greatest calamity that can be
fall any nation is to lose God, ant
this is the danger that threatens oul
national and religious life. Men need
God at all times and under all circum
stances. How often, alas, the worship
of God degenerates into veneration
for symbols. The Jews worshipped
the brazen serpent until God destroyed
il. Where God is not, there is desc
lation. There is a subtle atheism in
the church today; not many openly
deny the existence of God, but they
act as though he were dead, and in
their hearts many who profess to be
Christians would be glad if he were
dead.
The old Jerusalem was of the earth,
earthly: the New Jerusalem comes
down from heaven-God with men Is
the elimination of all things. The
church is the bride of Christ and must
be without spot or wrinkle-a glorious
church.
After the sermon the officers Of the
church advanced to the altar rail and
solemnly presented the church build
ing for conservation and the bishop
impressively read the dedication
prayer.
Bishop Gambler preached again at
the evening service, his sermon not
only being the sublimity of eloquence
itself. but brought also a benediction
Of rest and peace into the hearts and
souls of all who heard it.
His theme was "The Real Home,
and was based on the first verse OF the
Ninetieth Psalm: Lord thou has been
our dwelling place in all generations,
This psalm is a song of Moses, SAID
the bishop, coming from the heart OF
a lonely and solitary man, who mad
never known the joys of home, yet IN
the twilight of his life there burst
from his heart this grand anthem
giving to the world the full meaning
If the real home.
The picture of the life of Moses, as
,iven by the speaker, was grand, ana
At the age of eighty we find him an
I'D and homeless man, watching the
locks on the slopes Of the INDIAN !
ills While here the call came to |
i'm TO lead the children of Israel out !
u Egyptl and the remaining forty |
ears of his life were spent in the |
a homeless wanderer' mis-
judged and misunderstood by his own
eople. And so We find him in the
wight of life, after long years or
1nliness and homelessness, after all
g ever loved had left him, his SOU il
roke forth in this great song, Lord II
Iou hast been our dwelling place in
Il generations"
Here the bishop gave a beautiful Z
escription of what is meant by the
ord home, and declared the home in
met to be the strongest passion in
very human heart. The word home
rought back precious memories to
very heart. and though they may !
ave been humble, though fraughJ
it'll hard ships and poverty, how we i
ould love. if it were possible, to q
'eak through the long intervening |
ears and lie down in them to rest
ICE more. |
The home is a place of security. J
resident Taft and the king OF Eng {
nd have great power. BY a word t
ey can people the seas with battle. e
lips, they can put into action hun 5
eds of thousands Of soldiers, yet
,ither of them can go to the door OF c
e humblest home in ENGLAND or
nerica without first knocking and Sc h
ring the consent of the sovereign e