The Detroit times., 1911-03-14
PREACHER DEFINES
TRUE CHRISTIAN
Real Christianity Involves Response
bility To Less Fortunate Brethren,
Says Philadelphia Divine.

TO be a Christian does not mean
merely TO follow the tenets OF ones
faith and lead moral life, according
10th definition given ny the Rev.
Wilson r. Stearley, OF the Church Of
the Holy Apostles (Episcopal). Phil
adelphia. in opening the second week
OF, the special MONDAY Lenten ser
vices in the Detroit opera house, Mon
day noon. True Christianity. he de
olared, involves certain responsibility
ity~ 70 those about us. and no one can
be-a Christian in the broadcast sense
without meeting the responsibility, the
minister added.
The Monday services brought out
the largest crowd that has appeared
at any OF the on-day services thus
far. The Episcopalians seemed 10
predominant, for many OF those pres
ent Joined In reciting the creed under
the leadership OF the Rev John Nc
Carroll canon of 81. Pauls cathedral
who presided. Rector Stearley Will
be the speaker for the week, closing
his engagement Friday noon. The
Rev. Warne Wilson, OF Trinity Episco.
pal church. will speak Saturday noon.
The feeding OF the multitude by
Jesus, with I'VE loayes and two fish
es. furnished the theme OF Mondays
address. In his preliminary remarks.
the speaker referred to the great
change that had taken place in the
last generation In the attitude OF the
religious world toward the miracles.
There were some, he stated, who pro-
fessed 70 see no value in them at all.
He suggested a conservative middle
ground as the best course TO follow
In this regard.
The miracles are valuable TO us
for two reasons" he said. One Is the
effect OF the miracles on the persons
for whose benefit they were wrought.
The other Is that they AFFORD an In
sight into the beautiful character OF
our Savior. | am not interested in
the mechanics OF the miracles. | do
not care how they were worked out,
but / do find interest in looking into
the heart OF Him who wrought them
and seeing the great purpose that lay
beyond And | do find interest in
studying the effect OF his miracles %
those who benefited by them.
I'm the miracle OF the feeding OF
the multitude, on which, shall talk
to you during my stay here, Christ Is
seen as the life giver and the head OF
a great human family. AS such those
who partook of the loaves and fishes
must have thought of Him. Jesus and
His disciples had sought to get away
from the world for a needed rest. The
multitude followed. and when Jesus
saw them He came out and talked
with the people and taught them many
things.
Christ would have been justified
according TO the modern viewpoint, In
telling the crowd 10 go away and
leave him in peace after he had talk
ed with them But that was not His
way. Instead. He turned to His dis
ciples, saying, Give We 10 them 10
eat What a contrast to the attitude
OF the modern world, where the policy
OF a great many Christian people
seems TO be, Everyone for himself and
the devil takes the hindmost'
$50, In the miracle OF the loaves and
fishes, Christ taught US that we have
q certain responsibility TO those about
ne which we must meet IL we are to
be real Christians. know IL is quite
possible for many OF us TO go on re-
ioieing in cur Christian lives, wholly
ebliyious TO the evil that is going on
in our midst, but we have not perform
ed our full duty unless we have ex-
tended a helping hand TO some one
less fortunate than We, who may be in
need of a savior