The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-27
PREACHER SAYS
COLOREO GLASS
DELUDES FOLKS
EVANGELIST DECLARES THAT ~
RELIGIOUS. PUsLIc on MORAL
QUESTIONS AT ISSUE ONLY
SONG SPEAK on vorg RIGHTLY.

TIE Reverend n. p Luta 81 Hzrrts-
burE. Who 10 conducting revival ser
vices IN the First Christian church.
corner - Seventh avenue and Gadsden
street. addressed strong evanEeiistic
appeal on IN stopic q uuta last
nirht 70 q congregation wnicn allied the
church.
The evangeHsts subject WIS Look
ing Through Colored Glasses.- hased
on the text Now we see through a
glass darkH. but then face % face.
now I know Ia part. bat then shah
know even as also am knO-rn." I
Cor. 18-12
He said in rart.
ION first thought 81 seems q very
easy thing % and truth. but more
reflection arrrises 20 o. the fact that
vision o. unvarnished and unadult-r-
ated truth can be attained by persts-
tent and untiring EFFORT A q matter
q fact. We see truth through the col
orod glasses 81 bias. prelude. iRnor-
ance and hereditary and proconceived
ideas.
Neither talent. education. sxperi-
enos. age. honesty nor piety yin make
one error proof There are many
religious sects and several political
parties In cur country teaching con-
Trajectory doctrines And yet al but
q few biEots an admit that there are
many wise. Eood. talented and thor
oughly educated people IN these difter-
ent parties and sects.
How prejudice and mental liulita-
tons vii coler the truth as u comes
% the mind e. illustrated IN all hts
tory. n You win sfsit q court room
You win md the most pioue and en-
nEhtened citiEens testifyinH that they
saw and heard the same things an
fereutly. ard evidently In aii sincerity.
Most pe3ple ret out Of the Bible and
other books and papers what they
brirg 90 them. Most pvorle are what
they are IN religion and politics ~
hcrcdity and hereditary associations
n took Peter ten years with special
miraculous manifestations 10 see that
gentiiss were creates and therefore
were % receive the Gospel. as well as
the Jews Civilized Boston under the
leadership % the most enlightened
Cotton Mather. believed IN witches and
burned poor mortAls under this deiu-
sion.
Take n IN politics and Il h. evident
that n The free coinage % silver is the
best policy the single gold standard 10
not And yet re have seen our good.
wise. consecrated. Christian country
men. whose interests are ldentioai.
neutraliEe each others political power
by voting against each other on this
question Both parties could not ~
riEht although they might both -
wrong 50 a. least half % the voters
were - blinded ~ partisan seal that
they ga not see the truth They wero
looking through colored glasses
20. IN religion. We see the followers
~ Christ divided and largely defeating
each others Efforts because they are
looking through colured glasses and
thus 40 not see the truth Clearly For
the Bible and tts truth e not divided
and On ns far as ws see n clearly ws
Nfu become united and be ~ the same
m nd and Of the same Judgment as
Paul exhortH az % be.
II these thinEa are true how should
they AFFECT u.s. They should make us
patient and forbearing with those wao
differ from az IN their convictions
They should inspire as 70 make kind
and patient but persistent snorts 20
lead other people into the light that
God has revealed % use on tie other
hand. they should make a. humble and
docilo seekers after trurn. knowing
that only by persistent efforts We ~
degrees. RI ourselves ~ he errone-
Gus conceptions We get through aercd-
sly ard environment"
The sermon this evening viii hs a.
Illustrated with large chart entitled
I The Mflenial Telescope
on sunday evening az armory hail
/ Evangelist Lutz VIII give e free lsr-
ture on the story a. hls conversion
/ from inhdeHty 90 Christianity TIE
public o. cordially invited