The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-12-02
TO INFIDELITY
AND BACK THEME
OF REV. Mr.. LUTz
svANoGLisr OF rHE CHRISTIAN
CHURCH DELIVERED A sTRoNe
SERMON At The ARMoRY HALL.
LAST MONT.


ssnfrrt al EuanFeiaf LutH last nisht
when hs preached at me armory ban
fs q iarRs canTFegatlcn. which followed
he address closely SIR Lutr haH been
Hdnfucfinr q series ~ meauuE in
urrma~aIa maat successfully. and e
eaa announced mat ths revival win
-anfInne frf another week. being cone
farfef AZ ere Flrst Christtnn church
on East aadadsn street
SIR Lutr lanf nlrht said On Part
q inherited on ne one hand atronE
RELIGIOUS nature. and on ths other
fsnasncr 60 b. independent iE thought
and so question everything before
adapunK o. a. q Part 81 ray belief
Ever since y can remember was
praying boz nnd early Oh NE there
came Be- me tha desire to devote myself
20 enc ministry ~ tha gospel
AT thia time in ny ufs there arosa
many religious questions. and taa an
puars rsceirad from religious teach
ere tended % drive me away from the
eharch rathaT than 90 g. feel Co
Day that o. my case had been clearly
Understood and the nature and limits
~ enc nnits mlnd bad bean patiently
1clntsd out o. me- in its relation 90
faith and revelation 3 could have been
saFed years 81 agony on tha sea ~
ratiuualism But my queauouH we're
nos answered and my auuaat doubts
we're rebuEnd. 30 that 7 was naturally
driven OUT &c sympathy wifh IRE
.hurrh and Bible since : judged That
ms anuhts could not BE- EatlHnrd be-
.auHa reid Idu itself iH unreasonable.
m vas very fond 90 study. and read
..arrr ~ books dn en- kinds ~ Hlh-
.srtn Emerson was my favorife. and
procured and read hia complete
works olhhnn aud Maraalay were
raesriv read az reveaiinE some % the
RELIGIOUS IIfa ~ the world thKnraoil.
vfth many others. Eot BE turn. But
lHa booE that produced The weafest
effect a. mv Hfe nt thIa time vaa
Efsefwonla Life 81 Christ" with
short history of the different religious
bodies ~ ire weird attached Through
my rfadInN ana observations q became
rrnafiv rrtricErd over IRE reiEITua a.
Visions 90 the world discovered that
thousands az people haH died ns mar
f.ra Coz au kinds of religions and Heets
and tHaf each claimed 20 have the
.raU and Co. teach me right way 20
heaven concluded that since thev
.rarH sarl contradictory doctrines taav
H#anaf possibly au hs right aithouEh
.HH might tI De- wrong g formed
desire 90 uaEe thorough study 90
HH fHF different rrIrirhs bodies ~ .He
warif f1 Hnf out where tfe fraFf s
~ there fr ary ln religion ~ frst IB.
formation ai0nE tfIH une vas obtained
IN ere Hhrvr-rauea history a. ere rHs
HFIrls bodies ~ IRE world ReInr a.
FnUnualeIf- turn ~ mind. vaa
rHfffsnrr rrr faveFaEIr Impressed
Hf'H Uu.faE.arIFn end Bee teaching Y
rHrf frr a ugmhrr ~ fhf.T w0rta snd
reed them vffr wrrsf frfsresf
'rarnr1 many things fHHf have been a
Henea.aaau fT mr Ufr ever since Bot
r"l vt' see later ri how nr f slfIs.
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learned fr wv delight rfaf r could enter
trfaF.ar fFre'rF.a school fa Gro
pare fer ere mfrfHrrr without Hrrr
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FHF nsw-r .r INV sfafs ~ mind urfH.
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tafrrm.1aG fr Fr mere HHa make "A
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student Hf F.N educational nHftH.
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"HIrrrrr faculties EarH shore was
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IrH EHfar.arF a.f noe End. especially
aHrar Ira TrulFrr end more radical
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f fnH young men studying .Hr fHs
ministry often spent n large pert "a
me- night u card p.aH.nE HnH fE.
sunday school room SERVED nIFa r1
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selves UPON trs FIEh standing 81 NOR
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Ira DIhIF. arf. .l many cases. even fe.
Mes che existence rr % personal TnH
Az fEs students were rela'reI fa con-.
H.et chapel prayers r Earr. TrnH.
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