The Washington times., 1913-08-23

Here wC~Ieet the age-long query:
How am | to know that Christ is the
Son OF the only living God. and the
| Savicr of the world? We are glad
| great question in our Christian En-
deavor topics for 1913. Would that
this subject came up oftener in our
religious societies. Men are willing,
nay eager, to accept Christianity, IL
! only they can have those doubts of
theirs removed, and their faith
brought up. like Macbeth's courage.
ito the sticking point" How, then.
are men to lie absolutely certain. be-
yond the peradventure Of a doubt. OF
the truth OF this religion OF Jesus?
Is there any absolute. proof that il
is true? We hasten to reply. IN this
first paragraph. before We proceed a
line further, and we would have the
Compositor capitalize and underscore,
and italicize. and display the certain
answer 50 that all men may see and
understand: Yes. 1t is true; yes, there
are certain proofs.
In the first place, as an indication
that the religion of Jesus Christ is a
vital living force. we may point to the
tremendous growth of the Christian
population and influence during the GEN.
tUries. Beginning with the little hand
fui of JeGus' followers on the shores OF
the Sea Of GaIilee. continuing until a
few had been ADDED. and then larger
companies, under the inspired preaching
and teaching Of the twelve first dis
ciples, on down through the times OF
persecution OF the church and the op-
I'ositiOn to her tenets, touching in our
memory of history's pages for a mo-
n ent. with the intrepid Pilgrim Fathers,
as they land on the bleak shores of a
now and untried world. and proceeding
down the centuries until, not much
more tran a hundred years ago. when
missionary activities became pro-
nOunced, and the church began to real
ize her great mission and to send men
into every cline to preach the Gospel
TO every living creature. until the pres
ent day. when We find there is no land
or country where the Gospel of Jesus
Christ has not been preached, and
where t1e lowly Nazarene has not been
accepted by the highest and best of
the peoples as their King and Ruler.
Verify. there is today no speech nor
IL nGuage where the voice Of the Redeem
ed is rot heard testityiBS~ 10 the truth
of The message of salvation as IL has
ccme to them down the ages from the
shores of Galllee.
Again. those lands in which Chris
tianity has made the greatest progress
are commercially and Intellectually by
far superior to those nations where the
teachings of Jesus have not been uni-
versally accepted. Take. for example.
the three great Protestant laDds-the
United States, Great Britain. and Ger
many. They stand for the very acme
OF civilization. They are gigantic monu-
ments testifying to the certain national
benefits and advantages that come as a
direct result of the Christian faith.
am forced to become very weary
now and then. when l pick up news
paper that deigns to give stick or
two to freakish news. and read of Mrs.
EanderfOOl and Miss Lunyaster and
their friends forming a select circle"
for the study of some new ism or
other. with a dear teacher" in the
person OF a Iong-haired imitation Of a
man from the wilds OF India, whom
those same foolish women wouldn't
recognize at their dinner tables under
other circumstances. 1t is needless 10
take IN here some of the ludicrOus ideas
ff thev may he dignifed with the
name "ideas'O that these select cir
CIcs" discuss and for a passing moment
embrace Praise be, Ike the sli: skirt,
grasshoppers. corn blight. and other
temporary national perils. these ''isms''
last but for a short space of time, and
then are forgotten. And let us rejoice
again that the religion Of Jesus Christ
isn't anything for a select circle" 10
copyright or patent. 1t is as free as the
air. and all ore has to do is to appro-
priate t unto himself But to revert
again to those women We were discuss
ing Don't they realize that women. as