The Washington times., 1913-08-23

I a sex, owe everything of happiness and
wealth and freedom and love and chiv-
airy that is now theirs by right. to the
| influences of Christianity? Let them
| study a little history in some of the
spare time they insist on misusing, and
read about the persecution. the dis
honor, the slavery Of the women Of nom
Christian lands before the missionary
came with his story of the Christ. ard
| then let them bury their faces in shame.
while they cry out to the only wise
God. their Father: Father. forgive US,
we know not what we do
We can not at this time 60
into detailed account of the verifica-
ton Of Scriptural history as result
of the finding by Psychologists of long
Many historical references of the Scrip
lures, which doubters have professed to
disbelieve. have been proven beyond any
peradventure of a doubt Some Of these
remarkable and convincing disclosures
are of very recent discovery. Nor can
we now take up the question of the au-
thenticity OF the Scriptures as proved
absolutely by cOntemporaneous profane
historical writings. Such proofs are
! numerous in every Clergymans library
in the land. and in fact, in any good
collection of books. Nor again may we
here take space and time to point out
as has been done Conclusively by our
best thinkers and writers along religious
lines. that the facts and assertions in
the Scriptures do harmonic, that they
do bear out one another. that they are
not conflicting, and that they are his
torically accurate, and spiritually not
only possible, but unquestionably true.
We must pass by these interesting dis
cussions, and many other proofs Of the
truth OF Christianity, and content our
selves with but one more proof Of the
vital truths Of the religion OF Jesus
Christ. And, to my mind, this is the
greatest and most absolute proof:
Mr. Bryan, in a lecture some time
ago. in this city. under the auspices OF
the District of Columbia Christian En-
deavor Union, pointed out. that to be
happy and to live the worthwhile He
a man must have faith in his coun-
try, faith in his fellow-men. faith IN
himself and, most important Of all.
faith in God All. there We have II: this
business of becoming convinced OF the
absolute truth of Christianity and It's
great power OF regeneration in the life
of man. is not a matter Of adductnS
external proofs, nor OF solving geo
metric or algebraic propositions, nor
OF. piling up facts. but of the faith
that is within" What does 1t matter
TO the Bowery outcast who seeks for
light and hope as well as for food and
shelter in the old .Bowery or Jerry
Macauley missions, that the archeolo-
ElSIS nave uneaTIned convincing pEDOAS
copcerninr the Israelites in bondage. or
that the three great Protestant powers
mentioned above have more than one
third of the worlds population within
their border? His great proof. ana it's
yours and mine, is that when he has
taken Jesus into his life. and ,Tiss 10
follow Him. and loves Him who came to
seek and TO save and who gave His life
that men might live. he becomes a new
man with a regenerated soul, that from
his physical being is taken the awful
and hitherto enslaving longing for
strong drink, that he finds new hope
and ambitions within his heart that
he is ready to go out and win
other lost men to his new Friend and
Guide. OF what avail is it to try to
prove to the regenerated mans wife
and little family OF children anything
about the harmony of the gospels? II
Is enough that the husband and father
has been made all over into a new man,
filed with life and love and hope. An.
the surest the most uncontrovertible
proof of the religion OF Jesus comes
from the heart. I am as certain OF the
divinity of Jesus Christ as of the pres
enCe of the typewriter on which am
writing this article. That certainty
comes from a soul-satisfaction that Is
within.
Have faith in God. despairing soul:
beseech Him. as I have heard the out
casts of the Bowerv and Water street
plead with Him. -Oh Loru. nave WeECn
on me a sinner" His promise is fun
and free and without exception. giving
TO hond and free black and white. rich
and poor: Ask and We shall receive:
seek and We shall find: knock and II
shall he opened unto rou." When you
have asked Him to come into your life
1f6iipJdxS,5.H
land He always accepts such an in
vitatioinN. then you will be certain OF
His divinity. and of the truth of the
teachings OF His gospel