The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-11-08
men. (Applause.)

We are interested In all kinds of re-
form, municipal, state, national, re.
forms that are worldwide, ana back
of every one is faith, back of every one
is some one who has the faith to be-
lieve. who has the courage to stand
out and who does not attempt to see
the end from the beginning. No one
can tell when he enters upon a great
| fight what the result to himself is to
be. and he never enters upon 1t If it
made any difference to him what the
result would be. The man of faith
knows that only God can tell whether
it Is better for him to live for a cause
or to die for it. but If he has the faith
he ought to have, he is as ready to die
for 1t as he is to live for it. Gap
plause.)
The Power Of Love.
Here are the four kinds Of faith that
I would present for your considera-
| ton, and l present them in order to
impress upon your mind the controll-
| ing influence of faith upon lives. If
one desires to accomplish great things,
he must be prepared to believe. II
he would set no limit to that which
he does. there must be no limits set
| to his faith in what can be done. One
person who prepares himself for work
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son who goes forth confident In his
strength because he has prepared him.
self for his task, and having faith in
! his people and uniting himself to them,
and having faith in his government
and prepared to help to perfect 1t In
every detail, and then with faith in
GOD and having as his purpose the de-
sire to know Gods will concerning
himself and to do it-there is a power
that language cannot express, that no
system of mathematics has vet been
able to calculate.
If you would know the power of
great ideals and the power Of those
who in faith take hold of them, recall
that picture so often painted by the
artist of Christ Before Plate" PLATE
represented the power of the world.
Rome represented all that man under
stood when he used the word pow
err" Possessions extensive, population
numerous, wealth great and her arm
les trained legions. everything that
force could command Rome had, and
before PLATE stood unarmed the Sa-
viour and force controlled and He was
crucified. and those about rejoiced and
said, "He Is dead" and there were
some at that time thought the picture
ended, the story finished. But that
was the beginning. The power of love
represented by the Crucif1ed One lived
when the power and the force were
gone. In few centuries the legions
of Rome were scattered and forgot
ten, but the power of Christ has in
creased, and throughout tho world to-
day His power grows. Throughout the
world today He is increasingly draw
Ing the hearts Of men to Him. The
faith that He had in the power OF
love to overcome all things is being
INDICATED, and we are learning today
that when the weapons Of the flesh are
futile the power of love Is triumphant.
And so today we can go forth and do
our work, and in proportion to our
| faith shall 1t be.
beg you take hold upon the things
that are eternal and let your faith
reach out toward the throne of God,
that you may do that which today ie
duty and leave the results with Him
"who doeth all things WE'LL" ZAP.
misunderstanding and Times, Phila-
| dol~blo