The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-01
for through him we both have

for through him we both have access in
 one spirit to the Father
 This is not the result of a new ideal. but of a new real creator work ing in the world of men for social peace, solidarity, fellowship with God and mutual blessedness of gospel life. So I am permitted to preach to you a gospel of not only living like Christ but one of living with and through Christ, wherein Christ is all and in all, he being resident in all and express ing. bis life through all We speak of lChristianizing the social order in these days of social philosophizings. It is a great ideal which we cannot hope to
 effect without Jesus of Nazareth, the
 Son of Man, who can do so, and is do-
 ing so. Let us learn this and fall in
 with him in faith and fellowship in his blessed work.
 Universe Is in Process But we are learning that the uni verse Is in process. It is not static, though our science must conceive of it as such There is an eternal ongoing of things, a perpetual becoming, an ever renewing in its life processes. Will not the new man become in turn an old man unless he too has this renewing, this ever becoming, this vital process? He undoubtedly will, and so otSuS htSSldH, d llNllB lIu WtlllHB duu vitalizing person, is ever renewing the new man into knowledge more per- feet. The new dynamic philosophy we find here and in the companion epistle to the Ephesians most fully expressed
 as tine messianic view point of life. an ever renewing in the spirit of our
 minds unto more perfect knowledge of experience as men. The new man
 projects Knowledge from his growing leXDpripnre than ha
 ward it, ever pursuing a better self in his faith and fellowship with Mes
 siah Jesus. Our renewing of spirit is thus a function of our advancing
 education in experience: and we must ever know more fully in order toN be ever better all along life's pathway. Thus God Is ever creating a new
 man in Messiah and renewing him for his functions in the ongoing world. We
 now speak of a progressive creation, a creative evolution, vital world; and
 this call for perpetual process of renew ing in man, if he is to progress with his habitat, and not grow old with the ad- vance of the ages. When we study the
 history of Christianity in the world from this viewpoint we see that all along that
 man is adapted and made to conform to the demands of the changing ages and
 even the new man. has ever been re-
 newed into more perfect knowledge; and 1t may be said of his earthly life that he
 did the best he knew how Andfas bad
 as the world has been. and it has been bad judged by present day standards, the
 best the world has ever had in any age
 was what the Christian gave it. Will it
 ever be so? and the new man who is ever being renewed unto more perfect knowedge-will he continue the hope of the worlds progress? This leads us to further information of the text. Man Will Be Renewed 'The new man will be ever renewed
 unto more perfect knowledge after the image of Him that created him. What is the image of God the destiny of the ever renewed man? Can I say without mock ing, Be ye perfect, as your Father in heaven is perfect?' Is this the golden rule for life? It is; and Messiah, the maker of
 messianics man, bade us be godlike in per fectness. This Is the goal of his ongoing his becoming, his renewing. To be but 8 little lower than God to be crowned with glory and honor; to be set over the works of His hands; to have all things under His feet; to thus be messianic man, wt
 must be like God. So the purpose of the new man is to reproduce God on the earth, to realize His creators image al new creatures in Christ Jesus Let us
 know. let us follow on to know Jehovah 
 whenever we seek Him we shall fint Him;
 And He shall come to us like heavy | rain,
 Like the latter rain which watereth ths l earth"
 The contests In oratory for the Ten | net Lomax< and the trustees prizes ir lcratory will be held Monday morning
 The following will contest for thu
 medals: Juniors, Patrick Henry Car.
 michael of Goodwater, subject, "Ths
 Development of a Moral Idea.' Josepf
 Leon Israel of Birmingham. subject 'The Peace Movements" William Seal,
 of Florence. The South's Forgotten l Farmer
 The following members of the senio
 class will contest for the medals
 Charles Allison Hope of Sunny South Isubject, Industrial Accidents;" Jame Fred Johnson, Jr., of Florence, subject
 Present Day Immigration Problems'