The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-09
PASTOR TALKS ON
CHRISTIAN HEROES
Series of Sermons Being
Given During the
Lenten Season.

Or. Louis S. Bowerunan OF the I'm
manuel Baptist church began last even
ing a series OF Sunday evening sermon
on Christian Heroes" They will cove
the Lenten season and n little beyond
Or. BoNerman Is also giving moruin
series on "Scveus." yesterday mornln
considering the Seven Parable of th
Kingdom
The first in the series on "Chr,stial
Heroes was Justin. the martyr. an
contempoTa neous with him Polycarp o
Smyrna.
DR.. Bowerman said in part.
Men sometimes tell us tina, the age
OF the heroic has passed and we have
fallen upon evil times; the story OF
tue Boxer rebellion and the heroism
or the Chinese converts has made us
remember that all generations have
the heroes The story of Madasas-
car In a previous generation only
helps TO lead the way hack into the
centuries The study of the centu-
ries only shamcs the love OF ease and
the mere Itching OF ear for some
new things on the part OF so many
In this our modern day.
Justin lived from 9s A. H. to l66.
Polycarp from 81 A. -. TO lG7. Jus
tin WAS born In Palestine. trained In
the best OF the schools and with a
peculiar love for the study OF phil
osophy. Wearied in his search for
the best and highest" he at last
meets an old man by whom he is
taught the mystery OF Christ" and
then aftcrward began that ministry
that covered large part OF the Ro-
man empire: In Rome he made his
nome, his chief opponents being the
Cynic Philosophers.
Thus began his famous apologetics.
The appeal 10 the message of proph-
ecy and Jesus as the fufiilment OF
the old prophecies. The writings IN
this respect have hardly been ex-
ceiled In history Ills martyrdom
occurred in ls6 In Rome Almost his
last words were, I'VE wish nothing
more than 10 suffer for our Lord Je-
sus Christ, FOR that gives us nothing
fearful Judgment: before which the
whole world must appear"
Polycarp is known "as one of the
holiest visions OF antiquity" His
home was In Asia Minor In those
stirring days Of the beginning OF the
church and the rise Of heresies. He
is known as a disciple OF the Apostle
John, receiving his training posi-
oily In the city of Ephesus. His great
work was at Smyrna and the sur
rounding sections. the fruit OF his
work even reeChing TO Gaul the city
OF Lyons being the center. lie was
especially active against the errors
that were creeping into the early
real incarnation. of the Judgment
and the resurrection. He especially
opposed Marcion. who had once been
an Intimate friend. The mans life
was one OF increasing activity, his
plain statements won many back
from the heresics. The story OF his
death is one OF the most Impressive
In Christian annals. The scene was
IN Smyrna. the persecution terrific.
The proconsul urged Polycarp to
rec5nt. The answer Is one of the
most famous, Eighty and six years
have ] served Him and He has done
me no evil. how can I blaspheme my
King. my Redcemer?| Al the stake
he prayed, thanking God that he
was accounted worthy 10 suffer
When the fire was kindlcd II
famed around and did not touch
MN ana nc was slain by being
pierced through with the sword
Wei done. good and faithful serv-
ants; enter into rest"