Evening journal., 1915-08-16
declares christian
LIFE FAR THE BEST
DR.. Kennedy Says True
Happiness Is Found Only
In Jesus Christ
SPEAKERS CALL MEN
TO BETTER LIFE

"Why ! am a Christian" was the
topic eloquently presented by the
Rev. David S. Kennedy of Fhila-
delphia. editor of The Presbyterian
at the interdenominational meeting
in First Presbyterian Church last
evening J. VI. Burns. chairman OF
the committee in charge OF the series
Of meetings, presided ana was assist
ed hv the Rev S. T. Irwin, OF Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church, and the
Rev. Mr.. Carl. of Hope Baptist
Church. ]. T. Clymer led the volun-
teer choir. with w. ID. Blair at the
piano. Professor Clymer, Mr. Blair
John A. Roberts and L. c. Fritz sang
Go. Gather Them In"
After announcing his text, BE
ready always to give an answer 70
every man who shall ask you a rea-
son for the hope that is in you with
meekness and fear" DR.. Kennedy de-
clared that it was not worth while 10
try TO make men religious, for all men
are religious. The only question is
as to whether his religion is good or
false. and, if false, our work is to
lead him to the true religion.
There are essentially three re-
lieions. Heathenism, Judaism and
Christianity. In Heathenism every
man makes his own God and patterns
rim after himself: some of stone,
some of wood and some just IN the
mind. II / were a heather ! would
make a God out Of putty, so ! could
,hange him when / change my mind.
In Judaism, the Jews. in their
early history. saw a God under every
green tree, but after their years OF
suffering In the wilderness and
among heathenism they became cured
and became firm believers in the one
God. Their difficulty is that they be-
heve In an arrested revelation, and
have not accepted the dispensation OF
Christ, standing today as a peculiar
people.
christianity is older than any
other religion Some count its start
as 1915 years ago; but you must 60
back through the centuries. for Jesus
said Before Abraham saw my day
and was glad. The Gospel was first
preached to Eve when the promise
was given her that her son should
bruise the head Of the serpent.
Heather, Jew. Christian, every
person IN this room is one Of these
three things. The question is, which
one? And ! am going 10 give YOU
my reason why / am a Christian"
because the Christian life is the hap
piest life Yet this world is not a howe
garden; but is a battlefield. the bite
mingled with the sweet. Some say tn
way to be happy is to get money; ye
If that were true, the great maiorit,
gill be unhappy, for there is not enoug
money in the world for all 90 be ricl
end u was never intended that the
should be- Pity the rich man, for b
has loads of anNioties TO carry. Nealt
does not purchase happiness. Neithe
DO education and culture bring happi
ness; rather they make one more sus
'eptibc 70 suffering. Some say the way
to be happy is Just 10 break loose. quot
ing the words, Eat. dring and be merry
for tomorrow we die Yet we find IN,
glutton the libertne and the drunkart
are not happy.
"Others say that sclf-denial and self
sacrifce is the only way to happiness
But that is not Christianity. IL has lis
place, but by itself, does not bring hap
piness.
Happiness does not depend upon your
thinking II depends upon your per.
Eonal relations n friends are my
best stock in trade To be bound TO one
true loyal heart fills one with happiness
Yet with all the happiness Of personal
relations there is always some little bit.
terness. and It is here that Christianity
20. ne frtrI rt-N h. %
son in the Lord Jesus Christ He bring.
us this message; L am the bread of life
except ye eat my flesh and drink my
blood, ye have no life in YOU When We
wonder If He loves us, we read W'
love Him because He first loved us.
Then It is that my poor soul gets fillec
up and I am happy. Christ SAYS: IN
the world ye shall have trihulation. bui
be Of good cheer, | have overcome III,
world. And again, My peace ! Civ,
unto YOU And again, These things
have I told you that your ioy might b,
fun and that my Joy might be in you'
"Ihis is my God; not one have mad,
or had revealed, hut who comes 10 m,
and reveals Himself, and ] feed on Hin
and am happy.
Christianity teaches me how 10
deal with my fellowman Christ tells
ne. AS far as in you lies. live peace
ably with all men That doesn't mean
that l am TO let people walk over
re: but that I am not 10 be selfish
or touchy. We are told 70 love our
neighbors as ourselves. but not bet
ter. Again we read. As far as We
have opportunity do good 70 all men,
especially 20 those Of the household
Of faith
Christianity provides a V7ay Of
salvation for a sinner like me Every
honest man knows he IL not alright
Christ comes 20 man and saws. j
know your record. The debit side Is
nearly full and there il very little
on the credit side But III tell Won
what ] have done. ! took . ruler and
I drew a line in my own blood di-
aeonally across the debit side: and
on the credit side. in the same blood
wrote these lines. Settled in full Of