The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-16

FAINT holds n his iittIs hsing me eis-
nsnts Of . perfect phyuical manhood.
hut Il n the peyEection Of the babe
and not that Of uAtursd manhood. II
- only BY the struggles a wears. and
the patient outw0rkine Of HES pro-
gram that he comes TO the consumma-
ton Of his powers. and the fulnsss Of
his life. There y also . very real
sense In which one IL perfect in the
sight Of God when he Il born into his
kingdom. but Il II here again the per-
lection Of the infant. ana not that Of
. mature spiritual life. In the very
nature OF the case Il II hardly possi-
BILE that Il should BE- otherwise. The
struggles Of years with their victor
les and failures. with their faith and
unbelief. With their Joys ana sorrows.
with their sunshine ana shadows will
all be wrought By the hand Of the d.
zine Artincer into the eosnpletsd spir-
ituAl life Of the race.
Net Outeeaas ~ Dlns3s At.
Nor can I sss that this maturity and
completeness Of life = the result Of
any single act Of faith. Certainly
ual development. but it . rather that
continuous exercise o. this gift o. God
that clarifies the spiritual vision. and
prepares the soul for the hloAest sxal-
tations Of the spiritual lifs than any
specific or distinctive act Of faith that
we can exercise. am aware that this
IL In conflict with the views Of many
Of my brethren. yet make the state
ment with no desire % oontr0vert their
position. or 70 disorsdit their sxper-
ienoe. II 10 too Important . subject
to admit Of petty oontrovsrsles In re-
gard to the manner Of our coming into
fhAuA QNvnAAfA vawA~&f~>Aa - - ID
tfan life. The one great thing for us
to do IL to realise that t1ses are In
finite heights In the love Of Christ 70
which We may climb. and possibilities
OF Christian experiences which mono Of
Us have ever fully realised What We
all need and must have II suoh q bap-
tism Of the Spirit as viii MI our souls
with . fervent desire for the fuIlness
Of tho divine life. and ~ viii prepare
the heart Of the Church for . Pente-
costai descent Of the Holy Spirit upon
Its life No scheme Of Evangsiism that
We may advocate here at this Con-
full fulflment upon any other basis
than this. That ancient maxim Of the
prophet Of God. TT IL not by might nor
by power. but by my Spirit saith the
Lord" Is a. true today ~ when hrst
spoken. It 10 Just N necessary to
the success Of our work that. We shall
tarry At Jerusalem. until the endue-
ment Of power from on high comes as
| 1t was in the beginning Of the new
dispensation.
Forsooth, that pastof-svangeiist 10
but poorly equipped for his work. how
ever powerful his mentality or sweep
felt the are Of the spirit burning upon
the altar Of his soul. No great revival
can attend his ministry. nor moral up
heaval gladden. his heart. Tho burden
Of souls must be upon No. my breth-
ren. and that can come only when.
with out eyes fixed upon Calvary. and
our hearts swept by the spiritual pow
er of a Pentecost. we arc seized with
the passion OF Christ for human re-
demption-
The super-4an.
We read and hear much OF the SUI
per-man In these troubIous times. Gen.
orally he II one who by thu mastery
Of genfnA or the sweep Of . goddess
amhitioa hes reached out for the con-
quest Of the race. That golden dream.
that elustve phantom. that fantastic
mirage which has Arst snt1osd gsniuA
and then Yuthlessiy destroyed 1.-THE
conquest Of the nationA ana the mas
tsry Of the rAoe. hiss besn the inspira-
ton Of the WORLDS supsY-man!
Humanity has never produced %
many men Of genius ~ today. Souls"
that stand head and shoulders above
their fellows are making conquest Of
nature, and bringing to fuifilment ths
psalmfsts saying concerning man
Thou madest him 70 have dominion
over all the works Of thy hands" But
after all. how misplaced have been
the ambitions OF many OF these men!
How wide of the mark their herculean
efforts! The heard-throbs OF those men
are heard in the bitter cries of the
oppressed through the generations.
Their monuments are eemented with
the blood OF human beings. The
thrones OF our modern Caesars whether
Of State or industry are emplaced upon
crushed and broken bodies. and broken
hearts and ruined homes! These are
the worlds super-men. Again, in the
, supremest agony Of human history
their vau1ting ambitions deluge Eu-
rope with blood. and make slaughter
heus@- out-o&-halk- the-wo4ldi- Obi the
humAn-hog. the inhumAn-super- man
How long will the God OF the nations
tolerate their selfish ambitiona and
their needless s9crince OF all that IL
dear TO humanity!
Ged.s saper-8IaK.
How dtnerent - GODS guper-m an
How far separated from the worlds
ideals. and ambitions are those upon
whom God has placed the seal Of His
approval. and to whom He holds out
the glittering possibilities OF the per-
feet spiritual life Humble men are
they many Of them. yet alike their
prineely Master they walk the royal
highway OF service. and ind in meek
ness and lowliness OF spirit. the real
exaltation Of character which nts us
to become soma Of God! 1t i'll becomes
us to boost my brethren who walk In
the footsteps of the man OF Ga1ilee:
but shall We not be well content to be
the least of thess who serve the Lord
Most High: Greater he who hss learned
the lesson Of service well. than the
tyrant on his throne! Better be .
Paul who dies on the headman's block.
than Caesar In HE palace! Better b
. wesley with his almost INFINITE la
bors and sacrinces for humanity than
70 wear . regal diadsn! OIL my
beeshfen. " hsve rich heritage In
tAssS supsr-msn whom uod gavs ~
q he lneipisney u ne kssAod1se
ohurohi This y ne esntsnary year o.
the death Of that great apostle of
AetAodism. Francis Asouryt