New Britain herald., 1916-06-02

temple of God and that the breath of God dwelleth in you. If any man defile the Temple of God, him will God destroy, for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
 Before Christ's coming, it was very common to think of God as dwelling in Christian places, God is in His Holy temple God is in His holy will. Certain places became known as Holy places.
 "Christ had a different conception of God. You can destroy this tem- pie. He said and I will build it again in three days. John explains i'll speaking of the body, Jesus, started the kingdom within you.'
 Ut has taken the world a long time to get this teaching. The early knights believed that infidelity was w,;r against the sepulcher. The early ia thers believed that infidelity was war versus creed and the authorities of the church and Christian tenants of belief but according to Christianity and Paul. the real infedity is not against the spirit of God in men. 'Ye are the temple of God, the breath and spirit of God Gwelleth in you.
 "The defense of the faith today does not require that we go forth as did the early knights to reclaim the sepu'- cher but that we stand every day and defend this temple of God, which we are. against the invading forces of sin mans fight today for the tenl- pie does not carry him across the con tinent but is within his inner self. A mans fight today is not on the open battlefield, but in his own heart, among his friends and in his own city.
 "In getting down to this matter let HIS be sure what we mean by the faith. We declared our belief in the creed in no uncertain terms. What did it mean to have faith in God. As knights today. who believe in the faith and would defend it against in fide1 forces it becomes your duty 10 battle for the temple. which ye are, to battle for the spirit of God that is in man and against the forces of evil within men.
 "What is meant by infidel? It commonly means disbelief or lack of n anta1 assent. Whether a man can give mental assent to all of the creed we have recited may or not may be of little consequence. Not Jesus creed but whether that man has the faith to recognize the duties of his personal chastity and that of his fel- low man and the need of the presence and the power of God in his life, is of every consequence.
 "VOItaire was called an infidel be- cause he could not agree to all tho beliefs of the church. but who will say that he was not far better than those of his day, who accepted all the beliefs yet went forth to live against | the practical application of them in their social and personal relations. h. l fidelity is not mental characteristic, l but a life. To be an infdel means to be faithless and unfaithful
 ''Let us see at least three definite | ways in which we defend this temple | within us and to which we may De !! and infidel, if not careful l We can defend it by personal firmness. i There are warning forces in you and l me, selishness and unselfishness plY- ] ity and impurity and honesty and dis ! honesty. We are all in the semblance | of man, 'Ye are the temple If any l man defileth, God will destroyeth bv | the very laws of degeneracy
 T appeal to you to be the defend l CTS of the faith in your personal life. 1 Follow the standard of the teachings | of Christ and be not faithless in this. In your social relations. do not be 1 faithless, but faithful. In your reIa- |