The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-20

DEEP IN THE HEART BELIEF IN GOD
it is said that there people who do not believe
in any Cod know there people who profess not to
believe in any Cod but every individual down deep in his
heart believes in Cod and when the better sethe Dn
ity-mplanted there by Cod the Creator is allowed to
assert ITSELF there is confession of belief in God.
have never yet met individual, and never expect
to- Who'll do not what he when he is enjoying
good health and prosperity, and long there are no
adverse wndswhen the day that health is and
prosperity takes wings and flies away and adversely comes
will not admit if not openly, then to the most Intimate
friend, his belief in the existence of Cod
talking, then, this afternoon, to audience with
not single Individual who does not believe in God. My
purpose you to think, and to ask and answer
the question, Why is it that do not love God more?
THREE PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOD
There are three principal of knowledge of God
the Creator: Conscience Nature Revelation the BibR
CONSCIENCE THE FIRST SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE
First of ALL there is something within each individual
which mpresses him with of his responsibility to
higher being There is something that makes him feel that
he is under obligation to higher than himself
You ask What the proofs of this? answer The simple
fact that wherever find human beings does not mat
where it is in the United States where boast of
high degree of civilization the remotes island of the
Pacific Ocean, has the conviction that he some
day. will give account to higher being than himself.
The very fact that affairs have been erected where
sacrifices have been offered to gods of stone and wood to
the elements fire and water the trees of the forest and to
animals is of the proofs of this conviction All men
and women in all walks Of life have this conviction The
conscience of mankind universally stricken with the
vcton haGod exists that they responsible beings that
they must render account
While many and cannot be brought to the
place. when they health and strength, and enjoying
the pleasures of sin for that they will give express
sion to this conviction how many instances there are as
all careful observers know where such and women,
when health has Departed and disease has reached out after
their vitas have cried out for God.
So, say and may talk about being infdels,
but they not All people believe in kind OF god
they have realization of their responsibility and deep
down in their hearts, they know that the time is coming
that they will give account for all the deeds that they
have done.
Conscience, you know, is wonderful thing. | do not
know exactly what u.s. because psychological terms not
always in accord with the Scriptures would say that
conscience that spark of godkeness of Divinity mpant
ed within which continually cries out for God from
Whom it has proceeded, for satisfaction.
There very few who can do wrong without suf-
ferng the pangs of conscience 1t is true people have
their conscences scared with hot ron is true
people succeed for time hushng the voice of conscence
but in every mans life, the time when conscience
will compel him to listen to her accusations when he is
longer able to drown her voice by drinking the worlds cup
of pleasure when he is longer able to ste her by
the worlds enchantmens and by what the world calls joys
After indulgence the worlds festivities and gaitie when
the night comes then is the temples will not rest and
sleep will not be wooed and the conscience demands that