El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-29
FAV0RS
WORK AND HOPE
breaches Religion of Optim
ism; Best World God
Could Have Created.

A doctrine Of optimism and faith IN
the world was preached Sunday morn
ing by bishop James Cannon, jr.. to
the various congregations Of the
southern Methodist church, gathered
at Trinity church.
Taking as his text John 17-15, Il
pray not that Thou shoulds't take
them out OF the world. but that Thou
saoulds't keep them from the evil"
The bishop declared he believed this
was the very best word God could
have created for his purpose.
The monks and nuns OF the Ro-
man Catholic church believed that in
shutting themselves off from the
temptations Of this world they could
keep themselves purer and more
Christ ike, but this is not what the
Bible teaches, he said, nor what
Christ practised. Christ walked al
ways among the people and the touch
OF his life lifted the base and com
forted the distressed
The bishop believed in a program
OF life. the one TO be found in II Peter.
first chapter, verses five and eight
inclusive, Add TO your faith, virtue
(c0urage) and TO courage knowledge,
and be knowledge temperance, ana TO
temperance patience. and 10 patience
(self controD godliness, and goodness
brotherly kindness and 10 brotherly
kindness charity. for 10 these things
be in you and abound Overflow,
they make you that ye shall be
neither nor unfaithful in the knowl-
edge OF our Lord, Jesus Christ
Develop Christian Virtues
The circumstances Of lift give one
every opportunity OF developing these
Christian virtues, said the bishop
Peter speaks 10 those who are al
ready "partakers Of divine nature and
have escaped the corruption that is
in the world through lust II is the
love Of God that glOrities the COM
monplace and hard duties Of lie, the
only thing that can raise the heart
Of the laborer in the sewer as he
works in sweat and filth TO make the
city a healthy place TO live In What
enables the mother in the home TO 40
her daily tasks, all unobserved, year
in and year out2 Is il not the
love she has for those she
serves2 bishop Cannon asked.
This is the best kind Of world for
Cod purposes, first for what we can
get out OF the world. and second for
what we can give 10 the world, the
bishop said
Develop Courage by Service.
How do men develop courage ne
asked 1T is by deserving the posi-
tions that require courage to do right
or by fighting IL out IN the place
where God has put them?
How do men develop patience but
by quietly cOnquerlng the many temp
tations Of Impotence. by exercising
that self control which they wish to
strengthen And brOtherly kindness
and. charity. how often We have op-
portunities Of cultivate these godlike
Then what we can give to the
world by faithful and careful work,
and loving kindness in our relations
one to another If Paul had filled
an order for a tent with rotten ma
terial and rough work, do you think
the man who bought IL would want 70
hear his letter Of the CorinthiansZ II
our Lord had made a miserable job OF
an oxyoke. do you thing the buyer
would listen TO his sermons later on
Love For Honesty.
at is the contact Of an honest man
with the world that makes US love
honesty, lend the warmth Of loving,
patient life that turns the indifferent
one 10 these priceless virtues. ana
so Christ prays for his disciples. not
that they should be taken out Of the
world-he knows they need the world
ana the world needs them-but that
they should be kept from the evil
Be- The daily round. the common tasks,
Furnishes all we need or ask
Room TO deny ourselves, the road
That leads US closer to our Cod
The bishop closed his sermon with
the assurance that Gods love follows
his children for. as says the Quaker
poet.
4 know not when His islands lift
their fronded palms in air.
I only know I cannot drift beyond his
love and care"
There was a round Of Handwriting
after the sermon.