Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-07
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sure as Jesus was sure. OF immortal
ity' ne declared Read that wonder.
iul 18th chapter of first Corinthians
and you will see that Paul had a Dos
Tive faith in the matter In the same
chapter is list of those who saw
the risen Christ.
Some months ago an editorial alb
pear"d in the Biblical World written
by Dean Smaller Mathews of the uni.
versity oi Chicago under the cap.
ton. Are We Ashamed OF lmmor-
tality" Is the aen0sticlsm concerning
the details Of the work to come TO DO
so dominant as TO prevent our using
that gospel which promises Il heay-
On? .. Shall Ne close our New
Testament and find consolation in
nsychical research? Practical
religious thought during the last few
years has lessened emphasis upon
( both the resurrection Of Jesus and Of
men. We have bclittled and apoli-
eized for believing in the resurrec-
ton until ii is no longer 4 great force
In human life. II is under investiga
ton We reserve the hymns that
speak of heaven for funerals.
THE world of today, torn by the
ravagcs OF war, is hungry for posi-
tives concerning this ever pressing
question. If man die, shall he live
again. Men going over the top and
conscious that il may mean going
West" are thinking about the world
TO come. Ii is 4 golden hour for the
positive message Of the church on
immortality. he message is needed
in the homes to which the fair lads
will return in the flesh nc more. !
refer you TO the American Magazine
for January for a concrete case. There
Harry Lauder tells what the Chris
tian teaching of immortality means
to him now that his son John has
gone down in the battle i firmly be-
lievc. he says, that were ii not for
the simple fact that dur 'ng my hours
of greatest agony and trial have
chung TO my God and to my strong
faith in a future life. | would not have
been able to survive Read the whole
article, Many like Harry Lauder,
need the consultations that accrue
from vital conviction in the Christian
truth of immortality. 1t is the church S
great privilege to bring this message
TO suffering world"
At the Presbyterian.
| Yesterday morning a good consre-
cation, considering the weather. gath.
cred at the Presbyterian church and
listened to the fifth sermon in the
series on the Lords prayer. Our
Daily Bread
! Give us this day our daily bread
| is q petition for the nourishncnt o,
/ this physical, mental and spiritual
creature. That the physical energy
may be sustained. that the harden
lng influencing that play upon us may
be resisted and that we may be sen.
! sitive To the finer things OF life. tina,
our intellect ma! be nouriShed and
| that our spiritual nature may be en-
liehtcncd 80 that We shall nos only
know God, but appreciate the spirit
ual privilege that become ours at re-
/ generation
Give Nv This day our daily bread.
! acknowledges the divine OWNERSHIP
OF all things and the utter depend
ence OF man for the supplies OF life
, God owns all animal and vegetable
{ life. God has prepared the seed and
the ground. 50 that when man sows
he seed, the ground with it's mys.
| FERROUS power, and the sunshine and
work and eventually food is produced
'or the uOnriahmrnt OF man. Cod il
the giNcr Of every good and perfect
gilt Whatever OF worldly good
whether of animal, vegetable, miner
al, or even the product o. The ah'lty
Of man, still it is the Gift OF God
! for God has given the ability and
I opportunity, and made possible all
that ministers to man God is the
source of all good and man is God,
partner. God makes possible. and
man takes the possibility and makes
It Il reality,
Bread is only appreciated whom
their is a hunger that desires il; and
If wc ale goin@ to appreciate the ma.
,orial, Intellectual, and spiritual
bread there nuSt be a correspondents
hunger. an appetite for the bread
, Exercise is essential to hunger. phys
| zeal exercise creates an appetite for
material broad. intellectual exercise
, creates an appetite for intellectual
bread and spiritual exercise creates
L hunger tor spiritual bread, hence
the great necessity Tor spiritual cNcr.
else. Herein we find the secret OF
spiritual indifference. too little read.
Ing Of the Bible, TOO little playing, too
little cilor, for the spiritual welfare
Of others.
LET us pray tor this DycaG tina. IL
30 essential to The body. mind and
spirit, and when received. thank Cod
for it, and living as God would have