Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-25
SPIRIT OF
The AGE IS
DISCUSSED
Hypocrisy and Modern faith
Described in Sermons
Delivered Yesterday.

Inc spirit OF tine present age was
discussed from different angles by To-
cal ministers yesterday, one sermon
dealing especially with the evil OF
hypocrisy and ~insinccrity. and another
withAthe modern belief in the old and
the new Testamcnts.
THE Power of Sincerity" was the
theme of the Sunday morning sermon
delivered by DIR. Thos. Fl. Gallagher Of
the First Methodist Episcopal church
"a sermon which was the outgrowth
of a recent discussion by the Min
isterial association, in regard to events
taking place within the city; it was
listened to with nusua interest by u
congregation which completely filled
the main auditorium.
For the a woman, community
church and nation to be strong. he
said. there must be no posing or
Notwithstanding artificial. The
real secret or power of sincerity lies
on the inside. We are strong only as
we are strong in our hearts and in
DR.. .Gallagher's words. in part, were
as follows:
They Have Always Been Trouble
makers.
All along throughout the history of
the world and world family, hypo-
critical people have always made
trouble. The strongest utterances in
both the old and new Testaments cen
ter around and emphasize the awful
ness of hypocrisy.
Many a man, woman, church and
organization hav been shipwrecked
because they nave sought the APP
proyal of man and not the approval
of God.
The secret Of hypocrisy is a sort Of
putting on or identifying the external
without trying to beautify the in
ternal. If we wish to be better we
must begin on the inside, for the
strength of a man or woman depends
on their heart.
Is it any wonder that the world to-
day is stepped in blood? We have
been posing as peoples to be what we
have not been. Insincerity of Chris
tian men and m and Of nations
has brought us to this.
There are two kinds of hypocrisy,
as exempliied by the person who
poses-who puts on a~rtiticiaily.
Secondly, the people willing to APP
pear worse thar they really are-liv-
ing the Christian life so. silently that
others do not know they are-this is
also hypocrisy.
What a Christian Must Believe.
What must l believe about the
Bible?" This was the theme of a
strong sermon at the Baptist church
last evening. 1t was the eighth in the
eeries which Rev. Harvey J.. Moore is
preaching on the general theme, What
Must a Christian Believe? MIR. Moore
said he would not tax time to dis
cuss theories of inspiration or qucs-
tions Of textual criticism. There are
a thousand things in regard to which
there are differences in opinion. but
two great truths stand out as essen
tial. These everyone ought to under
stan and believe. Upon these, people
of all churches can unite.
The first of these is the high value
of the moral teaching of the Bible.
1t is true that in certain Darts Of the
Old Testament the moral standards
are not up to New Testament ideals:
but it is equally true that they were
far ahead! of their. times and, as a
matter Of fact, a good many pretty
good people in the twentieth century
have not yet caught up with the Old
Testament, As.for the New Tesla
ment it is universally acknowledged
that it's moral teachings are the finest
and purcst ever given to man.
The second great value of the Bible
is hat it brings rnen a knowledge of
God. The older books give us a won
derful picture of a great race feeling
after the divine and gradually getting
a clearer and clearer conception and
attaining nearer and nearer to the