El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-01

worthless and sharpen the conflict by
personal invectiVe, the Impeachment
of motive and the Islander or chalae-
ter. or each may Tecognlze the heee7-
sary place the other holds in the gen
eral scheme of human progress ahe
keen the conflict on the high plane OF
principle and human consideration.
The liberal and the conservative
early manifested themselves in the
Christian church ] refer 70 tne cong
rict that arose between the ieWlsA
and tho Gentle Christians over me
observances Of certain ritualisuc pFae-
tees. such as the keeping OF Iaais ana
feasts. the observance OF holy u14 =
the question OF CIRCUMCISION ana tle
eating Of meats offered % idols 30
sharply were the lines aI4Wn lt5a
these questions that Tor a time the
dissolution Of the church was threat
ened. All the questions save one were
settled by the famous Jerusalem
council
PauIs Principles Pertinent Today
To the question OF eating meats
offered TO idols. Paul found 10 neees-
sary TO make some reference netn u
Z his letter 10 the Romans ana ~ l.
lCo-fnthians. The issues in that an
Gent controversy are dead, but the
principles enunciated by the great
APOSTLE in dealing with them Is per-
tinent today. They may be stated as
follows:
i. The sacredness OF individual con=
science in an matters Of faith ana
.. The duty az charity towards
others who do not asree with US
9. The higher duty Of the subordi-
nation Of life and liberty TO love ana
We miss the whole spirit Of the BIZ
bic when we think OF 10 solely as
book teaching us how 10 I've the
Z Bible nowhere except in spirit reaches
I beyond the practical problems OF tns
day fin which Il is written coula
raise scores Of practical problems
both as To social relationship ana
I church nOlity. questions which If an
Z swered categOrically would have saved
1.-The world much in strife, uncertainty
and even bloodshed, which were not So
much as touched upon In the hlols
! exceDt. perhaps in the NEST casua
manner. The Bible teaches Us ratnel
the spirit in which we must Afe- M
j miss the whole spirit Of religion DO ~
i think Of 90 as made M OF creeds
codes and the strict adherence 20 IRA
! ditionaI ethics and the Keeping O
DAYS and fasts and the observance @
Isacraments. These are the mere eK
? PENALTIES and temperatures OF re-
3 lfEfou that are 20 have their day ans
? be sIouEhed off IL at any time hu
. manity should find no further meet
3 for them
/ Whole Question One Of Attitude
The whole question Of religion D
! one Of attitude The only thing ina
s,the First Presbyterian church. Their
d viii be no evening service. rev q
Z Z 7. OverstreeL, DID, pastor OF t-e -fs
! PRESBYTERIAN. will return from az
tendance on the meeting Of the Pres
ibvterian. T.. s. A. general assellAl.
iat Columbus. Ohio on thursday an.
will occupy his pulpit on June
, Mems Bible class and sunday seApQ
! are held on sunday al $3.50 a m.
Young PEOPLES Society OF Christian
o Endeavor meets at $3.50 p ul-' follow e
ihy the Friendly hour IEe Junior =
? T. meets at 8 D. M r. 3. Elfers VII
/ be i'm charge Of the wednesday even
ing Bible study hour az s o'clock.
Westminster Presbyterian
At Westminster PresbFferia
s church. the pastor, Rev watson d
+, Farley, viii preach at the mornin
and evening service sunday s ..9ee
. is al 9;45 a. M The Christian Lnqea
a |vor viii meet at $3.50. after Wnle
o. there viii be a social hour
s Asbury Church
+ The pastor. Rev. c. f. Campbell
d viii preach at Asbury church az bot
o services sunday. The morning them
s viii be Gle is not Christian VINO
b one outwardlv" Special music wi
consist Of a duet by Miss Ruth BROW
and Mrs. J. It. Lasley, and a selectio
G. By a mixed quartet composed Of Nr
: Lawler, Mrs Ivey. SIR Ivey and Al
: Boone. The evening subject VIII b
= The Life that Lies in the knowlede
: Of God" The chorus choir win reu
= der a special and the quartet viii CIV
a special selection.
e. Orchard Park Methodist.
Christian Liberty and Christia
z Charity will be the subject froi
d which the pastor, Rev, Rufus c. Bake
D viii preach at the Orchard Par
s. Methodist church Sunday morning
X The Sunday school viii meet al Oh
70 regular hour.
Trinity Methodist,
At Trinity III =. church. south, cor
D ner Mesa and Boulevard, 5unda
L school viii be at $3.50. Robert Lande