The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-10
"Is Not Life Worth
 MOre?"-Dr. Bourne

pr. W. R. Bourne, at the head of the department of education of Birming- Southern college, preached yester, day morning at the First Methodist church in the absence of pr George R. Stuart. the pastor, who has continued his stay in Florida another week due to illness, and splendid congregation heard the gifted speakers discourse on What Are the Best Things in Lfe2' as spoken by the Master in Matthew 6-l9:24
 pr. Bourne's sermon was eloquent, scholarly and full of food for thought. his interpretation of the Scripture being very lucid and forceful. He made
 most successful effort in showing his audience the value of perception and the ability to perceve better things than mere | material betterment, such as food and raiment.
 Can we find a man who knows the most magnificent and the most insight | ftcant thing in life?" said Dr. Bourne. Can we find church. temple or Jus- l tice, where there is more justice ana mercy than injustice? Therefore, | call you attention to the chief thing Tn | life-the ability to perceive.
 SOUND THE FUNDAMENTAL l Tt is necessary in making declara- | tion of principle to emphasize one or | two things, to sound the fundamental just as you would in composing a song | is not the life worth more? the Savior | asked. when He was forced to tell his disciples that they should not worry about something to eat or something | to wear. I have given you a great prin- | c!ple.' he said, but men have forgot
 ten it and asked for something to buy | things to eat and to wear. What would 1 you have done If you had been in Christ E | place? He had to be optimistic him. self to establish this note of optimism | so he gave forth this triumphant tone in order that above all these thing: I which you have seen on earth, mel | could be made to see that there ar' greater things
 "Alexander the Great, Julius Caesa' and Charles the Great, founded then
 kingdoms but they dropped to pieces The Hohenzollerns thought they ha' builded the greatest world of all, but ! collapsed What was the matter? WhS
 this thing that we call efficiency came to be konored for it's own sake and no for the people-not for humanity Ma tional efficiency without any moral idea'' | caused this war which we have jus brought to a successful close.
 we believe today that Woodrow Wli' son was born for day like this, ahe that the day of proper ideals mas come and I wonder if it is so? we are hsr' to help the other folks. What are th' other folks here for then? what arc the principles on which we fight REALIZE THE CHRIST LIFE | "C,hrist wanted us to realize th' tChrist life and therefore He had righ to say: Life is the greatest thing Tn th' world. if lived under the principles o truth. justice and mercy. but you canno Iseparate them And as God extended hl kinrdom through Christ He expected Christ to extend 1t through us, and WI ,must be as the Son. in order that we maN complete the work he has started for th' Father. vour history In one little verse. Urea men that you are, but the one grea life He spoke of was the one great lii hound in unity. You can't separate tn | n.ntal spiritual and physical nature
 When VOL enducate a boy you have go | to educate his mind to make him men ltally strong, his body to make him prVs icailv efficient and his soul to make mn
 spiritually fit.
 "c,an we act as individuals today an' not as a whole? Can we separate ou
 mental and physical selves from ou
 spiritual selves and live that one srua . I,rep If can't be done, my friends. w
 oan.t uve over here and work ove
 there-that is to live one way in ou
 bu.'pess which is the mental life. an'
 then another in our physical and spir1t
 ual life.
 "Cod ia more to you than all else ant
 nj. i. the one great life that you mus iive You cannot live this life withou
 Him."