El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-27

moral plane than ever. by reason Of
It's contact with the great tragic
world movements OF the last few
years. So. in this aspect Of the fu-
Unrest Infests Churches
And what Is true Of the nation In
a civic point OF view is equally true
OF our churches Some, Ike my old
ministerial friend, may bewal the
church's degeneracy. It has It's
superstitions. dogmatizes TOO much
INDUCES IN intolerance and narrow
ness and separatism and rivalry But
IL Is outgroWing these things 1t
too. has had an uplift The war has
broken down many barriers, broad
ened mems views, drawn Christians
together, done away with shibbo-
leths. taught lessons OF generosity
and sacrifice and practical Chris
tianity and universal brotherhood Il
has opened up 70 Us the spiritual
heavens OF Divine Immanency- The
saloon, the worst rival and enemy OF
the church, has been driven into hid
ing People are rallying TO the
preached today In the pulpits OF
Christendom, the strongest, purest.
sweetest gospel that history has ever
known The Christian spirit, despite
the evil spirit shown recently in our
industrial affairs, Is more and more
a
deny this Christian tendency and
progress on the part OF our churches.
is to set ones face against the plain
est facts and the whole trend and
movement OF our day.
Worst Kind OF Hereuy.
The worst kind Of heresy Is not the
dabbliug IN the much misunderstood
higher criticism that people are com
planning about 10 is rather the yield
ing 10 the spirit OF Intolerance and
ncy-insistinE that the devil
is getting the upper hand IN ecclesi-
asuesl affairs and so distrusting the
truth and power and promise OF Al
mighty God.
And now let me speak a word con
corning the future as IL relates to our
personal interests. Most OF Us have
our hopes and prospects for the fu-
ture years. We hope TO succeed In
life. We may not have everything 20
our liking Just now. But we are look
ing forward to better things, 20 the
lettering our earthly condition And
IL we are temperate and frugal and
industrious. II we obey the laws OF
righteousness and conform TO the
conditions God has ordained. We shall
naturally realize our hopes.
We shall intrease in competence.
We shall find companiouship and
those we love. life viii be worth liv-
ing, We shah not want any good
thing This Is as sure as the Divine
word Is true.
Goodness Profitable
Goodness is profitable, having the
promise OF the life that now is. and
by Goodness" Is meant right living.
We may not become millionaire
that might be the worst thing for Us.
We may not attain 70 emineuce in
the world; that would not bring hap
pineeE But we shall have all that
nj SID 20
satisfy a reasonable and cody con-
teutment and make this earthly life
OF OURS a genuine success.
But all this pertains 10 the little
future-the few shcrt years. And
then there looms I'D before Us the
great future OF whose reality we can
not Doubt ImmortaIEIy IS the univer-
sal belief OF mankind.
"A solemn murmur IN the soul
Tells OF the world % be,
As travellers hear the pillows roll
Before they reach the sea"
In this faith let Us be Inspired 70
right living. Let our lives be made
sunny By buoyant hope OF better
things TO come. We cannot under
stand all about Il now in these days
OF our flesh, but We can wait as did
the beloved apostle, saying; Tt doth
not yet appear what We shah be-"
And with the Psalmlst. Z viii fear
no evil shall be satisfied when
awake il Thy likeness" And with
the Ealnted Whittier, whose lines are
just as true as n they had been writ
ten b. the royal 'Psalmist himself and
recorded IN the Bible alonEslds the
23rd Psalm
7 know not where his Islands LIT
Their fronded palms IN air,
only know cannot drift
Beyond HIS love and care