The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-06-04

Gus church organizations. The Meth
odist Episcopal Church is trying to
raise a fund for eVangelistIc purpo-
ses of $4,000, zoo, and the Metho-
dist. Protestant fund of $1,OOO,OO0.
The Baptist are also busy with large
financial problems, and nearly every
sect has its collectors out for mis-
sions, both home and foreign. The
Protestant Episcopal Church is going
in for home missions as never be-
fore, and on a nationwide basis
The Jews are busy with their Zionist
ideals, which call for other millions
in order that the faith of their faith
ers may again be propagared and
have a new inspiration in the terri
tory of their old home, the Holy
Land of Jew and Christian alike.
And all this is being done because of
the knowledge of the religion of our
adorable Saviour and the faith of our
fathers.
Religion The Source of True
Enjoyment.
Opposition to the Gospel and its
teaching must he caused by entire
ignorance of it's constitution and OBJ
jects, and a secret wish that it may
be false. The Gospel will bear ex-
animation. 1t is system of truth,
bright emination from the intelli-
gence and wisdom of the Deity,
grand development of the perfec-
tions and the e2cellencies of God
Himself, Who is all happiness.
The pleasures of the wicked are
but for a season, but to those who
worship God and rely on His prom1-
ses, it is lasting as eternity. No
pleasure can be real that is of short
duration. Permanency is an essen
tial ingredient in the constitution of
true happiness. There is something
within us which betokens the Di-
vinity from which we sprarg; which
tells us that we are not OF the earth.
earthly, and that all the resources of
earth are insufficient to slake the
raging thirst of the mind. Dark and
debased, sunken and polluted as is
the soul of man, there are yet to be
discerned vestiges Of it's dignity.
The great question that snould
engross the attention of mankind
while in this disciplinary state is.
which is the shortest and surest way
to happiness? The passion for hap
piness is a constituent in the compost
tion of our nature; the difficulty OF
obtaining it, is one common to every
age and every country, and the cry is
forever reverberating from the river
to the ends of the earth, who will
show us any good?" Sages and phi
losophers have sought in vain for
satisfactory reply. 1t was reserved
for the Gospel, the glorious Cos
pei Of the adorable Christ" to dis
pei the darkness that had so long
overhung this mysterious sibject, to
solve the perplexing difficulty, and to-
guide the wandering mind Of man to
the pursuit of solid and permanent
good.
Every human being is suffering
the awful consciousness of his guilt.
His reposes is prevented by continual
accusation and alarm. We say every
human being knows that he is guilty
that he is unhappy. And it is
true. He may try to deafen his ears
to the voice of conscience, and for a
moment may succeed, but this does
not alter the fact. A cloud shuts in
the glories of the sun, but does the
sun cease to shine? Neither can
any man in his calm and sober mo-
ments be a stranger TO himself. He
reads his character in his conduct,
and every sinful action intiicts
pang of remorse and adds fuel to
the unquenchable flame that burns
within. And this abiding conscious
ness of guilt makes a life OF sin,
life of misery. And it was to obVlate
the causes of the worlds misery,
that the Gospel was instituted. How
far it has been effective may be as
certained by contrasting the COM
posure and satisfaction of the belle
yer, with the restlessness and dis
content of the unbeliever, when
placed in external circumstances
equally adverse.
How deserving of admiration is
the structure of the Gospel-its prin
ciples of operation, and the methods
which it employs 10 effect the resto-
ration of mankind to their former
glory.
| Remember the Sabbath Day."
and cease from all labor. This is
a command coming from God Him.
self. j. Il. HOhNE1.