Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-12-19

they are rightfully entitled. The Rev.
Mr. Johnson emphasized the need of
great faith in Christ, asserting that
true love for Jesus cannot exist unless
He is accepted at His word. Mr..
Johnson's sermon follows:
I'm this great period of transition
the races of the world are demanding
their rightful and equal places in the
brotherhood of man. 1t was GOD s
decree in the beginning. that thea
should be an equality This was the
great truth embodied in the Son He
sent us. 1t is ever the universal quest.
Men seek it under many names, under
many organizations and from many
motives, but err in their Obligations.
The warnings remains. the effort never
ceases All merely human theories and
methods have failed again and again
Human reason reels back impotent,
But the word of God stands secure.
In ii the world will at last find true
peace. There can be no true concep-
ton of brotherhood without the true
conception Of fatherhood. The father
hood of God is the very fundamental
of human love and union that is true
and availing.
Cropping for Peace
Slowly the stricken nations are
seeking to purge themselves of hate
and greed of power, and are cropping
for Just peace and eternal will. A
mighty task confronts the world in its
spiritual and physical reconstruction
It is brought close to us at this Christ
mas time that this task can be accomp-
lished only through the teacAng of
Christ and by turning to God as the
source of all right and justice and
,, peace for nations as for individuals.
and accepting His love and His laws
as supreme over all for all time.
This condition does not exist in as
full and as forceful a way as it
could and that is why we are COM
or in other words to examine the
individual in his relation to national
and world conditions. Every man is
PLAYING part in the present world
drama. The weight of the character
that he portrays reflects to his fellow
men whether or not he has recognized
his sonship in relation to God. The
lunenlight ened world is looking for
these things in you and me. The
world is crying for more than forceful
sermons from the pulpits, more than
mournful prayers from the pews.
Words have failed and now is the
item for action, real, slightly, forceful
living. No man can do this better
than the Christian, if he would. But
seemingly we doubt the veracity of the
Scriptures and we prove our doubt by
mot following the teachings found
therein.
Make Over individuals
Suppose for instance we. followed
this bit Of Scripture which forms our
text, would it not appease the seem
ingly Unsuitable passion of the races
of the world for strife? Would it not
forestall the inevitable rising tide of
color which without doubt carries
war in it's wake? 1t could do this
and more but for our doubts.
I'VE therefore must start to make
over the individual. The first great
principle to be observed is that faith
working by love makes Christian.
dresses here in the text. there are
thousands today in bondage under the
elments of the world. They have yet
to realize the fact that God sent forth
His Son into the world to redeem
them that were and are now under
the law Of bondage that He did this
that they too might be received as
sons and heirs with Christ, that We
are therefore no more servants. but
sons; for we are Oil OF the same
father, all heirs with the same brother.
But do we accept this truth! Is IT
not true that we allow caste. color,
prejudice and every little devilish
wedge that we can find to come be-
tween us an dthis truth?
1.-The Hottest purpose of God is to
make us like himself and the end Of
all religion ia the complete accom-
plishment Of that purpose. A man who
does not recognize the kinship OF God
has no part Of faith and love in Him,
for where this principle Of Christianity
holds true there is no strife.
/. All One Family
1T will hurt the prejudiccd mind.
nevertheless tbs true that we are all