Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-09
ETERNAL TRUTHS Of
BIBLE STILL PREVAIL
Christianity Safe az Long as
People Stick to Teach
ings Of God.

The Christian Endcavor t3pic this
week n discussed by Rev. william
Jelshman, pastor OF Eos,lake Presby-
teran Church. who takes for his sub
ject: Some Things Believe and
why, and hls Scripture references:
John II: 1921; 4i-46. Mr.. Ieishman
says:
II has grown familiar 10 our ears
but Il is, nevertheless. true that these
are dave OF unsettlement. The spirit
of unsettlement Is apparent in very
manv directions: and for Va az Chris
tan Endeavorers - Ia well TO face
tho situation frankly. that with re-
gard 20 the fundamental things or our
holy faith there is not n little unrest
and indecision. There IL growing
tendency TO be liberal and progress |
sive.' Things our fathers embraced
with grand Christian foith are being
questioned. IL not altogethe-' repu-
dated. roor. sorry substitutes are
being offered in their place. All this
need not upset us or drive us from
our mornings. All In safe and well
with us so long as we love and stand
by enc glorious things G. Il. stands for.
/ God is with va and our great move
ment The eternal God is eth our
refuge. Lot US be wise enough and
brave enough 20 cling 10 the grand
old. divine truths by which the Church
has been guided during the centuries.
by which Christian faith has been
nurturei and nourished and by adj
herencc 20 which tho saints OF all age.
have entered upon their eternal in
heritancc.
We believe in the Word or God. Let
Va be sure we do. The tendency is %
substitute for this boOk-the Book as
Sir Walter Scott called it-what some
are pleased TO call Christian consci-
business. Our position as true En-
deavorers mrst be this. that God has
given TO us as our rule OF faith and
practice something outside Of our
selves-an external authority calleG
the Bible Tho sO-callcd Christian
consciousness is not safe guide apart
from the Bible. The Bible L. our great
court of appeal We dare not trust
/, the sweetest frame. We must rest
upon the Bible for guidance and cOun-
eel ~ confusion and error are to be
Kept out OF our lives. The Bible is
God s hook. We accept IL. We believe
81. The whole Bible. and nothing but
the Bible IL what we stand for and
10y. This book not only contains Gods
g Word. j: Is Gods Word IN it's entirety.
, Christian Endeavorers believe in
b Jesus Christ. They embrace Him
loyalty and gladly as He IL offered 10
e. them in the Scriptures. II IN very
; important that we test ourselves here
and keep our confidence mistaken In
/
9 We must do this because sin Is as
e terrible and as deadly a. Il ever hss
. beer. II may be pleasant 20 the nat
= ural man 10 call sin BY innocen
/, names. and think OF Il al mild msla
7 dy or a trifiing accident not 70 be taker
= TOO SERIOUS. But Sin Is sul sin. I
:. is SIN black and ugly. II stiu sspa
rates from God and all holy things
, II still leaves the sinner without hop
and without peace. With all out
boasted advancement We have no. We
ironed out the wrinkles OF sin. The
!, abide. There is but one who can ef
!. fectively deal with the sin question
That one Is Jesus Christ, Gods gif
70 e.nful man. The so-called new o
: modern theology may need no div!n
and supernatural savior. Possibl,
" this comes OF a low and unscrlptura
view OF sin. Instead OF Regeneration
by the power OF God new theology ma
hold out TO us the false hope OF IN
- evolution Of man, an dhis being mad
70 perfect through adjustment TO h!
e environment.
l. Fellow Endeavorers this is wi
+ o. the wisp. II is poor lamp that ma
look beautiful, but IS only giitter:n
metal and lacks the oil and the vict
N and therefore is OF little value 10 help
<. less. hopeless man.
Rather, much rather let us ador
!ngly look up TO Jesus the Chr!st--th
v. Lamb OF God which taketh away IN
= sin OF the world. The strongest SO
CT OF God alone Is the adequate hight {
* the world. II j. He who alone ca
IL light the lamp OF new and absdin
AZ hope in our hearts.
in We believe Loyalty, unswervinsiv !
the Savior who died 10 save us. VIII