The Nevada County picayune., 1922-03-09

bring death to the cause of Christian- waned and finally passed completely away while the power of Jesus in creased all the time and his onward march never could he stopped.
 Every form of force was used to destroy Jesus.-brute force. intellect ual and educational forces, were used against him but all to no avail and the most complete combination of men and devils could not hold back the chariot of Jesus for one day. He and his cause have been shown To he in destructble and so they lived and flourish today and each year there are inroatS upon the ranks of the enemy and in the United States alone in the year 1921. there were over 1000 additions to the church each day and like progress all over the world. The star of Jesus of Galilee is still ascendant and while the world still rejects him yet he is gaining on the world every day.
 IL was the wise men who sought his star in Bethlehem and Jesus still attracts the wise men to him and hc has q great grip upon the thinkers of the world and now there k scarcely a man noted for his achievements for that which elrvateS man but what is Il follower of the man of Galilec. Look at the leading statesm" that HOW affect the world and are doing things worth while as Lloyd George of Eng land-a follower of the man of ialilee. Woodrow Wilson. who has done So much to lead the warning world to peace and will in few years be accorded his proper place hy his bitter est cnemies-is q follower of the man of Galilce And So iS President Hard ing. Secretary Hughes, Herbert Hoover se is the governor of Arkansas and over DO per cent of the governors of these IS states, and the eengrcsSmen who are legiSlating for the nations, and so of the large ma aiolity of the business and professional men, they ire outSPoken disciples of this man of Gililcc Then take the orators and writers. Webster, Clay, Bryan, Roose- velt. all acknowledge themselves as followers of Jesus of Galilee.
 When we turn to the great inventors who have hy deep study brought the secrets of nature to light and enabled IL, To conquer in the realms of science who are they and what do they believe about Jesus of Galilec? Are they in- fidels and agnostics, or profanc swear CTS, of church SlackerS and quittersf Bv no means. hut Mccormick. inventor of the moving machine Was q deYout WorShipcr of Jesus. and so was Morse. who has given Us the telegraph and also Bell the inventor of the tele= phone. and Haynes. the inventor ot the automobile. k Il regular attendant upon church and Sunday school and has time to teach Il bible class. And then the last and most abStruSe ot all inventions. the airplane, who invented Iit1 Surely intidelity must have some smart men who can do wonders and perhaps he held them back till the lasi and most wonderful of all. But no. il k the same way and the airplanc is from the brains of the Wright bro thers. sons of q minister and them selves known disciples of Jesus of Galilce. So time would fail me to tell ot the discoycrers. Columbus and Livingstone. and of the humaHitarianS Peabody and that angel of mercy. Florence Nightingale, head nt the Red Cross and trained nurse movement that has so blessed and helped the poor soldier as he lay on the gorcy battle helds-all followers of Jesus of Galilee.
 Now Jesus inspires men 10 under take great things and then enlightens and guides them iii the accomplish ment of these and that k why such q large proportion of your leading men i'll all pursuits of life are led by him. Go into any community and you will note the men who are doing things and who stand for the advancement of the people and who are known to =f,t ,tf pf