The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-28
|||Io CLAIMS
WORLD GROWS
BETTER DAILY
inerinn Univasity President
& PreacAes Optimism Sermon
1t Camp Clsaing.

ThA WOrl0 II, growing O0Ilef all
- time, 10 belief expressed by
pishop John ". Hamilton, WASH
;sefon. D. c., who preached morn
~ and afternoon at the Methodist
ssnp meeting at Tindalrs grove
i yesterday.
,,suAy every day" he said in his
.ttsrnoon sermon, "the stores would
49, down. Don't you suppose God
M = much Intelligence as q mod
=, iusiness man? II the world
- going backward all the time
;.st6ad Of forward, and losing
s,iritually, and not becoming at all
iIFe He intended it to be, is not that
: reasonable presumption that God
rould bring the world to q close?
mt He doesn't, because the world
IL steadily progressing toward
hetter things. Yes, it is, in spite
Il things that shock and sadden u.s."
he pointed to the wonderful adj
vance made in material things,
comparing the modern homes Of to-
day with the log cabins of pioneer
tjnles. electrical illumination has
taken the place Of the pine knot of
yore." said he, land similarly man
is ever progressing, illuminated by
The light of the Holy Spirit"
The bishop, a veteran of the Civil
var. said he did not underrate the
men who sacrificed themselves on
bloody fields, but it was his opinion
that war seldom if ever really
settled controversy. Peace was
brought about, he said, through
agreement and mutual understand
Ing and arbitration. Nations
should dwell together and maintain
relations like those existing be-
tween the United States and Can
ada, he maintained.
War PaganiSm.
most Of US want to fight" said
the bishop, when we look at some
Of the conditions prevalent today
but war is the measure of pagan
ism. The ned of the times is a Gen.
trail court Of arbitration capable Of
enforcing its DEGREES"
While deploring the sins of the
day. the bishop took a broad ane
4 sweeping view of history of man
kind, and said he was able to SCI
evidences of a constant progress
toward God and goodness.
by appealing to truth and love,
/ he said. the world will ultimatel.
work its way upward and onward
/ The morning sermon dealt upol
unbelief without knowledge, an
was based upon the biblical episod
| Of Naaman, captain of the host c
| the king Of Syria, who was heale
Of his leprosy by bathing seve
times in the river Jordan at tn
command of Elisha the prophet
Israel, and who at first did not d.
lieye that so simple method coul
! heal him, when in his own countI
were rivers better than all II
waters Of Israel.
Naaman was type OF the ms
whose unbelief is due to lack
knowledge, he affirmed. Many s.
they do not believe the bible, wi
have never read it," he elaine
Some have trouble with some mel
Der of the church or with son
marty in the church, and tut
against the whole church. 1t is n
fair.
1T is Christianity which has bu1
the hospitals and schools. I'm
Christianity came, what did inf1oe
ity do for the good Of man."
Spends Summer as Evangelist
Bishop Hamilton has talked
camp meetings this year almo
from coast to coast. He is the he
. Of the American university in Was
inton. a 81 1000, 900 institution. Not
for his preaching as well as for b
+, executive ability, his sermons We
5 terday were greatly enjoyed by t.
Tindall grove congregation whi
2 numbered $500.
Dr.. NJ. S. Rees, the evangelist, d
lvered forceful and inspiration
sermon last night. Both clergym
and laymen are his debtors for t
helpful addresses and person
counsel he has given during t
camp meeting.
The Sunday program at the gro
began with sunrise prayer meet