New Britain herald., 1926-01-11
GIVES FIRST TALK
IN E. B. {. SERIES


The first sermon In the series OF
brief Bible Biographies" under tho
new policy Of ENeryman's Bible
class, that OF having local ministers
deliver sermons, each man having
four weeks in succession and the
entire series following out one pro-
gram definitely arranged, was de-
livercd yesterday. The speaker.
who will continue throughout Janu-
airy, aud who Is chairman OF the
committee Of ministers, was Rev.
Samuel A. Fiske. He took as his
sub jcct, The Original Pioneer"
The attendance was eli. of which
the Red Army had Sc. the White
Army had 80 and the Blue Army 90.
! The singing was led by the new song
| leader, Ensign Carl Fredcrickson of
/ the Salvation Army, and captain
in the Blue Army.
! Rev. Mr.. Fiskc took the life OF
Abraham as his general theme. He
/ pointed out that in showing the types
and characters of men in the Bible.
the Bible also gave pictures of men
and women OF the present time, II
shows, he explained 1.-THE ideals and
aspirations OF our souls over against
all those forces Of life which drew
us down and degraded us
He said 1t was wise thing for
members Of EYeryman's Bible class
to hear more about these Bible char
acters because they come into active
association with the same types and
ideals today.
He said Abraham became grea'
and rich, and powerful, not because
Of his material possessions, but be
cause he dreamed his dreams or Goo
and was willing TO 20 and carry on
what those dreams suggested for hi
own good, for the good Of his house
hold and the progress OF his PEG
pie"
Speaking Of the advance OF tn
standards of living in the pres"n
day, Mr.. l'iske says, We cal
readily see as VIC read the story G
Abraham and some Of these othc
men how It Is perfectly true tina
it might take q half dozen o
these Old Testament saints to max
} a respectable moral citizen of thi
present day and generation becaus
Of the advance Of the standards {
life #of which they got Il glimps
= far off back there, and toward II
realization of which they set HI
= man feet in progress"
!, II know that people are Noi
u much confused concerning fat
There are many practical people
: the world today who will say TO II
p minister, Faith is well enough, b1
faith is mostly mist and moonshin
" Give me something practical. CAV
= me something that is real, Give II
:, something that will put my feet o
- the earth and by when | ma
. walk They are not willing 10 g
: by the direction Of this subtle forc
which. after all. is under all III;
n men do.
Faith is not mist. Faith is NJ
j moonshine. Faith is my understand
= ing OF III" reality of spritu;
q forces. Faith is my willingness
II walk in the light OF that thing tn;
4 God shall reveal to my own sou
re Faith makes for mo all the diffc
n cnCe between hcroism and CoWar,
n, ice. Faith gives TO IN" that quail
n, of life which shall send me out IN
N the world ready for the tasks al
Il. the issues that shall come 10 me.
n. "You talk about faith and Il
r, being willing to trust your lives
II, an issue of faith. There was a III;
n. who came into a community al
e, announced on a great big plaza
Is, that he was going TO speak in I
IN hall on Sunday night on this issue,
T. that men should not believe an
II, thing they could not understand. I
old farmer met him and asked hi
DO | understand you correctly VIII
I understand that you are TO spe
on the idea that men should I
ltNt uulN WIFI tll'N 'h4i "HN'
~ stand?' Yes sir, that is So we
g that is a very curious thing. II
rs is something that has concerned
O. all my life. Over yonder is my p;
'r- ture land in which the grass is gro
re ing. My colts eat that grass and
IT. comes out all over them as hair;
III pigs eat the grass and it comes
- on them as hristlcs; the sheep
-. the grass and it becomes wool;
geese eat the grass and it comes
1. feathers. You cannot tell me "
that is" II is absolutely so.
you cannot explain a thing so 81
pie I think ! will not so 10 your J
ture.'
~ I'VE cannot so through life