The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-26

we mlRDe W1Sn ulOC We coOt0
take 1t for granted that faith In
the resurrection was and Is uni
verSal. but It appears that such Is
not the case" stated Rev. DR.. John
G. walker, Second Congregational
church pastor, yesterday morning In
his sermon. The Limit Of Our
sight"
Or. walker said In part:
There are those who have their
doubts and their QualnS and sup
pose We must ali confess that We
have raised the question in our
minds at one time or another. Now
I do not feel that It is sin to
raise the question or to harbor q
vagrant doubt ON occasion. We in
SiSt on honesty In business life and
ne can AFFORD honesty in religion.
We cannot afford 10 be less than
honest with ourselves and with
comment or question what the
church teaches, That does not sound
like good pedagogy to me, nor good
religion for that matter. No. We
do not accept the doctrine Of the
resurrection in the same way that
We accept the dictum that two and
two make four. Immortality is an
article Of faith that has its full
meaning, when and only when. YOU
have weighed the issues and thought
the thing through.
Deep Seepticism"
I suspect too that some are shaken
in their faith these days. because Of
the tragic times in which We live.
A writer In the New York Times
Brook Review made reference re-
Gently to "the deep Scepticism of
our times and said that 1T is
doubtful that men have ever lived
in times Of greater despair" I start
ed to read q book on Christian Eu-
rope Today" not long since and I
was almost glad that did not have
time to finish il because the story
it tells is SO appalling as to terrify
me. This writer, DR.. Keller. a dis
tinguished Christian thinker and
leader. speaks of darkness as the
symbol Of Europe. darkness where
hunger and starvation are stalking
over so many countries. darkness
where the last surviving inhabitants
Of bombed and burned villages hide
themselves In cellars and holes in
the ground, darkness where millions
Of young men in prison camps are
living in an atmosphere Of despair
and suicide, darkness where thou
SANDS upOn thousands Of refugees
are still wandering about trying to
ind 3 road that leads to life and
liberty or are dying in ghettoes
and refugee camps. He sums 1t up.
we are standing on the brink Of
an abyss and looking down."
But even in these days OF world
TRAGEDY We must not utterly despair.
Just as certainly as the lack OF
sound religious faith allowed the
grozth Of philosophers Of life and
statescraft which flout all the decent
standards Of civilized life. so q liv-
ing, confident faith win help 10 sus-
tain us I'm this hour Of trial. Let Us
face the alternatives and choose our
faith. Sc. Paul said long ago. IF
in this life only We have hope In
Christ. We are Of an men most mis-
erahle." II this life we're all We
would be warranted IN crying out In
despair. There Is no fair measure
o. Justice IN q world where the in
nOcent suffer as We see them suffer-
inw today - Il this life Is all. A
great philosopher said once. when
Justice has gone lt Is no longer Inn
poEtant that men should live on this
earth" well. justice has gone over
a large area Of earth but men and
women Of faith 50 on believing that
e Is important to live. They be-
lieve that there Is . God Of justice In
the heavens. that somewhere. some
hOw. the wrongs Of earth Will be
rlghted.
LIE Hereafter
The man who says he does not be-
IEeVe "a life after death has not al
ways taken the trouble 70 think
through his proposition. The Inn
hIieations of such sceptlcism are
Ssandfnl 70 contemplate. II there Is
- fnfice after death, there Is no
mns.aSssmman AZ flletira ANYWHERE. Vt1fH