PASTOR TALKS 01 CISTIA1 HEROES Series of Sermons Being I Given During the Lenten Season. Dr. Louis S. Bowerman of tho Im-manuel Im-manuel Baptist eliurcli beKan last evening even-ing n aeries of Sunday evening sermons on "Christian Heroes." They will cover the Lent on season and a little beyond. Dr. Bowerman Is also giving a morning aeries on "Sevens," yesterday morning considering Hie "seven Parables of tho Kingdom." The first In the series on "Christian Morncs" was Justin, the martyr, and contemporaneous with him Polycarp of Smyrna. Dr. Bowerman said in part: Men sometimes tell us that the age of the heroic has parsed and wc havo fallen upon evil times; tho story of the Bo.ver rebellion and tho heroism of tho Chinese converts has niacin us remember that all generations have tho heroes. The story of Madagascar Madagas-car in n previous generation only helps to lead the way hack Into tho ccnturle. The study of the centuries centu-ries only shumen tho love of ease and the mere "Itching of ear for somn new things" on the part of so many in this our modern day. Justin lived from OG A. P. to IOC. Polycarp from SI A. D. to 10". Justin Jus-tin was born In Palestine, trained In tho best of the schools and with a peculiar love for the study of philosophy. phil-osophy. Wearied in his search for the "best and highest." ho at hist meets an old man by whom he Is taught the "mystery of Christ" and then afterward begun that ministry thnt covered a large part Of the Roman Ro-man empire. In Rome he rnude his home, his chief opponents being tho Cynlo Philosopher?. Thus began his famous apologetics. The appeal to tho message of prophecy proph-ecy and Jcaus as the fulfillment of tho oid prophecies. The writings in this respect have hardly been excelled ex-celled In history. His martyrdom occurred In Ifi6 In Rome. Almost his Inst words wore. "Wo wlnh nothing moru than to suffer for our Lord Jesus Je-sus Christ; for that gives us nothing moro than Joy In the prospect of His fearful Judgment; boforc which the wholo world must appear." Polycarp is known "ns one of the holiest visions of antiquity." ills homo was In Asia Minor In those stirring days of the bcKlnnimr of tho church and the rise of heresies, fe Ih known as a disciple of the Apostle John, receiving his tnilnlncr possibly possi-bly In the cily of KpNesun. His great work was nt Smyrna and the surrounding sur-rounding sections, tho fruit of his work even reaching to Gaul, the clty of Lyons being the center. He wan especially active against tho errors that were creeping Into Mm early church, such as the denial of Christ's real incarnation, of the Judgment and the resurrection. He especially opposed Marclon, who had onco bceii an lntlmntc friend. The man's life was? one of increasing activity, hlo plain statements won many back from the heresies. The story of his death Is one of the most impressive In Christian annals. The scone was in Smyrna, the persecution terrific. The proconsul urged Polvcurp to recant. The answer Is one" of tho most famous, "Eighty and six vears have T served Him and Ho has done me no evil; how can I blaspheme mv King, my Redeemer?" At the stako he prayed, thanking God thut he was accounted worthy to suffer. hen tho fire was kindled. It flamed around and did not touch him and lie was stain by being pierced through with the sword. "Well done, good and faithful servants; serv-ants; enter into rest."