| Show SOURCES OF POWER IS DISCUSSED BY SHORT Church Must Be Exponent I o of Gods God's Force Forcel 1 Declares Methodist Pastor I Mens Men's striving for power and the source of power were discussed in the First Methodist church chinch yesterday morning morning morn morn- ing InS by the pastor Rev Hc Francis B. B Short In his sermon on tho the text God hath bath power to help and to cast down H Rev v Mr 11 Short said In part The text Is Js but hut another WB way of ot sayIng saying say say- Ing that Go God is the source of ot power Power is time the ono one thing thins for which men struggle each may have quite a different different dif dlf- ferent avenue of approach but his ab- ab o Is power There Thero I Is nothing ig ignoble ignoble ig- ig noble In this providing tho desire desIro for power Is that It ma may be bo used for a 11 goo good purpose righteously Emerson Emelson said Life Is a search after r power and andin andin in In Its quest men have havo invaded every every overy known domain searching for It The rIte Inventive genius is ever eyer bus busy an and alert He Ito catches It in his sails with It turns hl his wheels compels it to pull hl his loads But man ratan Is not a tl er God GOll has filled tilled tho the universe with It Wind Vind I and heat and anti electricity aro are as old as time and mans man's task Is to find ou out t the time laws laus b by which the these o prodigal forces may be utilized Men lon Invent intent appliances appliances ances ancell for tho tran transmission of ot these forc forces thc they build conductors 5 through which thc they may vas paa with case ease Our public schools and other Institutions of learning arc are for Cot tho the development of those powers that God has stored in tho brain Our Out churches are arc for time tho development of oC time tho spiritual possibilities possibilities possibilities of or mankind Tho church chinch must be hc the time exponent of ot power That Ihal Is its solo put pose In the earth Our OUt Christian rUg religion is not a mausoleum of or lost lad hopes and faded ambitions but hut a u. center centor of powerful 1 equipment t for t the tho hI rea real I tasks of 11 life re The church mu must t inspire hope and prove pro the tile fountain of or lifo life for tor the time struggling pilgrim Piel Piety is sometimes well and occasionally good but hut It cannot cannot can cun- not be trusted Piety is too cold an and amid for nal Purity of life and amid motive arc aio the timings things needful Tho Thu aveta average o church Is quito well organized or- or gani cd but hut the average rage church is not grinding out the tho grist rIJt of or rl righteousness The ver answer Is 18 evident to all The rIle need is the power of God that which comes when men do their whole holo dut duty with gladness g of or heart There Thero must bo ho power m Ye shall receive power flower after that the thu Hol Ghost Is como come upon you That we may meet tho the requirements three things are needful FI First t. t obedience obedi ence to the word of oC God Cod second prayer thIrd surrender self to the time l I will of or God If It wo improve o our I or- or I Go God will help us and wo o shall assist in iu His life kingdoms kingdom's good but hut if It we wo nc neglect to Improve these privileges I God will leges cast us down downs |
