| Show DR Jt 1 L. L ROEMER f I 1 ami APPEARS IN PULPIT OF LOCAL CHURCH St St. Louis L Man Mans I Who ho May Y BeI Become Become Be- Be come n Pastor Here Makes Favorable Impression Rev llev Dr John L. L of or St. St Louts Louis who ho has lias como come to Salt It Lako Lalo r alo pending ln a no decision on his part to accept tho pulpit Presbyterian church ad addressed addressed ad- ad of oft the Uie First all all- dressed tho congregation at the rog u and ana morning tar lar services yesterday last night In In a addition to occupying tho 1110 pulpit Dr Roomer Roemer also address addressed t ta I a large meeting of of men t L tho the Y i. i M. M I.e. i i- C. C A A. yesterday afternoon Salt to The Thc coming of Dr Roomer Roemer Lake Is tho the result of or repeated efforts to tu secure him to fill tho the pulpit occupied ll for many man years b by Rev Ite W ti M M. 1 I aden Paden I prior to his change chango to the tho mission field Dr Dl said to bo be ono of the i most roost popular clergymen In fn St. St Louis has been Leen pastor of oC the T Tyler ler Place llaco Presbyterian church In that city fo for tor several years cars Ills Ilia reputation as a n. force for betterment betterment betterment better better- ment of conditions In St St. Louts Louis and as ns asa a successful worl worker cr In tho the homo bomb ml mis missionary the ink field suggested him to the Salt Lako Lake congregation as a desirable des deo ce successor to Dr 1 Paden and antI ho received suba sub sub- h i n a request t that his ml might ht l 1 he o e submitted sub sub- d to 1110 congregation of or the tb the First church of or Salt 1 Lako several sc month ago This was declined for various re reasons sons and ho was later visited 1 In St. St Louis Lotus by Thomas Weir and W. W II It Alexander on behalf of ot tho the Salt Lako Lake church und and urged to accept tho the request Dr Roomer Roemer consented t to tomake o make tho trip to Salt Lako o and to before giving giving- a n Jle preach ch In the tho church final answer er J Former l' hew l c Newspaper Jinn Uan In ad addition to being an earnest worker work work- er et In his chosen field Dr Roemer Is of a t typo po generally admired by an any democratic at- at because of ot a a. toward people an and things In gen- gen ora oral Prior to entering tho ministry ministry- y yd Dr Roemer was a newspaper man an and amI d knows the Ins and outs of ot many man walks of life liCe Ho Ito is a l graduate of tho the University of or West Nest Virginia and Rester Rest cst cst cst- ern er seminary at Pittsburgh Tho rho church was crowded 1 for fOl forthe both boll tho the evening c and morning morning services sor When hon Dr Roemer spoke o on Gods God s Da Day Daj and Ours Our taking his hiss text from Isaiah t 8 5 My I ways brays aro are not your our ways tho the Tor Lord rord Dr Roemer noemer spoke In part us as follows Thoro are two ways of ot life Go God Godway Gods God's s 's wn way and mans man's way war Tho The bettor better a way Is fR that which Is selected b by a n mind whoso thoughts are am Infinitely elY great and good whoso whose wisdom Is perfect Israel would not have chosen the wilderness march to Canaan Canann Gods God's way was slower Mower and more troublesome but It had hall educational qualifications which man had Ignored Tho Th disciples S of or Christ failed to realize the tho new kingdom king king- dom to for l' l it did not accord with their conception of what it ought t to be hb hut but the kingdom dom not of oC this world was I just jUAt tho thing thing- for this world ord and ani tho the disciples failed to see seo it at the beginning begin ning God thinks 9 In terms of eternal t Man ran judges bv hy sight God b hr by Insight Into things Man Inn emphasizes tho the superficial God delves delvca Into tin the depths Man un cares eares only for Cor tho the t tern tem m- m oral 1 t 1 l for for- th time fr i CUt CHe Teaching r of Dr Roomer Hoerner proceeded with hIs discourse dis courso course by illustrating Illustrating- Gods God's ways and ours from tho the teachings of Jesus He Ire said Mans bans wn way Is to discover er what ho hoIs hoIs hois Is to get g-et God GotI points out what ho Isto Isto is isto to give sl Men Dien en are aro interested In what thc they are to get g-et they thoy lay great rent stress upon their own n a advantage anta and care caro not notto notto to assume any responsibility toward others other The Tho natural man looks to o self The blessed life lito Is that which asks What Nhat at wilt thou havo have mo me do Mans Man's way is conformation while Gods God's way Is transformation The Tho man who patronizes patronizes patronizes pat pat- tho the kingdom with lh words word only onh will Clot find himself a participant hi lit its dividends Mans Alana wa way of or bettering this world is by appeal to Justice Gods God's Is b by way Wa of love Justice Is a 0 fundamental of or God Gods God's a nature love Its crowning feature Man flan falls fails to boiler better himself by ty appeal to law Jaw There Thera was never hover a way of or Justice that of or itself led ed to happiness ha so Justice crowned with love o is the highest highest high hl-h- est cst conception of or bettering this old world of or ours Our statute books filled tilled with s laws founded upon justice n as wo we interpret justice will trill never reform any community community community com com- or commonwealth common Lovo roto in the heart henrt of oC f man for the tho right is bt bettor better than statutes piled world high Gods God's way must be bo mans man's WO way before mar has discovered the secret ecret of ot lifes life's quest Gods God's ways are aro as boundless ss as ns him bun self Ho measures life lIfo by Its te feelings 8 values alues motive above c method makes makeR the impossible possible and crowns Justice with divine dl love lo |
