Show 1 BIBLE AUTHORITY FOR MORAL WORLD It Holds Undisputed Sway in inand inand inand and Over the Lives I of Men i That the series of sermons being i preached at the First Methodist Epis Episcopal i copal church Is proving both Interesting and profitable was evidenced again yes yesterday es ester ter ay morning by the large congregation con congregation grega tion The Bible still has and ml holds un undisputed undisputed undisputed disputed sway in and over the lives of men They may criticise it and try to pull it to pieces as a botanist would a arose ar arose rose r that he may study its structure but It remains the most perfect revelation of ot God to man and contains the only au authoritative authoritative guide for tor our actions in the themora moral mora world said eaId the pastor pastOl yesterday morning The specific subject that Dr Short con considered considered was The Tha Bible as the Ultimate Authority in the Moral World orld Some of ot the striking sentences were as follows The Bible is the only book that has ever dared to presume to set forth the love of God for his creature It is the only book that offers a solution for the per perplexing perplexing lexing problems of ot life and that It of oi offers fers feEs hem is attested by human experience experience experience ence But the Bible is not a text book on oil the does and of ot life nor is isit Isit isit it a catechism of doctrines Life cannot be bundled up and labeled this or that It must be lived out according to the spirit and not so 80 much the letter that so 80 poorly reveals the spirit In saying that I do not want you ou to think that I reject the doctrines of the Methodist Episcopal church I believe them but the Chris Christian Christian Christian tian life liCe Is much bigger than any anT doc doe doctrine doctrine trine Doctrines are not Only the word of God is There must be a center of ot authority somewhere for the time moral world The Tue con conscience conscience conscience science must be educated and sinful men must mut be rescued Someone said It is not cheer but hut salvation that we need not help but rescue not a stimulus but a achang change chang not a tonic but a life The Bible alone undertakes to provide for the every need n of the race In majestic scope it gives ves the most satisfactory story stor of the origin of man tells of the abyss into which he lie plunged sets ets forth more mighty men than any other book shows to us the most perfect among the sons of men and rings brings us to the cross upon UllOn which he died for our redemption The old Bible speaks with the note of authority and we do WH to hear and heed hed Program in Evening At the evening service s there was ren render n n der derod derd d before a packed house a most In Inspiringly inspiringly beautiful program Every num numb b br r DOF bor bo mark d evidence of careful work and most excellent training Mrs J Louis r won new laurels by th the de tie delightful delI lI manner in which she d at atthe atthe atthe the organ Mrs Irs W r A has a perfect right to be greatly pleased with her choir The anthems were all sung with the swing swin r and the life that is always pl to the listeners rs The work of Mrs Miss Schrack and Miss Mills never fails to please but they were even better r than usual last nl night The orchestra d did d its full tull share in adding to the delightful evening of musical enjoy m munt nt Nelson Riley Rile never san sang better nor was he ever more appreciated than titan last night The evenings sermon was brief The pastor spoke on Christian Kindliness He said ld That Is a most moet Interesting bit bitof bitof of ot history hi tory that comes conies to us In the tv i rhth chanter of the Acts Acte The ship noon which Paul bad had been d in or order order der tier that he be might be tak n to Italy had bad encountered great storms and disasters until finally finall all were wr and es escaped escaped d to the island of Melita In tAiling filing the story th thA writer says And the bar barbarous barbarous barbarous barous people showed us no little kind kindness n ness ss for they the d a fre fire and received ns us every on because CRUse of the present rain and pd because of the th cold Barbarians in what th In n speech and perhaps in mode mOtI of living siring Th ThAY v had hadnot hadI hadnot I I not yet come und r the more morP elevating in influences influences of ot the gospel l that Paul went forth to preach In most everything their life differed from his mt ut when they aw sew ft that t h be and nd hi his fellows fellow were wre In ired nel 11 1 b h bold how tev tey planned d to m mAet et and Anel to every even n d Barbarians In hut not In feeling Suf Stif Suffering fering does very verv much to brine hrin m mon mn n to tor r In Jn the of racial brotherhood Ard AYd the kindliness which th tho thAse se e baria barta I OIlS ous people d l Is th thA sam flam kind I that vot and I mi ht do well w ll to Thir ThAir action caused cau l doubtless pr grat Arat at ef effort e efort effort fort There were 27 shipwrecked men mn to toc care car c ra for or Because the n ede ds dl are many j jor or areat is no reason for or you anti and me m to I refuse to re respond is 18 It th the mol mor Important for us u to bend every effort to meet every eer need Have a Supreme Duty To administer to the needs of ot men menIs menIs 1 Is the one supreme duty dut of ot the Christian churches and this administration must not be upon the narrow basis of mere sectarianism Wherever there IP is need there Is your opportunity and mine for kindliness This Incident impresses this fact upon us that few If any people are areso areso areso so low as to have lost every sense of hu human human human man feeling and sympathy s Certainly there are some bad people In the earth but my thought Is that even they might be reached If we e only knew how God teach us how and help bf lp us to togo togo togo go forth with kindliness In our lives |