| Show CHURCH SHOWING MEN MENTHE THE WAY AY Bishop Spalding Spilding Comments on Action of Richmond Convention Bishop Spalding spoke yesterday to a large congregation at St Marks cathe cathedral cathedral dral drai The bishop has been absent for Cor several months In the east and while there attended the national church con conference conference conference ference He took for his text yesterday St John xiv 5 6 Thomas saith unto him Lord Lora we know not whither thou and how can we know the way Jesus said I am the way the truth and the life lire and spoke in part as follows No sentence s of the early earh eari Christian writers has been so often oCten quoted quoi d as these words from the opening paragraphs of St confession Thou hast cre created created created us unto Thyself and our heart finds no rest until it jests Crests rests In Thee Except for the very few men men who live entirely for forthe forthe forthe the things of time and there are fewer of them than we e sometimes think the thought or of God gives the only key to the mystery of life liCe the only conviction that truth is possible for the finite mind of or orman man the only moral strength If I this thisbe thisbe thisbe be true the wise course is to broaden and deepen our knowledge of God Jesus Jesue Christ in his person and ana his life is the Hie means whereby this is 15 possible In his life God shows his nature In his words God reveals his will It Is In the face of ot Jesus Christ that we behold the glory of God Christ Is the way the truth and the life He makes the way wa plain to those who will follow him in a life of purity and love He unfolds the truth and gives us the right to ta t all that we can discover He lie shows his moral power to those who follow him If It the church is true to her name she must be an extension of o his life liCe She must continue his work showing men the way unfolding to men the truth and sup supplying supplying supplying plying men with moral strength The convention which was recently held In Richmond gives proof the church is not untrue to her task There was evidence of o a high resolve to show his way among men One was given for missionary nan work and four new bishops were sent forth to be leaders In the preamble to the constitution welcome Is given to the advance of ot truth and discovery while the ruling that men who have haye a vital message may be asked to deliver It In her churches Is evidence that she is meeting her responsibility as asa asa asa a teacher of ot truth And the church has moral power From the bishop of Lon Len London London Lendon don from Crom across the sea to the laymen lamen who left office and shop to plan and pray together there was a spirit of o high ear earnestness earnestness earnestness and consecration But we must not forget that the strength of ot even religious societies de depends depends depends on the individuals who compose them If the church organically Is to be bethe bethe bethe the way wa the truth and the life Ufe then each member must strive to walk that way wa and teach that truth and live Uye that life lICe One of the visitors to the convention Dr Draggett aggett the great English preacher ex expressed expressed expressed pressed it thus You dare not nt say to any man Come to Jesus unless s you In Intend Intend Intend Intend tend to be to him up to the limit ot your powers lowers what Jesus would be |
