Show SPIRIT OF GOD FROM WITHIN Rev Elmer I Goshen Dis Discusses Discusses Discusses cusses History of Religion From Its Earliest Times F HAS BEEN STEADY GROWTH DECLARES FAITH NOT MERE MANUFACTURE A large Jarge congregation greeted the Rev Elmer I 1 Goshen at the Salt Lake theatre yesterday esterday forenoon at his second popular sermon held In that place Stir up the gift of God that is III In thee was the text taken for the sermon from Timothy ii 6 being a continuation of his sermon of the Sunday previous After referring to his previous sermon Mr Goshen spoke on religion n as not be being beIng being ing a manufacture but a growth from the beginning of time Ume Religion he said began begab with Adam and Eve the ancient Babylonians and Persians believed bellev d In religion It was handed from them to the Jews who In turn handed It down to the Christians Revelations were necessary I In those ancient times and miracles were necessary to explain the tha revelations For 1500 1000 years no man dared to make a scientific scientific I study of it and superstition played a prominent part After Arter that came the study stud of region in many different ways was wasand and many various views were taken Religion is not a manufacture but a growth said Mr Goshen Superstition tion In these days is waning and broader views are being If preachers would conform to the mentality of the age a great would burst forth upon men menThe menThe The fhe worlds progress owes itself to the love of God and man and what the world wants is the baptism of education In man mantho mantho manthe tho the spirit of God has found a tabernacle Man is not totally depraved as many seem to think If this were true what Is the use of preachers telling the people this and then In the next breath asking for contributions for the converting of heathens In some far off land It follows that the spirit of God Is in man If he is capable of oC being converted religion Is prompted from within Mr 11 Goshen cited the experiences of Wendell Phillips a young oung lawyer who was called from froin within by the spirit of God and went out in the world preaching the gospel The cases of John Bunyan and the monk were also cited by ty y Mr Goshen to bring out the point that religion is the spirit of God within man |