Show BISHOP POTTER PREACHES Sermon on the Higher Criticism His Memories of Ogden Rt Rev Henry C Potter Episcopal bishop of New York occupied the pulpit at the Church of the Good Shepherd yesterday yes-terday morning Ills address was ono ot the most eloquent over heard In Ogden holding tho big audience spellbound Ills text was tho seventh eighth ninth and tenth verses of the 139th psalm and dealt with the great controversy of the latter part of the nineteenth century upon the real standing origin authority and text of the Bible as called In question by tIm socalled hichor criticism the learned Bishop maintaining that the Bible has como out of this ordeal unscathed as the witness of the Spirit the record of the power of tho Holy Ghost MEMORY OF OGDEN After tho sermon proper the Bishop said I am not willing to dismiss this con jrregatlori without responding to the kindly kind-ly words of welcome which my young brother has given to me hero this morning morn-ing It Is a matter of profound Interest to mo to como back here to Ogden after having first seen It I think almost before you were born sir speaking lo the Rev Mason It Is about thirtyone years ago when I crossed the continent on the first or second irnln which wont from Now York to San Francisco You were not a beautiful city then I dont think there was a shrub or tree within night The pnly impression which Ogden left with me was the Impression of deep desolation But yesterday I saw your park and trees and yourstreets and I was reminded my dear brother of a tradition In connection con-nection with the community from which you came hero It certainly has its own suggestion Goshen Is now ono of the most beautiful towns in the world made beautiful by a schoolmaam who went to Goshen ana found that thero was not a tree In the town She called a town meeting meet-ing of th men of the town to Inaugurate an organization and a society for the planting of trees which at first was this couratring but she did not glvo It up she persevered and persovferccl and you know my brother the charm of thoso beautiful treelined streets You have them hero however May the spirit of God whether as citizens or as disciples of Jesus Christ unite your hearts In efforts ef-forts to make Ogden more fair and in the service of our Lord and master Jesus Christ Amen |