Salt Lake Telegram | 1905-03-20 | Page 3 | Rev. Young Talks of Business of Christian

REV. YOUNG TALKS OF BUSINESS OF CHRISTIAN 'The business of a Christian" was the subject taken by the Rev. Benjamin Young at the First Methodist church yesterday yes-terday morning. The text was from Acts iv. ; 13: "When they saw the boldness of Peter and John they took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus." He Soke of the bigoted intolerance that characteriz-d the world In the days of Christ on earth, and said that the business of the Christian was not to remind the v. rid of that, but of the life of Christ. "Intolerance and bigotiy have carved the name of Torquemada, the father of the Inquisition, infamous forever,'' said Mr. Young. "During the time of the French revolution peans of praise were sung to ltbtrty, but churches were raised and seme of the noblest priests of Christendom were destroyed because men allowed the devil of bigotry to have sway. Bigotry is bitter, blatant and blasphemous. "We lose nothing by being tolerant and above petty strifes and hatreds. The narrow nar-row sectarian gets no vision, lias no reve. lations. His horizon Is narrow, and you can almost touch the line where earth and sky meet. We lose nothing by being tolerant and niHgnanimous; In fact, we mut be so if we are to represent the spirit of Jesus Christ. "Jesus Christ is the world's criterion of character. We bring men and place them bv that ideal. The world even does this. Mn are m -asuivd by the Christ standard. As it is here, so will it be yonder. The qutstion is not bow rnii' h of Augustiniaii or Arminian theology jmi can i:ury in vour head, out have you done as Christ would have you'.' Were you as Christ in action and iu word and in thought'.' Destiny Des-tiny does :ioi hang upon a mythical, speculative, spec-ulative, attenuated faith, but upon a holy, l.elpful, ministering life. Live so that men coming in contact with you shall recog nize Goil and feel that you in some way bring them into touch with the best things."