Show ON UN St S Louis World The Time in 11 II life me beyond tho time grave crave grew teW out of at tho tue needs of oC tho the human heart before titan man had advanced out of ot time the lowest savagery With tho the dawn of oC Intelligence came the time belief Lello in iii the shadowy existence of the time departed Tho doctrine of oC Immortality Illy was developed and ennobled by priests and prophets In III the tho hands of oC Paul Patti It became one of ot the most powerful Instrumentalities in fostering Christianity In the heathen world Later It II sustained men and women In the time sufferings of martyrdom and made matle of ot tho the fire lire a n bed of ot roses Herald Mr made a 11 short address to the great meeting of Methodists gathered III In Carnegie Hall haIl New York to celebrate the time bicentennial of John birth The address is te well adapted to make him solid with the great Ireat body hOdY of or Methodist voters It was In an appreciative tribute to Methodism as all a 11 religion lon adapted to the circum circumstances stances of oC the who pushed the frontier of ot civilization across the time con continent continent It Is not strange e that the time hardy hard resolute sincere character of ot the preachers of this faith should appeal strongly to President nor that he h should find In them a I typo of ot the life that Is still needed when this pioneer task lute has been accomplished Pushed once on co for all Springfield Republican The Tue John Wesley celebration which President Pro noo attended was worth going lo to The Historian Judgment of ot Wesley W sley was not pitched In Ina a R key of unqualified admiration but he in was W R obliged to say eay that the founder of or modem modern Methodism has line had n a wider constructive Influence In the sphere of oC practical religion that any nn other man who has imas appeared since the cen century century tury tur The Influence Methodism has bias hail had upon life both In England l and America cannot easily be overestimated ed cd New York Churchman Historic Christianity holds the tue epis episcopate episcopate cepate as mum to the time unity unit and continuity of ot the time church Hut But the time his historic tone churches have havo succeeded In mak making lug ing this principle appear as an offensive ecclesIastical claim Instead of demon In their th lr corporate life Its In Incalculable incalculable calculable value to those who have havo lost It It Until In everyday human experience ex rl ence tho the episcopate con cnn be demonstrated ed rd to be more than un an Incidental gys sS S torn tom wn WI cannot expect others to accept It as 18 necessary to the unity unIt of ot Christen Christendom dom doni The mote more the churches In Amer America Amerian ian ica become Impressed 11 with the time need of Christian fraternity the more moore significant significant cant the time historic episcopate will ap tip New York Examiner We e may ma hope that we are no longer lon pr likely to encounter the denunciation of ot Martin larUn Luther noble man that he hI was 11 when whon he lie assailed the tho hated haled Anabaptist pf Pt his day He lie correctly says nays that they teach leach that baptism Is nothing unless the person Irson l baptized be believing nut Hut It Is III this very teaching which arouses s his ide unholy anger For Fo Ol by b this prin principle ciple elpie he say says It must needs n ls follow that hat nil Gods lode works are nothing un unless unless less the recipient r be good 1 for tor baptism Is the work of ot God but hut a bail bad man mall that It Is not the work of ot God Hence In his horror he exclaim exclaims Who ee ee not In such lIuch Anabaptists not men 1 by br demons but demons po los ICI reseed by worse demons Still HUH though v we e S nr ore nrc now In no danger of or such Uth as u aUlts the tile error antI and spirit of Luthers false tah teaching are far from being Ing lead dead In let the time world orld We Ve W have hav nel of ot the time MaUl fidelity though not riot of the time harshness of ot our Din spiritual ancestors ance toll and anil Christian World There never was 18 a time perhaps Whan ivban Am the qu Uon of or Immortality on omi grounds of ee antI and philosophy was WAIl more imore debated dt and discussed by the order fir of f minds too often orten there Is a note not f striving a n tone of or apology or dl ur ira nt a IL hint of or special pleading pk In the arguments un ito unworthy worthy of If the simple faith which bo be longs amiga to lo the followers of ot who gives II vu assurance of eternal life The hints and of or science are wel wet welcome come IOme the rea reasoning of philosophy cm en emIllo ploy Illo and anti satisfy many minds Hut But for forthe forthe the he disciple faith l III Ia till still of ot things hoped hoPt for lor a IJ i conviction of or things not mot MB sees II We do not expect to dog maUze or even een to define In this sphere phere of If unknown experience Th The premise nt or if our argument Is not science but faith tutu |