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Show aft dglfeat ftjw?.. WrWaifeg- 3fe 7fo&9b T I Church Department. TITE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1951. sermon, increased in fervor and hi Impetuosity until he reached Uod climax, when hs declared that tha from Jesus this had "raised v dead. Kffeird Wm Mafcfcwl. The effect f the sermon waa Peters Intensity and magical. earnestness, inspired by the spirit of Uodl moved his hearers to the They were depths of theirth souls. truth of what convinced of awakined hi y heard. Thera 1ntheir hearts faith in the indivinhis ity of Jemia Christ and gUulous viitory over death, This f tith mvd them to try "Men and Gospel Prindples.in Lightof Progress feuntlDM From Pat Two ) I to The question, "Whale-mu,-- b saved 7" mean essentially What must I do to pro mo to my, tons I education and progresaT 'bat sro tho basic principles st that briny this, eternal about progress 7 . X very simple story will help us find the answer to tbls vital Question. In an obscure village once lived a rather Indolent jouth. About he found any tbs only activity a wo playing on pleasure In and be la engaged dew's barp. this pastimewasonly Intermittently. about nildwsy In When he that s celehis teens he besrd brated violinist was going to givee near the lad In a a concert city home. Ho conceited the Id a that si ell a os ft would be interesting to attend the concert. profitable As he listened to the masterful-playinof the artist, the boy's had net or soul e as stirred os ItWhile under stirred before. was the spell of the mast r there convicawakened within him the be would the It supreme that tion achievement to be able to l'isy as the great artist played. This think of faith moved the youth to on the bis crude performances with In comparison dew's harp music. By this sublime concert was led to this comparison he reThis wasted his years. regret gret became. a spur in the sides of his Intent; and he determined to study under the Instruction of the master. Ho registered in the school of the artist, and oommenc- In ed his studies. In dead earnest. he the course of a few months was completely awakened by the eubllnte splrlrof music. By this, s. trit he was carried Irresistibly , to the heights of splendid arttatla r o dot4 lirtihrtn, what and Je bsptisid, Hepitletr,-Min tho name nhaU-w- hn . M It- - VT MRH. BYKI'M HAND, Kilter and Mrs. Hi I'lim Hand, 2299 barh, and John R. Jl unuumaont lows; Orecn street, wh,d will leave span Singing, choir and congregation for the Netherlands mission, will Invocation, Kdwln Hv Brewsterl be honored at a testimonant hem, Kxcflsior Rscnun ntal ial in the Nibley 1 ark ward chapel, choir; wither eePrtlone, Decor Sixth Hast and, Warno-avenue, Roth; vocal duet, Kielvn r.HlIlgh. er and Ine Brewster; address. Sunday at 1.30 pm. Mr. Hand served hi the Netherinstrumental Hyruin W .Valentine selection! lands mission field once before. trio, Undsay sisters; 1897 to 1899, and was president of choir; piano solo, A nio A. N the Groningen distriit there, remarks, tieorgd Stelnicke; The program, which has tieeniar-l-ang.- d Woolley, preaentatioih m. mhr of dlreetlon-oKd under the biehopile; response missionaries, win li. Brewster, tlrorge A " Idmie- benediction, ltulth p . Mnvwpll. faxe$ he-h- or -- principle see. As soon as the spirit 'of progress' takes possession of jone ths very next step is o ally oneself with the fores that' are effectively moving in ihe dtrecflqn he wants to go, lr in other words, he must adopt the most progressive method of attaining the end. So the third strpr In v progressive living is the formation . of a union of alliance with those who have the! lntf lllgenee and the powsr to guide one slice ssfully onward in his development, j j A complete Awakening. But we still have one mors basis, principle of advance mnt to discover In tho experience of- - tho. In- -' dolent youth. After he bee&ma lit his studies, in an atmosphere charged with the spirit of music, he had a complete a it (silo, awakening. Or In other words, there came upon him the intensified spirit of music This spirit brought Him a new life, or regenerated him. By this new llfet or was carried on Irresistibly spirit he to artistic distinction.;.. upward Any story of human devfop--me- tn Ide-sir- ed j ed nt tl arf H will reveal In operation these basic principles of progress. Slot ns consider one In the realm of spiritual transformation. In jth days of, Christ's personal ministry there lived at Bethany a rlvh lordcalled ylmon. He ly Pharisee, frequently gave splendid banquets . at his palatial home. On these stately occasions, he invited all the neighbors to his feasts. It happened that Jesus of Nsxareth was In Bejthany on the evening of oni of these banquets He attended. But he was not shown fitting courtesy. In fact, he was treated rat, her shabbily. lie was eiven a scat lit 1 the foot of the table. J There we another person who went hall Chat to the banquet Was a woman .who evening--S- he was a sinner.' She was attracted to Simons splendid home because' Jesus was there She had met film before that night. On this forOnsr. ocoaslon, he had been mdved with compassion towards her; and bad In his tender love to snow ' sought her the way to the beauty of pure was so 'living His personality majestic, his spirit 50 gentle, his gracious, teachings so purennd as It bad that he stirred her-sonever been stirred benire: and there was awakened within aver the belief that his life twos She perfect lvlne life; and that to jive ns he Hvfd was the most rleslrabte This faith gripthing In theWorld Soul w Hi . IIS ped moved hcij to It power. quoting compare her broken, faulty IP life. noble Bv this with hie she was moved to genuine repentance. This pure" Oodlf sorrow purred out of her heart eve ry wll and impure desirtri and left In her heart onlv the put , ojd of liolv aspiration Wilh Bowed Head Bo when she learned that Jesus, the gracious one, was going to bo at Simons bampfbt, she. alsoblent to Ufa feast. But when she on ed she did not walk with upli head or haughty Step, feha ent with bowed head and halting a and her heart fluttered with tsar, tihe moved directly to where Jesus and fell with her hands ac sat; htal feet In the manner of a T surrendering to his mnst her big heart broke, an if out lir of progress. Through the Joint operation of these two simple principles loonies what Is called conversion. Conversion means a change of heart or attitude. Now we are prepared to Inquire Into the third fundamental of Our indolent youth whotyhe had become converted or changed from an attitude of indolence to that of studlousness, determined to register St the sclioolhf music. What 4ias this step to do with the basic, principles of progress? Let -- ' triumphs. HnveSled IVom Without. This la a very homely story, and in yet on analysis of It reveals of principles opetatlon the basic factor in the progress. The first youths development was It somewas thing external to him. from something ifevealed to him artistic The master without. reveohol to the tooth the plating b til ty and sublimity of fine musrevelation This impressive ic. awakened In the boy's heart a s master become desire to stirring of the violin. ' we our carried If study no furde- thcr we might conclude that of pro airs i the first principle In fact someone has said, grew. Desire Is the mainspring of SC- - , tion " Hut the aphorism Is only partly true. For hack of dealt Is faith. One desires the things he believes are desirable. It Is faith that la tW moving cause of all action; and the basic 'principlo of all progress. But awakenpd faith in higher posslblllitlea will not, alone result In progress. Suppose this youth, beattar he has been madeof tobecomhove in the desirability ing a great violinist bad said; "I ant convinced that it would bs a splendid thing to master the viobut I think I would just as lin; soon spend my time on the street corner as In the classroom." If he his had reached this conclusion, faith would have liven profilness. fa'th would have been profitless. It is not until faith in the better course becomes so intensified that It makes one regret his . present course that it leads to Improvement. The youths faith resulted in hie transformation, because it made him keenly regret his' wasted months and neglectei opportunifor One s errors ties This regret and mistakes i the essence of repentance, or .the golden spur that goads one onward and upward. Profoundly True. the Henri Beresen, great French philosopher, recognises the importance of this sense of regret as a baslo principle of progress, He says: "livery human action starts from a dissatisfaction." This statement Is profoundly true. There can be no progress without nt. It la action. That Is equally.certaln that one does not act until he senses, the need of r In other words so long acting. as one with perfectly satb&i-- d he what 1. what and what he la doing, he will not Attempt to make a change. 'o matter now much one bellevts in the delrabil--it- y of adopting a new manner of life, if that belief does not completely overcome the Satisfhction le is having in hia present course, and make him regret his presrHT course, he will not change. "o the conclusion is clear that repen-tarw- ? Is the1 second fundamental aelf-cvl- Ire of and e shall nteivo the Holy Uhou,h Ths atuiy leveula the optiuilott of the same. bhshv' pi inciplos of "pjogrcKS 'Jo the nsmmhUd hot on th day of Pent tost leer p Uld the divinft majesty and pwvnf of Jesusr Christ ap lmreu,lei thut vo hia hearers were moved to belh that Jesua Christ was the XI enti&p of of l.ife, and tho conqueror per-fe- et death, that hla life was tsthsfollow divine life; and that him is the supremely important thin. Iiy this soul stirring faith they were prKked i their hearts" and made to know that they had dona a great wrong. Thia deep me of guilt made them anxious find a way of eecape. them When Peter commanded to repent, he did not announce a mere dogma, lie inculcated a great fundamental principle of huuut emancipation and progress. He re quired them to do the one and only thing whUh could deliver them from their sinfulness. They had In their hatefulness absented The esto the death of the sential thinjr they needed was t be turned from theirhutfu)rvess. They needed a change of attitudo and llfp. That change comes onlT repentance. Inthrough ht art felt faith In the despired by genuine better life. the of sirabilityAn Ktemal Pronwi, Hqt why were these believer required to be baptised? When their hearts were changed or converted. from hatred for Christ to bvo for him, by their awakened faith and rrjventAnce, were they not en wtvedT No Salvation eternal procesa. Moreover. It Is a a human affair. divine as well I requires the power of Ood aa well as the strength of man tq a soul from the darkness and eSll. In order for man to obtain the aid of Hod In the eternal el rug- gle with the forces of evil he must union with , come luto conscious . him When th Student in our first awakened In story had his faith th dealrohlltty of musical advance, ment, and his attitude was changed from Indolence to application, by his faith and repentance, he de., . nermlned to .register at college. font Why 7 Because he wanted to inmri-" an alliance or union with th cal forces and agencies that could d hi In him effectively assist - velopment This step was Just as much a basic factor In his pro. as faith and repentance. Just gress aa soon so one becomes converted Idea to the that a certain noble end In life la desirable the very next step Is to form an alliance with those Who can most effec. -lively aid him In the attainment of the end. Now Jesus Christ Is the greatest moral force spiritual and more. He ts In fact world. Ha Is the Savior of the world. That I to say ho ls the divine personage through whom we reevive the light, the grace, the truth and the poorer wo can overcome through which darkness, am and degradation. To win this great victory one must have the aid which comes from a union with him. One form this union by an open positive renunciation of ths sinful life, and by a solemn acceptance of him os his moral and spiritual leader, ,Jlap tism la the ordinance or covenant "by which on formally renounces the evil life- - end definitely unites himself with Christ's moral king, dom, Both of these purposes of bsp. tism are definitely affirmed hy th scriptures. John the- - Baptist preached th "baptism of re pc 11. tance, or the baptism which com. plctes repentance, or signified that tho one baptised turna from evil, as many as , Raul averred that, have been baptised into Chrlet have put on Christ," or accepted him ss their guide and leader.' By registering at College tho Student openly and formally re. nounres his life of intetlnrtual indifferent, and definitely proclaims himself a member of the kingdom of learning; and submits himself to the leadership of his teachers; , By the covenant of baptism th , Christian convert enters the kingdom of spiritual and moral development, and openly Unites him- - " self with the Head Instructor of that kingdom and accepts him as Ilia infallible guide and teacher. The very form Of baptism snv bollzea this transition, from tho ' world of evil and error., to tho of- - spiritual realm asptsAtlon. Th and advancement growth , burial In water represent death - to th old life of transgression! and being lifted unit of th watery grave, represents rising to the new (Please Turn To Page Have ) spondi d J sus DhriJh, , nll-ch- of lied aout, k the dtpth Hiat fiU like rln on ih feit Ur of the .Master Ami In her SoviniS -- icrttutoutmesa, the hnifs of h topk hr h nl. from hi fet treeks lur &ml hipeil tier tear Do you nee thut picture? li la a plotnre of pfrfeot fwomhip. woman Old not worship 'fc HU ern jty life, or hollow nouH he aonihlp-e- d hd 4 colV with a broken trite SpiritTo a cold proud, person, Jt we a diiofuetlnc arenej nd the jlordlymover to dlfdaltlSimon Hr Raid nothlnc dlRjgfUftt, jful orally; but In hi coM h rive led heart, he said: 'This man 'if be were a prophet would have known who and what manner this woman is that toucheth hlnj; for she Is fc sinner." Jesus divined what was In on's heart, and said. "I have some-whto say ,tinto tlise." Master, say, on." I "There was once 4 certain one Itor who had two debtors; the owed five hundred Bence and the other fifty. And Mn thtfy had nothing to pay he frankly forgave both. Tell me therefor which" M them will love him Avost?" "I suppose ho ,to whom 1 gave most." Thou hast rightly judged. Seest thou this woipan. I entered into thy house; thjou gavest me no water for my feet, but ahd hath washed my feet wltlj ler tears ahd wiped them with the hairs of belt heqd. Her sin which are Imany. are forgiven for shd loved muihj the woijian, he Then 4,(ood woman, bo (in peae ihce." saved hath faith , This Noblu Patilte srorv of the Thl stirring tU of a,oul dteclo of the sai Jaic prinoperation lifk of tho progress. Oodly cipled of tho ChrlHi brcaipe to hnr tho pattern of perfect Jiving. Tht lif was ao tranendenlaHy beautiful that Jt moved her fcj bolie'e in ths supreme important a of attaining: tho name hirh standard. This o repcptnc stirred and transformed hrj end converted her soul. no Here U is in place to say verbal portraal of ho )erfect life can stir a soul as this woman was stirred. Only the acjtual flesh and blood, life of the San of Gocji, can HU soul transforming awaken faith. John Burroughs, the naturalist, who was far frpm bins orthodox tn feilgloft, ecoffnised the power of such a lit'o. ' stimulating He sa' s. Tife bl can hake nb, 44AbMolute conception of; thi absolute! must come downsnd incarnate Itself in h thci conditioned, aim cease 'to be absolute, before it I comes 4itht the plane of our knowledge n a Now let u consider a fuller story of moral and epii tual prokreR. On the Pentecostal luj, fuUpwinR the crucifixion of Cl rKt, them was a notable ealheiingj in Jerusalem. To this vast ase,Hiily Peter, the chief of the apostles, preacjhed a fervent sormort very bold and The triumphant resurrection of the Christ tm the conclusive proof A.of hi Messlahahlp jwas the apostle's high theme. At one who had seen the dlorlfied Christ, actually after he had cotjilUr' death, Peter was moved to lay upon his hearers tha ftw1l blame for the crucifixion of the Shn of Ood. HU - at n no-fai- th tht i eoin-pleio- ly 1 I r, de-liv- er , ' v i |