Show I First i Unitarian t i T The Tue Hov fl n ny Eddy I I The services of the tine First Unitarian I society at Uni hail ha were ended attended hal b by i a large tot larse Unity rendered a musIcal Program of oC rare a. a Including two anthem and a solo Holo b by y Mr MrA Mrs Bel Spiers Browning A christening service l' l was meld held after tho the sermon seimo and j a number of helt a new mem mem- hers lerR publicly welcomed Into the soci e t y ThO pulpit was as tastefully decorated with wih rr cut cul floers ower and potted poled plants Tho Thio nil of or the thc pastor pastol tine tho Rev RC Frank l Fay Edd Eddy was Tho Tim Truth In n ChrIst Mr Ir Edd Eddy said that as he lie looked at the tine theme tho ho truth that was In iii Jesus was abi less Immeasurably than the truth that lint was sas In Iii Christ Jesus was a man wo we embrace under tho thu term Christ Christ ai an Ideal as us boundless as tine the aspirations of oC tho ho Christian world Founder of oC True Trite Religion loD In speaking of oC the tine man Jesus he lie said salt Jesus Is one of the spiritual heroes of or the thc race perhaps tho tine great grett- est eat Renan was was was' right when ho lie de Ile- de- de dared that Jesus founded true religion as Socrates C founded true philosophy and Aristotle Aristote true truo s science lenee B But t he inc h did not Invent religion Or r ev even n discover cr any amy timing thing thinG now new Ho lie simplified It H put its tr IH Ia pU is hI direct and Impressive statements state stute- ments then theu lu in I lived this tints faith in Us Its Is beautiful simplicity and died l for Cor It I. I Because of or Uio the unique greatness of this man mani Jesus as an exponent and annd exemplar ex ex- o of the tine truth that thai is in Christ let let us take him as a guide gule In searchInG searchIng search search- term ing InG C for fr l tho deeper leeper meaning of or tine the 21 Mr Mn 1 Eddy took a separate text for each cacti of ot tine the thc two main divisions of his sermon First he Inc quoted Jesus Jestis as saInG sayIng sayIng say say- Ing InG I and my Father arc are one Tills This he ho said asserts tho tine Immanence of or tho tine divine divIno In tine the human There arc aro those who wIno dislike tho tino phrase God In man yet et it permits of constructions that might appeal to tine the most practical All Al tine the greatness of or life is founded upon our comprehension lol of certain universal ethical ethnical and naomi moral morl principles such as fidelity to 10 truth love lo and as as- as To o realize a sense o of uni unity with wih these great human Impulses Islo Isto Is la lato to lo make the divine dl Immanent in our humanity To 10 comprehend In this that there is Js one great reat Inclusive soul over soul o or 01 life which is Js God this Is the thc supreme act of or faith Tine The greatness of oC tine the gospel gospel gos gos- pel of Jesus came from Crom Just this absolute absolute absolute lute sense of oC uni unity which led him to say 1 I and m my Father arc are one After illustrating illustrating- and amplifying this tills mum main thought Mr Edd Eddy in jn the thc concludIng concluding con con- eluding portion porton of oC lii his discourse made tho the following application nC Tho Tino noblest resurrection tho thought gh Is I s based upon this thus human capacity of ours to respond d to the thc call cal of oC Gods God's truth In fn the universe We c ma may give gho a nobler moaning to tho words of or Paul Paulhan than han ho lie C dreamed of oC when heS ho he S says S 'S As in 1 In Atam Adam nil all die lIc so 80 In fl Christall Christ aU all 11 small shall b bo o alive Ae WC we live hivo liven in fn n tine the null for rOl ci flesh t we e have ha lve only uly a n. n d dull U. U tc IL Ill Ill- ItI tic 0 lo above tU the flit but rr d from rom iten JI in only onI b or of of our v Truly In hi A Adam am wo we wo arc uro dead tad In hi 8 aUth ch living But Dut when we respond t to tul t teatS IcU Of truth seeking of oC loving service timid mid know the Joy righteousness righteousness then w we are arc alve alive alvo alive in Christ Christ The Tho ho sense of being beinG spiritually alive alvo o of being belul a. a q participant with God in working out his mis wide sweeping plans this thins is J the tine proof of immortality Indeed in indeed indeed In- In deed It is experimental Immortal immortality I in itself Because each o of us feels eels himself himself himself him him- self u a living force a t little lite providence In his lila own right he Inc as assumes as- as immortality as his natural heri ta tage ago This is Ii tine the great reat spiritual fact behind all al our our- resurrection tol legends lo cr of oC Adaptation Humanity exhibits a wonderful power of oC adaptation and resurrection amid annid earthly associations e AV rise rite new born from froni sorrows sorrow's nl night ht and disappointments disappointment's disappoint disappoint- meats ment's winter Marvelously Man in time the right environment souls flower into greatness If I we wo can cant thus adapt ourselves ourselves our our- selves in various allous shifting scenes we feel that in iii a future life we will wl as naturally pil play pliny tIne the part purl of living J crea crea- lures tures Vh Winy Why nut not Xo co soul can come conne core into a u vitalizing sense of unity with God and his truth without developing this tinis like god In Instinct inn inn- lc for or Immortality A Aside from this we c have havo no proof of Immortality or are arc likely I to have J A As ts for m myself I do not entertain tine the slightest l belief beleC in time the lle totI bodily resurrection thorn tion lon of uC Jesus Jeus on the tine third day I have no ho 10 dc desire lre for Cor or an any such uch proof proof which would contradict tine the general scheme of ur things Linings in 11 an ann al otherwise c law law- abiding cr universe e As s for Cor the tine incident we c have o Im only onh th time the evidence of or secondhand second second- hand witnesses with wil their conflicting stories Suppose it were sere true mind and 1111 men mien and amid women omel really believed the tine legend shrouded under their mu music lc and amid ald ritual Then explain the time ascension for COl In inn inn- il- il stance When Jesus went upward whither was he lie bound On what whal planet Is Is heaven situated and how would a living physical body traverse the tIne cold coli and atmospheric voids It I Is Js fill all al ab ab- ab surd Tine Tho story tory belongs to u IL I time when men still believed the tho sky was wag the tho the floor of heaven and ani that In angels ls descended ali anti and ascended on golden en stairs through h sonic somo sort lort of trap train Ill u UK ht ibm lorD of If Harmony 0 No tho tine r resurrection thought Is born bom out of that thal r harmony which tine the heart and wind minimal of humanity ty ma may many attain with wih tine the soul over SOUI O 11 as wo we arc spiritually alive alve we wear our Immortality Immor Immor- U us as u a garment 1 It H Is ours OUIS by right of nature |