m 5S - COLUMNS ! MEDIU1 BY WHICH MINISTERS VOICE THOUGHTS OF BETTER
THINGS
ooseviiis Held by Dr. Avison Worthy Representative of Isaiah, the Prophet Statesmen, and Sage of Sagamore Hill is Called Creator of New Americanism Small Affairs of Life Are of Highest Moment, Says
ether L :-norn ot LhnstlsSeen in World Today, Declares Riv. H. E. Pemberton of Friends' Church War and Pestilence Should Ntf Destroy Faith, Asserts Rev. Mr. Anderson To Give Up' Faith in God
Does Not lessen Mental Perplexities, Is Thought Contributed by Dr. Kantner Faith of Guizot is Cited FyRev. Leland W. Porter.
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(The '3tVsnan presents' today a
itnber .ofisrrmunettes from minls
r or tht O iwl i Salern And
les. that in. ay these concise
ontributloas niay take the place of
fie church ervb.-es now under the
an cauced by' the epiJemie. It Is
eord that tht ministers continue
o reach tin people tbiough these
I'liimos at, Jong as the ban i or,.
a Waiter, several misters were
:ivfted to contribute Uday. Ueie
fter any mtoister may invite him-,
elf. The only condititats are that
he sennontttfi be confined to about
00 -word,, tad that they contain
othing controversial or . of dnom
lationa! doctrine.)
Justice
slon low righteousness and universal
and 1 brotherhood..
MJLXHOOU
Hy
of
IR. It. X, AVISOX, pastor
First Methodist chinch
I will make a man more precious
an fine gold Isaiah 13:12.
Dying, Horace Greeley exclaimed:
Fame la a vapor, popularity an
cident, riches take wings. Those
ho pheer today will curse tomor
w. Only one thing endures char
ter." - ' ' ' '
These weight word remind ua
at life's one task Is the making
f manhood. One tfcing la Indispen-
u to success personal worth.
anhood. Has not Emerson said
at civilization cannot be- measur
. by broad acres, great: factories.
tensive commerce or strong bank:
; institutions, but by the kind ot
n It produces? Arid, In our text
prophet reminds us that In the
slight of God manhood ' Is i the
at commodity that outweifths
1. To the making of . manhood
1 has dedicated the resources of
. universe. ; . v '
'tasured by this f standard our na
j yooms laifeet Call her ' honor
1 od the list Is such as to cause
! jr loyal heart to throb with a
v purpose and patriotism. - In the
jxtoTot the nation's great names
ne has a securer place than,, that
Theodore Roosevelt, the Sage o?
-amore Hill, and the creator of
.. new Americanism with Its pas-
Isaiah,) th prc.phct statesman, has
not had a worthier1 repiesentative in
the annals bt American history, or
one who stood "more consistently for
the -realization of the ideal of th
text. What! he was in himself and
claimed? for jhis own nation be would!
make the common heritage of tbe
race, ts there any wonder that h,
is mourned by all, regardless of ar,e.
rank or nationality. It Is fitting that
at the new-made grave of this friend
of man mho lid stand uncovered the
distinguished representJtives of th
nations5 of the world.
"God give liis men; a time like this
demands
Strong minis, great . hearts, true
faith apd nady hands. .
Men whom the lust of office does not
. kill; I ' ,
Men whom ithe spoils of office can
not; buy; . '(..'
Men who pojgsess Opinions and a will;
Men who hrjjve honor; men who will
, . not lie: - i -! .
Men who can Eland before' a demo
gogue I'-'v-' '..;-J-.
And scorn his treacherous flatteries
without winking. V
Tall men, isun. crowned, who liv
above the fog
In public duty and in private thlnk-
; - lag." - : ; :
(By REV.,'j.,R. BUCK, pastor of
St. Joseph' Catholic church.)
"Diligenttbus Denni omnia cooper
antur in.bpnum"
(To them that lovNGod. all things
principle that men are more power
fully and permanently ! affected by
truths (which they have made their
own through meditation and reflect
ion, than by words however strong
and powerful, coming from the lips
of another. Hence the present tiin
rort iratuet than brilliancy of sue
cess which must reasonably claim je-
specf. : ' v I
A soon as we recognize that this
present life is but a preparation for
eteriijityt and that our eternal des-
tiniei depend neither on the cut and
is anspjcio'usjror practicing such med- quality of clothes, nor the complexion
itationj i and Ifeatures. nor on outward add
. . . u.
What is the world or woridliness?
It is as Newman says, "a bad imita
tion of polished ungodliness." and
we have, but to read with attention
and reflection' to almdst any "society
novel of the better sort to see, drawn
to the jlife. the struggle for wealth,
or for title and place, or for admis
sion l&to the favored circles of . a
class one imagines to be above his
own. t6 say nothing of the free rein
given to the baser passions, held in
check jy no--other motive than that
of rea of being found out and dis
graced, . '
Worldliness may be described as
habit of measuring and ap; eciat
ing things as they appeal to our
senses and our passions ;un worldli
ness is the habit of viewing things
as thejr are in God's sight, so far as
the truths, which we know by rea
son a td revelation, enable us to do'
so. Npw by reflection In the light of
God's jrev.elation we learn that many
thingsiwhich are commonly esteemed
great-4-great ' wealth,, learning, titles
and distinctions, are in His-eyes of no
acount whatever, only in so far as
they a're used In His service and ac
cording to HI will. While on the
other hand very small things. If done
worit ipgeiqer xor gooa. Kom. a: will, are of the highest value.
The i story is told of a good old
Frenchi priest, who, when dying was
attended by a broker priest about
to enter the pulpit for the usual ser
mon: . jThe' brother priest asking
the dying, tnan to suggest a subject
for the dicoutse, immediately the
old priest replied, Mon Pere,. tonne
contre le monde." "Father, thunder
against the) world." . ,
The advice was good, yet thunder
ing against the world may not af
ways be the best means for effecting
the desired result. .It 13 a found
The-: struggle for a truly democrat
ic . woild today, bears silent witness
to the? growing conviction that a man
oughtf to be Judged by what he Is.
and not by the rank be holds; and
though there are and always will be
large -numbers or parasitic persons
who a;re ever ready to attach hem-
selvesi to the biggest man , within
reach according to their various con
ceptions of bigness, sensible men are
disposed to recognize even apart
nm oeciflrallv religious considera-tlons-rthat
it is earnestness of.ef-
visible success, whether military, so
cial br political, nor on Intellectual
abilities. -but simply and solely on
the Will (aided, of course by God's
grac). It becomes evident thai, the
apparently small affairs of life are
indeed of the highest moment. For
by exercising the will about these,
it becomes gradually trained to .a
readiness for more conspicuous he
roic factions in case an- occasion for
thei$ should present itself.
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yi I MY ltlMrTHKK'S KK.KPF.K
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pineal nistonan, and his buoMs are
landmarks in the annals of research
and thought, rar from beifgf a
dreamer of the closet, he wajsjfor
years a prjminet French stateittan.
greater the wonder that onen
coma nave rompassea so mucn
lectures on civilization helped
form a school of thinkers, thn orig
inal research and thought which! he
outlined at the Sorbonne baVe be
come the current coin of knowledge
and refletion.
Wen Guizot died. It was tound that
he had Wt in his will a statement "f
his beliefs on religious matters jwhich
might be called his personal jciieed.
In our days of perplexity, thiaistjate
ment of a man of the prominence
Guizot attained, becomes of profound
J Significance. His will said inj part:
I have inquired; 1 have couuiiea:
I have believed in the sufficiency of
the human mind 'o resolve the pro
blems presentd lo it. by the universe
and man, and in the power of human
will govern man's life In accofdfmfe
with its law and moral purpos. ' Af
ter having lived, doubted and reflect
ed long. I have remained .anil 'still
remain convinced - that neither) the
universe nor man suffice eithei? tt ex
plain or to govern themselves inat
urally by the mere force of fixed
lawt to which they are subjeftj., and
of human wills that are brought In
to nlav. : . I
"Still firmly attached to the rea
son and liberty, which 1 have! re-
reived Irom God. and which are my
(nyfiREV. 11. VL TEMBERTON, pas
tor ipf South Salem Friends' Church)
jj Text Genesis 4:9. Cain was
the Ifirst fruit of the race after the
falllbecause of sin. The same sin
ful Inatiire has 'r been manifest ever
sine. Jude refers to this in the
11th verse of his epistle. Also 1:
Johi '3:12; -. This man Cain gave
out f just what he had on harad. Oth
ers iflo the same. He preached a gos
pel (of selfishness, murder, greed and
materialistic egoism, and from that
dayjjuntil now much of man's doings
havjr fallen in the above class. Think
of boor sinful men building a tower
and have the well soring- of life
through Jesu Christ bubbling Mip
within your sould eternally. May
your life be better than your father's
and may the prophets lead you home
to God!
v u'dk noi niouriiiniiy inio me
jpast, it comes not back again, wisely
liprove the present, that -is .thine.
;o rortli to meet the shadowy, fu
ture without fear and with a manly
heart."
to heaven and'God. '(It 'was never
finished) This was to have' been a honor and right in this world, Si have
pavjpu Birm w uoa, some oiuer wy
thaii God's way. to gratify self in-
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terest. so there Is ever in the car
nal! man an: attempt to justify self
and blame another for , all of one's
troubles. The principle Is working
ontIn personal feud.' national con
flicts and even in a world war. This
lonjj: black list" has no end. ".Tnd
wh4in a call to duty; comes from God
an humanity, hear the answtr, am
1 afl keeper? . My brother's? How
.welpttempt to avoid responsibility.
It. How. grateful all men should
be jUiat in the fulness of time an
other son was: born who was Jesus
thei? Christ. . Angels 'announced his
birth. The very poor and the? very
wisie were the.first to welcome him.
All j difference of class and nation
and' tongue is taken away where He.
thej Christ, is worshipped. At 12
years He was disputing in the teni
plejjjwith the d?ctors. And when 'a
man of.30-began his life work, the.
lik ot which was never known, was
baptized of John., made wine of wa
ter drives money r hangers from the
temple, teaching as he goes; he heals
the! sick; one of fever, another of
lepfrosy. The blind, the dumb, tie
imjotent. the J-moniae and all sick
weie matte well, even to the wither
ed Jjhand. He paused in His sertnon
to feed multitudes. He calls chil
dren and blesses them. Then after
all this He was betraved "and led
awijr to be crucified, giving his life
for the gin of the. world. Hut the
gnijve could not hold him. rHe as
celled npon hSgh. he led captivity
cftiiitive. and gav gifts to men." &u in
Chjiist all may tt restored.
ijjll. Is Cbrit at work at present?
Ye; ' He saw the need and came to
thflj task He heard the rr' of th
world and said. "Come unto ne for
resit." First, rest of soul to the in
divjidnal through faith in hlm.'Any
por soul may find rest here. What
a-ist f those who have obtainel
soiritual rest. Does this include you?
Yotu can't run away frop your need.
You can meet "t. Second, in acts
ofmeTt;y I see Christ at work: Asv
lujiis for all weak: The stron an-
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returned to feel myself a chld; nn
,ipr th hand ofGod. sincertlx re
signed, to my large share of! weak
A iennrance. 1 lelieve In God
and adore Him. 1 recognize I him
present and at work; no.t only In the
fixed syptem of the universe aind the
Inner life of the soul, but alsoj ii the
history or human society, specially
In the Old and New Testaments
monuments of revelation andjdjTlne
action by the mediation and sacrifice
of our Savior. Jesus" Christ, fot- the
salvation of the human race.r
.This remarkable document, then
eoes on to state that the writer dies
in the bosom of the Reformed (hris-
tian church of France in which ne
Mia nm and in which he had; "al-
wava exercised that liberty of con
science which she allows. to Ml her
adherents in their relation With God,-
iml which the invoked for her own
So died one of the great fn of
France, leaving this statement of hi
beliefs to his family for its .Inheri
tance. Such an impressive statement
from one of the ereatest scholars of
the world at the close of his Jife be-
f-nn.es mf e-reat interest to all I who
are endeavoring to discover! where
thev stand in the matter of the li own
creeds, to ascertain truth, and; to live
in Its light. This man believed he"
had found the secret of life in the
simple faith which he received in
his childhood home and which he re
tained through his long, useful and
busy life.--From the elieorial fcatge of
the MinneaDolis (Minn.) Daifo- your
nal.
IIIKPAHKIXBSS
ll.WK FAITH IX GOI
a ai o cm us t x. - va o w ras
thy strength be." . r
The deujanJi cf no day can I"9
greater than the Arensth God gives
us to meet Jthat tipy. He will crown
the year with 11 goodness In our
personal eiperienjce if we but bold
ourselves lose to Hint in a faith
that does not fail in the' hour of teM.
So when sorrow conies, when diffi
culties meet us; when the Ixirdens
are heavy find when duty, sounds its
trumpet e4H, let u remember Hi
; precious promise and trust His word
-, lwho says t- "I vtill never leave nor
V. C. KANTXKU. pastor j forsake the. It is the loving heav
enly Katner who peaxs tnus casi
thy burden; on the Ixrd and he shall
sustain thfje." Hare faith in God.
(Hy DR.
of First Cqngregational church. 1
These are the days when men's
faith in God is keenly tested. The
varied world and individual exper-
ences of recent years, accented by
the pestilence that is still limiting
the world, have together served to
shake not only that precious trust
of many men in the Heavenly Fath
er's continuing love and care, which
is a glorious source of comfort to
the pious, but in the minds of- a f-w.
even the belief in the existence of a
divine being who has any interest in
man. has been trembling in the bal
ances. And yet how infinitely poor
er, would such a loss of faith leave
the world. For among the greatest
treasures of the human soul there
Is none of greater value to hfan In
the deeper experiences that come in
some form or other to each of us.
than an abiding faith in God.
To give np faith in God does not
lessen our mental perplexities, does
tot solve any moral problems, does
not' alleviate the burden of our sor
row, does not make life's conflicts
one bit the easier and in no way pre
pares us to meet life's responsibili
ties, or eternity's possibilities.
1 Loss of faith in God Is equiva
lent to spiritual bankruptcy. The
Individual may flatter himself wtth
the thought tthat he has gained a
ereat freedom by. casting away his
faith, but he has. Instead, really be
come a spiritual pauper.
As the New Year stretches out be
fore us how appropriately comes the
Master's message to us, "Have faith
In God." .'.'
If this year 13 to mean much for
us we must meet its days , with a
mighty faith in an. Almighty God.'
BE PRETTY! TURN
GRAY HAIR DARK
Try
Grandmother's old Favorite
Iteclpe of Sac Tea and ;
. " Swlpbur. . -" .
Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings bacK the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streak- .
ed or greyj. ' Yeas ago the only way
to get this' mixture was to make it at'
home, wbjcix is mnssy and . trouble
some. ,' Nqwaday. by asking at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound," you will get a
large bottle of this famous old rec
ipe, improved by the addition of oth
er Ingredients, at a small cost. , ,
Don't stay grey! Try it! No one
can possibly tell that youjlarkened
your hair as it does' it so'naturally'
and evenly. You dampen a sponge or
soft brush with it and draw this
through ybur hair, taking one small
strand at! a time; by morning the .
grey halrj disappears, and after an
other application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully dark, glossy and
attractive! .
Wyeth'i Sage and Sulphur Com
K)und Is a. delightful toilet requisite
for those iwho desire dark hair and a
youthful Srpnearanc,e. It Is not in
tended fjr the cure, mitigation or
prevention of disease. -
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the
ip i se it In the coming toi
: leaders of creat nations
gfg tian people of America re called 'tp-
on today to pray to.thlf end. Tve
coifli-t is between Cain and Christ.
L4t us ray "Thy kingdom twuie."
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(Contributed by UFA'. LEI AND
PORTER, pastor of the First
I Francois Pierre GuiUaume Guizot
wjis of foremost rank as a philoso-
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X suffered for three years.
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treatment, lie applied a paste
for four days and then a simple
ointment. In just eleven, days
after the first treatment th
cancer fell out. The place soon
healed and is now. sound and
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(Hy Rev. TIIOAIAS ANDERSON
pastor of "the First Presbyterian
church.) ,
Text Zacharlah 1 : 5
fathers, where are they? And
prophets, do they live forevfcrl
It is very kind of The SUtpsman
totermit us preachers to speak, to
our congregation! through JJ)e me
diums of its columns. It becomes
necessary.' however, to limit jus to
a ttn nt 2Aft wnnl.4 or the nanfr mieht
to .plan for not be able to contain all we! have t
say. Come to think of it. life Is lim
itedonly a little while toj do out
work, and say our say, and then pass
on! . ! i
"Just as ot bid, the seasons come
and go
Spring, with its flowers. And win
ler with its snow r
Hut. oh, bow we chause
come on aiewl
The heart grows strange,
was kind and true;
' And dear friends part wh3e
pass away,
Hut time rolls along tod
of old!"
With the nankin f of recent
some good has been arcoaiilishod
but the loss of many precious li we?
in war -and -pestilence has addened
this old world ot ours. "Then. too.
many opportunities for bitortous
righteousness have Men neglected,
and a vaioclorious conceit has un
fitted us for the" fruitage f i1a?t ins
peace. Many are saying hat "
are a" un prepared for pa :e as wc
rere for war." and it is tre -Once
with a few fellow students tti college
we were, fightinz the ladles of
life toeether. we adopted thin tlo
ran: "Kxpect nothinc. and yu will
not be disappointed." T( jus it
meant be prepared for any hjng and
you will never ! surprised;: j
Now, no man knows wH.it' a day
may brlns forth, but we all knw
that "sufficient untf the iiy is the
evil thereof." Wc also krtow that
tb onlv way to l" i-le to fefist evil
successfully is to be fortified in
cod: The tree that is H rooted
erounded, having a heiH of in-
tcrity and a oly of- prigttiness
never ' -fear the ptorm
strength rather glories in
El- "
i Such a tre- of richlwou
Theodore Roo5ev-lt in lb
our American life. lie w
i l.r leld and a nropbet
never feared to i-:id the wa. c:,M'
rent hlin and may hi message pod
n.1 me be never forgotten.
wav to overcome weann''
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