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FOUR pttlpit@Keu)s otub BAPTIST. Crawford Avinut Baptist Church* Thomas Walker, pastor. Prearhffig at 11 a. m. and at 0:15 p. m. Sun day school at 3 p. m., W K. Bentley, superintendent. Prayer meeting Wed nesday evening at 8:15 o'clock. Second Baptist Church. O. R. Gilbert, pastor. Preaching, 11:15 a. m., theme, "What Do You Stand For?” 8:30 p. in., the pastor will preach to the unsaved of the congregation and administer the or dlance of baptism. Sunday school 10 a. m. Public cordially Invited to at tend all services. First Baptist Church M. Ashby Jones, D.D., pastor. At 11:15 a in. I>r. Jones' theme will be "The Art of Religion." At 8:30 p. m. he will preach the second of hla erics on ''Why I Am a Baptist,” his tllcme being "A Baptist’s Freedom." Woodlawn Baptist Church Chafee avenue, Just off Walton Way. bunday school at 3:43 a. in., Halph Youngblood, superintendent. Preach ing services at 11 a. m. and at 8:30 p mi , conducted by the pastor. B. Y. p II at 7:30 p. in. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8:3(1 p. rn. The public cordially Invited to all our services, fi. 7. L. Harris, pastor. CHRIBTIAN SCIENCE. First Church of Christ, Bcisnti»t. No. 316 Union Bank Hid*. Service* Sunday morning al 11 o'clock; Wed nesday evening at x:3O o’clock. Bun day school at 13:15. Reading room open dally front 11 to 1 o’clork except Mondays. Tin public la cordially Invited to attend the services and visit the reading room. CATHOLIC •acred Heart Church Corner Greene and MeKlnne streets. Masses begin at 5:30, 8:00, 7:30 and 9:30. In the evening, at 8:30, exer cises of the Novena In honor of tne Kacred Heart. CHRISTIAN. Weet End Christian Church. Services for the week beginning June 14th Preaching ffundav morn ing, aubject, "Christian Growth." lllhle school In the afternoon at three o'clock. Preaching at night at 8. Subject, "The Story of he Life of a Splendid Woman.” Prayer meeting Wednesday night, 8 o’clock. A cor* dial Invitation in extended to all. H. I, Veacb, minister. CJ. W. Bell, Bible school superintendent. First Christian Church Seventh and Greene streets. Howard T free announces: Bible school at 10 ii. in. Preaching at 11:15 n. in.: "Moneyless Philanthropists'' and at 8:30 p. m„ "Finding One's Half.” Meet ing for women Monday at 5 o'clock Mld-weca ervlce Wednesday at 8:30 p. m. Public Invited. EPISCOPAL. Church of the Atonement Telfair and Eleventh etreeta, Hev • ’harles P. Holbrook, rector. June 14th, First Sunday after Trinity. Morning prayer and sermon at 11 a m. Sun day school at 5 p. in. Evening serv ice at Harlem Church of tho Good Shephard The Hill, Archdc icon Johnson, rec tor. Flrat Bunua> after Trinity. Holy Communion at Ba. m Morning prayer and sermon at 11 a. in. Sunday school at 5 p. m. An offertory solo will be aung by Mr. Pelmontco at the 11 o’cloi': service. Thera will be no eve ning service. St. Paul'e Episcopal Church Rev. U. Shot wood Whitney, re- tot. Ftiet Sunday after Trinity, June 14 Holy Communion at 8 a m. Morning prayer and sermon at 11 o'clock. Sun day school at » 45 a. m. Confirmation lecture at 5 p. m. Evening prayer at 6 o'clock Raid Memorial Churoh Services Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Preaching hy Itev. C. M. Ohumbley. Sunday school at 5 o’clock, Mr Irxln Alexander, superintendent. Adult Bible dues at 6:15, Mr Lawton B Evans, lecturer. LUTHERAN. St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church No. 548 Walker street. Rev. J. Ha:ne. pastor. Divine worship at 11:15 a. m. Sunday school at 8:45 a m. Qeotge H. Oercke, superintendent. Everybody welcome Willing Workers at 1:16 Monday evening. Ladles' Mis sionary Society Wednesday afternoon. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Preaching at 11:15 a. m. with the Holy Communion. F. veiling services at Uraultevllle, S. C. Sunday school at 1:45 a. m. Church la located at No 557 Greene street Everybody wrelcome Rev. J. B. Derrick, |>asior, H. C. Lortck, superintendent. methodist. Regular Hervicea St, l.uka M. K t’hurch. Cor St. Luke ■(real and Crawford avenue Rev. J F. Roberta, pastor. Preaching at 11 a. m. and R.l& p m Sunday school at Sto p. in.. J C. Platt, auptWlrtendent. Mid week prayer aarvloe Wednesday evening at 0:15 p. m. You are Invited to all eervlcea. St. John Methockat Church No. lid (Jrerne afreet. Rev R. P. Wigging, pastor. Children's l>ny m •.atrlaea In tho Sunday school at !> 45 a. in. Baptismal aervtcea for children at 11:15 a, m. "The Second Coming of Christ, - ' *lO p. in. Broadway M. E. Church Comer Broad and Mills streets. Rev C. M. Verdel, paatnr. Preaching at 11 o'clock a. m and again at 8. so p. m.. by ths pastor. Sunday school at 1:10 a. m, Wilfred C. Lyeth, super intendent Prayer service Wedneaday evening at 0:10 o'clock. You are In vited to attend all of these services Children’s Day Servioe at Broadway M. E. Church. An latereettng program haa been prepared for the celebration of Chil dren* Dey at Broadway church to morrow The public la cordially In vltad to attend AeSury Methodist Church Sunday school at 0:45 a. m. W. A. Owens, superintendent, Mann Memori al at 10:10, C. R Rheney. superinten dent. Preaching at IT 16 a. in and altp.ni. by the pastor. Preaching at Mann Memorial at 4 So Prayer meeting Wedneaday evening The public cordially Invited to all these •grvlcee. St. James Methodist Church Preaching by the pastor, Rev. W. B Dillard, at 11:16 a in. and at 8:30 |>. in. The church will he decorated with flags of the republic, it. Is Flag Day. Subject for the morning hour, "Good Citizenship." The Brotherhood of Lo comotive engineers will worship at this church at the evening hour. Beau tiful music and recitations have been prepared for thin service. Mr. J. B. Bowden Is chairman of the general committee. The brotherhood and their families will receive a cordial welcome at St. James. An address will he delivered by Hon. T. A. .Wallace, and the pastor will preach a sermon to these brave men who sit behind the "Headlight." The public I* Invited. Tin'*’ electric fans will keep you com fortable. PRESBYTERIAN. Geeane Street Presbyterian Church M. M. MacFerrln, pastor. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Morning service and sermon at 11:15, subject, "As a Man ThlnkcthJ’ At the evening serv ice, 8:30, the pastor will preach the second of the series of sermons on "Glorious Things That We Know.” The subject tonight will be "We Know That All ThlriKH Work Together for Good." A number of fans have been Installed to make the church cooler. Everyone welcome Sibley Presbyterian Church Corner Broad nnd Eve streets. Regu lar services at 11 s. in. and at 7:46 p. m. Sunday school at 4 p. m. Adel phlun Buraea clnss meets on Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Special efforts are being made to have a large at tendanr-e at the Baraca clasß on Sun day morning. If the weather permits, there will lie an open-air service on Sunday night with a sermon on the subject, "David's Lament for Absa lom." Prnyi-r meeting Thursday at 7:45 p. m. All are welcome at our services. COLORED CHURCHES BAPTIST. Tabernacle Baptist Church Rev. ('. T. Walker, D.D., pastor. Regular Sunday services by the pas tor. Frlsnds and visitors are cordial ly Invited to attend the services sot the day. Prayer meeting at 8 a. m. Preaching service at II a. in. Sunday school at 3p. m R. V. P. IT. meet ing at 7 p. m. Prenchlng service at 8 p. ni. St. John Baptist Church West End. Ellis atreet. Rev. H. N. Thomas, pastor. Preaching at 11:30 s. in. and at 8:30 p. m., by the pas tor. It Is our twenty-first anniver sary. All members are aaked to he present and bring their taxation. Harmony Baptist Church Preaching at 11:30 a .in. by the pas tor, Rev. H. A. Johnson. Preaching at 8:15 p. m. by Rev. M. W. Oladden of Trinity C. M. E. church. Sunday school at 3:30, Prof. f\ A. Dryscoll, superintendent- Excellent music rend ered. To all these services you are cordially Invited. Springfield Baptist Church Rev. James M. Nahrlt. pastor. Early prayer meeting at « o’clock. Special Sermon by the pastor at 11 o'clock. Sunday school at 3:30 p. ra. H. Y. I’, U. at 7:15. Bong service at 7:45. At 8 o'clock the Sunday school will cele brate Children's Day with a grand literary program that has been pre pared for thl sspecial occasion The Sunday school will give Its annual pic nic at the River Side Park Tuesday, Juno 16th. Come and bring your friends. Now Hops Baptist Church Rev. M. Urawford, pastor. Lake View, Ellis street. Preaching at 11 a. m. hy Pro. N. "W. Williams Sun day school at 1 o'clock. Preaching at 8:30 p. m. One deacon to be or dained. The public Is Invited. Union Baptist Church Rev. T. H. Dwelle, A M., pastor. Preaching at 11 a. in. by Bishop R. H. Williams At 4 p. in.. Dr. J. M. Na brlt, the pastor of Springfield church, will preach the anniversary sermon nnd at * p. nt.. preaching by the pas tor, at which time the rally will take place. Sunday school at 12:30, L. E. White, superintendent. The public la Invited to all services. Canaan Baptist Church Kollock and Hopkins streets. Preaching morning and night. Also Communion at night. Sunday school at 10 o'clock. There will be a grand concert on Monday night, admission 10c. Club No. 26 will meet on Wed nesday night at 9:15, First avenue. Stater Helen Fllow'a home. Come one, route all. J. 11. Hector, C. C.; Rev. J. M. Way, pastor. Shiloh Baptist Church Rev. W. M Jenkins, D.D.. pastor. Preaching at 11 a. m. and at 3 p. tn. The funeral of Bro. George Thomas will he conducted by the pastor at s p m. Preaching hy the pastor. The public Invited. Hosanna Baptist Churoh Rev. G. W. Collin*, pastor. Preach ing at 11:30 a m and at 1:30 p m. All are cordially Invited to all these services. Gsthasmans Baptist Church Corner Florence and Mill streets, will celebrate Baptist and Oommunlor Hundaj, Juns 14. Preaching at 11 o'clock Baptism at 1 o'clock. Com munion at 3:30 p. m. Rex-. J. H Young, pastor. Central Baptist Church Rev. R. J Johnson, pastor. Early prsver meeting at * s. m. Preaching at It: 16 a- m. and at 1:30 p m. The Sunday school will meet at 3 p. m„ W. C. Jones, superintendent The choir will furnish good music* during the day. All friends Invited. Thankful Baptist Church Rev. L. P Pinckney, P.D.. pastor. Prayer meeting at «a. m Preach ing at 11:30 a. m. and at 8 30 p. nt., by the (wistor. Sunday school at 3:30, L. U Harmon, superintendent. Pray er meeting Tuesday night B Y. P. IT. meeting Thursday night. All are coral tally Invited to all these services Cumming Grove Baptist Church The Hill. Rev. R J. McCann . B.ti ps st <>r Early prayer meeting.at 6:30 o'clock Preaching at 11:30 a. m. by the pastor, Sunday school at 4 p. m„ M. H. Crawford, superintendent; A. B. Blount, assistant Evening serv ices Preaching at 8:30 o’clock: Tues day and Thursday evenings prayer meeting. The second Sunday In June, Ihe 48th anniversary of the Sunday THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA. Isn’t It Time That Richmond County Did Something For City of Augusta ? Augusta pays most of the taxes of the county of Richmond, hut the tax money Is spent outside of the city of Augusta. Augusta is taxed and gets no direct benefit from the tax money. This, 1s taxation without adequate representation. In Fulton county the county gives Atlanta something for Its taxes. In a great many other counties the county funds are equally divided In work done between the city and county. It ought to he done In Richmond coun ty Here is what Athens wants Clarke county to do in this matter: (Athens Herald.) City of Athens Wants Clarks County to Help in Maintaining Streets. At the regular monthly meeting of the city council held last night In the of Clarke county were memorialized to set aside a part of the road funds each year, to he devoted to the work ing and upkeep of the streets of Ath ens which are extensions of the coun ty roads into the city to the county court house It has been found to be the rule that this policy Is followed, and also that the city contains three-fourths of the voters and pays seven-tenths of the taxes; and the further fact was 'dis closed that the city haH only received $3,600 In work done on the streets by the county. Therefore, with these facts before It, council lust night adopted the fol lowing resolution, a copy of which has been mailed the commissioners: "Whereas, every resident of Clarke county is vitally Interested In the de velopment and growth of the city of Athens whether a resident of the city or not; and, "Whereas, the residents of the city of Athens have at all times responded generously and unselfishly to all move ments for the Improvement and wel fare of the county at large; and, "Whereas, the mayor and council of the city of Athens believe It detri ment ill to the future progress of both the city of Athens and the county of Clarke that the people of the county and the people of the city should feel that their Interests are antagonistic, when, us a matter of fact, they are identical, and It Is only through a spirit of friendly cooperation and mu tual helpfulness that the city and county can accomplish the greatest school, but will be celebrated third Hunday evening with a sacred con cert; Wrn. Blount, musical director. To all of the above services, the pub lic most cordially Invited. CONGREGATIONAL First Congregational Church Jackson and Gwinnett streets, John T. ('lemons, pastor. Services Sunday: Preaching at 11' a. m. and at 8 p. m. Sunday school at 4 p. in. You are cordially Invited to come and worship with us. EPISCOPAL. St. Mary’e Episcopal Church No. 915 Telfair street, near Camp bell street, Rev. Samuel A. E. Cole man, vicar. June 14, 1914, First Sun day after Trinity. Services at 7:30 a. m. and at 11 a. m. and 6 p. m. Sun day school nt 12:30 p. m. Wednesday evening service at 7:30 o'clock. All are cordially Invited. METHODIST. Trinity Methodist Church Rev. W. M. Gladden, pastor. Spe cial services at Trinity on account, of the presence of Bishop N. C. Cleaves, D. D.. of Columbia, S. C., who w ill preach at 11:15 a. m. and at 8:30 p. m. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m„ R. John son, superintendent. Special program by the Epwortn League hi 6:30 p. ni. Rev. John T. Clemons will speak and his wife will be among those who will sing. Regular weekly meetings. All are invited to hear Bishop Cleaves. Bethel Methodist Church Rev. A. M. Jordan, pastor. Prayer meeting at 6:30 a. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preaching at 11:30 a. m„ hy the pastor. Children's Day exer cises at 3:30 p. in. Allen League at 7 p. m.; subject, "Employers and Em ploye.!." Preaching at 8:30 p. m. This is children’s Day. All members and friends aer asked to come out and bring their children. PRESBYTERIAN. Christ Presbyterian Church Corner Telfair and Cumming streets, Rev. J. 8. Ellis, pastor. Sunday schooi «» 10 a. 111. Preaching at 11:15 a. m. Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 8 o'clock. A cordial welcome to all. Colored Y. M. C. A. The Colored Y. M C. A. will be addressed thle afternoon nt 5 o'clock hy Colonel Charlie Clark of Bruns wick, Ga., the supreme grand lecturer of the Knights of Pythias of Geor gia. All colored men are Invited to hear this able orator Plenty of Ire water and a full supply of fans. Men | remove their coata during the service* I al will—sometimes our speakers speak In their shirt sleevee. We do what we can to make everyone welcome and comfortable. C. T. Walker, president; Bllas X. Floyd, secretary. "Dewy Dawn Has Been Discovered in Chicago “Early-to-Bed, Early to Rise Wisemen” Appreciate Morning Hours. Chlcsgo.—The "dewy dawn" has been discovered In Chicago and ns result the early hours are employed for swims, golf and riding to an extent not heard of heretofore. The teeming millions have fait they had a reputation to austuln for lata hours and late rising and sunrise has been a figure of epeerh to most of them. The golfere and gwlmmwa *t-tried It. "Barefoot golf," made a great hit. Aleo the early morning "dips" ars be coming so popular that the trade In alarm clocks is running wbove normal. Metropolitan life usually does not make one acqua nted with cock-crow and the morning song of bird* and consequently those »ho have discovered It are making a greet fuse about It. Having once an swered the call of dawn, city dweller* are learning why early home ere popular In the country. Early rs- Ing I* s.> great a fad for thousands that they say It te a necessity, that without an hour in the freah morning air the “ewleh swish" In the r bare feet across ths goT turf or lively riding through th* park or a co’.d plunge, they cannot right by atari th* day. "It I* not merely sport.” said one "early-to-hed and early-to rls# wteeman.” "but constitutes the lo ot Ilf*. At twilight when one Is weaned with the day's work, one cannot enjoy anything an well as in the early hour* when the aun Is Juet about over the horteon, when the air la freah ar.d th* cloud* are *llll showing th* tints of d»wn, Barefoot golf when each swing showers tbs foot with dew-drops, is j good and render the greatest service to the people at large; and, "Whereas, the city Is an integral , part of the county, and Is financially, territorially and commercially a very Important part thereof, more than : three-fourths of the residents of the | county being residents of the city; and, "Whereas, of the total taxes paid by the residents of the county in 1913, amounting approximately to $52,000, the citizens of Athens paid approxi mately $41,000,00, and have contrib uted to the support of the county in past years in the game proportion; and, "Whereas, in spite of that fact, the county authorities have in the past years spent only a small sum of money in the improvement of the city streets out of a very large bond issue and annual expenditure for road work; and "Whereas, the mayor and council are informed that In sister counties having large urban centers the coun ty officials devote each year a large part of the appropriation for road work to the betterment of the munici pal highways; “Therefore, be it resolved by the mayor and council of the city of Ath ens, That it is the conviction of this body that consideration of justice and wise policy demand that in the future the commissioners of Clarke county should more equitably distribute the funds of the county expended for high way mprovement between the city streets and county roads. “Be it further resolved, That the hoard of commissioners of roads and revenues of Clarke county be request ed to provide hereafter at least for the maintenance and improvement of those streets which are continuations of the county highways leading to the county court house, by setting aside each year a definite part of the coun ty approprition for road work for that purpose. "Jte it further resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the board of commissioners of roads and revenues, with the assurance of the mayor and council that they are of fered in no spirit of unfriendly criti cism of the official conduct or the members of that honorable body. "Be it further resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished to the grand jury now in session." incomparably more refreshing then the game In heavy shoes.” Although the sun Is rising at about 4 o'clock, there are straggling throngs of golfers In the parks, waiting their turn to start and by 6:30 the beach Is lined with bathers. Mosul, Turkey, is Home . of Devil Worshipers All Sorts of Severe and Cruel Measures Have Been Taken to Suppress These Folk. Constantinople.—Mosul, a Turkish dependence, is the home of the devil worahippers, commonly known as the Yezidis. All sorts of severe and even cruel measures have been taken to suppress these strange people. The present Vail is taking a new line —a line of conciliation wilh them anc. hopes thereby vo bring them round to Moalemtsin. Most of these people have their homes In the Djebel Stnd- Jar district. Their devil-worship is carried on through the medium of gilt images of the peacock, which typifies the devil. The gorgeously plumed bird Is held as intermediary with his Satanic majesty. The peacock, or “Malek Tans" (peacock king), is re garded as a repentant fallen angel and 1b worshipped us a deity. Acts of the most brutal cuelty have been perpetrated on the Yezidis at dif ferent times. When the Turkish mer cenaries were sent against Ibraliitn Pasha, a few years ago, the cohorts of the constitutional government at tacked Djebel Slndjtir and committed horrible exccses, violating the women and children and suffocating scores of miserable fugitives by lighting bon fires at the mouth of the caves In which they had hidden. So reduced were they that some of them even sought admission Into the Armenian Gregorian church in search of foreign protection. There Is a story told of one com munity having pawned a gorgeous golden peacock to an unbeliever who made away with it. When the Yezi dis got things straight again, they asked for Its return. In reply the unbeliever facetiously observed that they had given him a "Malakn Taus” (peacock angel) and not a peacock king, and that the angel had flown away. The devil worshippers are still looking for the flying angel, but she has not yet returned. Government Order Stops Sale of Alpine Flora Vienna,—A government order prohibit ing th* sale of Alpine flora has Just been Issued In the Tyrol, and the Austrian ralway authorities have come to a simi lar decision forbidding th* selling of Al pine rower* In all th* railway stations of the Empire. It is a great victory for the Austrian Alpine CHib. which has worked several year* to obtain this result. Even up to last summer a big hunch of Alpine flow ers could bs obtained In the Tyrol from little boys and girls for a few pence. •nd this small merchandise did great harm to the f ora of the country. The Swiss and French Alphlne Club*, aided by severs! private aocleiles, have t sen working In the same direction, without so fsr obtaining a general law, though In many Swlea cantons and French departments th* plucking of Al pine flowers has been prohibited for the iast two year*. Be Sure and Attend the Services Today —AT— St, Luke M.E. Church Dr. J. F. R herta. Pastor. •ervicee: 11 a. m. and I p. m. SUNDAY SCHOOL 1:30 F. M Baraca Class-Philathea Glass A Cordial Invitation to All. fi X 111 i■ i o Hid Bible the Most Wonderful Bo&k In the World. BASIS OF CHRISTIAN CHURCH Many Losing Faith In th« Bible as the Word of God—Cauaa of Thia Great “Falling Away"—The Light of Today In Conflict With the Darkness of the Past—Difference Between Faith and Credulity—Basis of Confidence In the Bible —Proofs of Its Inspiration. Proofs That It Is Not Man-Made—A Firm Foundation For Full Assurance. June 7. — The Photo-Drama o f Creation, which Is being exhibited throughout the United States, is awakening new Interest In the Bi ble. Many who have seen the Pho to-Drama have expressed their satisfaction with its beautiful pres entation of the prominent features of Scripture and with Us clear explanation of some points which long have puzzled critical people. Whoever sees It thereby ob tains a grasp upon the Bible as a whole. The public nre certainly grate ful to Pastor Russel), through whose Instrumentality this wonderful work of art Is being exhibited free. Today tbe Pastor’s text was, "Study to abow thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.”—2 Timothy 2:10. We are all sadly aware that not many of the people of God have the full assurance of faith mentioned In the Scriptures, the speaker snid. In-, deed, we must all admit that the great majority are losing, not only their faith, but also the foundation of faith For years the great colleges of Chris tendom have been undermining faith by undermining belief In the Bible While they do not make an attack upon faltb Itself, while they all admit that faith may have Its place as a grand quality of character, and that the Scriptures Instruct for faith, yet they proceed to do the very same kind of work that Robert Ingersoll and Thomas Paine tried to accomplish—to undermine confidence In the Bible ns the Word of God. That confidence Is the very basis of all faltb. After we have lost our confidence, what have we left for a foundation of belief? We have merely what Is called Higher Criticism and Evolution; and this means that after a Uttle process of reasoning along these lines many would conclude that the Bible Is mere ly a collection of choice pieces of an cient Jewish literature, written by men who really knew less than do we. The Pastor then demonstrated that those who reject the Bible as the Word of God have no other foundation for whatever faith they may possess than the guess of this or that man, or of themselves. He pointed out the well known fact that all men are more or less Imperfect In Judgment; aud that If men were to picture God there would be ns many different styles of God as there are different persons. The speaker Illustrated his point by calling attention to the numerous creeds formulated during the Dark Agea and to tbe different kinds of Gods those different creeds baTe pictured. Tho nohlest minds of that time were deceived into worshiping the worsl kind of Images that could be made. He declared that wbjle the heathen nations were ranking their ugly l<Jols out of wood, stone, clay or metal, the nations of Christendom were printing atrocious descriptions of God the like of which could not be moulded out of clay or fashioned out of anything else. He was not finding fault with our fore fathers, but with the real lustlgator of the creedal misrepresentations ot the Almighty. As St. Paul declares. "The god of this world hath blinded the mind? of tJiera that believe not lest the light of tbe glorious Gospel of Christ should shine unto them.” Th# Causa of th* Falling Away. Then the Tastor showed that the eyes of mauy Christians are not wide open for the same reason that St Paul gave the Corinthian Church. The god of this world has fastened tho band ages so tightly that it Is with difficulty thnt any get the eyes of their under •tandlng open. Again, 8t Paul fore tells that In the end of this Age '*roany shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons.” The Pastor declared that we hove come to tbe time when many have denied tbe faith and others are denying it-good people. Intelligent people, ministers of the Gospel in tbe various pulpits, professors, theologians, college presidents—confessing that they have lost tbe basis ot their faith. We nre not to suppose for even a mo ment that these people who are falling away from tbe faith are wicked. On the contrary, they are well-intentioned —mauy of them fine people. But the) have gotten under a delusion. In tbe light of the New Dispensation the de luslons of tbe past nre coming up con stant'y for criticism. Indeed, so greet Is she 1-01111101 between the light of th/ USE HERALD WANT ADS. Gospel nnd lie darkness of the creeds that people see stars." so to speak. and are so astonished that they do not know what to think. Next the Pastor demonstrated that the great difficulty with people who are losing their confidence in tbe Bible as the Word of God is that they are not familiar with Its contents. Many are still holding to the Scriptures in a blind way, hoping against hope thaj they may not lose their faith. They are afraid to reap aud afraid to think, lest they lose the very small amount of faith which they possess. If only such knew it. they never really have had a well established faith. Faith Versus Credulity. The Pastor proceeded to point out the difference between true faith and that which is often misnamed faith, but which la reality is credulity. The faith commended in the Scriptures Is that which relates to things which God has promised. Our he de clared. had too much • confidence In men. They 'wallowed the creeds of the Dark A ; aud the more absurd the proposi! i. the more faith they thought they had. They should have asked, “Where has God declared such things?” He maintains that we should accept by faith only what the Lord has assured us of In His Word. We have made a great mistake as to what faith really is* he thinks. Faltb must have a basis, and that basis must have some Intelligent presentation. To believe in the Bible as tbe Word of God merely because our parents did so Is not faith at all; heathen peoples do Just us well ns that—they believe ns their parents did, without investiga tion. But to have faith In the Bible we must have proof that it Is of God; and to have thnt evidence we must un derstand the Word. The Pastor bolds that most people are so perplexed that they do not know what to believe. And yet. he de clared, at this very’ time when Higher Criticism Is undermining the founda tion of all faith, and when many Intel ligent people are afraid to think along Scriptural lines, Bible students are find lng the Word of God to be the most wonderful Book in all the world. God's Plan for human salvation was never so well understood as just now, In the midst of all the turmoil in the denom Inatlons, In the great institutions of learning and in the world. Proofs That tho Bible Is Inspired. The Pastor then discussed some oi the so-called findings of Higher Criti cism—thnt Moses did not write the Pentateuch, uor Isaiah the greater part of the prophecy which bears Ills name etc. These critics, he declared, nre try lng to prove something by the outside of tbe Bible. Their so-called findings he believes to be a matter of mere guesswork, although, as some of them nre very bright men, they put up a strong argument in some things. They will undertake to prove that Jesus was mistaken when He declared that Isaiah the Prophet said thus and so; that S$ Paul was also mistaken when he quot ed from tho Prophet Isaiah and said. Thus snith tbe Prophet Isaiah; that Daniel did not write the book which bears his name—or if he did, that It was fulfilled before tbe Christian era. notwithstanding Jesus’ assertion to the contrary. The Pastor, like all reasoning Chris tlan people, relies upon the internal evidence of tbe Bible that It is tbs Word of God. That internal evidence cannot be doubted. The Old Testa ment prophecies and the teachings of the Lord and the Apostles so interlock and depend one upon the other that no human being could possibly have thought out the great Plan therein found. All the way from Genesis to Revelation the parts so co-ordinate nnd fit together that one greaL harinonloui. Plan of the Ages is the result. An other strong proof of the Inspiration of the Bible Is furnished In present-day conditions, which were foretold by the Prophets thousands of years ago. Bible Not Man-Made. Then the speaker considered some of the objections to the Bible usually brought forward by infidels. He show ed that It is a weak argument Indeed which credits priests aud knaves with writing the Sacred Book. If Catholics bad made the Bible, they would natur ally have put Into It many things which are not there; for instance, they would have told about the Mass, about Purgatory, hell-fire and eternal tor meDt, of which there Is nothing said; they would also have Intimated thnf we should use beads and Images In worship; they would have had some thing about the immaculate conception of the Virgin, and about St Peter's being tbe first pope, etc. Ii;, on the other hand. Presbyterlnus had written the Bible, they would have pnt In a great deal about Hell, about elect *nd non-elect Infants, etc. Meth odists would have left out all about Election—making one’s calling and election sure, the Very Elect etc.—for they do not know what to do with these texts. Our Cnlvlnlstlc friends would have left out the texts about free grace: for these do not fit with, their Ideas of election. All these de nominations would have inserted some thing in regard to "the trinity;” for they all bold that this doctrine Is the very essence of faith, nlthough It is not mentioned even once in the Bible! The Pastor's conclusion la that clearly the denominations did not make the Bible From Its own standpoint tbe speaker continued, the Bible Is very simple and fully explains Itself. He did not wish to be misunderstood as “poking fun' at the denominations; for be realise* that these dear people mean well, and he loves all who lore the Lord. Bui he believes that the whole world 1* greatly injured by the false eoneep tious of God's character handed down from the Dark Ages, and thnt many people Mre going after sin today who would. If they had a right knowledge READ F**ALD WANT ADS " SUNDAY, JUNE 14. of God, be following after righteous ness. Many men have been led to drinking and all sorts of debauchery and sin merely by reason of not seeing the real God; for If any one see Him, he Is sure to love HUn. Mankind ore so made .that worship Is natural. Notwithstanding the six thousand years of falling, there Is In every man's brain, unless he be an idiot, the quali ty of reverence, which impels him to desire to worship his Creator. But, according to SL Paul's argument In his lettes to tbe Romans, although man was created perfect there came a time In the history of the fallen rgcg when men were unwilling longer”to re tain God In their minds; and then the Almighty gave them over to reprobate minds, to do improper things, and to sink lower and lower In degradation. Then It was that the ‘tdoctrinea of de mons” were inculcated Into the human mind, so ns to keep men iu ignorance, darkness aud superstition. The god of this world blinds the minds of those who believe not-bllnds them by these various false doctrines wlflch once God’s people believed. The Pastor then gave the two views of the Almighty which once obtained In the thoughts of many Christians. One side of our minds, as it were, pic tured God as the great representative of Satanic energy, bent upon destroy ing nearly all the creatures whom He bad brought into the world. The oth er side, somehow, imagined Him as kind, loving and merciful. But we did not know how to balance these two sides. Fortunately for us, however, we got the devilish side subordinated, and thought of God ns loving, and by golns*to Him daily In prayer we tried to forget the devilish part. The whole world has been more or loss In this condition. But, thank God! said the Pastor, we are in the time when the path of the just is shining more and more unto the perfect Day. That Day is now so near that we can almost see its dawn. In a little while the Church of Christ will have been fully gathered—out of every people, nation, kindred and tongue, out of all denominations. Full Assurance of Faith. The Pastor then explained how the consecrated people of God may have full assurance of faith. In His Word God tells us thnt by nature we were children of wrnth even as others; that Christ tasted death for the whole world, and that by and by He will give human life, restitution life, to all who will receive It; but that meantime the cal! is for those who will separate themselves from the world and be “a peculiar people, zealous of good works” —of everything thnt Is God’s will—and ready to lay down their lives In doing that will. Those who know that such Is the teaching of Scripture have a good basis for faith. Those who hare taken the steps of repentance of aim of trusting In the Redeemer for salvation, of consecrating themselves to God, now hove hy faith all those graces of character reckoned to them which the world will actually receive during the thousand years of the Reign of Christ To the consecrated the Fa ther has fulfilled His promise by giv ing them a measure of His Holy Spirit Lest any should misapprehend his meaning, tbe Pastor explained that the Holy Spirit is not now manifested In the same way that It was In the early Church. At that time It was mani fested In a miraculous way—with out ward evidences, such as tongues, mira cles of healing, etc., attesting that those who received these gifts were acceptable to God os members of His Church and had beep begotten of the Holy Spirit. But after the Church had been established, there was no further need of such manifestations. Through out the remainder of the Gospel Age the Holy Spirit has manifested Itself only by the fruits of righteousness meekness, gentleness, patience, broth erly kindness—love. When the mirac ulous gifts ceased, these fruits and graces of tbe Spirit continued. The Pastor concluded with an exhor tation that the people of God see to It that they dally grow in grace and In knowledge, becoming more and more like tbe Lord Jesus In character. Our Lord said thnt every tree Is known by Its fruits. Are we bearing good fruit? be asked. Are we having more and more fellowship with God and with our Lord Jesus? Are we getting Into deeper and broader sympathy with all of the Household of Faith? Are we coming more nnd more Into sympathy with tbe poor world In Us fallen condi tion. and with every good effort to help them up out of such condition? If so. then we have evidence not only that we have believed In the right Book and In tbe true God. but that we are tbe chil dren of God nnd heirs—Joint-heirs with Jesus Christ our Lord. We shall be tested as to our willing ness to suffer with our Lord. This does not mean suffering for wrong-do ing; for St. Peter reminds us that a Christian who suffers as a busybody in other icon's affairs Is not suffering for Christ's sake. Perhaps one-balf of the suffering In the world and In the Chnrcb results from buaybodylng. But tbe people of God nre not to suffer as evil-doers. They may be misrepresent* ed as evil-doers, but such suffering Is not for evil-doing, even if they be so blamed. But “If any mil suffer, let him suffer as a Christian." Tbe speak er reminded Ills hearers that Jesus Himself was accused of being an evil doer. a blnspberoer. an Injurious per son: and so were the Apostles—all their persecutions were on that score. But whnt the Apostle Peter soys Is that If you suffer let It be for something right that you have done. In harmony with your covenant with God. in harmony with God's Word and will. Those who suffer ns Christians shouhl rejoice therein: for tbe Spirit of Gflfi and of glory rests on all such, nnd they may have full assurance of faith. READ WE:IATjn WANT ADS