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...keynote of these verses, Bishop Vincent said, is "God our Saviour," just as the keynote-the theme of themes of the Book of books is Salvation. Salvation is a state of perfect moral health, and of perfect adjustment to the spiritual world of which we are a part. Just as a child need not understand the complexity of electricity in order to turn on a light by merely moving a switch, so we need not know the philosophy of salvation to be saved. Salvation is possible and effective (through Christ); it is a reality...
...next lecture will be devoted to the consideration of this reform, its moral significance, and its intellectual influence, in so far as they expressed themselves in the writings of Tourgenev, Dostoyevsky, and Leo Tolstoy...
Paul showed that the retirement was but a step to something beyond. He sought discipline and intellectual power, but these acquirements were to culminate in moral insight. Thus also it is the mission of the rising generation to fit itself, in college, to preach to the world a new message of peace...
True conservatism, however, in just proportion, makes memory possible; preserves faithfulness, and with reverend hand upholds to us noble examples of the heroes and the saints who are gone. It stores up for succeeding generations the knowledge and the moral worth of the past. Thus also wise radicalism is a power for good because it is truly progressive, creative, affirmative...
...McPherson spoke of man's need of faith for the development of every side of his character; physical, mental and moral. As faith in the doctor's care is indispensable to the patient's easy recovery; as faith is the very soul of all intellectual and artistic powers, thus also, unless the whole universe is a mockery, man must feel that it inspires him with faith in the divine love which created all things...