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Show William Thurston Brown The Need of of c. Knowing Religion as a Means the Real Value of Things I born and for this cause am 1908-1910 To this end was world, that I should bear witness unto the truth I come [cf. John into the 18: 3 7]. Seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all Jesus. things shall be added unto you [Matthew 6:33]. these I - AM GOING of means talk to knowing to you about the need of religion as a the real value of things. And let me say here that this is exactly what the true minister of religion nothing else. This is the only thing that can excuse a man for being a minister, the only thing that makes a man a minister, the only thing that makes it worth while to have churches or preachers or Sunday services. If you will think about it, you will see that slowly but surely the minister has been driven out of every other place or right is for - this and filled in the community, and the only that is left him that makes it right for him to accept occupation he has thing ever the support of his fellow men is his ability to show men and women the real value of things of their life and all that - goes with it. his deeds or And if he by service that can For there is no both - can do that he is - doing be done in this world and by the or his words highest or by and best any other world. have that is knowledge compared with the knowledge of real values. Without With that that knowledge, life is a failure for anyone. can ever no life and applied, knowledge received, accepted to men women can be 211 |
