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'^We believe in being honest, true, chaste, 

 benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; 

 indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition 

 of Paul, 'We beheve all things, w^e hope all things. 

 we have endured many things, and hope to be 

 able to endure all things. If there is anything 

 virtuous, lovely, or of good report, or praise- 

 worthy, we seek after these things.'" 



I think it will be hard for any Christian sect to 

 find fault with this declaration. I think it will be 

 hard to find any Christian sect that more nearly 

 lives up to its creed and puts its faith into works. 

 It has justified itself. It is one of the great 

 Churches of the world today; and, reassured by 

 results, by character, thrift, home building, good 

 citizenship, education, charity, or any of the stand- 

 ards of human life, it deserves the great place it 

 has won for itself. 



A word as to its church government. I have 

 spoken of it as a combination of the Roman 

 Hierarchy and the Standard Oil. On the church 

 side, it has perfected an organization that is 

 unequaled. The Church is parceled into 



