Sermon by the Dean of Canterbury atoking as hig text seven word:
'e.are the salt of the earth' which, he held, gave clearly Christ's conception of' the church of. life, Ca Phe Dean of Canterbury' (De. Hew tt Johnson) gave an interesting and inspiring address at Sunday morning's service at the Cathedral.
In the early days, said Dear Johnson, the Church had been conceived as a ship, a place of security those pursued, a ship which could sail the troubled seas. calmly; and this was well for the early Church, composed as it was mainly of poor: for and oppressed people.
But now it was necessary for the Church both to pay attention to the affairs of the world, extracting as much as possible from life and. yet outlook towards spiritual things. Keeping the upward and" outward "The salt of the earth" said the Dean, were those who, while keeping their thoughts and aims with the Church, yet devote, their lives to the Letterment of the material life of the people. Such, the Dean Pointed out, were the missionaries who devote their whole lives to the muse they championed. They work-among people, taught them to extract the best of this life, and Yet inspired th. upward'" and Outward" look, The Dean spoke with enthusiasm of the en-moors who are devoting their ives to the building of roads and the opening up of the country, and to those also' who bring valuable Knowledge by their studies of the stars and heavens and save many lives by. their untiring service in ascertaining the movements of tide and wind, The Dean quoted men and women workers for the Church whom he Tad met on his present visit to China. Those he said were "me they were the salt of the earth, those who devoted. their lives to God's, service but yet realised that the lives to be lived on this earth demanded equal attention with the spiritual looking forward on which religion is based.
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