And like others who are interested in the promotion of intangibles, the preacher of the Gospel must be keen to ascertain the best and most effective ways by which to uphold his Lord and His kingdom. While there are no basic differences between the people who reside in our urban areas, and those whose homes are in the suburban sections, yet experience has taught us that we would do well to become careful students of both urban and suburban problems, and seek the most satisfactory methods of Gospel proclamation for each type of situation.
People living in our cities do have some special problems.
For one thing, I believe that while we are spending more for homes than in any other time in our history as a nation, we actually spend less time in those homes than our forefathers spent in theirs. We are living in such a time that we have no time to live. In turn, we become frustrated because we cannot get done all that we desire to do. As a result, very few people living in our cities have the time to attend to spiritual things. If a person can move one foot before the other one, he joins more clubs and committees and drives than he can remember-all on the theory that it must be done for civic betterment.