Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-25

In the way. It ~ no more dihlcnli TO unite tho
different branches Of the church than Il "a Ia
unite tho Mothodlsta nnd tho hapiists upon
hny rcligiouh question. IiweOyor conquer the
world FOR Christ We niu't adopt business
methods end Intelligent plansof work. Take a
town Of twelve hundred people and there you
viii find Mothodlats, naptisls PreAby ioriuns.
hpifeopRlinns and Congrefallunnlisis each do
nomination having q churci-ilvo preachers
aud iiva churches 10 take care Of twelve hun
I died people, babies Included. suppose that a
large life Insurance company should work on
/ the Same method and plant ave agents. with
1 their Offices IN little town Ike theti They
/ might pursue thnt course and do as come pac.
tors do-eut the rate, Many preachers have
cut the rate 10 glory; -hoy propose 70 take a
! follow through 90 Heaven on o much cheaper
ard cAtieF basis than fAcis nulghbos, the pms
ter lfound tho coruor. IN othcs words, n one
pastor stands mp for doctrine ard for discipline
and rieht living IN bis church and thereby pro-
drroa friction end dllauecGon, another paa.or
around tho corner will Say 90 ihs dlanGoclcd
members. n you cannothnyo peace oycrin your
church conia over and Join mluoi I won't bother
you about those little indiaerctions. We either
ought to pool rates or olao appoint a commits
sion that would impose q heavy fine on any
man who cuis tho rates.
10 you think that Tic churches Of to-day
reach the poor"
IN Tho church does not reach the poor, u is
'nogc VIC fault Of The I0or than ihorioh church
mcmbfra. Frequently, She rich feel more
kindly ,owprd csc poor than the poor do toward
tbs rich. This ought 10 be trdo. whether II is
Or not u sAvcry hard matter 10 make fol-
low cut ofH job, und ainost out OF rations FOR
himself and family think very kindly Of the
millionaire who mover knows O. want or a care
In his financial Ne. Business conditions scpa.
rate mon but the church docs not unite them"
DO you think thi,t the eouioit b,tWoon cop.
ital and labor n IN ethical qucston to 10 settled
according to Christian Irinoipica. or is It to DO
relieved according TO the rulu Of supply aud dc.
mandr
As 10 tho great question OF capital and
lnbor. inoticc that the further on tho business
world swings from the ton commandments and
tho Sermon on tho Mount Just ia that proper.
tlon dimeultos multiply and tho breach be- !
tween Capital and Labor widons. can tnka /
the Sermon on tho Mount and solve tli prob. |
lens, social, political and financial. sofah. |
ness is disinicgratlue. Capital 10 moved BY |
aclhshnoss. so rs Labor. There Is no point nt |
which friction can rcnu aud peace reign while |
scllahness Ia tho motive thot produces tho .
labor strike. upon one side. ard that glriscs ON .
The other. nut when the golden rule shall be .
applied 10 both Hdo- OF this question 10 win |
make tho world common brotherhood. and .
tho millionaire aud thn common nhlger irpnds I
indeed. Tho liun and tho lamb Will DO down .
together and little child WIN lead thcm. But .
until something s done fop TIM Hon you bad .
hcttor not turn tho lamb 10 with bin; and, .
really, don't think that tho lomb wants to 80
In OF the present stage OF the game"
"What so your opinion %; Tho effect OF the
Higher Biblical Criticism and new methods OF
ecrlptural hterprdtotloni'
3" / think that advanced Theology Is arcmlt
rather than cause. Alrn nude cFoods 10
begin with. md they viii chango thom at
their convenience, Tho Apostles creed was
formulated whom Christianity meant some
thing Lot me road mauB creed and win .
write Die biography, Croodg are not 10 much
the result OF careful study OF tho Bible az thoy
are the oyprc7liun NJ The lives Of those who
write thou, Primitive Christianity Is salts.
nod with Tho Apostles erned. modern Chris
unni'y must revise it, ofgcdB or quit tho
church.