Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-15
AFTER COL. INGERS0LL.
ClsTsymsE llYlts Him 10 Preach In
tho Rear Future
And Give Its Views ne 60 what the
Christian thurch should do
aud Slew.

CHICAGO, Jan. i5.--Thou.ands Of
prayers were said for Col. II. q. inget.
soll little while ago. DR.. John Rusk,
Of tbs Militant church. wishes to know
how sillciclous these prayers may have
been.
To bring the question to actual test
the olergymen have forwarded the fol.
lowing letter TO tho author Of "rho
Mistakes of Mosei:"
"Col. Robert q. fngorsoll, Adrian,
Mich. Dsar Sir-rhe Militant
church, which was organized Tor the
purpose OF betteTing tue condition of
maukinu, regardless Of creed or lsck Of
II, desires TO extend 10 you an invita-
ton to preach for US some Sunday
morning In the near future on the sub.
ect OF your views n TO what the Chris.
tan church should do, ana now.
"The motto Of our none club IL 'Ac
In this world, thcoriEo IN the next
some Of our most earnest workers hold
your Niows, others arc devout Chris.
tians. All work together, however,
think 10 themselves aud no criticism OF
creed n exchanged.
"Wo have n volunteer orchestra OF
twenty-five pieces, a legal commission
Q 5mp0std VI over thirty Of the leading
laws ors Of Chicago, who are each
pledged to try one case week free Of
charge Tor the poor, or 20 take up the
prosecution OF lax city soillcials OF law
breakers.
sour COMMITTEES OF physicians hunt
up tho poor and care Tor tue slck, dele
gates visit the police station aud cure
drunkarda by practical methods. The
health committee OF ladies fight the
saloon by trying to provide Tor the
wofklngman n better club house, not
by luveotiveF.
"Knowing your Interest In honest,
practical work tor humanity, and feel.
ing that the fact that am a Christian
and you arc not should not prevent us
from working together for the uplifting
OF humanity anu leaving Il 10 the In
diyidual helrei to Judge for himself
what 10 true, | earnestly invite you TO
give us the assisiancr u your ability
Tor one Sunday Ia building up n move
ment great enough TO embrace and love
all humanity from the highest 10 the
lowest Very soncirely you're,
"JOHs RUsRo
s.Slnce DR.. Rusk mailed his invita-.
lion many think It IL the fret stage In
this fulfilimsnt OF tho thousands Of
prayers that he might be turned TO the
vocation OF the church.
Speaking OF the matter RuBk said:
~ do not see that tbs Invitation Is at
all astonishing. II may be remem-
bered generally that Col. Ingersoll Mt
one tins visited modern Institutional
ehuIch-Ono OF the many practical
working churches which are doing
grand work Tor humanity today. He
was Interested In what he ehw, sx-
ptessed admiration Of the possibi lities
OF such church actively. In fact he
said that no should like 10 join that
Kind OF a church himself. 30 why Is
II strange 10 think that he may DO
glad 10 speak from the pulpit Of the
Militant chutoh, whose creed 10 the
good Of humanity?
al firmly believe that II there had
been an Institutional church when
lngoreoll was a boy he would have
entered into Its work heart and soul
hud that no would have boon Amer.
loa'a greatest divine Instead Of the
greatest enemy OF organized Chris-
liAniiy. Ae IL IL he has made people
think. The clergy, too, are thinking.
,Ihe church may have Lson cold anu
iieiess. In fact, they make more To-
ldels every year than lngeraoll has
made In his lie time. They nave been
Negligent VI mans temporal needs aud
Wen being, thinking only OF bis spit
liual needs. IngersOll objected II thGI.
Now there Is beginning 60 DO q compe.
lition among the churches to see watch
can DO most for mems bsdies hsIe In
this wOrld,D