Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-26

and because the church Of our daar
Lord and Master will have unnn tba
rolls OF its membership MANY j bright
lad. many delightful girl whose mind
has been convinced by the reasonable
NJ. 5 Of Christianity as Won have tanoht
il TO them and whose win bae haan
given to Christ under Tia emotion IN
clear intelligent conviction.
Following Rev. Z. l.. Marsh nav i
;. Stackpole, ID. d.. Of Cambridge
Mss, offered an interesting paper on
The New Evangelism" which was the
sole topic OF the discussion which clos
ga the AFTERNOON session. Among other
things. Or. Stackpole said:
The truth Of the eosneI should VI
r"-Stated; II should suit every genera
lion Give US the old gospel. is the
cry that i right. but the gospel
should have some new and holier truth
q present which has not as vet been
f! discovered. | hope il is 50. Great re-
\ NiNal movements have swept over this
country from time to time. The great
! doctrine Of the sovereignty Of God has
been promulgated ana sinners trem-
bled with fear
Inc conditions in the intellectual
world have changed. The early Meth
I "dists went everywhere preaching the
gospel of salvation. Conversion was
Up. object and the training Of con
vclts an afterthought. The Methodists
\ nave ceased TO make revivals 4 spec
\ lAlty The poorer classes In the cities
Pare left Up the Salvation Army or in
/ dependent missions. They have built
I elegant, comfortable churches where
thc poor do not fecl at home The oId
camumcetings ana revival services are
\ faat disappearing.
It IFS Illuminating to YEA several
/ learned ministers sit ~ silence while
come comparatively ignorant young
western cyclone stirs IT'D the audience
Perhaps somebody rises fnr prayers ur
si@ns blank, ana thc act is immedl-
atcly heraIded as thp salvation of Y
som from sin. Who should Icgd The ra-
Nivals Dut the experienced ministers MI
the church,
Formerly. people Went to church t0
be instructed. NOW they ~ to be cn-
tertained ana many do uut XVI at ail.
T.a preaching uf thc churches in thr
p-.t mas BEEN based upon the written
word III anything Wae Seen I'm the Bi-
blr il was true without controversy.
Hu,y II is different. People Will nYt ac-
cent ~ truth everything that appears
III the Bible. Truth must be proven to
nit very sull We are trying tD bring
men face to face NTH God and th-
BOOK Is 4 great help, but is not sutfi-
cirnt in itself.
The requirements Nj Jhr New Evan
gelism Will ~ comprised NV the essen
tals M true religion. Alultitudes Ate
willing tn profess themselves as lovers
M Goa ana Jesus Christ who do not
belong to the church. "A man should
not ~ called hereto VINO loves Jesus
christ or ~ excluded from commun-
.on. The doctrines 0f the church must
bc simplifird to touch these.
The object Of revivals should be The
improvement NJ character ana conduct
rather than to furnish 4 Way III escape
from sim II the union NJ churches Ky
good for any movement for u time
IL is always good.
Nothing is needed 81 much In Maine
AZ an iconoiastic crusade t0 break up
denominationalism and unite some VI
the small churches. There is grow
ing dissatisfaction with revivals ana
reNivalists. and not without cause
People ~ not 20 forward fur prayers
II readily rs they did. They 40 not
like to be stared att Why should not
the entire membership Of the church
he recruiting agency instead III de-
pending IN the pastor nr reViValist2
Some person or committee ~ to man
Ent a member Of the church ana ask
him II h. will not openly profess His !
lova for Goda
Following Dr. StackpoIp's panar came