The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-02-25

The crusade Of Spokane ministers
against certain forms Of vice in Spo-
kane is denounced by DR.. H. Barber.
an evangelist of Chattanooga, Tenn.
who has had Is years. experience In
slam and rescue work and who has
been aided In q study Of the social
evil and its remedies by his wife. who
was formerly engaged in rescue work
in connection with the Salvation
Army. He says the mass meeting
held Sunday which he attended was
q disgrace to the ministry OF the
gospel. In the following statement.
prepared especially for The Press. he
gives an entirely different plan for
saving the souls Of the women in
question:
Sending Women to Hell.
'Think Of a band Of men represent
ing the Man Of Sorrow who in an
guish wept over Jerusalem's fallen
condition sitting on the platform Of
the Methodist church and with faces
wreathed in smiles. amid applause.
consigning parlor houses, cribs and
inmates to hell and tell me If you
do not believe Christ and His holy
angels wept over such scene.
DR.. walaos's Boast
"Turn and read Peter 1928. where
Peter says of Christ that when he
was rcviled he reviled not again.
when he suffered. threatened not, but
committed himself to him that
this compare it with the self-oOn-
fessed conduct Of the man who claims
the distinction Of being the originator
of the present crusade, who on Sun
day last in a pulpit dedicated to Gods
service boasted with a smiling face
that he had thrashed' an official of
Saginaw. Mich, while pastor In that
city.
Not in Christ's Spirit.
Compare this with the Christ life
also and then tell me whether or not
I am justified in saying that the
whole movement lacks the spirit of
Him WHO said In Zachariah 4:6 in
the last clause. Not by might nor by
power, but by my spirit, saith the
Lord: and in Galations 5:2223 we
learn that the fruit OF the spirit is
love. Joy. peace. longsuffering. gentle
ness. goodness. faith. meekness. tenn
perancs.' and in Romans SO. last
clause. Paul says If any man hath
not the spirit of Christ he Is none OF
his. With these references before us
I would like to ask the Spokane
preachers and their congregations
whether they think their course in
this crusade would be the one Christ
would adopt should he appear upon
the scene today?
81 Am Roller Than Thou"
''How many of the I am holier than
thou of Spokanes churches think
you would cast the first stone were
they commanded to do as were those
men in John S:3-12. And as I view
the situation I can not refrain from
applying Paul's language as found in
Romans 1923. wherein he says,
brethren. my hearts desire and
prayer to God for Israel (the church)
A. that they might be saved. for I
bear them record that they have
seal but not according to knowledge.
for they. being ignorant OF Gods
Righteousness and going about to cs-
tablish their own Righteousness, have
not submitted themselves unto the
righteousness of God
Gods Remedy.
Having diagnosed the case and
presented evidence enough from Gods
holy word to satisfy every honest
heart that the crusade as 1t Is carried
on at present is entirely out of har-
mony with Gods revealed will now
purpose to present the remedy given
by inspiration and pray God that
every heart who reads 1t will respond
with hearty Amen And IL your
pastors continue In their present
course. refusing to exchange carnal
Tor spiritual weapons. then come out
from among them and be not par
takers OF their sin.
DO Pastors Believe ocriptursf
Turn with me to Chronicles 7:14,
and find Gods remedy. We read: If
my people which are called by my
name shall humble themselves and
pray and seek my face and turn from
their wicked ways. then will l hear
from heaven and will forgive their
sin and will heal their land Here
then are the conditions and the rem
edy and call every preacher in Spo-
Kane to the stand and ask them IL
they believe It. Brethren. is 1t true
or not? If not. why do you con-
denim inhdels for disputing It? If
At is true, are not your present meth
y ads In this crusade openly condemned
~ this scripture?
One Prayer In Two Hours.
"Notice how 1t reads. please: IF
my people which are called by my
name (viz, the churoh) shall humble
herself-and II there was ever a
time she needed 1t. 1t was last Sunday
land pray Out of two and half
hours service only one short prayer
was offered and instead Of pleading
with God for our poor fallen women
che request was that success might
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