The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-01


industrial manifestations of this mode of thought.
Social science primitive society always
where strongly communat that the right of the
individual entirely ignored Individualm intermediate
stage social evolution Many factors have contributed
being growing
NIFTY The knowledge became inadequate and the
feeling of common interests and responsibility broke down In Eu
ndvduasm has been dominant for thousand and
All the principal forms of governmental legal industrial
economic have become completely ndvduastc
society however, developed
ton and knowledge through the appliances of electricity
and with these
of Many of the society
be due to lndduasm Modern society with its high
y developed industrial makes possible before
this excessive ndivdual and the time bringing
clear consciousness the need both of check ndduasm and
also Of the development of communal organization which
while the benefits of the old communism, also full
the individual with all the benefits of incentives
development afforded by the ndivduaistc form society
problems society political
economic, and industrial, center right here.
Religion of escaped the influence of this rising
sociological Theology and life both been
deeply affected The doctrine of the kingdom of God as present
modification
life rather preparation for
future world and as including man s social industrial political
and other relations with well as his relations with God
This profound changes
in beoooca Notwithstanding God and Christ sin salvation and
heather Christian Emphasis
religious teaching been transferred from belief and
logical creeds o life and kindly deeds
With this changing emphasis have forms of
gous actviyhe institutional church, the Salvation Army, the
Young Mems Christian Association social settlements homes
excursions for city and countless special
in times of fire. famine, and pesilence
many Christians methods of
changes taking old doctrines little noting the sociological
groundwe which necessang these docna changes and little
approaching great practical religion resulting from this
profound dissatisfaction the forms
OF theological statement.
conceptions pagan religions of beahen peoples and
also of
changes Progressive Christians
these conceptions Of missionary work
The missionary manifesty deepned
value by this modern viewpoint The missionary
to individuals
pagan world but planting life which
the kingdom of Cod
live here and accord with the
making possible only for individuals
communities tribes and formations ncrea
ng approach lofty ideals for both individuals and So
ciety
of Christian work socaled onChrlstan
with the OF the
Church Oaed Christian
almost exclusively engaged IN
had Christ idea Of the kingdom
Christianze society This Christian
task and problem for the Church Christ must
made King our organized communities and thus society
the Church this task of
today whose open to the
facts of modern life
sostic as to become radically onesded ndivduas and
radcam brings equal life and thought In politics
and industry many this and have
result radical have carried the socalstc e
religion, and have religion
with emotion IN branch and
for social reform.
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