The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-15
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since the Rockefeller controversy. He
talks with extreme reluctance and
weighs the effect of each word care
fully before expressing his ideas.
At Central Church
Central church was crowded Sun
day morning to hear this celebrated
preacher, who occupies, rather more
than anybody else, the position of
head of the Congregational church
Of the United States. There were a
good many of the delegates to the
United Brethren conference in the
audience Part of DR.. Gladden's ser
mon was directed squarely against
the Rockefeller faction. but no names
were mentioned. DR.. GLADDEN. said in
part;
There is need of a pillow in religious
husbandry. We need to break up the
crust of custom. and keep ourselves ]
ready to receive the rain of new ideas. /
We must keep our old words and
phrases plastic to meet the demands
of the times. The constitution of the
United States is supposedly unchange-
able, and yet the demand of the times
has given rise to new interpretations
so that The meaning of that document
is quite different from what it was
when It was written. Every living in
stitutiOn must have ways of getting its
life renewed.
There is a general awakening
nowadays in regard to this intense /
strife for gain which is going on about
us this constantly acCeIerating pace
which puts mammon on a throne far
above all other things. The immense |
expenditure of money for Injuries the
astounding revelations concerning the
political and financial world have
caused people to realize the need for
social revival. Anyone who reads the
articles by Stefins, Miss Tarbell, Law
son or Russell must understand the
need of the hour. Let no one put
these articles by as sensational jour
nalism. If these articles were not
true in the main, the persons who
write them would not be long out of
prison The people and things about
which they are written are powerful
enough to send the writer of ISLANDERS
behind the bars. These articles are
substantially true, and every citizen
knows they are true.
men of the kind described in these
articles are utterly destitute of any re
spect for the law; they have no faith
in God Of righteousness; they have
WorshiDped mammOn so long that
they fear nothing in the commission
of colossal rObberies. I know that
some Of these people have a reputation
FOR piety. They make much parade
Of sharing with God the plunder
which they have extorted from their
IelOWmen. These men believe that
mammon is the only supreme being.
Does any man believe in God who
buys legislation and courts of Justice
Does man believe in God who will
sell inflated stock and bring ruin and
desOlauon to thousands OF hornes2
No, such things are done by men who
either think that there is no God or
else that there is such a weak and
FOOLISH God that they can cajole him
by gifts of gold.
IF the minds Of the people are fuU
or 600 S presence an atmosphere will
De created in which the boodler and
the frenzied fnancier can not live.
renewal of the divine life in the hearts
of the Christian people of this conn
try is the kind of revival we most
need"
Sunday Evening Sermon.
DIT GLADDEN. preached a mastery
sermon sunday evening on 1.-THE New
Evangelism" at the First Conrreea-
uonal church The seating capacity
OF the church was taxed and mans,
STOOD throughout the length of the en-
tire services.
DR.. GLADDEN. stated that new form
ana new substance would mark the
religion of the future. That Chris
tianlty would come into a fuller and
broader meaning, just as it represents
more 20 lhe people of today than it
olQ 10 those living in ages past when
science and art had not revealed itself
TO as large an extent as it has in later
years. The Holy Spirit DR. GLADDEN.
contended, was as ever present in its
workings today as in the times of the
apostles He asserted that the old be-
lief that the Holy Spirit has ceased its
the last apostle was not well founded
1.-THE Holy Spirit" said he lis as
manifest in its workings and influence
today as it was in times past 1t sus-
tains as close a relationship with Vol
as you permit it to sustain. The wave:
Of revival which have struck Vale.
and England is a manifestation of the
Spirit. It is abundantly marked
there The revival is not being con
Quoted on any set lines. They simply
act as the Spirit guides them. It ha
been wonderfully successful as regard
results.
'The Sovereignty of God. " continue,
the speaker. has in times past beel
exalted above the Fatherhood of God
They have spoken of the FatherhOot
but always as subservient to his SOW
ereign qualities. How can we hav
the brotherhood of man when we fai
to preach the Fatherhood OF God"
Dr. GLADDEN. took a very hopeful
view of the future Of Christianity. H
appeared to think that the theolOg
was taking, in more account the Faith
erhood of God and thus approaching
the basis of the Broth erhood of Mar
Terminated that the present instance
81 industrial crises were due partly t
The exaltation by the MINISTRY of tn
rovereign qualities Of the Maker a
3rainst His paramount Fatherhood.