New-York tribune., 1905-08-16
PASTORS BECOME IDOLS
IN CHRISTIAN WORSHTP,
DR.. Morgan Says Protestants Often
BO10 to images.

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Weob-Peploe. the grand old man Of the Christian
workers. conference, now in session at NorthheId
was the central figure this afternoon when bv spa-
Gdi request Tom the conference delegates, he
etIo's 70 prove from an exegetical point OF view
ChaI the rich young ruler none other than Pan,
lie based HIS arguments for this theory upon tbraa
main headings. and slight rerutation Of a pom
! ula- doctrine
FIRST he said that Paul and the rich Young ruler
| might have been the same man. from the co,nci-
oence OF age 1t is probable that Paul was about
the same age as Christ, and from the scripturaI
'eN@ tAe young ruler was also about thirty years
oo- his second point based on the dual politi-
ca standing or the men. The young ruler ex-ofico
must nave been a member Of the Sanhedrin and It
! Is well known that Paul was a member Of that
august pody. AS a third contention he sought 10
/ prove the two men identical from the similarity
oi tnelF expressions. and also that, according 10
| 70 aui own words ne was perfect man. as judged
| py Ule MOSAIC law and the young ruler was the
| same and at that time. as at the present +,vo
perfect young men so near together would be an
uIiiAe4y thins' In refutation he claimed that the
iacI lhAc Faul was tent maker did not prove that
ne was from among the poor. Every Hebrew how
was obliged to learn a trade and from his adr.s
ton and other personal qualities he must have been
a rich
MI. Feploe dc not pretend to have proved his
1H1otS' Out ne old assert that 1t was pretty
/ cepuon' and there were arguments in its favor
The Rev. G. Campbell Morgan resumed his lsct-
ures To-Day on Exodus taking up for this weeks
study the organization OF a nation. In commenting
on the Ten Commandments he startled his audi
snce by saying; " Thou shalt not make unto thee
e craven image does not refer to the Virgin Mary
only Protestant communicates often make their
ministers curse, change them from a tool Of the
Lord to a craven image, by making them means
OF worship indirect when there should be nothing
between the Individual and God
In passing over the command not 70 take the
Lords name in vain, he said: Men who pray in
the pulpit and in churches with their tongues and
/ do not pray with theit money and their blood
blaEpheme The profanity OF the sanctuary is more
| dsvilsh than the profanity Of the Sums
| DR.. Morgan also made the statement that God
| stood for the motherhood well for the
| fatherhood Of mankind. He based his argument
| on the passage, And God created man IN his
/ image, male and female created he them"
| He said this meant that man alone could not be
| in Gods image, but that It took the dual relation
| ship Of man and woman TO perfect the image of
| God Upon ending this DEPRESSION. he stated that
ne was not there to teach philosophy. but to teach
/ the word of God
! Between the lectures delivered by DR.. Morgan
and Professor James Denny, Of Glasgow a praise
| service Of more than hour was held. under the
leadership OF c. NJ. Alexander. Among the solo
lists was Charles Butler. the young Georgian boy.
who is attending the Moody school at Mount Her
mon. Instances were given from persons in the
| audience Of answers to the prayers for specific
things which were offered at recent meeting IN
| the Auditorium. Other requests for prayer were
! read. and a similar report will be given later.
| Tomorrow Mr. Alexander is to give twenty-rlin-
ute lecture revivals, He will probably tell some
thing Of the tremendous revivals with which he
| connected in Australia and great Britain.
The speakers this evening were both for
| this conference-A p Fit. superin tendent Of the
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago at the Round Top
| meeting and John Willis Baer, of New-Yorz. at
| the Auditorium in the evening Mr.. Baer was one
| OF the most popular speakers here in the student
| conference in July.
DR. HANTJNrs LOOK AHEAD.
Once a year. at least. the Mortified audience
| listens to a popular pastor from Washington-the
Rev. DR.. Teunis s. Hamlin. who has been attend
| ing the conferences here from the outset In the
early SOS On Saturday night Dr. Hamhn spoke on
The Unifying Power Of Loyalty to Jesus Christ
| In his address he said:
The thought Of ths evening is the unifying power
Of loyalty Jesus Christ, and the text unless you
# 81 which is one paragraph, is the second chapter
and the second verse, those very Ianllllar WORDS,
6fSs'iiSf chrs3 and HIM E2 hi54T eTGcaed tRsi' 7 49, ~
| Most of us probably come 10 NorthfeId for in
! spiration. Certainly those OF US who have been
coming fer MANY years have that as our prime
views of T the Hoy scripture fresh views Of Jesus
Christ and the Christian Ire, But 4 ftink Il Is r not
a fresh outlook upon this world and upon the next
a fresh grasp Of Christian motives. and chief OF all
fresh acquaintance Mn oLs - - NJ q iit1t ds
And probably gooa many OF US ger d MY .I US
il is roo high when we remember the word of our
! Saviour that to be perfect as our Father
/ In heaven is perfect. and vet many of listen
/ the leading speakers here and go away with not
/ little dscoUragement in our hearts. some OF US
probably would be unwilling 70 confess that We are
with ourselves would say in the language of the
! Scripture in quite another connec{ion indeed 1t
! is too high | cannot attain unto II
! This is said not at all as a matter OF theory
! but the result OF many years in these con
ferences and Of hearing The frank expressions OF
/ a great many earnest people. Is there anything
erng in the least the ideal; not by way OF taking
anything whatever from the inspiration and the
as this, under the leadership of such men as lead
us here but by way OF making it seem more level
been conscious of exactly what Catholic
vocation, men and women who are sincerely de-
sirOus and purposeIul as to the Christian lie.
we find ourselves entangled in the multitude of
things and conscious that We are falling pain
fully below our ideals.
WORDS ARE MISINTERPRETED.
Perhaps no words Of the Apostle are more com
monty misiuterpreted. or, perhaps, inadequately
Interpreted than these. All OF US are accustomed
lister IS TO be ordained and installed We would
receive real shock If We should go 10 an install
tbat he minister is TO devote his preacbing en-
tirey to Jesus Christ and the Atonement. Notice
/ in passing that when St Paul adds: And Him
Crucifed' he is not saying anything whatever
about the doctrine Of tho Atonement in our or
binary understanding Of il, but he is saying 10
these proud Corinthians. these Greeks, fond of
philosophy. fond OF gossip fond of discussion that
his work with them was not on the plane TO which
they accustomed and which they most loved.
but that he came 10 them not in great name.
like the name of Socrates, or Plato. any other
that the Greeks revered but that he came 10 them
in the name o. Jesus a Grqclhed IlaletacLor OF
what contempt the Greeks looked upon the Jews.
and this vlllager this provincial this carpenter.
this man TO be disregarded or despised was, in
ternined." he saws. ITO know nothing among you
gave Jesus. the Hebrew Messiah and even Him
Then observe also that St Paul does not here