The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-09
THE MESSAGE OF THE HOUR
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Bible of the room that was well swept and garnished and then seven other devils entered into it. T think" said Professor Phelps, that Dr. Ferris should lose no time in sprinting there quickly so as, at any rate, to get tneFe before the other six got there.
 Continuing more seriously, Professor Phelps expressed the general sorrow at pr. Ferris departure, and said that ne did not know what he would do without him. The best thing about him. ne said, is the fact that he is so beloved by so many people in this city who are not members of churches, or would not be but for Dr. Ferris. He leaves hun dreds of people here who will never for get him.
 Dr. Ferris opened his address with | telling repartee aimed at Professor Phelps. He then took up his subject of Baptist Enterprise" His main theme was the abundant opportunity for the church to do great work right in this city. He spoke also of the remarkable | growth of the Baptist church in this | country.
 In introducing Dr. Johnston, of New York, Professor Phelps said that when
 at o'clock yesterday morning 1t was known that w. T. Jerome had been elected district attorney, he had deelar-
 ed that he would get right after the
 rascals. Immediately Dr. Johnston got
 out. Dr. Johnston, he said, was a big
 man from a big town to talk on DE
 subject. His theme was "The Message
 of the Hour"
 ' In resume pr. Johnston said: Evan
 gelical Christianity is facing its most
 critical period in America to-day, and
 it is a time for sober thought, wise
 leadership and action.
 "Three conditions outside the church
 confront it and raise serious problems
 one, the influx of thousands and hun
 dreds of thousands of foreigners whom we are swallowing if not assimilating; two, the antagonism between the
 church and the laboring classes Of the
 country; the evangelical church IS los' . ing it's hold upon these people, who
 represent the brawn, muscle. and large part of the brain of the land
 third, the brutal, coarse, vulgar power F and domination of money and of Wealtf
 in this land. There is nothing al ! American can do to show his success and ability except the piling up O , money.
 e Love of money in this country is tn . greatest enemy to the church, and a
 the same time the need of money is tn :, greatest need of the Christian ehurcl
 in our land -..
 'The only measure of success to-da, , is money. We are getting little care a less, of our methods of obtaining 1t. Tn = sacrifice of modern daughters upon tn v altar of wealth would put to blush an 7, instance of sacrifice the ancients coul ,t furnish. The proof of all this is tha 1T graft-politicaI, life insurance, religion
 exists everywhere. .at..5. IT..
 Do we not find the church discon
 certed and uncertain in the face of thi .o crisis? So many people do not atten S church now as formerly. It is not n ,t fashion. There are not enough youn ] men of blood and manhood going int ' the Christian ministry to-day. NC ', only is the quantity decreasing, bt 7, some people say the quality is deter n orating. :szg 1. e..-s.st *. n "What are tho remedies? More I'll 
 " ual is suggested, but this is inadequat ,o Modern thought is suggested as II m root of the difficulty, but we cann'
 stop it's trend nor return The egg stat to of our theology Is past. Y of My remedy is revival-not the cal 'A meaning of that term, but a genuii IF revival in which religion gets the ma of , We want to get back our consciousne " of God, our consciousness of our T m sponsibility to God, and a, revival o- common honesty and~integrity
 "There is an ethical revival comin ts The people are responding to it ever a where. The only hope of the Bapti
 church in America is broader horiz'
 and a wider religion. We are going VI say that manhood counts, that chara / ter counts, and wherever we lind the 4.. we are going to recognize them"