Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-21
Or. GLADDEN.
breaches LOVE
WORLD WILL EVENTUALLY
BE EvANGELIzED"
Delegates to Pacific Coast consrega-
tIonal Congress and Friends Hear
Eloquent ohIosn Discourse
on Doctrines


church turned away more people
than yesterday at the morning SER
vice, when the auditorium, gallery and
all accessory rooms were filled with
people who crowded every inch Of
space long before the time of service.
Delegates to the Pacific Coast Con-
gregational congress, with their friends,
members of the church and many out
siders, who wished to hear DR.. WASH
ington GLADDEN. speak, completely filled
the large edifice.
DR.. GLADDEN., who is famed as an elo-
ouent and original speaker, did not de-
mart from his usual standard yester-
day.
But those who went to the church
expecting to hear something on "taint-
ed money! were disappointed, for 1t
was love, brotherly love and unity,
that DR.. GLADDEN. spoke on. Jesus
Christ and him crucified for the re-
ligion Of the world, creed lines and diff
ferences to be forgotten in the general
aim for the upbuilding of the throne
of God on earth was the message he
brought to his hearers.
He said in part:
Where Are We?
"VVhere are we in religion today? OF
all the numerous religious beliefs and
isms the Christians are on record as
representing 35 per cent of the whole
aggregation, and when we consider
that the Christian religion is increasing
it adds much to the encouraging fea-
lures of Gods precepts. 1t is not
visionary that this world will eventual
ly be turned to God.
"The Creek church has its form of
orthodoxy. It is sure it is right and
is closed from any further changes or
developments.
'In Russia the churches are falling
in line for reformation. / doubt If any
permanent reform can be made with
out the principles of Jesus Christ be-
ing the ruling spirit.
'T think that the Roman Catholic
church is improving and is steadily
rising in it's Catholicism and is much
better than one hundred years ago.
which is the case with Protestant
churches.
Sees Progress
"If by taking a comprehensive view
of the religious situation we can see
salient degrees of progress it is an
encouraging feature for universal en-
ergy in the betterment of the world.
"The coming together of the churches
is a matter of congratulation. Tt pro-
duces unity that is grand in concep-
ton and principle. The differences be-
tween the Presbyterian and the Cum
berland Presbyterian churches have
been removed. The Presbyterian,
Methodist and Congregational churches
are coming together in foreign coun-
tries and in our country this feature
of church fellowship prevails.
"The beauty of this coming together
is that personalities in official capaci-
ties are not considered in making the
change. other than the withdrawal
from influential official positions for
the general good of the church polite.
Some leaders may stand out and con-
tend for what they think are their
rights in retaining former heritage in
the church government, but the ma
iority are taking kindly to conceding
to the best interests of the different
churches coming within the van of the
united efforts in promoting the king
dom of God.
Unity Makes Revival
'T consider that no revival of religion
in the churches has done so much for
the spiritual welfare of our churches as
this subject of unity. Tt is the growth
of this worthy cause that creates en-
couraging features that the long years
Of church animosity are comparatively
at an end.
"Our theology has been a long col
umn, reaching from the frigid to the
torrid zones. The terms of fellowship
should be elastic, and one of the best
disciplines of life is to dwell upon love
toward one another, allowing for the
differences of opinion in theology
creeds and other matters that arise
in the churches.
Creeds Changing
"Creeds, language and personalities
are changing all the time. Nothing
but the parrot conception of things
would a person think of repeating
without changes and upholding the old
dogmas long since obsolete in practice
and theory. The dogmas subsist on
the difficulties attending them by the
large number of people who are trying
TO solve tenn according to their ideas
Of dogmatic rules and regulations.
"The church is getting rid of many
nightmares. The doctrines are better
than of old. The theory of a personal
devil is generally ignored. and the
church is broader in its religious views
than ever before in the history of the
world, and the united efforts of the
churches are doing and will do much
good for the glory of God"
Mass Meeting
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon a mass
meeting for men was held in the First
Congregational church. women being
admitted to the gallery.
DR.. f.. I. Bosworth of Oberlin, o.,
was the first speaker. He said
"The quiet words of Jesus were
spoken by him without the thought of
preservation and they have been hand
ed down through the ages.
THE utterances of Christ were of a
hopeful spirit. II was not only his
hopefulness. but the intensity of II In
his personal appearance. He spoke
OF the rock or solid foundation upon
which to build his church in the Ian
guage of the carpenter His life was
that of sympathy, sincerity peace and
good viii toward men. His life has
been caught up as o conta gious factor
In the history Of all ages. His life was
that which dealt honestly with all His
thoughts We're much among the poor
and lowly. In sympathy with them in
their troubles"
Voice From San Francisco
Rev. G. C. Adams of San Fran