Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-22

from the world. James 1917.
suhioct-"A Religion That Needs
Saving" Since religion Is the leading
word in the text. from which and %
which an arguments point a knowl.
edge Of the word religion as it ls used
IN his connection ia necessary as @
I prorcg gialto 3D. a better understanding
Of the arguments that follow.
st. James does not argue that there
was any lack Of religion at the time
of thla writing. bat hls argument ls
founded On a lack oi pure religion.
I There has ever been enough religion
On the world 90 have saved the entire
human family, n an of 10 had been
pure. AN people have religion OF
I some Kind. When God created man
I lie created him with a moral nature.
and endowed him with moral facui.
tios; hence. n Is natural for man 20
worship something. To End n man
who was not thus inCliuod Wouie 90
60 find a man out o. harmony with
the human race This applies 20 men
/ who arc enlightened az well ne 10 the
/ heather. Approach men Of Culture on
the subject of religion. and " you
press your subject you win fnd that
they viii refer you 70 some good trait
I in their character upon which they
/ lean, with NJ least q faint hope Of
/ FINAL salvation, u you can get thom TO
/ deal honestly with you. One says;
a vislt the sick and 90 what I can 20
relieve their suffering" And this f.
&c, we Ind some sinners % be
among tho hEat at the bedside OF the
I sick. and luEi as attentive as ans
L Christian could be. Another says. u
give OF nay goods 90 help the poor. and
I can't sec why ! should be- cut on.
/ And this lH oven true There are aln-
nors that are very charitable No
l Christian could be more $50. A third
one says. "A deal honestly with ml
/ fellows meet my obligations.
And this is a noble trait 90 character.
for religion can start from no lower
platform than that 90 honesty. Others
sag. I'VE expect 90 enter the kingdom
OF God. on simple faith' 8nt James
tells us that this would be impossible.
I He declares that Faith without
works is dead"
Tho hoaihona have their gods.
which they IN their Ignorance AVID SUI
uorstitl0n worship constantly, and the
fact that they are 40 devotional d an
evidence of their moral east of n,nd.
and religious capabilities. That the
heather ia devotional We may infer
from what 81. Paul said while IN Ath-
ems. ilo said For as I passed by,
and boheld your doyotlons, found an
altar with this inscription, To the I'm.
known God
A religion that needs saving The
forms of religion already mentioned.
with many others. need saving We
mean by this that such sections can
nol have any moral value for the ac;-
or if the ono thaH acting Do a sinner.
except that such actions may lead him
20 a knowledge OF sins iorgivon Paul
says, Though ] hcstow an 90 my
goods DO loed lhe poor and have not
I iha love Of God la the koari 'li prof
teth nothing
some people argue that 10 man
believes ho ia right the fecf of bic no-
lleving makes him right And that
God. seeing that he does believe Dc.
under the clause Of taking tho will
for the deed that God. too. agrees
with him that he S. right and has the
recording angel 90 80 record it Ac-
cordlug 90 this argument, Gods lntol-
iigcnce must IN obedience 90 mans
Ignorance. admit that n thing Us wight
when ho knows Il % wrong ID such
were true % would destroy the mean
Ing OF the divine government and
force God Go become "a slave lo man'h
Ignorance No. God In His wisdom
has provided better things through
TITS Son. Whep the blood Di Christ
has been applied "the wayiarinE man,
though n fool, need, not err" 10 any
man wlll DO His VIII says the Mas
ter. che snall know uf tho dncfrinD,
whether it be OF God or Of man
Pure religion and Undecided. We
learn thGt religion may be- dohlod
AFTER having been pure. And there
arc two ways boy which pure religion
may be- delled positive and negative.
W. are To- keep the commandment
Thou shalt" hs we'll AZ she one.
"fbou shalt not The purity OF our
religion may bee denied. either by
commission 90 sin OF by omission of
duty Tho fact nf religion being pure,
makes o. hui the easier io SOIL q ls
represented na being pure nH gold,
after having PASSED through tho BE-.
hner'a iiro and aH white us snow "a
counsel thee to buy of nae gold tried
ln fho fire. that thou mnyost be- rich.
and white ralmont. thar thou Giayest
be- clothed"
This story s. toli of an only daugh-
ter of Cody parents. She was per-
suaded hy her young friends io attend
e ball ono evening. provided her
friends would get the consent of her
father and mother. Her friends went
60 her home 10 ask bat abe 30. The
mother loft q with the father The
father consented that she could go,
provided sho would grant him ono
sm1l request which. be assured her.
would not bee hard 10 do She agreed
and repaired tu her room 90 dress for
tho bail while she WAS away the
father drew "a charcoal from lne Gre
And when she returned % the fathers
room with her hands glOgod in white.
( lhp father said. Daughter. my re-
quest ls that you touch tnat charcoai
With your gluvod finger, Just as Lightly
da possible She asked. Father.
why 40 you want me 90 90 that. for
Il does Seem SO ailly2" rrt. aad she.
y win do o." And when she had
touched O., the father asked that she
look aud see whether az not she had
solied her glove and The reply was.
"IuH che least b." Nov, my
daughter" said the father however
| lightly you may attend the bau 10.
n'ght Just 80 far will your beautiful
Chrlatlan character be donlod the
making OF which has cost your mother
and thousands of prayers, perhaps.