The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-09-18


izations put upon their wives the bur
itual well-being Of the nation They
den Of physical labor; we put upon
them the burden OF the moral and spir-
must not only train the girl In the
home. In the school and in the church,
but We have loaded upon them there
spoasibility OF caring for the develop
ment Of the boy at home In school and
at church. To this, we have added the
burden of financing in large part the
hingdomgof God at home and abroad.
Some on has asked, Shall old cler.
gymen be shot?s It is only fair to turn
that question around and ask, ".shall
our laymen be shot?" Why not? Can
anybody give a reason? Before the
order 10 finally carried out, I should
like to make a bill of exceptions. There
is about one man in ten we ministers
would vote to exempt from execution.
What of the nine? To be candid, we
are for shooting them. Without them,
the missionary offerings will be just
as large, as many voices will be heard
in prayer-meeting, as many Sunday
school classes taught, as many men
led to Christ, and Just AS much posi-
tive righteousness IN society. They
should at least be fred on with the
intent to wake them up, and we should
be fired on, too, until we organize our
men in a way that appeals to the prac-
teal business man of the twentieth
century.
2. IT. is the mission of the Brother
hood to manifest a. new power of
friendship. Our denomination prob
ably presents today the greatest com
bination Of democracy Of polity and
aristocracy of persons that the world
has ever eel We have worshiped at
the shrine. of culture and captured a
goodly snare of the intellect of Amer
lea. The intellectual aristocracy OF
ECcngregationalism has demandedethat
ii be ministered unto. The pulpit has
surrendered to the demand. Discussion
has displaced prophecy and the essay
has been substituted. for evangelism.
Meanwhile, many of those who needed
Ito be lifted from the dunghiH to be.
come princes Of God have found nd
starting place in our churches. The
new demand is that culture shall cease
to- be selfish, that it shall prove it's
real worth in sacrificial service. When.
ever it cannot do this, it will brand
itself as partial and un-Christian.
8. 1t is the mission of the Brother
hood to develop a new spirit of CON
quest. 1T is our supreme business to
win to the Christian life those not yet
won. OfSour churches it must still
be said, .s.rhis one, and that one, was
born there Ministers alone cannot
make churches of this kind. 1t takes
combined. faith and fervof to make a
church a converting station. 1t is true
everywhere that when our men, train
ed in mind, experienced in business,
and devout in spirit, present the big
claims for Christ to their brothers,
they often u a verdict for him.
This is now being done in many ways.
4. III is the mission of the Brother.
hood to reveal a new aggression
Observation-Disclosures We must not
only gather new recruits, we must also
lead them into battle. The men OF
the churches are discovering that
there is no need that they be organ.
lied other than as church men to
make and win their fight for. civic
righteousness. No reform organiza'
ticn has the prestige and the power
that the church has. 1t is known to
represent the best elements Of socie'
ty. The Church in action against the
saloon is a very different matter to
that of a reform party in action
against the saloon. 1t is we'll for the
enemies of right to know who their
eIOeS are. LII SCOreS VI COAAAluA1eAOo
the mems organization of the churches
have federated to do themselves, moi
to delegate to some one else, the
of work in the interest of good govern
ment needing to be done. We have
at last gotten over the about be
ing in politics. w are almost bach
to the position OF the Pilgrim5FatheIrs
Men are not only praying, THY King
dom come in society,"" they are work
ing for it.
These are the great detectives o
the Brotherhood movement. This
then, is the demand: A new socia
quality, a new evangelistic favor. {
new force for righteousness.
crops REPORTED