Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-05-23
SUNDAY SERMON
United States A Scene Of Con-
hict.
RULING FORCE OF THE WORLD
Firmly Believes That Methodism viii
Be the Popular Church OF All
Nations.

| BE the popular Church OF All
Nations.
The Methodist church and it's al
lied branches are working for the up
lifting OF the world and for the draw.
ing Of all mankind to the teachings
OF Jesus Christ" said Rev. c. w
Smith, editor Of the Pittsburg Chris
tian Advocate in a sermon delivered
Sunday in Baltimore.
THE true and real religious zeal
hopes and prayers for the evangeliz.
ing of the world, for the dissemina-
ton of the doctrines of Christ among
the nations of the world, and for the
recognition of Christ as the spiritual
head OF the world
Then, the two great branches of
religious government, the Protestant
and Catholic, are striving for the
same end?
Yes and no. We are striving for
WV SHiht ODJrNl, tire IeCORHltlOH Vi
the true God, the only God, but the
fact must be confessed that the
Protestant and Catholic churches are
not working in harmony to attain this
result. Would that we were. We are
combating the Greek church in Rus
STA. We are drawing swords. blood
less swords, mind you, with Buddhism,
with Hinduism, with Mohammedan-
ism, with Confucianism and with 9TH
er sects, which are seeing the relig-
ious rule of the world. The crisis is
approaching The time is near at
hand when the Saviour of mankind
shall proclaim His voice throughout
the world.
Ruling Force Of the World
win the ruling force of the world
be the Methodist or the Catholic
church?
I'm my humble judgment the ruling
force will be the Methodist church
and other Protestant forces, which
are working in unison and which in
cludes the Presbyterians, the Luther
ans and other branches of religious
forms. We are all striving to go to
heaven, and we all want to take our
brethren with us. We have different
routes of going to the same goal
These routes diverge, and often seem
to be perplexing, but, after all, they
all lead to some point, AMI that point
is heaven.
II have no quarrel with the Catholic
church The Methodist and Catholic
churches have the same mission--to
evangelize the world-but the fact
cannot be overlooked that we are not
working in unison. But that is an old
story. | have faith in the intelligence
of the Anglo-Saxon race and l believe
that that race will be the ruling force
of the world. And when | say that
believe that the Protestan religion
will be the triumphant force of the
world, base my faith in the fact that
it is the dominating religion of the
Anglo-Saxon race.
Catholicism in America.
Does that observation apply to the
United States, where there is a daily
mixture of all the races and re.
ligions?
Yes. The Catholic church in Amer
lea is not what the Catholic church
is in the Latin countries. Here it has
taken unto itself the spirit of Ameri-
can institutions. 1t is broad 1t is in
harmony with the American govern
ment, and when it is not it's doom is
sealed. For Cardinal Gibbons as a
man, as a Christian and a citizen,
have the profoundest respect / know
he and l agree upon the underlying
principles of humanity.
"Will all the Protestant churches
work in harmony for the Christianiz-
| ing of the world?
Il cannot see such a desirable re-
suit in the immediate future. | wish
! could. This much can say-we are
approaching a stage at which it will
be possible for us 10 work for the
conservation of our energies and 10
avoid waste of effort and of funds
The same idea which President Roose-
welt is applying to the states through
the governors whom he has called in
conference in Washington ought to be
applied to our work at home and
abroad"
A Venetian Painting.
A beautiful picture will be given
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