The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-06

millions Of securities on n transporta-
ton system that could be replaced,
according TO expert testimony for less
than hair that sum; when the people
read story like this, not simply as q
story, but n story backed by nconro-
Nertible facts, and then learn that
theao Same mon arc high IN the coun-
els OF the church, can you blame the
people IL, blinded by their sense Of
the outrage and Injustice Of the bus
mess, they fail to discriminate and
cry out IN their rage against all
wealth? Can YOU blame them II they
iall to see -lt all churches do not
harbor these notorious pirates Of COM
mereallSm; that all preachers do not
content themselves with thunder
Ing against the sins Of Jcrusalom, that
AL men of wealth are not thieves and
robbofs and opprcssors Of the poor
We who love the church and believe
IN her divine mission and are huml-
ated through her alliance with III
gotten wealth,-wc must be peculiarly
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We must see to II that the world un-
derstands that 1t Is moro important in
the eyes OF the church that u man
shall render justice than II Is import
ant that he shall administer charity
The revival that Is needed to-day Is
the revival that we are actually get
ting; a revival Of Justice; n revival Of
social righteousness ] hear men dis
pute as to whether our president IL u
statesman. Well, | do not know, but
this | know, he Is such rcvlvallst
as the country has never known. We
are to-day IN the midst of n revival
Of the prophetic and apostolic order.
Never In our history has there been
anything to approach the revival of
civic and national Righteousness that
we are witnessing to-day. Strange
that the church should pray and pray
and pray that its converts might be
led out into rendering some large SER
vice that looked towards establishing
the kingdom of God and then VIXEN
their prayer was answered, and the
whole nation was on fire with II re-
vival Of social righteousness, those
churches should fail to recognize that
what we have been waiting for has
come. / have spoken Of the coming
revival" II Is here, and the call Is for
every man who has named the name
Of Christ TO rejoice greatly In spirit,
O what glorious days IN which to live!
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deep Of the Nazarene's spirit fail TO
carry with him hour by hour Joy
that seems at times as II It would
burst his heart? Somewhere tonight
the people W. winning a victory, They
will win another tomorrow Nothing
on this earth IS quite so sure rs that
righteousness will prevail; truth will
triumph, and the kingdom OF God will
come at last to all men.
And we; what part shall we have
IN It's coming What shall We do? I
have not told you IN detail; did not
intend to. Let me say this word,
however. While we do not cease to
persuade men to join themselves TO
the church; while We do not stop our
work Of building them up one by one
In individual character, we are to
place the emphasis upon salvation
through social service The revival
that New Haven needs: and the revl-
val that Is coming In New Haven, is
the sending out Of Christian men and
women TO serve, rather than the gath
| ing In of sinners to be saved. II will
be a revival that calls for a higher
/ type Of herolsm n nobler sclf-sur-
render II is so much easier TO hold
meetings and offer prayers and preach
sermons and hire evangelists than to
feed and clothe men, to render justice
! to them, TO search them out and
brother them IN their need. imagine
that the people who came to John
with their question, What shall
we do?" went away disappointed
They had hoped that he would give
them some plous duty to perform.
But he fastened on the conscience of
/ each man some distinct social obiga-
ton. That is exactly the thing "
must do to-day; lay upon the con
science OF every Christian the social
need; relate him to the coming revi-
val OF social righteousness.