Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-30
REMEDY WRONGS THROUGH
PRINCIPLE OF BROTHERHOOD
Rev. C. c. Pierce Declares That the
Christian Church Has Arrived at
Great Responsibility In So
cial Evolution

1--WE do not believe in anarchy, either
at the so-called top or the so-called
bottom of society, but in life. a So
ciety that conforms to Gods ultimate
law. Men are learning at last that
the wrongs of human society and the
mistakes of governments can be rem
eded only through the application OF
the great principle of brotherhood"
These were some of the expression
advanced by Rev. G. G. Pierce, pastor
of the Memorial Baptist church, yes
terday morning from the words: Ihe
Lord God shall cause righteousness ana
praise to spring forth before all the
nations" He said:
"Nothine is more evident today to
him who intelligently follows the trend
of human events than that men are
coming more and more to see that II
there Is to be any progress in human
society this progress must lie along
the course of well defined plan. NO
great building could be successfully
completed without the definite plan ad-
hered to every step of the way. The
vast soul structure must follow the
plans and purposes of the great Archi-
tect or there will be disaster There Is
one rule to which the activities of
every age must conform and this is
the Golden Rule There is but one
fundamental law of a stable human
society, and this is the divine law of
love. He who builds outside of this
law builds that which must surely
crumble into the dust.
1.-The church of Christ has arrived at
the place where it is able no longer to
neglect its responsibility in this mighty
social evolution of mankind, the throb
and thrill of which is certainly in
evidence. Good men are catching a
new vision Too long have we dreamed
of a kingdom of God, in heaven, but
not troubled ourselves overmuch con-
cerning the kingdom of God on earth.
Some have gone so far as to say that
these things which have to do too In
timately with ordering of things here
upon the earth is something that
churches and Christians ought to leave
severely alone. Our proper business
is to fit men, say some, for heaven.
Many have been altogether too ready
to follow such silly advice.
"This new vision has led all classes
of those who love their fellow men to
see that everything that will advance
the condition of man ought to claim the
enthusiastic and prayerful support of
the church of Christ. We are coming
to a time in which true Christianity
and. a true church is beginning to play
mighty part in the worlds regenera-
tion In a very practical manner. Men
have learned that the time has ar
rived when a Christian may serve God
fully as well in the primary as in the
prayer meeting.
Church Gathers Strength
1--WE are learning that the man who
uses his Bible as he should learns to
use his ballot as he should. The church
that truly worships God on Sunday
gathers strength to fight successfully
the manifold enemies of righteousness
all the rest of the week. The real
Christians of the present age are not
half so much interested in establish
ing the universally of the deluge' as
they are in removing the present uni
versal deluge of sin which tarrieS SO
long upon the earth. The spirit of
Him who walked the earth nineteen
centuries ago is more and more coming
to take possession of his kingdom and
ruling in the affairs of men to estab-
lish righteousness, love justice and
truth in the earth. The thought of
humanity upon this subject has been
undergoing a mighty transformation
during the wonderful century just
passed.
"The social regenration of the world
has become the dominant thought in
the heart of humanity. With the po-
tent ana uealHleSS Ire GERMS OI
divine love working out the actual
ideals of His kingdom. Christ's pro-
gram for humanity is surely being car
ried out. Back of age-entrenched GUS
tom and life sapping institutions and
warping creeds and frowning battle
ments of tradition, back of fortress and
church spire and palace and prison, all
of which are symbols of that which
was, the sunlight of Christ's truth is
rising like the sun in the east.
1.-THE day is certainly dawning. This
movement toward a better and truer
life is universal. 1t is bringing into
the actual life of the age, to all classes
of society. the truth which Christ gave
and the love and the service for which
He lived. And SO in the universal trend
and sweep of the mightiest movement
of any age, the movement of God, of
the truth in the affairs of men, we
behold the evidences of a spirit of
power, divine in it's inception. world
wide in it's extent, and destined evil
IDENTIFY to dominate and possess the
entire race. 1t is the forward march
of Gods purposes. 1t is the dawn of
a new day in which all the world shall
come into the light and all the nations