Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-11-08

movements with money and with per
sonal effort.
When Jesus began his ministry he
went up to Jerusalem to the passover
and one of his first acts was to drive
the traders out of the temple. These
INSCRIPTIONS business men were using
the church for purposes of gain. They
were defling the very fountain of good
morals and coming worship into the
wealth. What institution can be saved
in our country when men prostitute
the holy church to their greed for
gain? The church of Christ today
needs the whip of cords as much as in
Christ's day. We should pray for His
coming to cleanse the church from
self-complacent, self-righteousness dill
Ietante piety and selfish worldlines5.
When there shall be less commercial
ism and more Christly conservation TO
the ideals of Christianity in the church
it will have more power to save our
cities.
Preaching i'm Marts Of Trade.
Jesus not only practiced the fear
of God, but preached it. Wherever he
went he rebuked sin and proclaimed
righteousness, and this is the great
business of the church CS Christ. And
she should perform this duty not only
in her church. but down in the market
place and upon the streets where men
congregate to do business. Jesus
went to all the cities of Palestine
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So our church in her home mission
work is pushing out into every village
and city planting ned churches and
striving to reach the uncared for popu-
lations Presbyterianism had SO home
missionaries and % lay workers in the
state of Illinois last year outside of
Chicago. In Chicago we supported %
missionary pastors and a goodly corps
of lay workers. These churches are
laboring among Bohemians, Persians,
Hungarians, Chinese, Ital-
ians and Slavs Bat in addition to this
missionary work every dis
ciple of Christ ought to be a preacher
of the gospel day by day in the Office,
and on the street. and among his fet-
lowmen. If the protesting Christians
of Rock Island practiced and preached
the righteousness of Christ as the
Master did, they would be a powerful
leaven for the salvation of our city.
Jesus was a regular worshiper in
the house of God While he pronounced
woe upon Pharisees and hypocrits he
never had a word to say against the
church as an institution. Herein he Is
worthy of imitation by those who call
themselves Christians. It is good citi-
zenship as well as good religion to BE
a worshiper in the house of God. The
president like ex-Presi- |
dent Roosevelt is an incalculable
power for good in the land. The same
is true of every man in his place in
society Let the Christians who have
connected themselves with the church |
Of Rock Island be faithful unto their |
church covenant and support by their
presence the worship OF Gods house !
and they will do more than they can
10 in any other single way to cleanse
he city of Rock Island.
City Is DishonOred.
Jesus not only preached, but he |
wrought deeds of love and mercy. He
vent forth to help his fellowmen and
o save sinners by personal influence
If his love and good works. The
.hurch of Christ is a great rescue mis-
ion. Whatever else it does, this
,ught to be its first work to preach the
gospel of Gods love and to reach
Town a hand to the drunkard, the
ourtesan and the sinner of the deep
st dye. Our beautiful city is now dis
IGNORED by misrule and immortality,
ut there are spiritual forces within
t, which, if they will arouse them
elves, are able to save it,
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