The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-08-07

| in this letter. The conditions 1t re-
yeals were by no means perfect. But
Christianity is singular in that 1t faces
facts as they are, and deals square,y
with the present conditions of mans
heart. It stays right where everybody
| can observe its teachings at work. 1t
either gets results from ordinary men
and women or else 1t falls to get them.
ANYBODY can look and see. Contrast
| this with the multitude OF speculative
philosophies of the advanced reng-
Ions, old and new. that bid for mems
allegiance. Even some of the physical
scientes arouse our innpatience by their
| va ruerless Here 10 an eminent astron-
| omer who tells in a current magazine
Just how our planet is going to smash.
thousand billion. years hence py
humping into star whose light has
ZONE out Perhaps 1t is all true--at
| least the prophet Is safe from contro-
| dietion---but nobody will get excited
| over IL. with a thousand billion years
| OF leeway. What normal men ana wo.
! men are more concerned about JUST
now Is how to keep young people from
| want religion that will save from
| disaster the precious human spirits
that are now living. That was the sort
OF gospel Paul preached 10 the Thessar
lonians.
A Great Hearts solicitude.
As he watched the leaven which ne
4 had deposited In their midst grow, we
note Paurs solicitude for these children
of his preaching. With fatheriy ten,
| derness and watchfulness he yearned
over them. Their welfare had become
fnwrought into the very hhre OF MS
being Consider the fragment of his
letter which has been especially inoi'
4 Gated for the days study:
a9ut we beseech you brethren. to
know them that labor among you. and
are over you in the Lord, and admon-
4 ish you: and to esteem them exceed
/ ing highly In love for their works
/ sake. BE at peace among yourselves
And we exhort you, brethren. aulnon
ish the disorderly, encourage the rant
hearted. support the weak, be long,
sufrering toward ali. See that none
render unto any one evil for evil; but
4 always ! follow i after that which is
good. one toward another. and toward
ali. Rejoice always; pray withou.
ceasing: in everything give thanks; for
thls is the wifi of God in Christ Jesus
to youward. Quench not the Spirit;
despise not prophesyings; prove all
| thfnes, hold fast that which Is good;
ABSTAIN from every form Of evil
And the God OF peace himself sane
tify you wholly; and may your spirit
and soul and body be preserved enu ire
| without blame at the coming OF our
/ lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that
ealieth YOU, who also will do It"
4 The Preacher's Place.
probably nothing like the modern
eccieslastical organizations mad been
created at Thessalonica. Yet there
we've leaders and teachers-"presby-
| tara" or sbishops"-to direct the as
semblies and labors OF the disciples
| paul was jealous for the honor and au-
| fhorttv of these. There were "heady
! converts In Thessalonica who thought
i they knew more than the pastors Paui
was too good Jew to iooK uncoh-
| csrned upon any lack OF respect for
Gods minister. What he would say
TODAY n he could observe how some
| nhuych committees and Officers treat
| tha Iord's uudershepherds--as If they
| were sections or erTand boys or DAY
| laborers--we cannot tell; but IL PROD
| ably would be In his most scorchlhg
| atvie. There are some OF US who are
ola IA shioned enough to believe that
the land will never receive the spiritual
bantism for which multitudes are
nrayinE until coed many churches
learn to treat their preachers decent
ly. "a. :. oorrsa
hitch a minority of the men in the
ministry need TO consider. namely, that
thairs is a high calling of God, and
mot a mere Job or a profession. me
rintster who Is forever working VITA
NE ave on a better call" and on the
I record that he is making in the de-
nomina tional year books; who JOINS Sc
crat societies in order to further MS
sas,.t,,ons, who schemes for ecclesias-
teal preferment: who measures neId
Nv Its salary, and who, In short. Is con-
Family thinking of himself rather than
80 the flock of Christ--such one Is
outside of the Pauline classification
Trrat is the sort of preacher they can
make in theological seminaries; ana ne
will never once utter an unorthodox
go R,It preachers are not made by
srbools. preachers are called of God.
| n "a because they are man maue
| nreachers that there are empty
| Churches. The ministry is in rather
| noor reuute In some quarters merely
because the visible samples are poor.
The world has not outgrown It's neeu
FOR preaching; given a true prophet
"a shenherd and the people will still
SoIIow and honor him. There Is just
az much work and influence and CRATE
| g., erection awaiting the right kind
| 80 castor as ever there was.
Ia a New Religion Coming.
The distinguished president-emetus OF
| Harvard College was reported by the
nawsnapers a few days ago as declar-
~ hat new twentieth century re-
,ieIon "a coming to take the place OF
| ~ first-century faith wnicn trans.
tormed Thessal onians and Corinthians
nd Atbenians, and proved its power
Greater than the mighty Roman En-
ni,e This new religion is not to come
Nv authority or revelation; 1t will
| "iust grow" like Topsy. and in its rare
.tmnspnere mankind will lift 'tself by
its own boot straps There will be no
christ In 1t, but II will be sort OF
rnonotbeIstic patriotism. 1t will have
a surgeon, but no heaven to which his
! unsuccessful cases may go. Under 1t
men and women will not be sinful be-
,nrs needing redemption. but free
souls intepenetrated with the divine.
II one may have the termerity to
take issue with such distinguished
authority. and put in plea for the
old-faAhioned gospel that made over
| these heather Thessalonians then 1t
NAV be suggested that this sort OF
evolutionary religion which is propos-
! ed does not square comfortably vita
the facts of history. Had not Athens
eyoluted far. Some scholars look back
| upon her days as the golden age Of
/ humanity. why hasn't the evolution
continuedP Athens persisted Ike a rot
| ian annie. Some OF us who have seen
/ a..ot.,tea man WHARF the DrODa of