The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-11-30
CONTRAST MADE
BY DR.. SCUDDER
IF PAUL HAD BEEN ASHAMED
Bishop RestariCk Warns Against
the Secularizing of
Life.
IF PAUL HAD BEEN ASHAMED
tFrom Mondays Adver,lser.)

Doctor Scudder delivered sermon
yesterday morning at the Central
Union church that brought, by a con-
trast, lesson of the gravest import
ance to all Christians. The contrast
that he used was almost fantastic, but,
in the use of it, Doctor Scudder show
ed far more strongly than he could
have done by other means, the mean.
ing which he wished to bring out
He took for his text, Romans 1;l6-
az am not ashamed of the gospel of
Jesus Christ, for it is the power of
God to salvation.'' But he introduced
the text in new form. He eliminated
the word "not," and for the words
&C. for it is" he interpolated cal
though
Taking his new form of the text rs
though it had actually been written
that way, Doctor Scudder went on to
show how easily those words might
have been credited to the great
, apostle.
Gin those days. said Doctor scud-
der, in part. Christianity was some
thing to be ashamed of from the
world S point of view. Any man of
that era might well have been ashamed
of this doctrine of nOnresistance. The
very man whom they acclaimed as their
leader had been crucified, the most
shameful death of all and apportioned
only to the lowest criminals.
And then he took the text as it
really is and drew striking contrast
between the picture of what might
have been and the stirring reality of
what is today.
Is True Belief Necessarily
At the evening service at Central
Union church, yesterday, Doctor Scud-
der introduced the fourth Of his series
of addresses on "Young America Is Re.
ligious Questions. " This idea was first
instituted in the East by prominent
divine who had spent much of his life
: in visiting various colleges and preach.
| ing at the college Sunday service. He
asked for questions on religious mat
ters and answered them, either pri-
vatcly or from the pulpit.
The question on which Doctor Scud-
der based his address last night was,
els Belief in Jesus Christ Necessary
to Salvation?" The way in which he
answered the question was that not
only is belief necessary, but an nc
ceptance of Jesus Christ. the Man and
Savior, in every sense and method
of life which follows the plan laid
down by Christ g life and precepts.
''Belief in Jesus Christ" said he,
"is not merely believing that Christ
lived and was crucifed. II means ac-
cepting Him as your savior and your
model. Once this acceptance. nav. res.
lgnation, is made, the fatherly love of
God VIII follow, and at all times that
love will uphold and strengthen you,
no matter what the temptation may
be-
Life Not to Be Secularized.
Bishop Restarick brought out point
in his morning sermon at ST. Andrew 4
cathedral yesterday that is one Of the
most potent arguments for Christian.
ity. He spoke of those who have No
salient Christianity. They are not IN.
believers exactly, they are not seoifers.
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great work Of Christianity They are
content to follow their own way aod
lenye religion alone, and yet, II they
would hut stop TO think, they owe their
own high standards Of morality aud
riRltdoing IN life 10 their Christian
education aud npbringing.
He spoke earnestly of tho danger of
seeularisng lfe The text was f,om
Ephesians sils---" Al that time w were
without Christ, having no hope All
without God IN the world -
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