Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-03

God" That Is one thing that Is taking
men from Cod" Another thing, no
said, was the influence of the foreign I'M
migration. which was driving the bible
out Of our schools and overturning our
Sabbath and making It into holiday.
He spoke in disparaging terms OF our
records for crime and divorce.
Too Much Liberal Presiding.
Resuming the direct theme OF his
sermon. he said. Il thing that Atty
years of negative preaching Is account
able for the liberality OF the views of
many"
Returning to the subject of evolution.
he scored 1t numerically. Il do not be-
lieve that shrinking. bastard theory. SO
II you believe you descended from
monkey, do not care. but do not con-
meet me with your relatives.
Another fanaticlsm Is called ethical
culture. 1t used to be that it was be-
lieved that there was a heaven and
hell. Now. they say, that formerly 1t
was true, but 1t Is considered too pur-
ltanica for these days Too many
preachers preach for the cultured in
stead of preaching to help the old lib
ertine to come TO God, or for the old
booze fighter to get on the water wag-
on. We seem to have taken the Lord
away from the people. The world is
looking for some Moses who will lead
the people out of their want their
squalor and their Industrial slavery to
the promised land of God.
Pure Doctrine Needed.
Pure doctrine has got to be
preached up and down the land. The
revival today has got to be the doc
trine that is in the bible. If there Is a
preacher who can not preach that doc
trine let him get ont of tho pulpit" He
said that every revival in the history
of the world had started from the true
doctrine and he told how each began
and why.
1--WE have got to have n revival of
the doctrines, of the fail of man, of the
damnation of the wicked and of heaven
and of he'll.
1.-THE pressing demand of our day Ia
a. revival of the old time doctrines Too
many admit that the bible is a good
and inspired book. but there are 9th
ers Just as good That is one rock on
which their faith sinks Any church
that is teaching that and Is not evan
gelical owes the community an apol-
ogy for dts good for-nothing existence.
Science Covering Sin.
| Science Is putting new dress on
! sin A man who is n thief Is so no
/ longer, lie is d ihieptuiri5iffiic 4 drunk
| en- bum is so no longer, he is a dipso-
maniac. There is n three fold tendency
in the ministry today one class tries
to please the world. Another crowd ig-
nores the cross, and the other class
breaches the cross to men and tells
| them of their sins.
1--WE need new article in our creed
which should be. 7 believe in hell and
eternal damnation. God has said it, It's
1.-THE law. believe in improvement, hut
/ do not believe in an improved gos-
pei You can not improve it. Many men
may preach better than T. but they
i can not preach better gospel than do
We have almost forgotten Jesus ever
said anything about hell Can you re-
member when you ever heard SER
mon on hell? You preachers. how long
has 1T been since you preached one?
Be Faithful to Doctrine.
eve have got to be faithful to oui
doctrines. It's useless to try to get the
baker and the candlesticls maker intt
the church when you have in it mem
bers who are dead beats. and liars ant
men of loose habits"
In the most scathing terms he de
nounced the man who rents his prop
erty for saloons and houses of Ill fame
'If you want to take the few dollar
you get from n saloon in that way AM
go to hell with them, take them an,
60"
II He said the church membership ant
the preachers needed to be thawed out
to be made warm for humanity and t.
welcome the manderer' and the strang
err into the church. He declared TIL
| system of pew renting was q system
Of the devil.
what we need is aggressive christ
| family. a christianity that will e.
{ marching forward for God The worl