The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-07
CHRIS TIAN|TY OF
FUTURE WILL Be
WITHOUT DOGMA
REV. T. w. YOUNG.
Gospel That Is Simple and Practical
Will Be Only One Listened To-"
4 Baptist Minister Tells
Fellow Pastors.
"Higher Criticism" Talk Fails To
Appeal To Hearers and Lively
Discussion Results.

That so-called modern" religion has
not captured all OF the good Baptist
brethren in Detroit was evidenced by
the reception and discussion that fol-
lowed the reading OF paper on THE
Christianity OF tomorrow" by the Rev.
+. w. Young. Of the North Woodward
Baptist church. In the regular weekly
meeting OF TIE Baptist Ministers con-
ference In the Woodward-avc Baptist
church parlors. Monday morning.
Or. Young frankly said that the SEN
timents and arguments set forth In
his paper was based on what he
had read In the magazines and books
OF the day. and what he thought he
saw in tho trend OF life about him
every day. but such adherents OF the
old steadfast theology as the Rev. j.
G. Calder. the Rev w. II. Conley. the
Rev. NJ. II. Petit and the Rev. +. Il.
Cutler were on their feet at the close
OF the paper ready TO go on record
that first last and always Is the Ward
OF God the one authority and the one
source OF religion
a good deal passes for Christianity
today that Is nothing short OF pagan
ism. and yet. believe. that the Chris
tianity Of the future will more and
more approach mysticism" said Or.
Young Mysticism has captured the
art. the literature and the drama OF
the day. and it Is bound To show its
influence on the religion Of tomorrow.
Theology Is mans idea of religion. not
the thing Itself Old theologies should
be smelted like ore and the good ex-
tracted tn be applied to the needs OF
today. 10 not assume from this that
/ belittle the old theologies-for AFRO.
gGnce that SCOTS at the past is merely
vanity: but. one cannot fail TO see
that people nowadays have little in
terest I'm dogma and that the author
fty Of the church Is no longer re.
spected As divine institution II
holds It's own. but not as a temple Of
theology or n fount OF ecclesiasticism.
Men are anxious tc make Jesus Christ
King. aside from ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1T is often necessary today to over
throw theology In order to save re-
ligion theology changes, religion
never. People are constantly forsak.
ing the old religions TO take up the
fads Of the day. The Christianity OF
tomorrow must necessarily be the
flower and fruitage OF today. hence II
Is only the natural course of. events
that theology, dogma. and. such mod
ernsms as Christian Science. Emman-
uelism. New Thought. Spiritualism
ETC.. should go into the melting pot
to evolve the Christianity of the IN.
ture. The Christianity OF tomorrow
will be lacking in dogmatism. for the
public Is impatient OF the man who
has only dogma to defend. but listens
reverently to the man who has truth
to present. A gospel that Is simple
and practical will be the only one
listened to In the future. The preacher
Of today must give up his obsolete
phraseology and get down to the YER
nacular OF the day II he is To gain and
10 hold the ear Of the people. The
Christianity OF tomorrow will be scien-
tific in It's method. expression and
application. II will have creed. for
a creedless Christianity would be an
absurdity. but II will be shorn of
dogma and theology and stand forth