The Detroit times., 1910-09-14


judgment tlsaiah NxNil, ID.
BROOKLYN. Sept. is.-Pastor RUS
ssil preached today In the Academy or
Muslc our largest auditorium the
paeity lie had "a very attentive hear
ing There were many Hebrews in the
large audience. He said in part:
sHent cast Sha ahs ars M
ABOUT us. great change In the at
fairs OF men is indicated and acknowl-
edged by. all thoughtful, Intelligent
people. The worlds pace during the
past 90 years astonishes everybody.
New conditions meet Ms on every hand.
The majority OF books written half "a
century ago along scientific lines are
considered rubbish today. Rules and
customs and theories OF the past sup
posed TO he immovable ana absolute.
are abandoned AS worthless--in chem
istry, In manufactures, In art. In
finance and commerce. All these
changes necossitate new view or SO
cial conditions and IA REORGANIZATION or
the relationship OF religion and the
Bible To man and his conditions. as
seen from the present viewpoint. The
business and social world have been
OF progress. sonic OF them gladly and
some cf@.hemR reluctantly But rell-
glonists have been placed In most
awkward position. Religion and moral
sense constitute the backbone and fiber
Of the best progress In civilization.
The perpleXity OF religious thought,
ana lts manifest lnaDllltN 10
self to the changed conditions Is work
ing a serious disadvantage TO all dis
posed TO look to~the Almighty for
guidance In life's AFFAIRS.
heGncrcase In worldly wisdom, inc
improved human conditions. the ad-
yancement along religious lines In ma.
terial prosperity have turned many OF
the worlds brightest intellects away
from God and from the Bible. Many
OF these still processing Christianity
In an outward. formal manner, have
A. a.. In.
theory OF "civilization They have wan
dered from the Divine Revelation, the
Bible into paths or spec ulation-their
own and other mems. They have cogi-
statements liz the Truth--that instead
of man falling from the Image OF Goo
into sin and death. he Is rislng, from
brute or monkey plane upward, grad
uEffy.- 10 Divine heights HIS teaa az
looking for great Deliverer; Messiah.
Savior. Life-Giver. they are hoping TO
that certain fancied laws OF evolution
might help them upward and onward
10 glory. honor and Immortality.
The result Is that religious thougnt
today everywhere and I'm all demonina-
lions Is chaotic. The whole or Chris-
tendon has practically become Agnos-
tic-admitting that they DO not KNOW
the Truth nor how to adjust their rea-
soning faculties to present consecra-
ton They are In an expectant atu-
tude--seeking light. Nevertheless many
fear the light lest II shall make mani
fest cherished errors or selfish hopes
and ambitions which must be aDan-
donod But they are still pretending TO
know many things which we ana tney
know that they do not know. But
daily the strain becomes more intense.
Gradually everybody Is recognizing
that there is "A great crisis along every
line-that the people are awakening
and thinking and Will no longer re-
ceive their errors
1ouy~rtinu the World 10 God.
Fifty years ago Christian people, full
Of faith In the Bible which they seri-
ously misunderstood and read with
rectarian spectacles OF various coiors'