Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-09-13
Sermon by
CHARLES T.
RUSSELL.
Pastor Brooklyn
Tabernacle.

Portland, Me-, Sept 1.-THE Inter-
| national Bible Students Convention is
in session here with an excellent at.
tendance and deep interest manifested.
Pastor Russell of Brooklyn Tabernacle
delivered two addresses today, one be-
ing in Jefferson Theatre. We report
one CT them from the text foregoing
Three weeks ago today Christendom
was startled by a communication
which announced that the Christian
| Alliance bad lifted a collection of $780,
600 In few minutes-S30O in cash, the
balance in promises. Then followed
| the startling announcement of Brother
Simpson, it's President, that the col
lection lifted would probably be the
last at Old Orchard, because the Camp
| Grounds Directors had rented its Au-
ditorium for three days for the use of
our Association. He declared that he
disagrees with our theology. This, of
| course, was a yelled threat that the
Directors of the camp ground must
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| Students This they promptly did, and
we accepted back the money paid In
| advance, rather than go to Law. 1t -
| for this reason, dear friends. that we
| are having our Convention OUTSIDE
the camp" We are glad that its fence
does not separate US from our great
Redeemer and Teacher, the joy of
whose blessing l see in your faces.
| Secular editors were astonished!
They had been congratulating Chris
| tan people that the days Of the rack,
1 the thumb screw and the stake were
past and that from every quarter were
coming appeals for Christian Union
which, it was hoped, might even ulti-
| mately include all denominations OF
| Catholics and .Protestants. Yet here
| they had to listen to the contrary-a
| suggestion that Christian people IN al
lance were SO opposed to Bible Stu
| dents that even a year would not be
| sufficient to purify the air of Old Or
chard and to permit them to meet here
| next year to take up another collection.
| 1t seemed funny, too, to these editors,
that anything could drive Christian
| Alliance meeting away from 100000
collection!
Explanations Surely In Order.
| Since Brother Simpson may not care
to tell the whole truth about the mat
ter and since the Christian public is
| interested and ought to know the facts,
| | must tell them The unpleasant duty,
| however, will not neceSsitate my say
| ing an unkind word concerning Mr..
| Simpson and the Christian friends who
| are in alliance with him.
There are two reasons why Brother
Simpson thought 1t doubtful if he
could come next year following our
three days of this year
a. He knew instinctively that his
collections would be smaller, hardly
worth coming for, If the people should
| begin to get the eyes of their under
standing more widely opened respect
| ing what really constitutes the Gospel
| of Christ.
~ The 100000 raised" was not cash
| and large proportion of it never will
| be. Some of it is promised over and
over again and telegraphed over and
| over, as was the case with the young
woman who in the spectacular manner
| offered her jewels from time to time
| and had it mentioned in the papers.
Such repetitions of charitable work are
considered entirely proper by many in
connection with religious work in vari-
| Gus denominations, ''for the good of
| the cause" Subscriptions are given
| publicly without hope of payment, to
influence others who are more sincere
some of whom in the excitement give
more than they can afford.
| Chicago Stockyard Method.
This same method is illustrated in
| the Chicago Stock Yards. A fine, large,
| trained bull gallops out to meet the
cattle designed for slaughter. He
| waltzes before them and becomes their
| leader. Following him in grand rush
| for a narrow passage they crowd one
another to the executioner who knocks
them senseless. A special place just
| large enough for himself is provided
| for the decoy bull, who, later, goes out
| to lead on another herd for the slaugh-
| ter.
We do not mean TO say that those
| who give their money are slaughtered
| or otherwise injured. We believe that
they are blessee-that everyone is
blessed who sacrifices anything hearth
! ly unto the Lord, or to what they sup
| noSa tO no his service whether If is
| or not 1t is the method of getting the
money from the people and the decep-
| ton practised which we deplore. How
ever, the Alliance has plenty Of COM
| pany In this method in larger Chris
tan denominations. 1t is part of the
business" method of recent years.
| Some who did not understand this
business" method wondered where all
the money apparently contributed to
| the Christian Alliance" work was
spent. An investigation of its financial
accounts was made, which revealed
| the fact that they were chaotic, and
| other business" methods were adj
| vised
"The Darkness Hatch the Light"
Some one may inquire why the
| Christian Alliance should fear US and
| whether or not we have ever done
| them harm We reply. Never have we
| injured them in the slightest degree.
nor ever even publicly mentioned their
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