Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-13
ELOQUENT PLEA IS
MADE FOR CHURCH
EXTENSION
Archdeacon Warren Says
There Is No Business Enter
prise on Earth Today Con-
Quoted on More Practical
Principles Than Christian
Missions.

Before ar-, audience ia ~.
Johns Episcopal church Yesterday
AFTERNOON, AIrhdciCon W r. Warren
made an oloquen' plea Tor church en-
tension work Taking as his text The
World ut Christ ana beginning with
The sentence that Religion, not con.
stitutions or statutes. determines the
status OF SEA and rights aud liberties
of individuals Rev. Mi. Warren
spoke in part a. follows
Il was astounded Yesterday alter
noon To hear cultured. refined NO
man say, I viii nor give one cent tor
missions. Before realized what
was saying bur being aroused. | point.
ed at her and said You are product
Of Christian missions What you are
and what you hope for your daugh.
teis TO he--to live al peace and en-
ioyment of privileges denied women
in other lands because this cOun.
Try bows 20 Jesus Christ Viii you
deny your sisters IN other lands tEe
boon OF beng what you arc|
Hut lea MS advance orderly
See what woman has done for
Jesus Christ As concerning the
flesh Hc Was born OF woman Gal
lNl lie owes lis nurture ana train.
Ing 10 MARY. His mother Nluistering
women supplied some OF iis neccesi-
Ties during His active ministry some
If His mosi faithful disciples and al.
t"ndauts Nerc women l. was Wo-
mans act ol cove az tho feast at
Simon, th, leper'S home, which con.
seclated lIis body for lie burial
Three women who loved Him. Dy
their sympathy. stood between Him
and tho ruthless soldier and icorins
mob as w. hung on The cross Women
wore last al he cross and FIRST at the
.opuchrc Holy and faithful women
have miui,trrod TO Ills disciples and
have ln.llmingly given OF themselves.
their substance. th"ir sons ana theu
daughter. 10 bear the Gospel Nith "A
greater faith than thai OF Abraham
Hut wha; has woman received ia
return from Ills through the agency
OF Ills teachings and Ills mission.
aries?
"Barbali-m held woman IN ignoble
estate, bccIusc his religion placed a
low value on her. Even the enlighl-
ened civilization OF Greece ana Rome
failed "a make woman estate higher
than that OF a chaltcl because their
religion did not. Nalural religion does
nor lifi Womanhood above the brute.
IN fact bar Jesus Christ insisted on
the tranacendent value and equality
of every human soul I'm Him there
is neither male nor female Tho
same terms OF salvation were given
10 all alike. His glad tidug, meant
sphere of honorable service lOr wo-
men a. well as men not IN religion.
but in every department of human
society Human society, IL every
Christian nation guarantees rights and
cquantN with her brother NOT he
cause constitutions nor statutes grant
them. bui hecause the religion o. the
land cOmpcls II. Even with men
equal rights before the Law was an
unhcard of doctrine before Jesus
Christ came into the world. indeed
NJ Is due to the teachings Of Jesus
Christ thai liberal. impartial conslliu-
tionai COVE nments came into life and
undeI ~ being principles are occupy
ing all he Garth II is he religion
OF lesu, Christ which cOmpels this
principle o., equal soul value and not
government. per Sc
ihlhh OF converse oiu'I. lel
any other rDllglon the earth has ever
known supplant Christianity In the
United States for only one decade.
Think YOU Womanhood would retain
~ present slatus? Woman would
mud herself IN the place accorded 10
woman oy such religions Does not
Mormanism degrade wOmanhood' Did
not the SWaoon Invasion OF Christian
Europe ON heir harems with Christ.
ian women what rational cXplana.
ton can tuu give for wo.nan's coniin.
uancc in $50 low Az estate Ia alien
eohntiys man this one, History ia
rcplcte with Instances ot the power
of Christianity 10 transform The
hearts Oh men aud nations and II Is
because men and women are declared
10 have soul value
60 Win me, my sisters, IN ima2i-
nation INTO tho thiclSly settled cen
tiers OF The poorer classes In our lar2e
cities SONS OF other religions prey
upon the people But wherever such
people I'VE under the shadow OF the
cross of Stun mission church, even
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