The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-30
DR.. D. NJ. Fisk Talks About
POpgun Religion.
Charges ''SOme Churches With
Playing to Galleries.
THE COMING TRAGEDY.
Churches Must Lift Up Lives Of
the People,
Complains That His Church
Hasn't Reached Down.

This church has never played to the
galleries as has been the case with
some churches in the city-and YOU
can find one within a stones throw
thereby cheapening their religion, .
was the declaration of DR.. D. NJ. Fisk
in speaking Sunday morning at the
First Congregational church. In the
long run this church has given the
city of Topeka something more than
the popgun sort of religion
Then the speaker delved into poll
tics, showing a map which indicated
the portion of the city. which stands
particularly for righteousness and
those which do not.
This map shows a coming tragedy
in the political life in the city" con
tinued DR.. Fisk. Nothing in the
world will save Topeka-not even the
women-unless there is a great cam
paign launched with the object of lift
ing up the lives of the people of the
shop district and North Topeka.
Mr.. Stotts does not stand for things
want you to stand for-In not say
anything about Mr.. Billiard.
'<Some of our churches are too large.
If I had the chance I'd split up the
First Presbyterian and First Metho-
dist churches. What would 1 do with
them? For example I'd take part of
the Presbyterian church and go down
to the bottoms and make a church
there The hope of Topeka is in The
weak churches.
you dare not tell me that this
IS near the rank ana HE OIL To-
peka. We are nice lot but haven't
reached down. The North Topeka
Congregational church should be lots
stronger than it is There's where we
want Jesus
More people have had to do with the
plans for the Men and Religion move
ment then has been the case with any
other single movement ever launched"
said Roy B. Guild, of New York city,
executive secretary Of this movement
before members of the committee OF
1907 and other workers at the First
Baptist church Sunday afternoon. we
wish to have the church a greater fac
tor in the world today. We must have
more string, and must utilize more of
the string that we have.
Can we make live members of the
dummies in the church-can We bri1g
more men into the church, The Men
and Religion movement hopes that II
can give men tasks If you make the
Men and Religion movement success
in Topeka you will have to make
larger sacrifice of time, strength. and
manhood than ever has been made II
the city
ings. The social service survey viii
call for definite tasks and that means
going around and doing good The
evangelistic work is not the type OF
evangelism where the minister and few |
The program is for every man who |
claims Jesus Christ to be an evange-
list It doesn't mean that other fel- |
lows are going to do the work. but |
that you are. There must be a religious |
passion in this movement .
Mr.. Guild explained the plans for the /
eight-day campaign which will be held /
in December in this city when eight |
men of national reputation will BIZ |
here as speakers and Instructors.
The city will be divided into five dis
tricts, and five institutes will be held |
each day in the districts. A key man
will serve as chairman of each depart
ment in the individual churches-boy'
work, Bible study, social service, mis-
sfons, evangelism, etc. Mr.. Guild said
in the past there had been too many
chairmen. He preferred key men
who would open up something.
There were representatives from Law
renee and other towns at the meeting.
Too Much Liberty, Says LoveIand.
mo man has right to do what he
wills with his own, unless he wills to do
what is right in relation to his fellow
men, declared DR.. F. L Loveland in the
course of an address on Have Not
Right to Do What VIII With My OWn?"
delivered Sunday night before a large con-
gregation.
been for freedom, said the speaker in