The evening world., 1911-10-27
ALL THE BIBLE, BUT
WITH DISCRIMINATION.

WIN ~
Asked for a definition OF tho New
Theology" his recently PUBLISH work,
DR.. Campbell said:
II do not like that term. I prefer to
call my views liberal Christianity. My
beliefs are tho cIninence OF God and the
solidarity OF man. and l preach the
gospel In modern terms and In keeping
with modern science.
DO you believe that the Gospels are
absolute TRUTH was a question put to
him.
mo. not as an inspired book was
the quick response. Some parts OF the
Gospels arc inspired. but not taken as
Q whole. However. I do not reject any
past Of the Bible as uninspired. but ac-
espt II al with discrimination"
Then you believe In tho theory OF
s~votutonr'
MOST decidedly"
II feel that the present lime Is not
Q favorable one Tor the ChristiaS
Church." went on the eminent preacher.
Thought In In y state OF transition.
All over the civilized world tho people
seem to DO drawing away from the
1Asroh. but this. nsmy belief. will not
oontinue. History shows many such
periods Of religious settlement and stag
nation. but these are always followed
By readjustnent and recovery.
REVOLUTION AGAINST MArERi-
AltsM COMING.
The Church Of Christ will do this
again In the near future. The falling
-v HRNvn NhA Nhssrsh - not tho Sa.tIt
q The church. Tho reaso for the fall
M sway u that In the middle u the
nfnstsenth century there was an as
founding advance OF modern science and
greater pace of living created. causing
. tendency to q certain halt OF mind In
modsrn man. II Is a malerialistlc age
we ere living in. which It has gone as
fAs - II poss1bly can. is sure TO Ne fol-
lowed By . reaction. There always has
been such q reaction and II In coming In
Amsrfca now. this revolution against the
matsriAlistio theory " thought and prac-
tjoa.
"Ts Il not true that women are more
reltgious than msnr' was . question
put 10 HIM
"Yes. that Is true, and II Is because
they are better. This, probably, Is be-
cause they haven't the rough and tum.
bic Of Me which Is nan portion"
'Tsn't woman suffrage drawing women
away from the church,"
No." declared DIR. Campbell, with
emphasis woman suffrage IL a grea,
moral movement. and I strongly favor
IT."
Reverting to tho wane OF materiallsr
In America, DR. Campbell attributes the
tendency back to the church TO the In.
crsasing amount OF literature against
mAtsrialism published In this country
What are the principal errors OF tn,
church," was asked.
MAMMoN WORSHIP THE PRES
EMIT CHRISTIAN SIN.
They Ne In two directions" sal, pr
Campbell "One Is "a holding on - 40
solute dogmas, snG the otler is IN It
siowress to adnpt itself to ana shoy
sympathy with the social aspira tions q
the masses. Over tho entire VOID theI
II . spontaneous social uprtsing. an
In church has dropped behind instea'
Of leading It.
ITO what dogmas do you objectr'
ITO the obscurantist views OF IN
Atonement and the fate OF the impeni
tent In the world to come My belief
that as a man sows. SO shall he reap"
what Is the omInon fault OF hu
msnityY"
''MammoIn worship IN the Christian 81
of the present day"
DIR. Campbell took q fling al foreig
missionaries when lie said: The Chris
tian missionaries must recognize tn
rood in those religions which they see
to evsngelize
DIR. Campbell Will remain In Amer
ica for about three months He wi
p-ssch In this city. Washington. Bal
timora. Boston. Chicago ana In Canads
Christmas week he will be In ~. Paw
and Minneapolis n he win retur
home In January.
Ne Extra Change for II.
Alvsrussnsan Tor rns WorLd may 10 left
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