The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-02-22

indeed we shall ind Him. when our
hearts pant for Him. as the hart pant
eth after the water-brooks
Difficulties In the Way, Says Pastor
Russell.
The words Of the Wall Street Jour
nal respecting the need of the old-time
religion are along proper lines. The
Bishop sees clearly what also have
so frequently pointed out. namely
that the so-,alled New Theology. High
er Criticism and Evolution theory have
so undermined faith that 1t would be
folly to look for a return of the pous
earnestness Of the past. which was
built upon living faith. even though
it was not the pure faith 'once deliv
cred unto the saints" Jude 81.
We do not admit that none today
are pious; that none are what st. Pau
styled "sanctified in Christ Jesus
q Corinthians l. q. We claim that
there are as honest, as upright. as
loyal children of God today as ever
lived in the world But they are few
The vast majority. under the false
teaching mentioned by the Bishop
have utterly lost the faith once de
livered to the saints" The great ma
jority of professed Christians are drift
ing. Long ago they gave up the creeds
of the dark ages" and. believing that
the Bible taught the same things as
the creeds. it also is being abandoned
as too absurd for present day intelli-
gence. Higher Criticism ,another name
for infidelity and opposition to the Bi-
ble,. Evolution. Christian Science.
Theosophy and Atheism have swallow
ed up the majority of the intellectuals
Of the Churches. and the mediocre
masses are rapidly following them into
the outer darkness Of unbeief and
godlessness.
1t is impossible for an honest man
who has lost his faith in God. and in
the Bible as the Word Of God. to take
real heart-interest in prayer-meet-
ings. in Bible study and in attempted
holy living He finds nothing substan
tial for his faith to rest upon He
scorns to be hypocrite. Hence the
old-time religious life is not to be gen
orally expected.
| Modern Revivais Unsatisfactory.
Modern revival methods tslangy talk
clownish actions and pretense that
rising to ones feet in n public assem-
bly, means Christian reformation and
spirit -begetting) is too foolish for think
ing people of the class represented h
the Editor Of the Wall Street JournT'
1t is not for us to say that absolutely
nothing is accomplished. and that al
fall away who. under excitemen'
stand up to be prayed for or to ind
cate that they prefer to spend cterui'
in bliss rather than in torture We
do. however mean to say that SUI
persons are bewildered. If no worse
and a year after we fear. are rs h"'
or worse than the year before This j.
because they are not really converted
because they have no real foundatiH1
for faith given them. and have n
faith to put upon such a foundation
They are not even what st. Paul style,
Babes in Christ" q Corinthians iii. II
for only the spirit-begotten belong tt
that class
What Is Really Needed.
The revival really needed should no
be looked for nor expected amongs
worldly people. They have nothing o
Christianity to revive. 1t should begil
with Christians who have not yet los
Il all their faith in God and in the Bible
These should become awakened to tn
fact that spirituality and faith are a
low ebb. Their prayers should as
cend to God, and their Bibles should b
studied as never before. They shout,
, make use of present-day helps in thei
Bible study and become fervent an,
revivified Of spirit through better un
, Outstanding of the Scriptures. The.
! must see that the Bible was not prop
, erly represented in the creeds Of tn
/ past; that it is in direct opposition t
many of the doctrines Of the pas
, which have justly become repulsive t
intelligent minds.
5 When once they get the proper focu
on Gods Word. one passage illumina'
! ing another. their faith in God and i
r the Bible will become living one,
5 moving one. and. with this spirit. fait
r and works will come-Christian yea
fervency of spirit in the service Of til
: Lord. With these in turn will com
$ activities in helping one another, az
t tivities in family worship. in Bib
J classes, in prayer and testimony NEE
S ings. etc. Then, as the Master SAT-
t they will let their light shine and til
d worldly will see and be Influenced b
o these living epistles, known and rea
: of all uI Corinthians Iii, q.
Most Important Points.
It is useless for any to attempt {
y believe, or to attempt to teach othel
, that God is great, and just, and To-
!. ing. while at the same time teachir
a that He prepared. before the found
O ton Of the world. an immense tortul
r chamber in which thousands of mi
d lions would be forced to spend etc
). nifty. How our forefathers could b
q lieve this and yet believe somehow
II other that God is Love we do not u
# derstand. 1t was their faith in God
20 Love. and not their faith in etern
| torment, which constituted the pow
Of God working in them for good al
, which offset the errors Of their creet
\ to large degree. But no one of t
II day who Is at all awake can any Ion
" er think of worshipping God inferi
Is to himself. A God unjust and unlo
r. inc mr. upkipd and pouorlosc cop