Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-09-02

sectariunl. COM
- A-lzA posed Of the truth.
lRA2l0k KU2Selllj hungry from all
denominations.
Asked why such great crowds always
attend his addresses while the church.
eS of all denominations are complain
ing Os slim attendance. Pastor Russell
replied, "The people are thinking. Per.
picked by the lnHdelity and Higher
Criticism taught In the principal col.
leges and pulplts. many desire to have
an Interpretation OF the Bible consist
ent with itself and not at war with
the reverentlal exercise OF reason. The
Scriptures foretell OF our day, saying.
There shall be famine In the land;
not a famine for bread nor a thirst
for water. but for the hearing Of the
Word Of the Lord amos viii, III. No
fairy tales can thoroughly satisfy In.
telllgent thinkers, whose numbers are
Increasing. Many OF those who at
tend my services and many who read
my sermons In the public print long
Eince ceased to attend the church serv.
fees"
Two services we're held. one for the
public, considering the great Here
after;" the other. which we report, had
for fits text Gods call TO Cain. after
no had slain his brother. where is
Thy BrotherT' and Gains reply. IAN
] My Brothers Keeper" Genesis iv.
~ The speaker said In part:-
No one can dispute that individual
ism. personal Independence. personal
responsibility. has done much for the
development OF our rnce. The serfdom
and paternallsm Of the pnst were I'M
favorable to individual thought, re-
spOnsibillty and action No wise and
good man would desire to rob his fel-
lows OF Independence OF mind.
One Extreme, Then the Opposite.
We are In danger, however. of going
TO the opposite extreme-in danger of
carrying the subject of personal inde-
pendence too far-in danger OF neglect
ing some who should have asslstnnce--
in danger Of thinking OF all men as
being not only free but equal While
we all should haze proper freedom of
will. yet all are more or less handicap
ped In the exercise Of the will. AS st.
Paul said. I'VE cannot do the things
which we would" We ure slaves of
sin and death. some more aud some
less. The Prophet Davld's explana.
tion applies to us ALL Il was shapen
in iniquity, In sin did my mother con.
ceive me" psalm Il, D..
II was in view OF such inequalities
OF the flesh that Sc. Paul wrote to the
Church, ave that are strong should
bear with the in1rmltles OF the weak,
and not please ourselves merely"
tiomans XIV. II. This principle. ap.
piled by the Apostle to the Church,
would certainly be appropriate and
beneficial Ia the natural family And
as our hearts enlarge we should all
come TO realize more and more the
oneness, the solidarity OF our race-the
entire human family, OF which st, Paul
says, "of one blood God created all
men. TO dwell upon the face OF the
whole earth" (Acts xvii, 26.
"where 10 Thy erothsrT"
Gods Inquiry OF Cain implied Gains
responsibility, and teaches us a lesson
respecting our responsibility In Gods
sight for one another We win begin
with the Church. the highest type Of
brotherhood imaginable; We should
not be content To split into sects and
parties. Whatever was the ignorance
OF the past, which led to the formation
OF the various creeds and denomlna.
tons, there can be no excuse for these
now, because Christians OF all demon,
nations have come to dlscredit the old
creeds should there not, then. be n
movement toward heat unity and feI-
iowship outside OF deuominatioual and
creedal llnes amongst those who rec.
Ognize God as Father, the Lord Jesus
Christ as the Redeemer. aud the Bible
as the Divine Revelations
II Is not proper TO say as did Cain.
cam my brothers keepery" Every
true Christian should realize that to.
day Christianity Ia being assaulted In
its own House and by It's protessed
friends In the universities, colleges
and seminuries OF all denominations
battle IN raging. which threatens the
destruction OF our Christian fnith
Possibly few are blind to the altua.
tion. but the insurgents-the Higher
Critics and Eyolutionlsts- realize the
situation and are craftily saying TO the
people. I'VE are the Watchmen upon
the walls OF zionl Hcarken to ouR
CRY; an ls welll" These Higher Crit.
les seem TO have no conscience. They
claim that the people must be gradual.
" taken by guile. They encourage
them to sleep" whila they raise over