The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-05-06


Opening his address, the Pastor apol-
He would much prefer to talk along
the lines of Christian character build
ing and the necessity of growing in
grace knowledge and love, and thus
becoming more and more copies Of
Gods dear Son. His apology was that
statements, is so grievously misunder-
stood as to stand in the way of Chris
tian progress. In conjunction with
other Scriptures, it was woven into
terrible theories during the Dark Ages.
Those theories became imbedded in the
various creeds of the time, and so OBJ
structed the channels of thought that
the grace, truth and beauty of the Bi-
BILE were hidden. Many noble hearts,
he claimed, are furnishing for lack Of
the refreshment of Gods Truth, by
reason of the fossilized errors which
block the way.
"Psrish For Lack of Knowledge"
The Scriptures foretell conditions ex-
actly as they are today. They declare
that there shall be "a famine in the
Iand-not a famine of bread. nor a
thirst for water, but of hearing the
Word of the Lord" amos SILL
Again the Scriptures declare, my peo-
pie are destroyed for lack of knowl-
edge" Hosea 4:6.) 1t is certainly true
that there are as many honest-heart-
ed, conscientious, well-meaning people
in the world today as have ever lived
perhaps more. Yet these well-mean-
ing people are perishing, furnishing,
for lack of spiritual nourishment
True, there are some who claim to be
well-nourished and to find in the popu-
lar pulpits of the land all the spiritual
refreshment and strength they need
But these are as nothing compared
with the millions who give a different
testimony. l am glad that those who
attend worship regularly, and are we'll
nourished and we'll satisfied, have
what they desire, at the mouth of a
hundred thousand preachers. / am
reaching out after 1.-The lost sheep of
the house of Israel" through the secu-
lar press They tell me that am reach
ing millions of the unchurched every
week Ny readers are the discomfort
ed, the unsatisfied, perishing for lack
Of knowledge, hungering and thirst
ing after the right ways of God-the
real teachings of the Bible.
Ny heart goes out to those as the
heart of Jesus went out to the same
class, nearly nineteen centuries ago.
We read, HE had compassion on the
multitude, for He beheld that they
were like sheep having no shepherd"
am seeking, as an under-s shepherd,
to bring these hungering, thirsting,
perishing sheep to the true shepherd
and Bishop of souls"-the Lord Jesus.
/ am seeking to remove from their
minds the prejudice and various OBJ
structions which have hindered the
flow of Gods grace and truth to their
hearts. / am seeking in the Masters
name to present to them the Bread of
Life, the Water of Life I am not seek
ing to build up another denomination
Results show a certain measure of
success already attained. I am receiv-
Ing more than FIVE thousand letters a
week from hungry sheep and others,
who, so far as denominational Chris
tian systems are concerned, are home
less. Everywherc-all over the world
these instead of forming new de-
nomination, are associating themselves
with Bible classes for the study of
Gods Word. | am simply doing all
in my power to help them out of dark
ness into Gods marvellous light-out of
misunderstanding of the Bible into a
right appreciation of it; out of ignor-
ance into a knowledge of God; out of
ignorance of the Savior and His work
to a true knowledge of Him and His
glorious Kingdom. which is yet to
bless all the families of the earth.
1t may be interesting to know that
while I am advertised by the news
paper syndicate as the Pastor of the
Brooklyn Tabernacle congregation of
Independent Christians, and of a SINH
lar congregation of London Taber-
nacle and of the congregation of Wash
ington Temple, | have additionally.
been chosen Pastor of more than one
hundred and fifty of those classes of
Bible Students, to which l have al
ready referred. They elected me Pas
tor without any suggestion or solicita-
fion on my part. in SO doing. / under