The Washington herald., 1914-08-16

! Though my mother desired that should
( be preacher. ! never felt an impelling
Impulse Of that nature myself"
In what respects does the Christian
Church differ from other Protestant de-
nominations I inquired. The question
was asked because Mr.. Long is prob
ably the most conspicuous layman In his
communion and has given II large sums
/ Of money and other gifts
I Thomas Campbell and his son Alex
ander were Presbyterian ministers In
Scotland?' he said. They found. after
coming here. many denominations, each
with a creed Of its own. A divided church.
the Campbells thought. was Injurious and
Illogical. Alexander attempted to get
all evangelical Protestants together on
one platform. He didn't wish to estab-
lish a new denomination. His efforts
toward church unity. however, failed
and he started a church Of his own
Christ, he said. was the founder Of
Christianity. There could be no objection.
consequently. n members OF the new de-
nomination called themselves Christians
or Disciples Of Christ. Thus the name
was chosen. Second. Christ being the CEN
ter OF Christianity, Il was not neces-
sary to ask persons Joining the church
long list of man-made questions. II
, they believed Christ is the Son of God
and the Savior OF the world. Alexander
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the brotherhood.
Next. he argued. all Christians think
that immersion Is baptism but many
there are who doubt that sprinkling
is baptism. That being the case and il
is SO now, he said the Christian Church.
in its efforts TO bring about unity, would
lmmerse and not sprinkle and thus
satisfy everybody.
Says Something About Women.
Lastly. he declared. that the Lords
Supper should be administered every
Sunday. Such is the Christian Church.
II is big enough and broad enough for
all and is growing steadily. having. by
the latest reports, about 100000 men,
bers.
Are the American people as religious
as they used to be-"
II would like to think so but I can't"
Mr. Long answered. There has been a
marked change. for instance, among
American women. have heard that
they are drinking more than formerly.
while men are drinking less. You know
what that means IL It is true and fear
that II is true. Good men, strong men,
must have the same kind OF mothers.
There is also entirely too much famil-
iarity between the sexes. Young men
now habitually call young women by
their first names. which is only another
lnOlCatlOn OF tne DrtdklnB gown Oh In''
old respect which helped to give women
their acknowledged superiority. And
think OF the actual vulgarity of modern
female dress! 1t is suggestive and evil
and lowers women in the minds Of the
generality OF men. / will grant that the
world is better in some ways but religion
has not the vital influence on life that II
had formerly"
rs business being done on higher moral
standards than it was when you were a
young man."
Il don't think so. dishonest man
was openly talked about in my youth and
lost all standing in the community. Some
men are honest nowadays for the rea-
son that the laws make them so. A
good many business men have reformed
because they had to change their prac-
tees or go to Jail.
There are those who have always sup
posed that trickery Is profitable. That Is
one OF the blunders of ignorance and in
experience. Start two young men in life
who are equal in ability, energy and op-