Evening journal., 1914-11-16


gelism. and the dissemination and
preservation of Evangelical faith.
Rightly adhering to fundamentals the
church exerts thc most powerful and
beneficial effects upon domestic,
social. educational. industrial COM
mercial civic ald political life. De-
parting therefrom she loses her up
lifting power upon all classes and
conditions of mankind. She is no
longer a c'vilizing and Christianizing
influence and naturally turns to re
formation through legislation or
other means.
The Christianizing, civilizing, re-
fning and elevsting influence of the
evangelical church inevitably tend to
diminish crime. and as no institution
Of the world can. Last year Judge
Fawcett made this statements. ZAP
proximately 300 cases have been
brought before me IN my FIVE and a
half years of service on the bench.
During this time / have never had to
try man W o was at the time of
the alleged offense, or ever had been.
an active member OF the church" He
also stated that young defendents
were not members Of the Sunday
school, and as a restraining inhu-
ence, and to give a young prisoner
an opportunity to lead a better life,
where sentence had been suspended.
he insisted that the first thing for
them to do was TO join the Sunday
school. Nothing is more certain than
spiritual decadence where the church
departs from her divine commission
and enters the political arena
The true gospel minister is no
match for the artful politician. The
lines of operation arc too far apart
as conditions now are. and the minis
ter cannot qualify himself for both
at the same time, and efficiency in
the one units him for success in the
other Preachers and politicians can
not exchange callings, and where the
pulpit is converted into a political
rostrum the church cannot long eX-
ist as such. Often a preacher has
left his pulpit and had to be driven
back or out. The preachers of Ra-
tionalistic Philosophy corrupted the
municipalities OF Germany, the best
governed cities in the world, and
plunged all Europe into the most
hOrrid war of history. Where preach
ers are decoyed from their holy call
ing and divine commission into ma
| terialism, socialism, culture or re-
, forms, the church and the nation will
soon come to sorrow. The mighty
agencies Of the church are vastly
more for the maintenance of peace
than armies or navies, legislation
and federation. The laity should
/ protect the church by protecting the
minister. and suffer none to be lured
| into diverting issues through exhiliar-
ating measures. II is a great temp
! tation TO some ministers to throw
down the cross of Christ, mount the
| platform. or fiery stead. wear a SASH
and ride at the head Of a popular
procession. Politics is one of th'
greatest perils Of the church. Th'
world never needed political preach
ers less nor a Gospel ministry NOR
than to day.
4.-Christian Statesmen or Suffrag'
the Remedy.
A great need OF the State an'
nation is Christian Statesmen
The object of the church il
the promotion of law and order, edu
cation and legislation, commerce an'
industry. morals and religion through
Christian doctrines, principles an'
evangelism II oui Christian womeI
would expend their energies in help
ing 10 save our men, arbitrary anC
burdensome legislation would soor
come to an end. Christian statesmen
can do more for the womanhood o
the nation than lawmaking and Law
enforcing women can do for them
selves The need is not party privi
leges or POLITICAL power but conse
Grated Christian leadership. Ambi
tious and artful politicians do no
safeguard the rights of women a
they ought. neither will the womel
once immersed in the aspirations o
political life as they must be when suf
frage is obtained. To be match 70
an artful politician the woman mus
be an artful politician. She canno
beg concessions because she is
woman. The proposition is made
auate and only incidental TO th
church. Christianizing law maker
and officials will do more for tn
homes and nation, more for the peac
and prosperity, comfort and happi
ness Of wives and mothers, sisters an
1 daughters than can be accomplishe
by any process of law or Legislation
If the spirit of injustice abounds
= arises from the fact that Chrlstia
E men are in the minority and tn
: principles of the Christian religio
are being underrated.
: The church has enjoyed some soci'
! and financial success the while su
fering a great spiritual decline. Nin'
I tenths OF the people tell us that IN
. spiritual decadence is due 10 I'll
Sunday paper. trolley, excursion al
tomobile, theatre, moving pictur
: sports, or visiting; to nicotine. alc'
hol. cards. gambling or dancing;
fairs, festivals, bazaars, socials