The Washington herald., 1914-11-27
Bryan Tells Bible Conference
Government Is Giant Com
j., promise Plan.
HIS FAITH IS UNSHAKEN
HasNo Sympathy for Those Ministers
Who Believe Christianity Can
Change to Fit Conditions.
roDAY's PROGRAM,

His faith In Christianity unshaken by
the reality OF the greatest war in history,
Secretary Of State Bryan, addressing the
Worlds Bible Conference last night, de-
clared his belief that the day would
come when every knee throughout the
world would bend at the word of God.
Blended with his plea for the Bible, Sec
retary Bryan maintained his stand that
there is no antaRonism between the the
ory of government and the theory OF re-
ligion; that government Is a compromise
and that every advance step taken by a
government must needs be on the basis
OF a compromise.
Il have no patience with any one who
argues against compromise or who can
not see that government and compromise
are one and the same thing" said Mr..
Bryan.
DepIores Bad Influence.
DepIoring conditions that have permit
ted the church to take the wrong side
OF great moral questions, Secretary Bry-
an made a vigorous appeal that the
church, with all its wealth and all its
influence maintain its standard.
Secretary Bryan made no reference to
the European war, but instead. assumed
the role OF preacher, issuing a Thanks
giving message from the Bible and the
principles for which II stands.
Hardly had he been seated when Rev.
DIR. S. Parkes Cadman. Of Brooklyn. N.
Y, made the significant charge that
there are rulers in Europe today who
are supposed to stand up for God and
religion. But nearly every ruler who pro-
fesses his faith in God, stands today with
hands and body STEPPED in blood wilfully
shed"
The largest audience that has yet at
tended the sessions Of the conference
crowded II First CONGREGATIONAL Church
last night to hear Secretary Bryan speak.
Secretary Bryan also presided.
Tells ChrIstIanity's Message.
Christianity and its message to the
world was the keynote to the secretary's
address.
81 do not agree with the minister who
says that Christianity should be changed
to ft conditions" declared Secretary
Bryan. Il believe that conditions should
be changed TO fit Christianity.
II do not apologize for the Bible and I
do not like to hear ministers apologize
for It
III the church Is to become the great
benefactor Of the world it must insist
that the world follow a Christian life.
The greatest need in Christian life is
belief in God and mans paramount duty
is TO know Gods will concerning him
self and do it.
II have been taugh from boyhood to
believe that there is no antagOnism be-
tween the theories OF government and
religion. have no patience with thoSe
who profess TO believe that cOmpro
should not be considered with gov
ment. Government is compromise. E
advance step taken by governmentSi8'
in the nature of a compromise
Rulers Steeped in Blood.
Rev. DR.. Cadman, whom Mr.. Bryan
introduced. declared that we have seen
what God can do with such men as
Mr. Bryan in office. when Europe to-
day is engaged in a warfare which is
the greatest calamity in its history.
There are rulers in Europe who are
supposed to stand for God and re-
ligion," he declared. But every ruler
St1o processes his faith in God, stands
today with hands and body stepped in
blood willfully shed. They claim to
have the interests of the laboring man
at heart. but they have broken the
back OF labor and have shed its blood
upon the altars of the nation.
THE first and prime need of the United
States is regeneration. In every school
house the Bible should be taught and IL
then it is time to change the EConstitu-
tion.
The greatest need in American de-
mocracy is not lack OF the sense of
political justice. not lack of sagacity, !
but a lack OF that sublime vision which
takes from its statesmen and its pub /
lie men. power to see that Christianity
must cooperate with the government"
The conference will close its sessions
tonight.