Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-01-16
URGES MORE PUNCH
IN SOME SERMONS
EHiTnH TELLS PHILAnTLPHIN
pHEAlIEDS ABOUT THEIR OWN
WORK ~ YEARS WITH IOIRN.
AIG<N.
ALSO ISSUES WARNING
OPPOSES ADOPTION Oh rEOFE>
>uR ELlOT'~ NEW CHRISTIAN
lTl ~ >rIi.ITi Al IIAEN kINI'
ONE SERMON ENOUGH on SIN
DAY.

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philadc. phin. Pa. Jan. Ii Frederic
W. N~urrruss. religions IN tor NJ tie Pub
lir I.r.gvr. addressed ilr Min>itcrium MI
th North Philadelphia 40 I'm first meet
ing n The new North Branch Young
Mems Christian NSSnCiHtirn. a large
company 81 ministers and laN mcn. rvl.
rr>cntIng every Protestant t"HumIHlt
ton. heard Mr.. NnrcroSS speak on What
j. The Matter with Philldclphia's
Preaching " "A discussion .ullnvrd the
rcading ol the paper.
The community ~ Philadelphia ~
probably the best city i the %cnuntr, I.
that Il had more large Sunday schools
aud churches. more good preachers. more
-lt-l r~itizrn> and loss Wire and crime
considering The large population. than
ant other American municipality.
During hi> ~ Years connection With
rrIi.ious journalism. MIR NnrrTnS~ said.
Nv had handled approximately 1.Wm SER
nous. IN advising the ministers huw IT,
preach rmu which would win the rr-
poet uf The ummnn an. W. >aiH.
~If The pulpit has lost it, prestige.
II men ignore Ihc rlcrgtmcn lnd hi> VI
irfarcc>. in H. because the clergy have
allcn into the hlhit ~ preaching spine
less >crmnn> dealing III vague grncralit-
ics AMI >ktting over personal Sin m one
skates over thin irr. For Heavens sake.
don't ~ afraid ~ crack the irr- Npn
MAY offend one or two sinners. but you:
Niil make \ reputation ~ y fearless
prrarh,r and earn ~ layal support If
hundreds ~ God earring mon anil wuIn-
en-
Let me warn vou. gentlemen. against
preaching me- Gospel wy ~ vas preached
in the DAYS NJ nur fathers and grand
fathers. Tho Gospel j. the same. today.
tomorrow and forever. brit remember
shat congregations are not ihr same dur
ing thai extended rrriod There are too
mtuv -rrnfru- nf 1874 vintage being
nnliri on. of ministerial hnrrci> and in
tlictcd urou helpless congregations.
LACEING ~ PUNCH"
rs unc Nhn has hr1rl hundreds ~
Sermons. p,ruii w. Nv WV, tiai he wv
rranr min SER Lacks originality. Ills
Iar"ul-r lrrt MUNICH a@ Nc newspaper
u.,r >r, Ilv drlr- hi~ congregation
hrru"h illrrrr-~ uf words and dn.'>
rat give ihrm thr Satisfaction " arriy
ire anywhere when W. linnll. has mere,
rruu thcm arH brings ha~ remarks ~ an
end.
-Iriuiuu FROM li- ~rrmrn- ih \ aver
aar preacher IL not in touch with The
news ~ ihr DIV: wv arnlrratlr knows
'iftlr ~ r%,ilrire of rurrrnf ~rnlitir~ and
his mind II = ~ NJ nr m"lcrn literature
uud rri"
MI Nnrcrn-> believes ministers were
hardirarpcd ~ having ~ preach two
.rrmrr~ nn SUNDAY Ilr advised drNrtir.
The SUNDAY evening service f. = high
class musical >rr, NV. W. wv r,aurrli>
tir service. Speaking of hlr critics.
hr lid:
Within " r-v d4r> ~. Charles w w
int president emeritus nj Harvard has
rticmpiri ~ define the twentieth cen
fur1 Christianity. VI NV MANY other -rhn
irr~ hc rejects everything i'm the Rihle
Y iirh ~ rlurui understand cgnti>iicll
N, falling to Give Cind credit for greater
rf.inm 'hrn hc p1s>c>~cS.
pres dpri Eliot w ~ ~irrn-d in mt
-rirl ku"lrirr that ~ has nralrriol the
hiehcr lnnNlrlcr ~, cannot see beyond
~ t.~iim"u, that lic> Wu 'rr hi~ nos"
NE saws ihc religion NJ the fwcniicih
rcriury viii have no rnom ar miracles
Ir thrf NV ~r. tiud hrlp th. rrli~'on NJ
hr twentieth ccmfrrv. because III viii
WY wv rcl'riou M III
president Eliot H. WV expert IN com
niling q six foot book SHELF but J fear
that when >iy feet ~ earth covers hi>
homes. ~ vr materially alter hi~ ~
irinn> ~ Heaven and he'll J mention
him ~ Y t,pc w scholar who hts dome
more in ruin the effectiveness If the
ullpii than any other forrr in the world
TT- iS w mild edition nf the German
~rhnnl mn Ril,lr crit -. ard ministers
vhn allow ~ di~lrlirf> uf these men tn
filter into their minds ar in N very
.-l sense committing spiritual hara-
kiri.~