Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-03

OF successive periods or new forms ~
human needs; but the spirit ana e.
sential truths of Christianity ava -
tne neart of church movement ara.
cnange, furnishing the larger mo
IVES the required inspiration. tbs
4l4 i.uai energy, and is in n vuo,gs
nc. uyhaInlc or social progress c,b,.sss'
voking spiritually pro-
III S4niistlanity has ever demanded ~.
pest IN man and has beer insis, e.ss
III TINS the more social life hss "a
"a sanSeu. Ii at times the worst be.
sno t ltseir, it is because man bss
e., ~ measured up to the demands -
l., ~ r ..,s.lanity, The weakness is nof
da1ihan l',s.sy. out in man. VINO has
lie ,,.,ass.y AT times chosen to follow
=, ~ ~ 'nnlllYe instincts and to ind11lrs
IL. =. me ways OF sin, instead of welon,s,
ing, cherishing and foI1ouiT,s 1911 ~
,,oaty Ideals of Christianity aIf -.
Iiited up | will draw ali ,na,, -
.ne' were words of the Founder b,,t
~ many men refuse to be dra nv
sy s1oHdIy resist the attracti,..
force of the cross. They deciina :.
incorporate its truths In tha var;,, -
ranges OF human activities in de-
Veioping society. W
Evil Hard Driven
mat Christianity is in no daneer -
solhg by default is inferred fros.s
the belief that evil Increase ~ = ~
tenslty and desperateness of ne -
lacks on moral and Spiritual orslar
because 1t ss hard driven nv tha 60
IN lts EFFORT to execute a flank Nov
ment' Considerable ethical gain r.
ecbta,,es To-Day because OF the
a.chieyements already made bv Chris
80 ~. Natlons do not go to war in
enis time without apologizing for it
OF one nation shifts the resnonaihiis
ity on another nation. There e..
deep-seated desire in humanity for .
peter national and moral method
LOT setting international difficulties
ms Is q gain in the direction of sol
idarlty of interests and of brother
hood
That Christianity Is in no danger
Whatever may alarm organized forms
or Christianity, may be inferred fron,
the reflection that truth cannot he
Killed. 1t Is not temporary, but eter-
hai IN quality. 1t does not easily tire.
put endures. 1t is not concerned with
the material substances, but with
the spiritual verities. Christie nit.
contains in itself an abundance ~
these truths of impelling and upliff-
Ing quality. Civilization has NOT test
ed to the full these truths. II has
not yet drawn on their power IN baal.
the. moral and spiritual maladies If
society. Back of these truths and ali.
through them is the divine energy
10 speak of Christianity as in dan
ger OF collapse is in substance an ex-
preston of apprehension that God
may fail 5ou
That men are asking anew "Wbst
Is Christianity" is a promising sis.y,
OF the age. 1t is in itself an evidence
that Christianity is in. no danger
when men are in fear or apprehen-
sive OF some impending change that
oanies them to understand fhev
realize then as not before that thex
cannot continue safely without
christian support and deepened.
Iaith. They seek to INQUIRE more
closely about Christian truths. AZ
long as men seek to undersfana
christianity and effectively so lone
as Christianity continues busIly and
visibly to do its constructive worl,
ana to record its triumphs, there can 81
Dc no danger come to it.
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