Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-26

As q member of the Presbyterian
church and teacher in Princeton
university for over 80 years. may
ask, In view Of recently published criti-
cisms, that you will print this state
ment giving some OF the reasons why
Mr. Sunday was not invited to hold
his meetings here under the auspices
/ aud with the Endorsement of the uni
| versity
Let me say emphatically. that II
was not because Mr.. Sundays teach
ings are evangelical Far from it.
| Princeton was founded and has lived
ON the fundamental. historical evan
gelieal Christian faith, and with few
exceptions no other gospel has been
heard here The attitude of President
lliibben and the authorities is in ac-
cord with this, no matter what pass
ling difficulties may arise,
One standard for Christians.
Nevertheless, there are grave feas-
ons why Princeton university should
not favor Nh. Sundays methods as
likely to do good to our students. Tic
has been free to come, as he did, and
0ur students have been entirely free
10 henr him. az they ala in large NUM-
bers-~hut not on invitation nor with
the announcement of the authorities
Of the university Why not? Let me
state some Of The reasons:
First In matters Of religion there
is only one standard for Christians,
and that standard Is our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ | am glad TO adj
nit that MIR sunday mems to he
evangelical in his statements. But
many of his uteranecs are, to put It
mildly. not Christiike. and some Of
them are travesties of the teaching Of
Christ Take the following sample,
less vulgar than many others, which
is both Il earrieature and perversion
Of one of the most sacred scenes IN
the new testament:
MARY was one Of these sort of
Ineeda biscuit, peanut butter, gelatin
land pinento sort Of women.
martha was heefsteak, baked po-
tato, apple sauce with lemon and
nutmeg, coffee and whipped cream,
apple pie ana cheese sort of women
$50 YOU can have your pick. but
speak for Martha. So the churches
have lot Of Marthas and lot of
MarysA- merely bench warmers. Hur-
Eah for Martha,
lnoked her head IN the door whore
Mary was sitting and said
Mary. carest thou not that | serve
lalonee'
Wouldn't il make YOU tired IL you
We're doing all the work and had your
hands all over dough and the sweat
Trolling of MS you cooked the potatoes,
IN your big lazy sister was doing moth
! nHn Then Jesus said
Tut Tut, Martha, thou carest for
too many little things"
And there was MarS-~-remember
| MANIPULATING on the bob. When /
| tell YOU good thing don't loaf on the
| i0h
Calls II thrilling With Faith.
What excuse can be offered for
this2 1t was christ who said Of Mary
on that occasion that zone thing is
lneedful. and Mary hath chosen that
good part, which shall not be taken
away from her Mir Sunday knows
better, and has taken II away, And II
this is not trifling with the one vital
essential of Christian faith, what is :
| Let us leave aside here the cheap Wit
/ by which the holy scene has been de-
graded. Would not the vulgarity
| have been enough without faisitying
tine teaching of Christ
| Moreover, the ease and apparent
satisfaction with which Mr. sunday
lconsiens to perdition those lie de-
lnounees Is not becoming, There are
plenty of coarse quotations 10 be had
ION this point, such as "rottlng in hell
When man breaches hell. az least
let him do il with awe aud pity. and
mot with words Of testing and com
tempt. Vet here is one OF MIR. sun
days milder statements. unhesitat-
| Is sending TO hell one-half OF the
members of the Methodist, Baptist
land Presbyterian comminians
| You Methodlsts can talk about In
FAINT baptism and the Pfeshvterians
can howl about perseverance, and shalf
OF the members Will persevere in hell,
land the Raptists can howl about wa