The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-18
VITAL AND VENtERED
RELIGION DISCUSSED.
Rev. DR.. #. Men. Simpson Draws
strong Contrast In Address Be
fore II. II. Y. NJ. G. A. Club.
CIVIC AND SOCIAL uPLIFT
Vitality OF Holy Ghost Religion Tn
folding TO the Worid--At Night
Crowd Enjoys safety First" Lee
ture--Great Evangelist Coming.
wv. NJ. BICKERs.,


The speaker at the Railroad Y. II
C. A. Tuesday Clubs luncheon yes
terday afternoon was the Rev T..
Men. Simpson. presiding elder of the
Richmond District Of the Methodist
Conference, who has the reputation
for q faculty of logical dire.tncss IN
handling his subject coupled with
pleasing delivery. The message yes
terday afternoon was based on the
text Have Ye Received the Holy
Ghost Since You Believed p and was
strong contrasting of vital and We
neered religion. The doctor drove
home the truth that vital Chris
tianity consists not in the perfume
tory observance of mere formaiities,
nor yet IN condition of passivity
wherein one may be negatively good
and entirely sinless, yet hacking In the
essentials of a vitality religious char
acter. The spirit of God must indwell
In the soul of truly Christian man,
and the mans impulses. motives and
acts will be controlled by the spirits
guidance. Believing Is well. morality.
good order and such things are
not to be despised. but vital or Holy
Ghost religion Is spiritual principle
from which proceed those higher and
sweeter experiences in the religious
life whereby ones chief aim is to glo-
rify God and do good to his fellow
men. The speaker referred to sew
eral Bible characters as illustrative
of his contention that the highest
toys. the strongest courage. the most
lofty faith and the most effective and
willing service proceed from truly
spiritual soul. and he counseiled his
hearers t. be never content with
perfunctory religion, but to live In
hn nj nf q GniYffnat
communion with God and His Eter-
nal Son.
OUT OF DARKNESS
LIGHT WILL SHINE
In a very pleasant interview with
the speaker after the benediction was
pronounced he gave evidence of be-
Ing quite optimistic In regard to the
Christian outlook in the world. He
thinks that out OF the darksome war
cloud win come blessings to the
world, or. for example. a Qualification
of the spiritual vision in the countries
now at war. One lesson needed to
be learned WINS land ISL that culture
Is not Christianity; great advance
ment in things of material worth
however much to he desired when
not substituted for the things spirit
uaI and unseen--are not per Sc evil
dence OF spiritual religion. The need
of the age has been to cast aside the
veneer and let the masses have a
true and correct perspective OF VI
tai or Holy Ghost religion.
In reply TO a question. he gave
the opinion that the social restless
ness, whereby evidence OF desire
for better civic conditions are multi
plying is the result of = revivication
OF Christian influences Spiritual re-
Z s- sanx hn$ anUar,afh the
whole lump. and, added he signifl-
cantly. 'the time is coming when the
city of Richmond's electorate Will put
in power always only the highest men
who offer for election"
At night there was a good crowd
present In the auditorium to hear
lecture by representative of the
American Railway Association on the
Proper Handling OF Explosives.
The interesting lecture was re-en-
forced by many lantern slide views.
and the larye attendance, of railway
men and the interested attention gave
evidence of desire to learn the even
ing's lesson The lecture was well
within the scope of the wide prevail
ing Safety First" zone, and fndica-
tive of the progressiveness of mod
ern standard railroading.
EyANGEIIsTIC CAMPAIGN
REING ARRANGED FOR
The well known Weizle evang e.s-
tic party have been engaged by thc
association to direct their eyangeh.s-
tic CAMPAIGN. August 20 to Sept en-
Der H. Secretary Thomas made a
special trip to Washington where
the weizle's were conducting a cam
paign. in an effort to secure their SER
vices, but DIR. Weizle did not have
an open date. However, on yester-
day the secretary received letter
from the evangelist preacher saying
that he had made arrangements
whereby he could come TO Richmond
as desired. but that II would be nee
essary that the secretary wire him
at once II he still wished the en-
gagement. and the wire was prompt
" sent "clinching the nail" There
fore, preparatir MS are actually maxi
ing for a great religious revival un-
der the auspices of this association