Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-10
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! The most significant thing of the
world war now being waged is its eff
! feet upon the morals and souls of in
| diYiduals intimately touched by it. 1t
/ has literally burned the dross and ma
! terial things out of mems souls; 1t has
washed the vanity and pride and in
| difference to spiritual things out of
womens souls.
| a horrible lie to 1900 years of chris
tian civilization, nevertheless its effect
| Will be TO leave the world nearer the
cross Of Christ than il has been for
generations. Most notable has been its
effect an France a skeptic and scoffer
when the war began. contritc % spirit
and deyout at present-and rot for eff
feet. The regeneration Of France is
neither feigned nor temporal. 1t is
turning back to the days and philos-
! ophy of Hugo, who braved the scorn
of his countrymen snd suffered exile
because during an age of reason" and
! anti clerical agitation he told them
The first tree of liberty was that cross
on which Jesus Christ was offered a
sacrifice for the liberty, equality and
fraternity of the human race
! He also told them "a church is God
between four walls" France is Begin
! ming to realize the truth OF that state
ment. So is the rest of the world. The
| church Is growing IN power. 1t is
growing in power because il is God
between four walls" no matter what
/ other attractions II may have or what
! faults may handicap it.
| That ii has faults none denies. all
! human institutions have. That il IS
! the most perfect Of human Institutions
! is proved by its existence and growth
| while nations, financial and commercial
! powers. political parties and even SCI
entific facts. have passed away. That
! il is the most perfe II human insti-
tuitons is proved BY The neormous num-
Der of religious hypocrites. Hypocrites
are those who profess to believe some
thing they don't practice and they 90
so because il is an advantage to them.
Every religious hyp1crite is an addi-
tional tribute TO the church, because
he would not pretend to be church
member and church believer IL he did
not know that such p.etension gave
| him classification as an upright and
respectable citizen. No one pretends
= sc i .. ,iilk5sEt!. g criminal er skep
tic in order TO acquire good stand
ing in a community. Only the church
has imitators.
The church IS growing In power ev
cry day because 1t IS the only institu
ton extani that Is capable of solving
| the great problems OF the day and is
| willing TO do so. To substitute the
true for the false. attack the fierce
magistracy. scourge the money
changers from the sanctuary. to re-
claim the heritage Of the disinherited.
to protect the weak, poor suffering and
crushed; to combat for the prosecuted
ard oppressed-suc was the war Of
Jesus Christ" and His church. Where
is there another Institution today that
is doing this?
There are some within the chunrches
| who are not helping IN this work: 50
/ are there some in all organizations and
| parties who are recreant TO their oh
! legations and duties. But, on the 9TH
| or hand. who is there in the broad land
| today battling for things that are right
! and uplifting who is the stern foe
/ of tyrannies and oppression Of
pharisaism. that is outside the church
and against It?
| Who is there who would prefer. had