The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-02-12
PRESENT WAR
IN EUROPE
Convincing Proof That
The Church Has Lost
Its Power and Gui-
dence Over Man
Amsterdam News.


We who have been. comparatively
speaking, but recently converted t.
Christianity have teen amazed time and
again at the utter Indifference of the
Christian Church in time Of great wrongs
and oppression. Almost without excep-
ton the Caucasian Church has hooked
arms with the mighty. leaving the weak
and Oppressed, whom Christ expressly
said lie came u aid, IN the fate prepared
for them by the powerful.
The Church has scorned liberty and
deserted its votaries i'm the past. Not
finding any profit i'm protecting right
against might itha- hsbitnally supported
zntocrstic government, and, incidentally.
that essential Of antocracy milIitarisrn
The Church has never relied ON any Dig
NIFTY OF human nature nor on the human
love Of liberty, with it, tendency To the
uplifting Of the race. Ia has rather re-
lied on mans tendency u -in and sn his
lear OF consequences i'm this world and
the next-esTecially in the next. Many
have been the wild orgies invented by
the fertile genins Of the Church i'm its ef-
fortS 10 rivet the human racr in a slavery
OF lea. Bot, ignoring the path Of the
Saviour, the white Christian Chrrch Ia.
missed IL mark. And the present ter
rible war in Europe is the last convincing
proof that the Church has lo-t It's power
and guidance over Man. IL can no long
er keep him from sin, and. betrothe,f IN
Msmmon. il is incapable oi anording
guidance for the upward path.
II further proof were necessary to show
the need Of regeneration and an effective
return u the Teachings of Je-n. Christ
OF which the present chaos - certainly
not the natural fruit, We have only toin-
vert our gaze upon this fsir land of onr.
the vsuntesi land II freedom and liler-
ty- Al often ~ black men have hs-en
murdered on mere suspicion by lawle---
moss has anyone heard Of any protest by
the Church Of either North or Soutby
Has any faith or denomination stool
forth and uttered in thunderous tone the
fearless denuneiations that must have
follOwei such deel had Christ l.,.n ON
earth 10 speak for Himself2 Have any
Of His modern Disciples voiced His -rorn
and anger Of snch prooes,Iing-7 Have
they warnei the nation that he who live-
by the sword must perish by the sword
NO They have not dared unco.er the
rotten heart Of the South ~ puflic gaze +,
The Southern minister have not dared
offend their Pensioners ~ denoInrirz
The barbsrous acts Of their cornnunitie-
And the Northern ministers stool by
Their Southern colleagues in thu mon
strous conspiracy Of silence. While the
lives oi huDsn beings were l,eing r,oure.l
out ON the altar 81 crime. both have
chosen, with open eyes. the road of le.-,
re-'-tence. Crinxingiy they have turned
away from the guIdanee oi the King o,
Pain. Fearfully they have looked st the
Crown Of Thorns and stopped their ear-
70 the Masters voice. when they foon.l
their souls TOO small tor the task lie BAD.
them es-sy.
And have they not tran-xreS-cs the
principal laws Of Jesus? Have ti,ev no,
tnrned from their doors the humble and
r'e weak When lie came sn-hnsrprrl
and s-thirst, IN the form Of the blsck
man, wss lie not KICKED and tuml,l.~I
out u the Lords Hou-e2 Have tl,ev No,
ohen ied the little children % the Lord.
grsoe, Of whom lie said, "wbo-o .h.,l
offend one Of thee little ones which L..
i'eve IN me. q were better for him that =
m'llstone were hanged about hi- pecl
and that he vere drowned in the dep.i
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