Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-24
SUNDAY Is CALLED
IGNORANT ECOTTSp
Professor Jesse H. Holmes ona
Other Prominent TheoIo'
gians Attack Reyivalist.

BILLY" Sunday was the target a, -.
ers at the fifth congress of the No.
Federation of Religious Liberals go
His teachings were referred 70 q. -.
more than medieval theology ~ ,a ha
vivalist guest" by Prof Ann,s sogt ~
Spencer, of the Meadville eaiiin
School. and as a "commonploce .yp.osieal
morality, coupled with a forrnn,a ssvnal asl
nandshake' and the word OF an Isnnst.s.
egotist' by Prof. Jesse II. HaillvFAni
swarthmore College. DIR. stantns q
president of the West London Ethis.,S Sgit gt
ciety, of London, and RabhI ISgs,,s VI
Hosenau, OF the Butaw Place s,,n..tlam .,lam
OF Baltimore, also spoke. 's'sue
Il do not believe in the unyieIatns :
of Calvin" said Professor Holn,a"s Sod
the stupid God of the evangelist ~ nos
lieves that all that is necessary To- y, ss'
Vallon IS very commonplace psrson.,
morality. coupled with a formula M
handshake, and who peoples he'll r.s
such men as Lowell, LongfelloU, I,,..Na
and even Jesus Christ Himaelf osel: os:
the duties of this federation Ia 70 ~. =.
against the crude, impassloned sncssss
now received by thousands as ChrI.tsn
ity. Although the old-time theology arssa-
as q vaudeville sketch 1t does moi A..
as religion. A man is not irratlors, \,
he does not believe the word OF an ts.a
rant egotlst as the word of God lts.,yS
Doctor Colt, in his talk on 'iRsl,s,,.
as Character" brought loud annis,,s.
when he said that there was nothInr ny
pray God for which the State csbr.s
give us He said: '"Vs
I'VE can get from the State ALI ,r.,
we pray for from God. The organIzsd
humanity about us can give answsr =
our prayers. We pray for our asu,,
bread. / am sure that Philadelbhis cas
give us all the bread we need ana
grapefruit as well. We pray 10 n A.
livered from evil Philadelphia car siso
rid us of prostitution, the drug evil ara
other vices of the present order !,
things"
Character" said DR.. Colt" is the eor.
bination of experience and the footsInr
of 1t on one particular object. Charaotar
building Is to find out the objects about
which all the instincts of men and women
and boys and girls should be focused
All this is summed UP in the word God .
God is the eternal order Of things, tha
expression of the social soul, the ideal
moral order" the speaker said "Ths
atheist is a trlckster, a blasphemer and
a liar to himself If he denies that CAUSE
is an outer order of things over which
we have no control The essence OF calf
ing thing God Is a confession that
you are saved by it."
Service" said Professor Spencer, 'in
the large and deep sense is sharing
whatsoever one has that is beautiful and
good and helpful with him who has II
not, or has 1t in a less degree. The
world has now got tired of singing
hymns that mean no better life after the
echo dies away. The retail method OF
ic M To nj
son out of an evil Is too slow. we now
have a wholesale operation of changing
conditions that surround the individual
life to enable 1t to live and grow help
fully"
Two changes were made in the after
noon program. The relation of war and
religion was discussed. Doctor Colt de-
livered an address on the effects OF the
war upon the nations, instead of the
scheduled address by the Rev. Frank O.
Hall, of New York. The Rev. Eugene
Price. chaplain of the United States SEN
ate, spoke in place of the Rev. William
Sullivan, of New York.
1.-THE European War" said Doctor Colt
"has already had two great effects, the
spiritual awakening of all nations to self
respect, and the recognition of the In
volatility of every other nation. Ma
tionality Is the outstanding sin of the
war.
"As result of this war, religion viii
become identical with a larger patriotism,
that Is, the love of ones country under
humanity and not at the expense OF
humanity. 1 believe that in the future
religion and patriotism will be one, This
war has done spiritually for the British
Empire what the American War OF In
dependence did for the American Colonies.
1t welded them into one nation, with ons
purpose, one union, one law"