The evening world., 1915-01-18

~ able service. -
Romans 1871.
llfASI0 RUSSElG)J Speaking with
great earnestness,
the Pastor declared that he repeatedly
meets with people inquirins for the
Bread Of Life--seeking to return to the
Fathers House. These seem to know
that there is something radically wrong
with the preaching of the nominal
churches. They tell that they. are i'm
portuned for money, but that when they
ask for soul food they meet with evasion
and subtcriuge from many Of the great
and learned, who appear to have lost
sight Of the Bible and heart-conversion.
Or. on the other hand. they are met by
the Salvation Army, with traditions OF
the past which are not Bread. put as
indigestible as 4 stone to anybody .ol
ordinary intelligence. They are told
with ali seriousness that God created
our race with full knowledge that nearly
all would spend eternity in torture.
They are told that to be saved from
that awful fate they should become Sal
vstionists and storm the slums for Jesus.
foretold in the Bible, saying. There
snai; oe Anlne IN 'ue 'anu, no.
famine ior oread' nor = tn'sst ior wafer;
put VI nearing the "oros u the Loro'
amos -, OIL.
me rastor nopeo 'nat some cI tnese
hungry sous were Present IN ms auoi-
ence. he pioposeo 70 give tnem no
human theorles OF sPeScua,,on;-hor M
wouId ne comProm'se the irutn nor
dooge the question. ne wouio endeavor
10 maze the way 70 700 so PLAIN that
q TayIaring man heeo NOT err therein
ano nc "oula 90 .n's NOT py WISDOM OF
ms o~h' put oy presenting zoos own
Word..i Sorintniahs o:io, ~;
instinctiveiy the most inteii,sent are
repeied with the thought thst zoo
wcuid pursue course beneatn the m
sunets ,l OF Iis, 5ne most desiaded. Gnoouot-
suiy !ne nlple y true IN declarinS sucn
,nilacies Ia doctrines ~ demons u
IImothy sI) r!om .ne nio'e view
polht we can sec tnaS u was . master
su1ke On tne part VI SATAN aho MS SUD
o.cihates 10 misrepresent tne teacnings
OF tne Dlo,e ano tne uco o, tne bipie' so
as 10 repea tnose VINO ~ tneiI weakness
m'gnt DC ieehhg aiter uoo. Oh,
irrtn- ennS LIovIAes tne SsIsy.
~ 'e,i the .ru'n " tnc Peop'c' eVon 1n
SO simple SUBJECT, means 10 anger tne
cier8y' why; 40 you ASK because u
proves 'hem III tue wrong anu proves
that tney pave not oeen ieeonB tne
people WIN tne Dreau On neaVen. IN
s.eau VI pu"dinB up tne Iouse Vi Sou,
the churcn' they nave oeeh pu'oihg
g-houses-seekihs numbers ana
popularity rather than Ins,ruc5,he tne
people In the Woro oi Noo; nemark-
abiy iew cnurch members know what
they believe. iney give evidence that, II
Shris'ians AZ an sney are tne merest
baoes IN Nnrist. None can ludge an
otner neSrt: put all snouo De aoie 70
Judge the iiie, the fruits. ;. by their
fruits ye snan KNOW ahem' sa'd the
II tne ma!or,ty n ES.ah su People
nave the Iraits hs4 .! 'ne ho,y Hp'rm. tney =,
keep them niuuen' ano surrey many o,
mem man'ies. 'ne u''i y. i"e 1vn
spirit. anger, nance; a'rea' envy envy.
Mrne, oi.IelnesJ, ..a'aeI s,anI eSe'' Wn1cn !,
the APosues s.ye w1rhs oI tne Desh'
!EPhes'ans r:oi, NHauahs o.s-1i
Johh o'o) we ~ou'u not oc nhsunuer-
stooui we 10 hoI co"P'a,h 'nat mere
arc NOT hi.e pcoP.e IN eii Tue euuIcnes'
Ch tne contrary We eonp,lnen' tneni On
their education. the'r refinement, their
wealth. the'r ihiiuehce' moreover, we
compliment them on their hnman'tarisn
sympathies' as represented III hospitals
asylums and otner oeaeVoences'
But ali these thihgs are sns"ed evenly
~ people not members o. CHURCHES
Participation III fooa "orEs Is oy u.
means a PROOF o. Deing -hrlsusn. =