Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-05-21
FROM
BIBLE LIKENED
TO GUN SHOTS
DR.. MlELlAN EXPLAINS CHRISTIAN
SALVATION TO AUDIENCE AT
THE TENT REVIVAL.
SAYS FOUR EXTREME IDEAS IN RE-
LIG.ON ARE WIPED AWAY BY
HIS INTERPRETATION.

Two hundred person last night heard
Hugh Mcclellan explain Christian ~al-
walton IN the gospel tent al Tenth aud
Elizabeth streets. Reading the first thur
teen verses at the second chapter IN PAUL.
letter u the Philippians. Dr.. Mcclellan
poke from the verse Work uut yuur own
with fear and trembling For u
an God which workcth m you both tu will
and nab DO Of hI~ good pleasure
The speaker introduced hi- topic w rev
marking that there are some pa~~ayp- W.T.
scripture that are like \ ,hot from Y rifle.
IN that they strike one point and one only.
while other excerpts arr like the shot from
N shotgun spreading out NM cover N larer
pattern. This particular passage hc
dubbed ~ the shotgun sort. Al least four
extreme ideas ~ religion are wiped AVA,
by 70 right Interpretation oi This expansive
thought. he asserted.
Though believe every false position
ID religion not w much y falls, position a~
an over emphasized position. he qualified.
people end rather tu rNH.grrutc than tu.
49, ~ HFA ANA NA "NfA NliFNNNtN"a AMN NA-
trcmi~t tcudcucy w human nature makes
y hard W follow tlc middle COURSE.
First. Dr. Mcclellan h@rlicvc~. the passage
quoted prorlaim~ the ial~ity vi the rxag-
geratrd idea that salvation n thr uiit nf
God. which dc-reud- by thr will uI God.
and ~ beyond The control NY man entirely.
Again H. considers that " puts an cnd
to the claim ~ the extreme theory. which
Dr Mcclellan calls the "~rn-atiunul idea
~ religion. that religion Wy W feeling. com
ing nt" tIr heart like y great peace Ir-
~rendng. and predicatc- nothing more
than this.
The third rather false theory. hr sand.
makes ~alvutatiuu " plan w " scheme. -W,
sometimes talk. wv my own church. wy IVY.
salvation were only 4 sort - y rope TIT
down from heaven which = man rra~pcd 10
he drawn up-a means. that j.. IAN material
a. the rope would be-"
The fourth idea that can w exploded.
pr. Mcclellan thinks. ~ the application "
this mcendiary verse J. the idea that sal
Walton comes through morality alone. An
upright man often thinks that hc needs No
God. no plan. uo religious feeling ~ assure
hi salvation II a. hut leads \ straight life.
pr. Mcclellan pointed out that Chri~tianit,
does not recognize the claims of those who
are merely honest. merely upright. w sal
walton through character. Acceptance w
Christianity must cap the foundation built
on character.
Yet. the speaker admitted. there H. some
truth III each uf these narrow views. III
salvation ~ Ia insure such wonderful rr-
wards a. eternal life. how can II ~ les
than he direct gift II god! Again Il can
not be denied that 2 vital part III religious
experience . q feeling cngcndrrrd IN the
convert. Likewise, hike every other good
thing. salvation does follow. though W.T. tou
strictly. an orderly plan-withm these
limits M MAJ he saved. beyond them No. are
surely lost. Finally. hc reminded hi- hear
err, salvation that H. not founded on
strength 81 character y but short lived.
"The fact -" Or. Mcclellan summed M.
salvation J. 81 God. aud nj man. and Of
one moment and Of many linked moments.
II T. MI these and more. N ~ n process
i = \ great and splendid process W which
an The energies of God and man are iu-
.vulved."
Striking phrases in the remainder of
the sermon were
"Salvatiou ~ just ~ much work aS Az
riculture. Il would hr far easier for me Y,
keep a farm clean 81 wrcd- than Ia keen
my own heart clean. And like farming.
salvation j. effected through the combined
forces " man and God-man ~ plough. Y.
harrow and ~ sow God IL ~prout and
grow and iructiiy both IT, reap the har-
vest
There are ND MANY uf a. who think 90
are alicuS-that VI ~ ever gpt NJ heaven
W. shall feel strange aud out w place
there. But snow when W. 10 last gel
home u will he a. a place that belongs 10
n. And III any of "a fail OF salvation M
y going to lose something that belongs AZ
HIM
"Many people wrongly think that there
Is too much OF fear and trembling Ia re-