The Washington herald., 1915-07-07

xXy&A " A$SSxSS celebrating o a J
IsEyEA y NAY the birth Of thi:
texTsXs%A WxSsEi great nation which
ExA S&SsSs. stands for liberty
- 1872 freedom. emancipa
lIRASIcR RltSSEIE "A ton from the thrall-
dom OF church and
State. let us person.
ally make fresh resolutions that We will
stand I'm the liberty wherewith Christ
makes free. and be His servants loyal.
iaithful unto death. hoping to receive
the Crown of Life. which fadeth not
away
Although We should understand what
LOO has promised OF Restitution to hu-
man perfection for the grooming cred
tiop In general, it is still more important
inat Christians recognize the share of
uoert! which has already come to them
tIaatlans DID DO not misunderstood me
10 refer to the great mass, Catholic and
Protestant. noted in the statistics as AGO.
WoOOo Christ!a"s. Alas. no, That great
mass Is deceived. According; to Bible
stahoardS and tier own confessions they
nave neither lot nor part in the Church
which is the Body Of Christ
lhlS great nGss is well represented in
the nations OF Europe warning for COM
merclailsm. the one to obtain and the
bther to hold. the key of power and
access to the worlds wealth Saints
mere undoubtedly are in all the warning
nations: but they are so few that they
nave virtually no influence bit are forced
by the others into the struggle The
mass Of these nominal Christians neither
HliHL PRESUMABLY nor give evidence
~ having come into God ) family through
me begettinS of the Holy Spirit As
truly as the heather of other lands. they
ire without God and having no hone
mere is hope for them; but they know
not.
Responsibility of Clergy and I,itr
Where lies the responsibility for Dres-
snt conGitions-that tie millions of En-
rope are n2hting like devils each army
,IecelNed l"to thinking that it is the
Lords army; fighting for God and
l.E ,e2usneSS? We believe that the re-
Pohsiplilty hes close to the door of the
:Hurches Of all denomina tons. and es-
eeciaLy close 10 the door of the religious
eAc.ers. WHO assume great responsible
~ IN calling themselves the clergy and
ING themselves above their fellows
81 led the laity
Ihese ministers of the civilized world,
more than quarter Of a million in
luiiDer. REPRESENT a highly favored class
humanity The majority of them
>aNe much above the average of edu-
ALTON and far above the average of |
ii''e ioi Study and thought. How are
h''y using these wonderful onDortunities
ina privileges and the influence which .
accentuatcd by the superstition of the
nSsses? ~
freely acknowIcde" that thew are
r ~. TCSponslol" 10 me: rs ii IS written
~ ms own master each servant stands
b. :allS. 1t is quite proper however
hat we remember the Masters words
OUT OF time own mouth will / Judge
ne. uou wicked and Slothful servant
Luxe 81 What fearful retrihu-
ION apparently awaits these nrofessed
minister's or God and of Christ who in
tead OF usint their great opportunities
.. eHahclpatInE the people from the !
hdNeTy OF ignorance. SUPERSTITION and /
bondage, 'ieit'di
Moral towards Everywbr,.
ne clerSy neglect their opportunities
or educating the people to n,nne,'
conception of the rights of mn, IT,.
'e iostered the fallacy that tho kfng
IONS OF the world are kingdoms of Gn5
M M, MAJ serving the king is serving the
Soru. They have not tau,nt tba ,Fo.Ii
ne bread patriotism thar The a.
ne Lords and the fullness tbereof =,
which He hath given to the cbiiSran
1870 ana that national barriers of self
shncss and national aSgressiyeness o. |
contrary TO the rights of man. Tho cIorHt
"a al country. supported by the rov
hHInehts. nave in turn upheld these 9o,.- l.
,. ieh.S, ana IL they have not told tho T.
,eopie that the voice of the emneror n
ne King is the voice of God the b,D
certainly not disabused them Of thu
oea' which the clergy of past genera.
ions inculcated F| ee'eia-
now that the war has come, and the
nlsdlrected people are blindly fiphtinI
or their errors and Observation-Disclosures
s ma Is the attitude of the ciergy?
ne governments. are they not sun
,orning the governments from which
MEM nes receive npoe then pay? Are they not
ions of these governments and sti,.-
ing up the people to war? Do they
y, ,ot ~, approve g the legend on the belts
20 Iney not follow the lead of The
Archbishop of Canterbury, in England
H. n eneoHraging the thought that ali
var tor God? The Archbishop is credit
10 10 IN me press with urging the boys
ma IN a, girls OF Great Britain to marry
hat there may be more such Christian
oIdlers to battle for church and state
,vep pii tSs anq hypocrisy are written all
allied Christendom-Christ's Kingdom.
rhese are not Christ's Kingdom, nor !
i l5s these inSss S Oh ,S minister's il
HIS servants We are to whom We rem
Ter service"-whether God or Nam
The clergy of lands not directly in
roivsd in the war are praying. and
lrging the people to pray. to God 10
r ,op 5he fr ma,' anu DHt we hear no sug-
preaching and teaching to show the
,eople the brotherhood of the human g
committed by. commands of kings, I
mperors, or otherwise. Where is the /
.oourage? Where is the moral stamina? /
Christs true followers are coura-
teous. Jesus refers to them all as over 7
iomers, not sycophants: as lovers of /
seace, who contend not with carnal r
Weapons. His followers must neces- 3
larily, nevertheless, be true heroes :
opies Of their Master, not afraid to 4
peak the truth and not afraid TO /
lie for their courage. What a power =
quarter OF a million professed min .
sters Of Christ might DO il they truly =
pok their stand on his side, lifted up
heir voices, and even now confessed a
low seriously they have misled .he Il
leopte in respect 10 earthly things, as :,
yell as regards me things OF ths 4,
HyDocrisy the Greatest Of sins. =
Judged by their utterances. the great q
mass Of those processing to be ministers e
u Christ are hypocrites- In private n
II cross-examined they q
CONFESS that they do not believe The o.
Bible. and declare that no educated per- b
on could believe II to be a Divine reye. c,
alton. Asked whether they believe In q g
uture life. they answer that they have p
.ome hopes Of q future life, but that q
eeee are not built upon the Bible decla-,
alton OF resurrection of the dead. but m
lpon the Platonic philosophy that mo- liz
'oey y dead. Asked whether they he m
Ievs N eternal torture. they reply, s.Cer- b