Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-06-24
SOWING WILD OATS"
TO Be BROOKS TOPIC
Special Music Lends Interest
To Christian Church Re-
ViVal Meetings

The arrival of Prof. Ftz today ol
tomorrow lends much interest to the
Court Street Christian church revival
The juvenile chorus is making ready
to give him rousing welcome. The
youngsters will be adorned with beauti
full new lavender badges tonight. Last
evening Mrs. Babcoek and Miss Cod.
dington rendered veTy pleasing duet
The meeting tonight will be for
young people especially, though all ages
are invited. The sermon is TO be con
cerning "Sowing Wild Oats This
sermon has been "town talk " in other
cities where it has been delivered.
Thursday evening the sermon will be
to parents on 1.-The Religious Instruc-
tiou Of the Children.
The sermon last night was on the
topic 'Why l Am Disciple. - Among
other reasons Dr. Brooks gave the fol
lowing arguments in support OF his
faith:
Was Wesley crueified for you' or
was it Luther, or Calvin thar ye name
the name Of these great reformeEsi II
Christ was crucified for YOU, if He
were baptized unto the name Of Christ,
you ought TO be one with Him, and
with His people \ hundred years ago,
Barton W. stone. James o. Kelley. Dr..
Abuer Jones. Alexander Campbell.
Thomas Campbell and others saw the
sin OF denomination, and sought to re
store. if possible, the unity OF the
church. The world knows the history
OF the movement they inaugurated.
Practically the same thought has been
urged by Newell Dwight Hills, a few
years ago. in an article in Every.
bodv's Magazine. entitled "The Con-
solidati1n Of the Church. His argu.
meEt. however. is based upon material
or financial reasons, rather than spir-
irual In the plea, for unity, which is
making great strides, the Christians
only have been the foremost advocates,
and were in fact pioneers.
am with them. because they present
the only feasible basis for unity. They
suggest that the Christian world sur.
render all mau.made creeds and confes.
sions of faith. in fact. everything that
is human. The people viii form a un-
ion, OF the basis Of the Word OF God ;
they ask that the church unite
They therefore take the stand where
they can consistently ask every lover
OF Jesus Christ, 10 come and stand with
them. They do not ask the adoption
0f any doctrine. OF fancy, or inference
5f their own; they only ask for the
adoption Of the inspired Word OF God.
/ like their names: They speak OF
the church as the Church of Christ,
" Church Of God. and the members
as Disciples " or Brethren"
They rightly divide the Word u
Truth. drawing q distinction between
. the Ola Testament and the New The
( Cross OF Chris, divides the Old Testa.
uelt from the New.
They place equal emphasis on all the
commands Of Jesus.
They answer the question, ''What
must DO 20 be saved ~ exactly as It
/ is answered In the New Testament
They discard the d0gmatic method oi
Bible study and use the inductiye.
/ They give 20 baptism its scripture
place, and mode. and purpose.
/ like their dictum, eve will cal
Bible things by Bible names" Also
Where the Bible speaks we speak anC
where the Bible is silent we arr
SILENT
They allow me the privilege Of oh
serving the Lord 5 supper every sun
day. This was the Apostolic practice.
l like their book Of discipline; it j
the New Testament
I ike their creed; it is "Christ snC
Him Crucified.n This is the creed tina
that never has been known to be out
grown. and win never need revision.
love their liberty; they exalt the gos
. pel. and believe it is the power of Go,
unto salvation; they eXalt the Christ
and plead for the restoration Of Ney
Testament Christianity.
, Ii was God who, on the Mount 0
TRANSPORTATION, in the presence o
Moses aud Elijah, said, "This is NJ
& beloved son, hear We Him.
As % solo, Professor Ftz sang 9TH
Books Shall All BE Opened. The aud
ieuce at once discovered that he is on
OF the greatest singers who ever cam
TO Salem Tonigh. be will sing Va
De Water s great song, "The Pen
tent. Dr. Brooks viii preach to pal
ents on "The Religion, Instruction o
tae Children. Miss Swartz will agai
give comct soln with Mr.. Swart
PLAYING the clarinet obligato.
The attendance. attention aud inte
est reached the climax last night. tn
cyangclists feel that the revival hg
now actually begun.
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