Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-22

To the Editor Of the Evening star:
have been reading with interest
the many criticisms in the daily news
papers by men of various professional
vocations, even to the ministry, OF
Billy Sundays methods and sayings
in the propagation of the gospel OF
Christ that feel pressed to offer the
views of the laboring man in general
in connection with these professional
criticisms. These various criticisms
of spiritual men and agencies for the
uplift of the human race towards COO
and right living show lack OF interest,"
in our fellowmen for the advancement
of Christian and honest citizenship
and brotherly love, and when INDUCED
in by our expected leaders and stand
ardbearers of church and religion
demonstrates nothing else but lack Of
spirituality, love and Christian
brotherhood, and no doubt calls forth
the wrath of God In the hindrance
of His most noble work--the advance
ment of the kingdom Of righteousness
among men.
The apostles of old no doubt varied
In their methods and speech, yet you
do not find them criticising each
others methods, but worked in anso-
lute harmony for one common pur-
pose of helping humanity towards
service of God and His Son Jesus
irrespective of nationality, creed or
social standing.
Whether rich or poor they all heard
the same gospel truths, whether lenl-
emily or forcibly. This spirit OF
Christian unity Of purpose alone guar
antees success and the spirit OF the
will of God in service. Catholicity Is
not called upon to attack Protestant
ism. nor Methodism to attack Pres
byterianism, ETC., but all obeying their
duty and calling in preaching the true
gospel of Christ, no matter VINO II
a affecta. This alone will exemplify
true Christian service and command
the approval OF God In His vineyard.
This dilly-dallying in personal diff
ferences of opinion as to the methods
ernnloyed in the accomplishment OF
the same purpose, with the same OBJ
iect in view, the uplift OF humanity
towards a better life OF honesty and
right living, is to the laboring man
one of the greatest hindrances In
the advancement Of the Kingdom OF
! God among our fellowmen, and a
ninister of the gospel who indulges
in the same is fast falling away from
his calling and usefulness and be-
comes a self-conceited critic as to
methods of Gods work to the detrl-
nent OF gospel work In general.
Who appreciates the straight gospel
truths better than the laborer? None
He II Is that calls a liar liar, and a
man who steals tools q plain thiei
and a crook, not q kleptomaniac, mol
a drunkard dipsomantac, but plain
rummy.
And because man with boldness
calls various sins of sinners by theii
right names he is called vulgar. While
the masses Of laboring men feel that
there is one at least who has moi
Stunned to declare unto us the whole
truth, calling sins and sinners b,
their right names, whether O. min
lister, lawyer, millionaire or profes
sional man, all being termed the sam'
IL guilty, whether a d. d. or hod
carrier 1t seems the shoe pinches OF
the guilty and we hear squealing from
| the right place.
who could denounce sin and ny
pocrisy stronger than Jesus did Him
self? 30 generation OF vipers." 4
beautiful vulgar assertion to make t
sanctimonious scribes and Pharisee
and learned doctors of His day. The.
criticized and squealed in His day
and nothing else can be expected 4
this day of pleasure and frivolity.
AS to popularity. Who was NOR
popular among the vast multitude
than Jesus was in His day? Tn
multitude followed Him continual,
until He hardly knew what rest was
What was the secret of 1t all? 1t wa
the preaching of the straight gospe
truth. accompanied by persona
righteous living, that drew the multi
tudes, hungering after truth and nc
after cold formality and creeds, bu
straight gospel truth.
An ordinary honest man admire
another who has the boidness to on
press his opinion of you to your fac
whether in rebuke or reproof. A ma
who paints you an angel to your fac
and a devil behind your bacl
whether true or untrue, Is among tn
most despised.
AS to remuneration, commonl
called graft, by some of the critic
II some of our so-called standard
bearers who think they earn the
large salaries annually and deserve
fair salary after retirement at earl
age for the work they have done Il
wards the help of the needy and al
lift of humanity. the preaching I
serrnonettes possibly one hundred ar
lfifty times In a year. and the swe
feeds they enjoy as given by many |
the parfshioners, and the many eas
days they apsnd In their library fal