The Detroit times., 1916-10-05

ems Indifferent 90 tho religion ~ Je-
believe exactly the opposite
'r.y
'lu no century since the morning
.I-- ..ut together lH. Hl.J, .s,u
wu.. -tt uuo hunger Ton Eruul.-
religion fhau This The world is not
jis4usfed with religion but II Is dis.
! lE-fcd with the Worli.,ue-s and the
i'IiIs and the uou-ts-.utials ia
which We have lost religion
We have lost the real religion In
AN The truck OF tho new formula.
and fads The world i4DT hungry
| Tor these newiaHz,eL- religions. but
/ - wants the religion ~ Jesus christ
There are some kinds OF religion
that the world is nor hungry for
"tal 4 religion OF forml. obsavv.
auCes
There were formalities 81 service
n he days of tho prophets
To what purpose IS the mult
tude of your sacrifices unto Me
said the Lord I am FUN OF the
! burnt offerings OF rams and the fat
| ~ led beasts, and delight not IN
the blood OF bullochs, or Of lambs.
7 or OF he goats
When ye come 10 appear before
Me. who hath required this at your
/ hand 20 tread Ny courts
Bring no more vain ohlations
incense s. an aboWiuauon unto Me
The new moons and Sabbaths. Tho
calling OF assemble. ] cannot away
with II is iuiquity. even the solemn
meetings
Your now moons and your ap-
/ pointed feasfs My aOul hateth, they
are n trouble unto Ne. | am weary
20 bear them
And when va spread forth your
( hands ! VIII hide Mine eyes from
YOU. yes when ye make many pray
! ers, | will not hear. your hands arc
fun OF blood
wash YOU make you clean. put
away the evil of your doings from
before Mine eyes; cease 20 do evil
learn 10 do we'll, seek judg
ment. relieve the oppressed Judge
the fatNcrless. plead for the widow.
Come now. and Let lie reason to
getheT. saith tho Lord though your
sins be ~ scarlet. they shall be as
white "a snow though they be red
like crimson. they shall De AS wool
so, yOu see. they had a lot OF
formulas In Isaiah's day, just as
they have now. and God was equally
sick OF them You cant put any
thing over on God
The world f. beginning 10 realize
that religion does not consist In do
ing a lot OF special things even n
! branded as religion Hut religion
consists In doing all things In a spe-
cisl way. a. God has commanded.
The Family That Had an Altar
Whenever the church makes It's
ohservances and forms the end e.
stead OF the means 10 the end, the
world will turn back on the church
Praying Is not an act OF devo.
ton Reading the Bible "a not an
TACT 81 devotion Going TO church
and partaking OF the communion Is
not an act OF devotion These are
simply aids 20 devotion.
The actual religion lies not in the
prayer. nor the bible reading. nor
| the conversions, nor the communion.
nor The churCh.attendancc. nor the
baptism. but In quality of life which
these ohservanccs create
Sometimes socalled religious
observance may become a natural
hindrance 10 religion Itself.
Lots OF people 80 20 church and
repeat the Lords prayer and the
creed and tho catechism, and they're
the biggest devils THIS side ~ hell.
Some people are trying 20 make
r religion out OF social service with
Jesus Christ left out That's why
your men and religious forward
movement was a lamentablc failure
They made the Christian religion a
side issue.
"A certain family. ~ decided 70
ligious spirit, built new home
Everything was In place but fam
ily altar made of perfumpd wood
They were discussing where ~ put
the altar
The mother said. Put 10 In tho
Kitchen There "a where / have most
Of my troubles
The father said. No. put II IN
Tho library There is whore have
my difficulties
Then the son. who was sort Of
social snob, said. Put Il in the re
ceDtion hall. 30 when people come