Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-21
CHURCH SHOULD
TAKE INTEREST
IN THE MASSES
Rev. Edwin S, Lines, Bishop
Of New Jersey Urges Epis-
copaIS to Work Toward I'M
proving Laboring Classes

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81. Louis, Mo, oct 20-Urging that
without afnliaHnR Itself with any
political scheme" the church take O
larger interest In the work Of improy-
/ ing the masses, three leaders Of the
/ church spoke at joint meeting Of the
/ houses OF the Protestant Episcopal
general convention here today
/ They said That by such action the
great mass Of luborlng people, many
/ Of whom have been cstranged, can be-
won back 10 the church
! The Right Rev Edwin S. Lines,
/ bishop of Newark, n j., said
"lts great mistake to bind the
+ fortunes Of the church with the priv
/ LEGGED classes"
Icryur T. Expressed In strong Words.
There are many men who tell ms
they are opposed 10 so many move
mcnts in the church. continued Rcv
Lines. "hut that ~ only because they
oppose the movements Of any kind
There are some OF our clergy who
during times OF great industrial
strife, use very strong language. But
these mon are prophets Of the new So
cial order and the prophetic fervor
always has expressed itself In strong
language"
Tho Right Rev W. A. Query
bishop Of South Carolina, said the
church has definitely and finally com
mitted itself to the work OF social re
form
"To the great body Of laboring pco-
pie In this country he said 'the
church represents privilege and rs the
enemy of progress. We know that
this rs not true indictment of tho
Christian church. We must let the
church stand forth equally as the
church Of the rich and the poor.
These brethren, who are the cham
pions Of social righteousness and 500
cial Justice I'm the church. are the pio-
necrs in great movement which
means much in the future. They are
the connecting links between the
church and the great masses Of la
boring people"
Christianity Service Must he Solid.
The service Of Christianity must
be social service the Right Rev
Chauneey -. Brewster. bishop Of Con
uccticut, told the delegates,
God Is preparing a new world, he
declared shame on us, as church,
II we fail always TO be always on the
side Of social Justice. We are coming
TO Insist that human life must always
take precedence OF property rights
gHt- that t1lc primary obiegt OF -jdsi-,
moss is to produce human character.
The Right Rev william Lawrence,
bishop OF Massachusetts,. referred to
the late James j. hin Of ST. Paul
whom he assorted that the crying need
Of the church is men such as he.
Need Religious Jim IIill.
I'VE need some Jim Hills in re-
ligioua work." he said Jim nm
was the instrument by which some
10000 railroad leaders were raised
TO afnuencc. We need a few men IKE
him In religious education work TO
raise 10000 educational leaders to
afflucnco."
DccUIng the present method Of
calling and educating young men for
the ministry, Bishop Query also
spoke az mass meeting tonight
THE regsou for the decrease IN the
number OF young men entering the
ministry, is not 10 be found entirely
I'm the matcriulism Of the age he
opening mp of new and attractive pro
fcsMoual and scientific pursuits-hut
In the lack of proper effort TO lead
them IN that direction he said.
Bishop Query Contended that par
onts. teachers and rcttors should pre-
sent the claims Of the ministry 10
young men Just ns they would make
suggestions with regard TO other per-
sons"
At the mass meeting, the Rev E. L..
HnraOn4 of BpfIlClCy Calf urupd "A