The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-04-05
NE MUST
HELPBEAR
THE CROSS
BISHOP WILLIAMS
Church Has Not Been
Exacting in Her
Demands
CHRISTIAN MUST
MAKE HIS CHOICE
True Soldier of Jesus
Can't Escape Burden,
Says Speaker

| The church has lost me masses
and many Of the inner. nobleT spirits
OF the day because she has failed TO
make the heroic demands which the
Christ always made as tests OF dis
cipleship, Bishop Charles ID. VII.
liams. OF the Episcopal diocese. told
an audience in the Miles theater
Wednesday noon. His plea was that
the cross should be- regarded not
simply az the cross Jesus endured
for Us. but the cross we must shai
with the Christ.
The church OF today has substi.
tuted for heroic demands easy con
formities and comfortable conyen-
tionalitics." he said
The bishop said in part
The vicartous aspect ~ tho cross
has often been cv~r-em nha sired or
misused On cur popular preEshings
II has often made pardon and saliva
! ton cheap and taken tho stress and
accent on Of the demand for genuine
repentance and righteousness % life
| There are many today who look A.
this cross % christ and stnE Jesus
paid u all all tho deht . owe
ne nest NNIefH noe OF NIfNN sum
day I have heard ~ Get forth IN this
story. man tlt tho Trail Hv war
Tn evident distress ~ mind and could
not And peace. tpon inquiry Mr.
sunday elected this confession from
the peniteut Years auo betrayed
girl had two children by her
Now she "a dead and . don't know
what has become % the children
what shall ! do
The old fashioned revivaist would
have had ready and easy answer
'srha past Is wiped out Your sins
are forgiven and washed away IA the
blood Of the Lamb Jesus paid IL all
all the debt YOU owe there on His
croEH Accept has finished atOnement
and salvation ami 20 In peace. Rat
Mr. sunday said u stopped TO think
God forbid fhBt J should ua ks the
cross ~ Jesus christ ladder where
~ man may climb ont % hfit and
leave his victims Behind him And
said 20 that man You can do auy-
thing Tor the girl -he is safe IN
God hands But 20 search the
world over until Won end those child
r~n and give them father name a
fathers love Rnd Christian home
anti era -niu<
In that great nttsrance the cross
stands before ua IN a new aspect. not
simply a. rho cross Jesus endured
far a. but the cross We must share
with ChriEt. And that Ia the aspect
which the New Testament always
emphRsizes
II YOU are going 20 travel In His
NAY. " you are going O. follow ~ N
w IT'S nth - srr.irs ard ~ sH~ri-
re. N you are going TO- -br loyal fo
Him in a. genuine. tplesNAp on
.ls1-.-----.----s - and rsrrb 20 afier
HIM
YOU have your choice 40 ner~s-
sity or compuision IL laid upon you.
You may avoid. side step entirely
that great struggle and warfare for
riEhteouRueas and the stealing up 81
Kingdom % God bpon earth and
. stiii be an entirely respectable and
eFtinable Christian and church mem
her according 90 the easy corver-
fional standards and tests reCozn Izef
and established by The church and her
leaders
n only you are deceutIy rsEpe-ta bic
( in your personal morals n only sou
practice the technical pistirs and
pr0prIeticH and conform 90 the rules.
observe the ohs~rtanges % the
church. Won are member la good
and regular standing And M in ad-
dlti1u you Indulge IN liftls per
sorp' mystlcian. You are plous
{ chr titan, q saint. and YOU may rSy.
"l.rt this great warfare for right
pouHnrHs this suprrUH struggle 90
set an = celestial civilization on earth
e. as % VIII have no concern with
| r. That ~ comfortable doctrine
I n enables YOU % avoid much rth cute
and obloquy. and perhaps sacrifice
and suffering
But N YOU are really 90 30 good
soldier ~ Jesus ChriHt In the ranks
I 20 God e great host % rfghte0uanass
In which stand the goudlF fellowsn p
| - the prophets the blessed company
+ ~ ths apostle and th- nnbt army 90
I MARTYRS and multitude ~ simple.
humble hut genuine 81. lpies 20 TIE
/ Master ln all age. r0u cannot avoid
I that cross. 10 is the mark and bad .