The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-03-08
SERMONS BY BISHOP KILGO
New Movements and Business Meth
DDS as Substitutes for Religion
Scored by the Bishop
GOD LAUGHS AT THIS AGE

GOD LAUGHS AT THIS AGE
1t is an Age of Shallow Thinking and
Notwithstanding Counts But
True Religion-Leadership Belongs
With the PrOphets-Church of God
is the Great Conservative Power
That Saves the World
In his two sermons at Chestnut
Street Methodist church Sunday
Bishop Jno. C. Kilgo stirred the
hearts of those who heard him as
few men are capable of stirring hu-
man hearts. The bishop is always
interesting, and in his two sermons
here he opened up realms of thought
that quickened his hearers into new
life; and their hearts were warmed
within them as he showed that they
need not be disturbed by new move
ments and new isms but that true
religion and the faith of the fathers
are the on y things to tie to. Sub
stitution of movements and organ
ization for the compelling love of
Jesus Christ and the assumption of
superiority as civilizing forces of
science and "kultur" over the Church
of God do not find favor in the eyes
of the bishop. Ard when you hear
him ridicule the shams and pretenses
and bubbles with shafts of wit and
humor and sarcasm you perforce
must believe with him that all is
vanity save the bedrock simple re-
ligion he breaches.
the house of Simon the leper,
as he sat at meat, there came a wo-
man having an alabaster box of oint-
ment of spikenard very precious; and
she brake the box, and poured it on
his head.-Mark 1913.
Judaism
Preaching from this text in the
morning, Bishop Kilgo scored Judas
ism from that day to this in it's va
rious manifestations; and he point
ed out as forms of Judaism some
nice and cute movements upon which
some folks have flattered themselves
they might ride through the pearly
gates.
The Heart of Christian Character
can undivided, conscious and sim
cere devotion to Jesus Christ is the
heart of Christian character" declar-
ed the bishop; and starting with this
declaration he swung out ard build
ed a sure foundation upon which to
stand and deliver sledge-hammer
blows against the foolish move
ments of the present age.
Taking a rapid glance at what he
said, for space will not permit Civ
ing all he said in his discourse of an
hour and quarter:
Christ's Theme Was Himself >.
"The supreme fact that lay at the
center of the life of Jesus was his
responsibility. His object was to re-
veal things within himself, not tt
show his disciples the order of ere.
alton but to reveal to them himself
His constant theme of discussion wa:
himself. lam the good shepherd
I am the true vine. Z am the truth
the way and the life, etc. He cen
tered the thought and study of tn,
world on himself, not as a mere them,
but as the one supreme, essential
final fact in the desinty of tn
world. 'Ye can do nothing withou
me-. No man can come to the faith
er except by me-. He turned the at
tention of the world upon himsel
and fixed it there. He related ever,
hope and destiny vitallv to himsel
ard took over by virtue of that sam
consciousness a divine authority ov
er men. He went among men wit
the mandates of high heaven an
threw aside methods of human think
ing: there was no hence and there
fore in his utterances. There wa
finally in him as we'll as dictatio
and leadership.
What is it to be a Christian?
"So-called scholars have rummage
the earth to find out what a Chri:
tian is and an unlettered washwoma
can answer the question. 1t is simI
ly to love Jesus Christ undivided
and have faith in him. That is whel
he conferred it-'follow me-. He thu
believeth in me shall be saved. H
that believeth not shall be damned
"The one great destroying fact
that the son of God has been kille
We live in a world that has that
its record and have that to answe
for. God stood silent and let it /
done, but the world must answer fl
it.
What Place Does Jesus Hold in 70,
Home?
"You say the Jews did that: "
would treat him better if he shou1
come among US now-we would ha,
banquet and invite all the prom
inent people. But you haven't dor
it. You have card players and da1
GERS, like all other towns. Does j
sus hold the place of Lord in yo,