Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-13
OuADRl-cENTENNlsL

emphasizing the great historical
and doctrinal principles that he at
the foundation of its life. The
four-hundredth anniversary of the
great Reformation is to be celebra
ted this year. and it should he cele-
brated by every church. organiza
ton and in every individual church.
The people should he made &C
quainted with the great truths and
facts of the Reformation in q series
of sermons and lectures, and thru
the reading of many articles and
papers and books. We should not
only recall the work of the sixteen
tn century. but should prepare for
something better and larger for the
twentieth century.
The celebration is to have its
elimination on October 3lst, the
four-hundredth anniversary of the
mailing of his theses by Luther to
the church doors of Wittenberg.
Everything in the way of instruc-
ton should lead mp to this date,
and this year should he made mem
orable for its emphasis of the car
dinal truths of the Reformation.
At least fifteen UNCONVENTIONAL
bodies have appointed committees
to promote interest i'm the approp-
pirate celebration of the work of
Luther and the other Reformation
leaders.
The Federal Council of the
Churches of Christi in America has
appointed an important compittee
whose function it will be to further
the celebration, particularly in its
thirty constituent UNCONVENTIONAL
bodies. The chairman is DIR. w.
III. Roberts, Stated Clerk of the
Presbyterian General Assembly.
Professionalism will be under fire
this year. Attacks from Catholic
sources are already being made in
pulpit and press, and through
pamphlets and books. This is in
evitable and to be expected. 1t
will be a good time for Protestants
to learn anew the reasons for the
faith that is in them. and so study
the life and character of the great
man who has had such influence
upon the religious. political and
social life and thinking of the
world. Every Protestant church
should celebrate the Reformation
Quadri-C Centennial. 1t can be adj
equately celebrated, only. by a
course of study and reading car
ried on through the coming months
by lectures. programs, tableaus
and pageants, and not merely by a
sermon in October. information
al literature may be secured by an
application to Rev. Howard r..
Gold, 925 Chestnut Street, Phil
adelphia, Pa.
Although there were many cele
brations last year of the hve-hun-
dredth anniversary of the burning
by the Romsn Catholic ecclesiasti-
cal authorities of John Huss, in
many churches throughout the
country and world, it must have
been noticed that very little of al
this found its way into the daily
papers, many of them being under
the control or the fear of the Ro
man Church. In fact many article!
were in these secular papers insist
ing that Huss merited the death b,
suffered, these articles being in
spired by the Roman authorities
This should make it plain to W
that the Roman Catholic Church il
trying to conceal the truth as I,
the whole matter of its dreadful
past as a prosecuting body, AM
seeking to .smAke the worse ap
pear the better part"
If this country is to be informe,
as to the differences between Pro
testantism and Romanism, an,
know that Professionalism stand
for civil and religious liberty, fo
popular education, for hioh moral
ity and for the general rights an,
needs of the people, now, is til
time, and this is the year to max
a great stand for the! truth an,
pour the facts into the. minds an