The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-30
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With sob IN your voice and in
dignation on your brow you ask why
you were not consulted in regard to
closing the Sunday schools You say
if there is a big stunt to be pulled
off the church is always asked to help.
II wonder if you would appreciate
the view of non-C Christian on the
subject.
"This is a Bible-reading age, also
the day of Independent thinking is
dawning. People honestly want to
know if there is a hereafter-if they
meet their friends in another world.
We read the Bible. We are perfectly
ready to get saved if we can do so
by reading that Book with as much
common sense as we would any other.
God is all-wise, we are told. He
knew everything from the beginning.
He made the earth and all things.
Yet how long was it after the crea-
tion until He repented Himself that
He had made man. He seemed to
find it necessary to wipe man off the
earth but was it consistent with his
greatness and wisdom to retain any
of the old stock; had He lost His
power to produce? We are told that
when Noah and his little band came
out Of the Ark that God said: BE
fruitful and multiply (Later Paul
gave very different directions.) Later
we find that God ran what we modern
people would call bluff on Jonah
and the people of Nineveh, not to
mention the fish. If God is mo re-
spector OF PERSONS was He quite
square with old Pharaoh when He
hardened Pharoah's heart and why
hn fohn Ia I'LL
the prophets call down fire from
that there was a true God and then
Had his faith or his God evaporated !?
GAS things seemed to be going
from bad to worse and the chosen
people keep getting into trouble,
Messiah was promised, prophesied
and looked for for how many years?
We are told that He came-the Great
Deliverer that should bring peace on
earth, good will to man.. He and His |
Father were 'one' He said. Yet He
found it necessary to revoke some of |
the laws His Father had established |
Had they outlived their usefulness or
were the people getting wise? This
alleged son before leaving the earth
is supposed to have said to His fol-
lowers: 4 go to prepare place for
you,' adding that He would come
again and receive them unto Him
SELF And again that there were some
there who would not taste
ieath' until they had seen Him com
ng in His glory.
'Now the question is this: Did He
alter repent Himself that he had
made the promise? He is supposed
20 have said: Il am the way Again
We read that the way is so plain that
/ fool need not err therein We are
lot sure if it mentioned well-balanced
minds. All this and a lot more is
given US for our ratification we are
old.
GIN childhood we shuddered at the
of fire and birthstone for
hose who were not good and who
isbelieved the blessed word
eve are told to go into all the
world and preach the gospel and we
let the impression that those who do
ot hear it will be saved through ig-
ORANGE; now if that is true, or sup
ose he might be sent to hell on ac-
cunt of ignorance, in either case is
here logic or justice?
"When new minister is announced
nd we go to hear him preach and
ear him tell of The Prodigal Son,
of Man, Get Right With
iod, etc., we go home disappointed,
ceiling that the ministry is not
ouare with the world, that it is not
hat it pretends to be-a mouth
iece between the living the dead
aving power with God and with
lan,' ETC.
"Small wonder the doctors and
neglect to consult spir-
ual advisers in matters of life or
cath to their friends and neighbors.
Thoever would expect preacher to
ly: There is so much sickness we
ust not have meeting'and HE him
If out to see the official and then H
ct busy sitting up with and wait
G on the sick and comforting the
sople in a common sense way?
oesn't he want to sit in his private
tile den, think holy thoughts, write
letters to his flock, make
'cial calls, etc. If the church loves
e world, why isn't it proving it?
hat is the church doing that COM