The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-04-17

Canada had larger income than in any
year of peace. One hundred and thirty
American Missionary societies gave
$24 $50, 900. Are we so poor that we
cannot pay 81 90 per member FOR the
evangelizatIon of the world? Nothing
can justify our thinking we can abridge
the work of evangelization. The church
OF the new era will not be a formal,
office holding perfunctory and state or
ganization, but it must be live church
where the pure gospel will be preached
Out of discouraging circumstances the
best has always cane. Out of The IL
religion and intemperance of the latter
part Of the 18th century, Buffers anal
ogv sprang. The Wesleys were at Ok
ford and the Evangelical revival was
born. Out OF the graveyard of modern
civilization God will lead us into a new
day. She must emphasize the old doc
trlnes of sin and repentance; the old
faith which teaches the value of the
soul, the need OF Christian living and
the belief in Immortality. With new
born zeal for the world S spiritual needs;
a larger conception of God and purer
faith.
There will be less work for denomi-
nation and more for the world by
preaching simple gospel at home and
abroad. There must be less waste of
money and more union of effort to meet
the needs of every community. This
means more cooperation. The church
must live like Christ. Less love of
money; less display; less pleasure seek
ing; less Sabbath descreation which is
hostile to the kind OF life required by
Christ. The church must not try to
regenerate society but the individual.
That is the New Testament way of soul
winning. She must work for real re-
vival, not mass movements along world
ly lines and by worldly means, trying
to draw crowds by professional evange-
ism. She must pray more, give more.
work more and sacrifice as never be-
fore. 1t is the hour of peril but of the
greatest opportunity for the church
She must unite to combat the forces of
worldliness and sin. She must go over
the top and advance into the enemies
country by persistent effort and use
the latent forces of the church. She
needs such vision of her mission that
shall set aside selfish and denomination
al interests that would stand in the way
of realizing her goal. She must cease
pickering over non essentials and trifies
and emphasize essentials. Two things
you will find the same everywhere. viz.
human nature and the gospel of Christ.
This is the divine solution of our prob.
lem. The authority of Jesus must be
acknowledged. His kingship must be
recognized. A better day is coming
Will our republic recognize the true
king in fact and practice? If so she
will live. The consummation of history
the realization of. prophecy will be the
recognition of Christ as king. If the
Bible is true in it's law, in It's prophecy
and in its promises, then mus
America either share the fats
of Judes, Greece and Rome, OF
else become a part of the kingdom
which Jesus came to establish among
men. Above the citizens duty to Legis
lature and Congress; above that OWED
to president and court and country tt
his obligation to be loyal to Christ
This is the supreme national issue. W.
need dominant Christianity to vitalizt
the common life.
God is accomplishing His purposes