The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-04-26

lars from under the temples Of civil, eco
nomic, and religious wickedness? Where
are the daring spirits who, as would-be
saviours with whip of small cords" dare
drive degenerate priests, polluted politi-
clans, plutocratic money-changers, and
press prostitutes from the temples of piety
and politics, and who will, as saith the
prophet, "seek judgment, relieve the op-
pressed, judge the fatherless and plead for
the widow, till the day dawns, and the shad-
ows flee away?
God wants thousands of men, Of this
Voliva type, whose heads, hearts, hands,
and who will use them for him to that ex-
tent, that if need be their bodies can be
offered up, as his is now being, on the al
tars of public ignorance, a vicarious sacri-
flee to save the church and the world from
self and the devil
The modern church has largely lost its
restraining, wholesome influence over the
popular mind and she will soon go down
and lose her very life and identity in a
state Of chaotic and bloody revolution, po-
litical, social and economic, unless through
men of this Voliva sort, she speedily brings
the fear of God and the love of righteous
ness to bear upon the masses, through a
revival of true religion. Some entire de-
nominations are spiritually superannuated
as consequence of their refusal to do this
"A revival of the kind Mr.. Voliva is call
ing for is really necessary to keep many Of
our larger city churches off the auction
block today, as they are already scanda-
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Reader, do not antagonize this truth, but
examine it and pray over it and you will
be forced to acknowledge its soundness.
The legitimate fruit of the church's
frigid formality is seen in her non-progres-
sion even in numbers. A Scriptural re-
vlval alone will save her from sordid self
interest, and settle the petty ecclesiastical
tyrannies formalities and Earring discord-
anc1es which are ever rupturing the church
into sections and parties with warning. in
terests. There can be no real diversity of
interest between two sections of Christ's
true church. eve are members one Of
another and each needs the other in Or
der to succeed. This opposition to Zion
and MIR. Vollva is religious fratricide. "If
one member suffer, all the members suffer
with it." This is an industrial as well as
a religious truth
1t is high time to abandon our vengeful
schemes, and profitless parleying for party
on the part of the church, and through sep
aration from the world and sin and self,
humbly draw nigh to God in faith and
prayer for a revival of true religion. We
recognize the fact that we neither live nor
die to ourselves, but rise or fall together.
We should have revival of deep, lasting
order, or we should entirely abandon the
religious business. There is need Of truer
unity and wiser adjustment of our individ-
ual and UNCONVENTIONAL, as we'll as our eco
nomic differences, on the principles Of love
and charity where unnecessary sensitive
ness is sacrificed to truth, purity and the
public good, and where ecclesiastical wire
| pulling and intrigue are forbidden place,
/ and where humility, love and mutual help
fulness hold sway
Mr. Voliva proves that he is willing to
live, love and labor, pray, pay and sacrifice
to bring this about
After disinterested examination of the
facts, we are Of the opinion that his enc
mics are all compliments to him, and his
opposition is both an advertisement and an
education. Now as to a few of the real
! facts.