The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-06
Christian Man Is
Worlds Best Bible,
Morgan Believes

rr rarrbelI Morgan believes
with Dwight L, Mood rhat enris-
tar man il the worlds best Bible
ana that in a majority Of cases a re-
Nised version is necessarT
The noted London minister hoias
also that denononauonal afnllAuon
matters very little in the life of a
CHRISTIAN and This belief he SAYS
grows stronger as the years go by.
These views the lecturer brought
cut last night IN powerful ser
y ~ Al The CtE Auditorium, based
supon 3 Faa!s 2gura 81 sYss.ecf N = : !.
ti@5 church IS 3ha rillar and ground
a. the ruth
u. Morga made II plain through
nut thar he believes present-oaF
Christianity has in II too little tre
10 make II as effective as II might
fallen heir to-
PMS religion of Christ he, salss,
Is something 70 be held high above
the world that avery man might see
ard hecorae impressed with rs
s1rer 9Th and its beauty and its en-
tacv
II developing the theme Of the
evening. Or. Morgan said me church
= to CHRIST as the giant column
which supports me figure ri Nelson
in Trafalgar Square is "a Tire great
ero--without Nelson. the column IS
useless IT Is there for that one pur-
ncse
Fe warned a.s audience against
the belief that neA become chrls-
tians ,hror RI for-7 ar ceremony
You are nor i Christian" he said,
when YOU are spr?rt!>s as a baby
or Immersed after a profession Of
fai-h or have your name inscribed
in the rolls OF the church You are
n Christian OILY WHOM born again.
Il was a. this no.nt that the min
lister expressed his ittle concern
with the Recommendation man may
become affliated with
The church vii! perform its duty
in elevating Christ, he declared
through incarnation and procla ma :
ton.
Emerson has said Or. Morgan
continued. that il is what we are
that matters The church needs wit
nasses-nnen made over by the eos-
roe~ci "-~>c sssullv until it is the
spirit incarnate OF Christ"
In the early DAYS he said, the
faith was such that a lie could not
1--we WITHIN It's borders. DR.. Morga n
would like to come back TO the time
when the church is referred to as
the mother church" with her arms
onened vide, Full OF com passion.
How" he said, can men see the
love OF Jesus from your eyes unless
that love shines through them
Striking passages from the thsre
were
You don't have 10 del end the
Bible Let it loose and IL will take
care OF itself. You don't have 70
go arcon2 hanging on 70 the ark of
Christ.
Tn many ease when people crit
ieise the prensfer for failure they
should critic the congregation 70:
giving him nothing to talk about
Did any of YOU ever set accused
Of being drunk because of your
Christianity The church lacks
enthusiasm-che sort that was shown
on tho day OF Pentecost
Why docs man get drunk Be
cause Of the drabness OF lite. Sell
ect drunkenness of spirit rather than
drunkenness by alcohol
TN these days the preacher is
supposed to draw the crowds In
the days OF the apostles 1t was the
fire of the gospel,
DR. Morgan, who IL hero for ten
lectures at the auditorium under the
auspices OF the Ministerial union Of
Rich nond, was introduced By DR.
T A Smoot, o. Centenary Methodist
church He vii! lecture again TO-
night at SIS o'clock. The com
muntty chorus win siry It .7:45
o'clock