The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-03-06
THURSDAY, MARCH q 1919
GO TO CHURCH

The ministers OF the various Pro-
testant denominations represented in
this city have decided to inaugurate
a campaign that has for its purpose
the bringing of people to church
not their particular church, but in
ducing each individual to go to some
church each Sunday for the next four
Sundays. We know how this propo-
sition will be received by vast num-
ber of people. 1t will be received
with a sneer. But should it be? Ey-
cry human being. no matter what
nationality, color, training or environ
ment, has within his heart craving
for something that the world cannot
give. Too many OF us seek to satisfy
that craving by the pleasures, follies
and sin of the world, only to wake up
when II Is too late to realization of
the fact that they prodAce but ashes,
and that instead of satisfying the
longing which we possess, they in
tensify It,
During the past few years there
has arisen the inquiry, What shall
be done to bring back to the church,
the millions who have fallen away?
What shall be done to rescue the
world from the abyss of irrelfgion
into which it is dropping with. ever
Increasing speed. resulting, as it does,
in less heed to the great command
ment of Him who laid down his life,
might love their neighbour" These
questions many have tried to answer.
The greatest minds of today are
studying them, and every art of re-
ligious psychology has been brought
to play to influence the minds of men
and women who are staying away
from their church and their God to
once more turn back to the old life
that brought to them so much peace
and comfort.
When this world was stunned by
the declaration of war and a realiza-
tion that il was a world cataclysm,
many of the irreligionists raised the
cry Christianity has failed" But
this was wrong. It was not Christ's re-
ligion that had failed. 1t was the re-
ligion of the world that had failed.
1t was weighed in the balance and
found wanting. Christianity had
been replaced by German Kultur. 1t
had been sent throughout the world
to breed a new doctrine, doctrine
that for time paralyzed the teach
ings of two thousand years. until the
thinking people realized what was
happening and rallied to the assist
ance of the Allies and crushed the
serpent that was again tempting
mankind with false philosophy.
II was thought that out of the war
would come regeneration of the hu-
man family, that Christendom would
once more return to it's God and that
1t would, In thanksgiving for deliver
ance, worship before his throne. But
even now there Is arising throughout
the world a doubt as to the fulfill
ment of this hope. The virus of rad
icalism, irreligion, bolsheyism, that
enemy of all belief except that
vicious doctrine that the end justi-
fies the means. has innoculated the
world, and throughout its length and
breadth there are occurring sponta-
neous explosions that are causing the
thoughtful, law-abid-
ng, God-fearing people to look into
he future with fear and misgiving.
Il IL this that is causing these men
q ask questions about what shall be
lone to counteract this poison before
/ Il too late. and 1t is this thought
hat has caused the ministers of this
ity to ask the people of klamath
ralis TO go to church at least once
ach sabbath for the next four Sun
ays. And they should.
We are In the season of Lent,
ssson that from time immemorial
q been given over to a sober con-