Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-05
AROUsING THE CHURCH.


self and fulfill the mission for whicl
1t was established.
The people themselves make UP tn
tChurch, not the stone. brick o. tim
Der. We like that old expression .
the Quakers, who always cag 81
building which the ave5&ko pezSao 70
fers to rs the church. Ae aaeal
house. That $ all IL = Ne matye.
how grand OF how o~y 0e SrUcta-'
may be. g, IS merely she meeaae 0ous'
for the Church proper Therefore
when We SAY ;ast IRE ch4reh can sue.
ceSStuuy taos tae present CRISIS and
s2lve she great >ac5al 4n-est we nea1
the people who believe n God
We hear and Rad q eAe terrible
things TIA; are goins on all ove7 tbs
word Anarchy. revolution and crime
are rampant Famine and disease
stalk abroad and human suffering ana
distress follow in their wake Even
our beloved country. with all is cher
ished traditions and principles Of jus
tice and equality, is challenged.
The situation is recognized as seri-
Gus. The outlook is viewed with con-
Germ; thinking men turn to one an
other and ask. what is to be done?
How Is this monster that has raised
its head above our civilization to be
destroyed? 1t is recognized as a mans
size job and it calls for a unity of
action.
The Church shows the way Under
this banner the forces of righteousness
can unite and go forth to take part in
the great struggle hat is now on. Be-
hind the Church is God omnipotent.
Nothing a prevail against such a
Power.
The Church can face the crisis sue
c~essfully and solve the great social I'M
rest because it applies the principle
of the golden rule. once we adopt the
principle of do unto others as we
would have them dc unto us" the great
social unrest that we now view with
so much alarm will disappear.
Then, there is the commo brother
hood and the duty toward ones neigh
Dor that are abiding traits n the true
Church and an application Of these
also will soon set the world to rights
once more.
Men must turn to the Church in
service If they would satisfactorily
solve the great problems of today.
And the Church must assert itself as
never before If 1t is not to be wiped
out of existence.
In this connection it gratifying to
know that the Church is asserting IT.
self. Efforts are being made to arouse
its latent powers and place it where
it belongs, in the forefront of the great
battle against evil n for the adj
vancement of civilization. Various re-
ligious bodies are taking steps to en-
list all it's nan power and apply all
It's In the great war that
is always going on, but which is more
real to us now than eve before.
AS one of these great armies on the
side of Righteousness there is at the
present time a great upheayal within
the Protestant Episcopal church in
America. A nationwide campaign Is
on and this coming Sunday there is to
be made all over this broad land an
every-member anyass with the idea
that every person in the United States
who is in any way identified with the
Episcopal church will be called upon
and urged to become more active II
the work of the Church.
Billy Sunday, the noted evangelist,
once said: IF the Episcopal church
ever wakes up, look out" There is ne
doubt about the power, wealth and in.
%auence within the Episcopal church il
all this power, wealth and influence
could only be brought into action. Il
is for the purpose of bringing all these
forces into play thai the campaign i.
now on.
Other denominations have arranged
for campaigns in one form or another
all for the purpose of uniting the God
fearing people in the great struggle
that is upon US.
With one-half the population of the
limited States entirely without any re-
ligion affiliations whatever, and witt
only one-third of those who profess
and call themselves Christians taking
any active part in the Church. 1t l.
indeed a serious question whether W.
can rlghtfuly be termed a Christian
Nation, or even a God-fearing nation
The fact that even the one-third whC
are still active are falling off and los
ing interest is a matter of serious con
Germ to those who desire to see thu
IChurch remain a force in the com
munity.
Unless there is a great awakening
such as the Episcopal church hopei
to bring about through it's presen
campaign, the outlook is indeed omin
Gus. But there is every reason to be
lieve that when brought ace to fac
with facts, showing the actual condi