The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-01
DIR. BRUBAKER SPEAKS ON
 INTERCHURCH MOVEMENT

Rev l.. E. Brubaker, pastor of the Ens-
 lev Highlands Presbyterian Church,
 nreached an instructive sermon on the
 Interchurch World Movement before
 large congregation yesterday morning.
 Dr. Brubaker said, in part:
 ..cince tbe sirning of the armistice the
 world has been mady, blindly searching for some stapilizing power to bring or da,. ont of chaos Many voices have been heard. but none brought work able solution
 "creat business men, statesmen and
 leaders are coming to say the only nope ana solution is she church. Before the close nf the war. denominations tried to
 gird themselves for new tasks but God
 saw this was not enough, so the Inter church Movement was born of Him.
 "Twd criticisms against the movement are those of haste and waste of money This is always true when things are done hurriedly, as in governments pre- paring for and getting into the war buS we said. What is money compared with mems lives?' Now is the time the church must cast mould for the generations to come. The kings business requires haste
 sDr. Mott says. after tour of the world Now is the moment of moments to find our unity and our spiritual soil' darity without sacrificing our diversiues dear 10 eaGn we dfc lipt SchNNs'fON so much about the plan of unity as re- suits. All march to the same tune and command yet preserve our denomination- al identity as soldiers of every naton did in the allied army | "Christians have been so concerned | about their denominational life that they l have lost, world vision and dynamic pow l CT to save. Interchurch calls to task utterly impossible for human power. We otra n faith lnSIeats l of our fears.
 l ssAs churches face the needs of the world in these days no one can do tne l job alone The only question is how can we best do this job together? Through a | long struggle has come cooperation ei denominations, and he who tries to dam l up its mighty current will be rudely i svept aside. If in coming years former l ecclesiastical landmarks and denomina- tional battle grounds are forgotten, shall we lament the plowshare that wipes such scars away, that a richer harvest of the | Kingdom shall come?
 1 No denomination surrenders one Dit ol power, authority or doctrine, vet there l must be a central command with power :! to act. What if Foch had been compelled | to submit every plan of battle to every 1 law-making body of the allies? Neither | can the Interchurch wait for every plan
 of action to be approved by every church
 court. The Interchurch just plans to do {, together the world task that all churches cannot do separately.
 | Tt is no scheme to give a soft, easy. pleasant creed to all churches. but a plan
 to give the water and bread of life to a hungry, dying world.
 '.If the church fails before this stag gering task, then society is lost. If the ] gospel of Jesus Christ cannot master the present situation here and abroad in this ] desperate hour, then only chaos confronts the world.
 1 But the church will not fail if she ] gives herself to the task willingly and l sacrificially. If individual Christians and the church baptized with the spirit of l Calvry will give themselves to the mighty battle. righteousness will win.
 1 %sIn this hour churches must be willing to give up anything they hold dear to reveal to the world the spirit of the Christ. Selfishness must fall into the
 earth and die that we may bring forth righteousness.
 l Our church has through it's executive committee heartily indorsed the Inter-
 church Movement, and voted Sl 900 900, ,0oC for it. Let us rejoice that we are a part of the great movement '