The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-18
If A MAN GOES TO HE'LL
F ROM ARDMORE " HO
CARES, WHO'S TO BLAME
HEAR DR. BROWN TONI CHIT

HEAR DR.. BROWN TONI CHIT
This is Mems Night" at the revival
services at the First Christian church.
IF a Man Goes TO He'll from Ardmore
Who Cares and Who is to Blame?"
The clubs and lodges have been in
vited Ia occupy reserved seats and
each organization be distinct.
After the service the evangelist
will go to the knights of Pythias hall
and address the lodge on "Fratern-
tian was a church member, and every
church member was n Christian We
have separated the two and the re-
suit is strange conditions, people
calling themselves Christians who are
not church members.
Under the preaching of the Apos-
ties the line between the church and
the world was very plain and straight.
Social conditions were fearfully bad
and a man had to go long ways AT
Il very great sacrifice to be church
members. He was not likely to make
the change unless he was perfectly
sincere and meant business Now we
have so many conglomerations calling
themselves churches that any man,
no difference what his life or be-
lief may be, can find something call
alism."
VIII the Moralist BE Saved?" was
! the subject of strong sermon by
DR.. Brown last night. 4 pleasing
feature of the song service was a
duet by Mrs. Jesse Best and Theophi-
| lus ftz. Mr.. F'itz also sang solo
from one of the Psalms.
DR.. Browns sermon in part, was
as follows:
The Fate Of the MOralist
The confusion regarding this sub
ject comes from the fact that we
/ have departed from the teachings OF
the Apostles. With them every Chris
| ing itself {. church that will take him.
Ingerso was invited by Il thing in
Detroit alleging itself preacher. 10
join its church, and he very pro
perly refused. In Chicago | found
saloon keepers, gamblers and bawdy
/ house keepers regular church men,
bers in good standing. The good man
/ out of the church finds so many peo-
pie worse than he. who are church
members that he thinks church MEM
/ bership would not help him.
with that man | want In reason
him. think | can agree with him.
for there are four statements he
makes. The first is that the purpose
7 Of the churches and religion ought
to be 10 make men better. | hold
that as perfectly true. Second, that
right living Is more important than
ceremonies, and having IA name on a
/ church roll. | also affirm. that with
| all my heart. Third, that it is bet
ter to be a good man out OF the
church than bad man in the church.
| This is certainly true and the pur-
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ceremony ought TO be 10 make men
better Fourth. church membership
cannot save. That certainly is true,
for a man might join every church in
the city and II his life Is not made
better. the whole thing Is a failure.
The Heart Of the Question
But now when | have agreed with
him in everything We have only come
to the heart Of the question. There
are two things that l believe and !
ask the good man out OF the church
with whom | have gone so far 10
| agree with me on them. First, man
cannot be saved without the forgive
ness OF sins. II he can. Christ and
| the Bible teach nothing but nonsense.
II heaven Is TO be filled with people
/ in their sins IL j. but n new name
| FOR hell. Sure. the good man viii
agree with that. second, no man can
! have his sins forgiven without Christ.
| If he can. no need fer Christ To sui-
/ fer and die. The real infidel is the
J one who deems the necessity for
| Christ TO die. All Christianity centers
| in this and whenever preached II
makes a people great, II liits the
gates OF empires off their hinges and
| turns the streams of history into
new channels.
Here is the great error of the
good man ou, of the church. Men
cannot live as well out of the church
as in it. | am speaking of the church
now. not as the new cults. nor fash
ionablc cults nor institutions that
condone all sins II its ceremonies
and commands are obeyed. The good
/ church makes bad men good and good
men better. IT is the upholder OF
every virtue and the support OF
every good cause. Great churehes
make great and good city. the
good man out Of the church ignores
the benefit of prayer and the Lords