South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-21

in London. VIII he established an
served as pastor. had be=l To- DIV
ing rooms for the preachers. book
room, dispensary and acoOu.Iao. "a
tons for day schools. Thst great re-
ligious awakening was expressing it.
self in the terms OF human minis
try.
New Conscience.
The Wesleyan revival created a
new conscience in the Anglican
church. Green. the historian. says:
1t broke the lethargy OF the clergy.
Called into existence the great Evan
gelical movement in Protest antism.
IL reformed our prisons, abolished
the slave trade. taught clemency TO
our penal laws and gave the first
impulse TO popular education The
same political. social and moral con-
ditions existed in France that exist
ed in England. The same forces
that were prevalent in England that
produced the French revolution
Everywhere people were intoxicated
with the dream OF impossible equal
tiy Chaos. anarchy and unrest
made society a seething volcano.
People had an intense hatred for all
constituted authority. People were
, ground 20 dust by unnecessary wars
and unjust taxation. Lecky says:
Many causes conspired TO save Eng
land. but among them a prominent
Zee must be given TO the religious
enthusiasm which at that time was
( passing through the life Of the peo-
pie Wherein men in France sought
TO bring about relief and change
through revolution. men in England
[ brought 1t about by the application
OF the principles Of Christianity TO
every day life and its problems.
Conditions Greater.
The world today needs a re-
emergence OF the great spiritual
forces which in the providence Of
God saved the worlds civilization in
the 18th century. The world OF to-
day is not unlike the world OF IVES
ley's day except that conditions are
upon a far vaster scale. We are
going through a period OF great re-
action against the high ideaIism
which we acclaimed throughout the
world war. Hatred for established
authority. corruption, lowering OF
moral standards. gambling. all forms
OF debauchery. dreaming of impossi-
bic equalities. discounting Of religion
and a wild orgy OF crime are char
acteristics of our day as they were
then. Society never can continue in
state OF tolerable security when
there is no other bond holding men
together than the mere money tie.
Institutions are being re-valued.
Those not standing the test OF being
constructive forces making for
new and better world will perish.
while those which are will abide.
The world today needs creeds trans
lated into terms OF human conduct.
Creeds are not beliefs TO be sub
scribed unto by intellectual assent
but TO be lived out in terms OF hu-
man relationships A religious ex-
perience that does not mean this is
of very little value either TO God or
man.
Christianity's Mission.
a W bAhAGNu Vii lokldillAl mas any
mission today IL is to go out in help
full service to needy humanity every
whore, 10 translate our beliefs into
living terms, teach and practice
Gods truth and create a new con-
science In the world by putting into
practice the teachings Of the Christ
life. The Christians must denounce
the sins OF today in no less sparing
terms than did those early Wesley
ans in England aad which charac-
terized Methodism in past genera
tons. When we do hat, there wilP
be new world. If we fail TO do II
as they did in France, we shall ex-
pect 10 reap a still greater revolution
than did France. Let us not con-
denim the world for the evils of to.
day, but grid ourselves and 10 forth
to bring this world into obedience
TO Jesus Christ. When we do this,
following in the footsteps OF this
great historic movement. religion
will have a vital meaning to the
masses who today are Indifferent or
hostile TO the organized institution
Of Christianity. Then we shall have
the new world for which we have
prayed"