The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-10-12
Love OF CHRIST
REMEDY OF WORLD.
Preacher Declares This Is
Only Cure for Profi-
teering

Only the love OF Christ can cure
constituencies prOHlteering, tho I'm.
employment problems together with
all of the present day ills Of this.
trouble enyoIVed world. declared
Rev. Theodore P. Crickenberger,,
Grafton, president of the West Viz
ginia Synod Of the United Lutheran
church, last night in delivering the
sermon at the opening session OF
that body.
Covering current day topics In
very Impressive manner Rev.
CrIckenberger in part said:
"At these troublous times the su,
preme need Of this old world, torn
and bleeding from devastating war,
with its starving millions It's weep
ing, sorrowing widowed and or.
phaned; its hungry, restless, unem-
ployed; its self seeking agitators OF
trouble who live as. parasites aud
grow fat upon the substance OF the
deluded toiIers whose cause they
profess to champion; the hearhess
and conscienceloss proflteering who
enrich themselves at the experience
Of the poor-the supreme need OF
the hour and the only sure remedy
for all these Ills OF society is the
love Of Christ,
"Political measures, elaborate and
exhaustive investig Ions me-
learned theories OF. expert Apecihl'
fsts. can neycer order out Of this
chaos, nor quiet out o. this IN M
fssti n ,'' 3 9lSss. !.
seeate J 81 'sllt ss5y ~ ~ y.
walls anon ithe nations Of the
earth today. Z
1--WE need to pray as the Master
taught his disciples, Thy Kingdom
Come and to know thnt,ln this pett:
tiou we pray that the kingdom OF
Christ would come to US also, that
He may be crowned and enthronea
In our hearts and lives.
"My dear brethre nof the minis
try, let this be the controlling mo
| tive of our lives, this love OF Christ.
what a power and Influence It viii
WELD. What miracles 1t VIII work
in our congregations. It VIII solve
all the perplexing problems Of hui
man life. It will silence all the
| Isms and false teachings that are
DESTROYING mems souls. It VIII
1Iliet all the unrest of these trou-
blous times. It will shut forever
the gates OF tho temple OF war. 1t
will trv the Widows and the Or
pbans' tears. 1t will furnish ren1'
edy for all the Ills that men arc
heir to. It will give to the church
her saving message she was -or'
dafned to proclaim and send her
forth on swift wing to her mission
| OF love ito mankind bearing 1000
| to the hungry and starving; cloth
| inr to the naked and to the utter
most parts Of the earth with GLAD
i tidings OF salvation to mankind and
! n will embue her with a power
| which the world can not resist and
against which the gates Of He'll can
not prevail"
The text Of the synodicaf sermon
was preached from John XXI: :1b.l1,
"It is significant that the Lord IN
tho beginning Of this conversation
with Peter addresses MIN as
Simon, son OF Jonah. The aposue
/ by his fall had forfeited the right
to be called Pster-the Rock. He
addressed him by his natural name
and not the illustrious surname
which He had given him as q
prophesy Of the unfaltering fidelity
and heroic conduct that should
characterize hts after"
Critics Arc Many.
However, important doctrine Is
none can never take the place OF
the love of Christ, and can never
alone be tho final test OF the indi'
viduals or the congregations rela'
ton to Him. And, however, i'm
I,portant the study Of theology may
be It Is not the final test Of ones
qualifications as an ambassador for
Christ. This Of COURSE must not
be regarded as a war against thor
ough training but rather as the
strongest Incentive for It There
never was q time which called
tContInusd on EaRS 'ezEl