The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26
III CHURCH. THE STATE, THE
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81 .gttor's Note. some OF our
,roachers are very busy Just
+ h9I and find II difficult to furnish
world its regular weekly SER
a, we will give them a breath
.,ci ry printing the following
- clarke of Carrollton, Mo.
~ -b 40 clip from an exchange. II
n.,,,ost ns good as II produced by
Ministerial alliance. .-EdD
"f, III. LAY has come when the
- must ask the civil authorities
.ssist In maintaining religious
Wi." then the time is ripe for
rburrh TO become interpretive
snd relf-cNamining.
a"I, ia generally supposed that the
oose NJ the Christian ministry
~ maintain religious ideals IL
isr.t the mission Of the gospel,
, tbc church OF Jesus Christ has
'n'.,t ..,t,.a .n this world; or, 10 use the
'or',a-o pf 81. Paul, III righteous
gss como by law then Christ Is
dead in vain. -,-., .,,..,.,., ...
yeu expressed by Benjamin
y Nr.o,,I.1 lr the following language:
"tbsn religion is good, II will
N ..ta caro- of itself, when II is not
N.Y. no IN iaI,r care Of itself, and God
~ mot see III to take care OF It,.
. mat n has to appeal TO the civil
.over for support. II Is evidence TO
.,y mind that its cause is bad
'' LEGISLATION Powcrlc>s.
Tho lesson all should learn is that
.,an cannot be regenerated morally
NY srv human power. There Is In
4 sSycrrmprt absolutely no power 20
M mankind to a higher spiritual
h ni,,e Mon can be reformed only as
i-dlyidual- not en- masse. Tho re-
Il rrIon of Christ appeals on!y 10 tho
,g8Iyidual. and II effects real moral
,sformaunn and regeneration on.y
s.n is voluntarily accepted by the
i,dIyiduaI and becomes a real force
In his daily life. All legislative at
,erpts 10 accomplish this purpose en-
rasse are meaningless platitudcs,
dfcoylng men and offending God.
nv orthodox Greek or Eastern
.lIlh was the national church of
,ba empire Of Russia. According TO
the latest available statistics, 20 per
cent OF the entire population of the
emplre belonged to the national
church. u had Joined hands with
the Russian government. IL was the
power behind the throne. But when
). wrote It's religious ideals" into
A ibe law OF the realm, II wrote the
death sentence of both the church
and the nation.
Il was the same old story Of the
union Of church and state, with the
same result that has always followed
4 such an uuholy alliance. II the
4 Lords Day alliance and the National
Reform association can seize the
re.ns Of this government and write
their religious ideals" into laws,
America will soon follow darkest
Russia into chaos.
It was the union Of the church and
state that strengthened the hands
Of ecclesiastical butchers during the
+ dark ages and well-nigh eXtin.
4 guished the torch OF liberty I'm the
i world. Let the church, instead of
, looking back to the days of intoler-
\ ance and persecution for methods Of
\ reform, look to Jesus, the author
4 and finisher OF our faith.
The Kingdom of Love.
I The kingdom of Christ $ hing
h dom Of love, and not of law H. - a
kingdom Of choice, and not CT force.
Il L is kingdom of moral suasion,
. and not OF legal coercion. lie seeks
A 10 write his precepts in thu hearts
\ Of men, and not on the statute books
4 q the state.
The theories OF certain modern po-
ltcal preachers, who would subs;i-
tlte a policeman's club for the loss
4 Ot Christ. are all wrong. The Cod