Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-17
RELIGIOUS LIFE IS
PROBLEM OF TODAY
Comparatively Small Glass Set
Themselves Against
Church.
GRADUALLY GIVE WAY
Interesting Sermon |, Preach
ed by Rev. ". +.
Walters.
GRADUALLY GIVE WAY

Religious Attitudes" WAS tho sun
J''- ~ sermon preached .u t'irst
Christian Chur.h yesterday evening"
hs Rev W T. Walters. He spoke.
TO part. as follows:
"rhe problem OF the religious ilfe
presents i,sclf 10 ali mankind. and
"rch in his own say nc"js tn. isgu.
"hd assumes a d"iIni'. attitude to-
wards IT, !, IL our purpn-" 90 con.
.!der hri"Hy = few II tn. mos, com u.
mon at these htttiyd.s
Opposition.
lh"r" Is Il Cpulpa rat!V"lE small
class 81 p""pi" who srt in.rus-Iy.
openly against religion ana the
chnrnh II ,hey ucre permitted 70
have ,h"ir way. chufch", would hs
destroyed, bibles burned and rcIr-
ron stamped out. and the nation
would sink hack into h"ath"nISn and
harbarism. Certain organizations
ana "iAments ar" fostering this Spir.;.
MI It - gradually giving say IN
i"I" religious Influences. Lacked ~
"nliEh'"ninen, ana tn" pr"pordcrcucc
- "vid"ncc on Tho other nd.
The man who dcnlcS tho existence
~ God and tho irGucncc or religion
mus shut his "vos 20 ~" develop
m"nt ~ TIA" history ~ the human
race.
u,hiTcrcncc.
- large r PORTION CO, thr 7opula.
zion assumes Az atiitgGe ~ indiner-
ono" toward religion. WIN some
'tnr" u f"''iuc NJ indcpend.n,o
tda 'h"v arc suEislcu, within them
''tvrs without God WIN others l,
matter - having an ,hoir tim.
ANA attention 'tkcu w with oth.-
tt'crssts bur wha.oycr the cause 4,
IS :. 'uiStaEo fur ans on, 90 uapl.c,
TO cultivation ~ ia" spiritual side
"t M" and u religion is worth any
h'"E' In IN" doy"l rrr"u' ~ citizen
'1,.i--- .t"' maintaining ~ q highn-
A,anH.Fd. nc r'srHirg md saving
90 mon ~ H. wor'hy ~ our iritcrcs,
'VS co.oDcra'ion. ana SO cauuo, hc
iHS:Trr"nt {" y and b" ':gc 20 the
1sEpgn.'y and tn" nation
I" TrIrcrs
''"f" class that assume, a
- sHous name ard q church oh!ig,-
'.CHrat 4 mere "rpcdlerry 20 attain
:ssdesircG end. They wou,d d,yor,.
f"',Sio' from an spiritual '4- and
"lot2n'ions and maze J, material
poii'ical or social agency
'hr SrNa, ain % the church and
'aa rHrros" ~ Ito have been missed
'''' '''.. '''N neon maze To pros
i'u'" di'i'" means 10 gain carnal
"Tfs To such ro.Ig on arords no
''ea'Hr" and holds GU, no hone o.,
rswaId
Iisti-.snrss
50 step higher lu IA. scale q, r.
ils."ns attitudes is IN" Us,less or
inar,iv@ chu-ch meuihe:-'ho trons
In ~" linn" - church activity He
a''nds church orcn%ionally bat, likc
'rA rhiltren ~ isrRci ho j. - oas.
N Hon. H falls 20 realize ,ha.
mgr" IS arr more religion than join
az the "nurcn ani being baptized
his atti'ud" g. often h!rdrancc
~ N" cause That b., rerrescr,s
~ 'h.- cia-, could get vision
~ ih".r noss;hii,ies ana could be
aroused - action the chu-ch would
20 forward by leaps aud bounds. and
rs influence would incrc 60 many
fold
Enrn-stnr>-
Tn" Apostle Paul voiced the s"nIi-
ment and expressed the feeling 81 the
active clement in the church whom
he sad This on" thing do The
man VINO has true Interest IL God
and his o"n religion does not neg
lec' tho church lie may sell shoes.
drive a locomotive or do any one o..
a hundred other things for living
hut MS one grca; work l. 10 serve
God He sets MS face in tina, d. =
r"c'ion and strives 70 attunn MS ~.
in harmony with Gods plan His
attitude is the hUlwark Of the church
the pillar Of moral law and the nope