Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-11
.AYs WORLD CHAOS
ON STEPS OF CHURCH
; Child of Its Colossal Blum
der-Permi,ting Of
World War.
DECLARES corLEY IN SERMON

enntor of Decatur street Methodist
church Takes an Subject Command
OF Jesus Our Saviour. Glove Your
= Encmfcs.n
Taking as his subject. ''Lovo Your
SnomieB." Rev. Ernest l. Cop
ey. tho pastor. preached In Decatur
Street Methodist Church yesterday
morning. in part ms follows:
Tho command. Love Your Enc
niles Rounded as strange to tho Phar
sees as Pussyfoot' Johnson would
inpcnr should no stop preaching pro-
hibition and urge tho allies TO re-
case Germany from MI Indemnity
Hrhe statement. coming hs II did. dazed
he multitude. The people were. In
E!oed. nstonished. Jesus gave hard.
pr blow TO measured religion than
AOenpsey ever gavo Curpenticr. How
pit shall my brother sin against me
una forgive h!m?" was answered
8'nce ana forever. An eye for an eye
3tnd tooth for tooth were scen
70 10 nero chiid's play compared
4"ith this man.Hlzcd job. And the
NaAtcr not only commanded love
Jour enemies bat He gave Ills life
Tor His In order that they might be-
Hcomc His friends lie neither fought
3or defended Himself against them.
"e SEQ clearly the way Of the
cfoss was tho one and only way
Jesus had OF winning tho world. but
8think "c must use force TO ret up
iiia kingdom People see that Jesus
Nus NOR" powerful after the cruclhX-
on than before ana that HIS enc
mics were overcome and undono com
plctcly after his death while they
never see victory for themselves ia
farming the other cheek. The prin-
/ pie ~ vlcar!ous suffering is all
5riEht applied 20 jesus hut ali wrong
when applied 10 nations.
Present World Chaos.
The present world chaos can
krlehtly b" laid upon the steps OF the
ocHurcII az a child Of its colossal
|blunder-thc permitting OF the World
, War. The ministry OF the church
3joinch ia with the leaders In govern
mont In preaching war and hatred
"Fd war and hatred followed. His
tory had shown the fu,ility of war.
drtc"ni TO thosc too blind to see 1t,
ihe ministers in both the Protestant
3"iH catholic churches said. If people
ioN"d on" another, ther. would be no
I"Nf. l"i IN. Who'll. church lent it's
| uii strength 80 it's worst enemy
war. Tho religious teachers among
Irne a!it"s said. The Implication OF
'"ans m'ssag" e. that He would have
Nien I" stop the Huns II lie were on
filI, whil" the German diyincs
'lntondod for just the reverse But
10Th sacred Hrd secular history at
h1mS That on" jesus %! Nazareth died
on The crosA at the hands o. Iiis enc
/ 'nica !hr carly church CONQUERED
10" f"man Empire without arms or
|w"ap"nh. The stat- can subdu. ma
tlphs ana extend its boundaries AT one
i.'.N. 90 'h" pen. but ,he Kingdom
OF Cod comvth without observation
jesus commanded. low. vour
enemies because He knew how much
hli.S. mankind IL. Wisdom and
sp!ritual understanding clear away
h'ie and envy. We seek TO So, up
barriers but they are false II would
be amusing, sometimes. IL il wer.
not 90 serious Or Fairfield has
Wen observed. We star, out with the
church'5 great commission. 90 YOU.
therefore. teach all nations. baptIz-
ing. NO one argues about the mode
OF 'raEc! one can walk, ride in an
AUTO or take an alrship. There IL
no question about tho way you teach.
You can DO an old fogy and teach
800 "tP'i'N''t Hi -. OF n fnputTnlts
teach reading nrst. Bu, the minute
you begin to baptize. the run be-
gins. better day Is upon us. The
plain man In the pew Is little con-
cerned lie loves his pastor and so
does not scold him for preaching
sprinkling. pouring or Immersion, as
80 case may ne. He finds enough I'm
the sermons 10 sstiTy his sou! nun
ger and accepts the chan as some
thing extra
Then Comes Dclmgc.
Then comes the dcluge. splitting
fire and the bursting OF neck urter-
les. This question OF where man
got his beginning must he settled.
The scientist contends that the truth
must De taught At any cost. The man
OF the church says the faith must he
preserved. Both are right. and there
would I've no trouble If each carried
within his heart Il good case OF re-
ygion The plain fact is that the
scientist. II he is "A Christian. loves
so dearly those who differ with him.
that ne does not dare undermine his
Earth. All agree that first was chaos
and then order. All agree Cod is
the Giver of life. Life is the miracle
and not the manner OF dcyelcninr
1t.
The great trouble about evolution
is not whether II is true or untrue.
but that our country Is chock-full
OF men who try TO explain the mode
OF creation when they know nothing
about II. Our schools are full a.,
pcn with the degree OF doctor OF
philosophy and 1t makes no differ
cnco what their degree Is taken In:
II may be mathematics, chemistry.
physics, theology, funology or farm
Ing, yet thoy aro at once constituted
as authorities on every subject under
the sun. These men do offend, and
It would be better for them that a
milestone wero hanged about their
necks. However. this is not for the
.nurch. The church's task Is to love
these teachers and show them GOD
incarnate in loving service Now
abideth faith, hope and love. but the
greatest Of these Is love-"