The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-11-28
IDEALS0F JESUS MUST
Be PUT BACK INTO THE
HOMES OF AMERICA
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hUMES Ut AMtklCA
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Flag and Bible Should be Placed Side
by Side, Declares Rev. p. 81.
Packard, in Missouri
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"The old-time wholesome Ameri-
can home life and home training must
be restored, and the Bible must have
a place side by side with the Ameri-
can Flag in our public schools, If we
would stem the moral and economic
crisis which imperils our country to-
day" -
This was the declaration Of the
Rev. Paul Henry Packard, of Des
Moines, Iowa, who spoke at an evan
gelistic service at the Hyde Park
Christian church. ' -
"The ideals Of Jesus must be put
back into the homes of America" de-
clared Mr.. Packard, in blaming lack
of home training and too little knowl-
edge Of the Bible for the immortality
and social unrest Of the present day.
"The Bible is barred from the pub
lie schools in at least twelve Of our
states" continued the evangelist. "In
many cases anti-religious doctrines
are replacing the Bible.
Gives a Chicago Catechism
"In Chicago twelve thousand boys
and girls attend an anti-religious
Sunday school each Sunday after
noon.
"Here is the catechism they. are
taught to believe:
What il God?
God is word used to designate an
imaginary being which church people
have themselves devised.
How did man originate?
Just as did all the animals Of the
field by evolution from q lower kind.
Has man any mortal soul such as
Christianity teaches?
Man has no soul; it is only an
Imagination.
Is it true that God has ever been re-
vealed?
As there is no God, He could never
be revealed.
What is heaven?
Heaven is an imaginary place which
the churches have devised as a charm
to entice believers.
Who is Jesus Christ?
There is no God, and there can
therefore be no Son of God.
Will Christ return on the Judge
ment day?
There is no judgement day; that is
all a fable, so preachers can scare the
people and hold them in their grasp.
Man has no soul, neither had Christ
a soul; all these things have been in
cented by the churches.
Do we owe duty to God?
There is no God, and, therefore, we
owe Him no duty.
What is our duty when we have
learned there is no God?
We should teach this knowledge to
all whom we meet.
Is Christianity desirable?
Christianity is not desirable, be-
cause it makes US spiritual cripples.
What is our duty when we have
learned that Christianity is not de-
sirable?
It becomes our duty to help eradi-
cate Christianity from the United
States.
Bible Needed For The Young
"These doctrines are being taught
by a radical element in many Of the
cities of the country" declared Mr..
Packard. ITO counterfeit these teach
ings, we should give our boys and
girls the Bible teachings which will
make them good citizens. -
"There are at present more d.
vorces in a single year in the United
States than Canada has had in seven
ty-five years; three and half million
dollars is being spent every day to
suppress crime in this country. The
only remedy for these conditions is
the Bible.
"In Oregon there is law that pro-
vides every child of school age shall
be educated in an American public
school,. That law safeguards Ameri-
can life and traditions. We need just
such a statute in every one Of our
states. -. ,.,.
Parents should take more interest
in the welfare of their children, and
there should be more of the old-time
family attendance at church"
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