Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-25
League of Nations
May be Vital Steps
Religion Necessary

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Stockholm, July 24-tlthough ia
voring the League of Nations as
vital step in the prevention Of war,
that day of universal peace dreamed
of by the Bible prophets will not
come until the. gospel of Jesus Christ
has been proclaimed to all the world
and men have been made new crea-
lures through its regenerating power,
DR.. George w. Truett of Dallas, Tex
as declared in the course of the offs
cial congress sermon which he de-
livered. DIR. Truett is considered one
of the foremost pulpit orators of the
Baptist faith.
After reciting the troublous times
through which the world has passed
since the last previol session Of the
Alliance was held in Philadelphia in
1911, and how that statesmen, econ
omists and philosophers had sought
in vain to find a solution of the
worlds difficulties, sDr Truett said
the Baptists had an adequate mes
sage for mankind at this hour in the
Gospel of Christ and declared that
if the Baptists and other Christians
Of the world would but devote their
energies and resources to the propa-
cation of the gospel the time would
soon come when the name of Christ
would be proclaimed in every dia-
lect on the globe.
Dr. Truett said in part:
1--WE long for enduring peace and
for wars to cease unto the ends of
the earth. 1t is most inspiring to
think of that prophetic day when
men shall beat their swords into
plowshares and their spears into
. pruning hooks, and when nation shall
not lift, up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any
more. Gut wien did the prophet say
such halcyon day would come? Not
when enemies are crushed on the
battlefield, but when all nations shall
walk in Gods paths. The most vi
tai matter therefore in the world is
for Christ's friends to lay their every
power under tribute to preach
Christ's gospel to every creature and
to call all nations to walk in His
paths. Our work shall never be done
until at the name of Jesus every knee
shall bow and every tongue confess
that He is Lord to the glory of God
the father. We must rest not and
halt not until we write His name
! large across the sky of the whole
world, and make His voice the deep
Undcrtone of all human life, and sup
ply His principles to the solution OF
every problemVin the world. When
will Pentescost be repeated? 1t will
| be repeated when Chrsts people un-
! dertake Pentecostal tasks in the old
time Pentecostal power.
F.. I'VE need no new gospel to win the
world. The way OF the cross is ever
! the way of triumph both for Christ
and for His people. The tragedy OF
| the world is not poor wages, nor bad
| legislation, nor ignorance, nor pow
| ETY.. The supreme tragedy of the
! world is sin. There is only one ade-
quate remedy for sin and that rem
| cdy is found in the cross of Christ
| That cross is the sign manual in the
redemption of mankind. 1t is the cen
J trail fact toward which all previous
history conyerges and all subsequent
| history DIVORCES, with its crimson
! tide forever. All the lights of sacred
story gathers about that cross. Re-
| demption is there and not elsewhere
| the salvation of men is not to be
| found in creeds and ceremonies ano
| rituals and sacrament3 and forms OF
| righteousness which men perform
but it is to be found in Christ. the
one mediator between God and man
| Let Christianity be reduced to a mere
| ethic and you would Immediately
fling away its redeeming power. AL
such gospels are utterly bankrupt OF
| the power necessary TO rcgcnerate
| and redeem a sinful world.
| 1.-THE one hope Of the world lies
in the reign of Christ. There are
many occasions of division and riv-
airy among the nations. We do moi
disparage the work of the diplomat
lists and statesmen, but the redemp-
ton of the world does not lie in thai
direction. The worlds hope lies il
the saviorhood and lordship Of
Christ. lie is not going to divide the
world with Mohammedanism ant
Buddhism and Confucianism or any
other ism that opposes Christ. His
dominion shall extend over every
acre of the earth.
"The browning glory Of Christ's
gospel is that it may be fully tested
and proved in the crucible of human
experience. Christ submits himself
to the scientific test of demonstration
| by experiment. Men may call OF
Mohammed or Confucius or Buddht
and they will get NO answer. Lee
them call upon Christ and they will
be forgiven of sin and clothed will
moi Ill reinforcement for the battle.
and burdens of life. Destructive crit.
icism can not nally shake our con.
fidence in the Bible, because in tha
GOd-given book we find revealed oul
own experience. 1t is Gods mirror
rejecting the spiritual image Of
every image of every one who looks
into it.
with our more than eleven mil.
lion Baptists we may quickly All the
whole earth with knowledge of Christ
if we will only be faithful to him
The world can be saved only by the
| Gospel of Christ. Society is to bt
transformed by transforming it's in.
dividual units. 1t is not a new
system of government that mankind
| needs. nor a new scheme for the dis.
tribution of wealth. nor q new socia
organization. 1t is the new birtl
men need. and then all secondary