The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-10-06
WONDERFUL MASS MEETING
AT THE WENDELL PHILLIPS
HIGH SCHOOL LAST SUM-
DAY AFTERNOON
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Iesus does not know US as Methodists
and Baptists but looks in the heart
and if our hearts are not right we
cannot be saved.
History bears US out that when
Tohn Wesley saw that men became
great in the Church Of England by
being efficient in the reichstagiistic
he felt that there was something
deeper in the Church Of God. There
fore he Withdrew from the Church Of
England and establ shed the Meth
odist Church. When Richard Allen
saw the corruption and unchristian
acts Of the Methodist Church III PM.
sdelphia he withdrew from that
church followed by Is other men
We all honor Allen and rejoice in
those who followed him. Allen was
a man who stood for christian man
hood and womanhood and that IS
why am here this afternoon have
the spirit VI AAiSH. winch lhIuBS De-
came corrupt and vile Allen walked
out I am willing to follow, believe
God was with Allen and I believe
that God is marching with me this
afternoon. have just as strong a
faith az ever ] had in my life. God
is with US and will stand by US. God
is in a great many organizations that
we think he isn't. With hell in the
church and out of the church, men
who are leaders in the church should
live above suspicion, men who put
themselves up as leaders should live
such lives that will put them above
dirty politics and questionable char
acter, that they may reflect credit
upon the cause they represent
The church is growing weak be-
cause the standard is too low. 1t
takes just as much for a minister to
60 to heaven as it doessa layman.
The gates. There are many gates
where the devil gets through. Gates
Of corrupt politics in the church;
gates Of immortality in the ministry;
gates Of celestial crookedness and
episcopal corruption; none Of these
shall prevail for God has always and
will always have men with christian
backbone enough to withdraw from
these corrupt organizations and estab-
fish churches where God can get a
hearing.
To serve God in purity mankind
needs the grace of God, instead OF
trusting in man, in governments, in
governors, we must trust in God. The
time is here when we must lift our
eyes to the hills from whence cometh
our help; our help cometh from the
Lord. If anyone gets In yoHr light
whether he be layman, a minister
OF bishop, tell him to get out Of the
way and let Gods sunshine in. Let
Us have christian fellowship, thereby
taking heaven out Of the sky and
placing it among the children of men
with practical church, practical re-
hgion and practical program. God
built His church upon the rock hu-
manity transformed BY a living God
! had rather live alone with Christ
than 60 with the crowd.
had a long distance message
Monday night stating that was
slated for one of the biggest things
IN the church,' what mistake ] was
making by withdrawing. / was glad
to know at that late hour / was slated
for one Of the biggest things in the
church, but I would rather be with
right with a clear conscience than t.
be guilty bishop.
Ny withdrawal is a protest Of sir
in high places. l believe that my
Withdrawing is God-sent and that God
put It in the hearts Of 500 people who
withdrew with US in this righteous