New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-09-21
CALLS MODERNISM
HALF BOLSHEVlSM
New Britain Pastor Tells Why
He Is Fundamentals

Modernism OF today Is half boil
sheyism and half pasanism, accord
Ing 10 Rev Y. L. Brooks. OF the
Peoples church. Rev. Mr., Brooks
In his sermon last evening spoke on
Why Am n Fundamentalist," He
outlined q aumbar OF reasons why
be prefers to be 4 fundamentals
rather than q nodsrnist.
The sermon follows:
''Ths modernism OF today Is moth
ing !sn than the prophesied apos-
'ssy OF which we read In II Thess.
So and l Tim. III. 1t 10 q twofold
organism than that Ia sure 10 bring
disaster 1t 10 one-halt bolshevism
IN that It dehes all authority; II is
one half paganisn In that II denies
ali revelation.
Satan began his assault upon the
Word OF God at the beginning by
using insinuation; he next turned TO
opposition. and then to mutilation.
10 these Inter days he has worked
the game OF imitation, and has al
ready begun his final attck on multi
hcation,
Two years ago there was held in
New York city gathering OF the
editors OF the daily papers OF GER
tain syndicate. Two great items OF
news were discussed by this gather
ing, There Is no set OF men who
have keensr sense for real noWs
than the editors. The one item OF
discussion was the boom Of Henry
Ford FOR president and the other
was that modernism was threaten.
Ing 10 divide all the existing demon.
nations.
We should be on our guart
against this evil, We cannot afford
10 ignore this wave of modernism
which seeks to rob us OF our revela
tion. We are told that We SHOULD
lot cry against this apostasy for i
tends 10 create a disturbance, Tha
IA the way Pharaoh talked to Moses
or the people Of Canaan talked t.
Joshua. Isaiah. jeremiah, Jesus an
Paul created disturbance whereve
they went. o God, give US men wh'
are not afraid to disturb the devil!
We are hearing that We must re
spect academic freedom and per
sonal liberty. It isn't liberty o
thought and speech that is nede'
today but it Is loyalty to the truth
Academic freedom and personal lib
erty may lead one to declare tn
constitution Of the United States I
a farce and bolsheyism is the bes
form Of government. Let som
teacher try 1t and see what will hap
pen.
we are told that many modern
lists are good people, therefore "
should not oppose them. All thei
goodness has been inherited from
orthodox teaching. The next gener
alton OF modernists will be differ
ent class of people.
There are seven points Of differ
ence between the modernist and tn
fundamentals, as follows:
"First-The fundamentalist say
the Bible is the word of God; tn
Book Judges men. The modernis
says the Bible contains the word 0
God: man judges the Book.
"second-The fundamentals say
The Jesus Christ is the Son OF CO.
in a sense in which no other is. TIL
modernist says that Jesus Christ |
a son Of God in the sense in whicl
all men are,
"Third--The fundamentals say
that the birth of Jesus Christ wa
supernatural. The modernist say
that the birth OF Jesus Christ wa
. natural.
"Fourth-The fundamentals say
that tho death Of Jesus was cXpia
tory. The moderrist says that tn
death Of Jesus was exemplary.
"Fifth-The fundamentals say
that man is the product Of speciS
man is the product Of evolution.
sixth the fundamentals say
that man is a sinner, fallen from OF
Iginal righteousness and apart frol
Gods redecming grace is hopcless
lost The modcrnist says that ma
Is the unfortunate victim Of enIror
ment, but through self-culture, ca
make good
Seventh the fundamentals sa!
that man is justified by faith in II
atonng blood Of Christ; resulting
supernatural regeneration fro
above. The modernist says that ma
is justified by works in folIowir
D Christ's example, resulting in nj
. tural Development from within.
AS fundamentalist believe
nine cardinal truths. Just as Il
fruit Of the holy spirit in the life
nine-fold, so the truth the no
.,,Irit ir,rarts ia piDn-fold Thu