Evening star., 1926-05-22
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Baptist Ministers Urged to
Resist Modernism to Ut.
most by Canadian.

Sternly denouncins the forces Of
modernism, which he said were al
work in both the large universities
ard in the smaller denominatlonal
schools and even Baptist theolosica'
sen,inaries, and roundly scoring nose
''racifist Baptist preachers" VINO nave
PLAYED neutral In the war asainS' ,e
the snread Of fiberalisms. Rev. I. r.
Shields of Toronto. Canada. president
of the Baptist Bible Union of North
America, last night told the deieSates
TO the convention In session here that
there is but one way to salvation
through a complete and unreserNeo
accenta nee Of the Christian faith as
outlined in the Bible.
"How dare these neutral preachers
to play light and fast with the HoiN
Word Of Cod" he cried. 1t Is tne
cowardice that Is largely Responsible
for the damnable thing that is run.
ntr~ wi,d In Chicago University and
other schools. - This thing you cah
modernism is Of the devil.
Yes am accused OF being
I,teralist-and | am a literaliSt; ] be'
lieve the revealed word of Cod which
is given to man In the Bible. l WI
continue to believe IL until the coun'
terpart pf our Rihie which Is in
Heaven Is changed.
Advises against Fear.
Don't he afraid of your fnnda'
n,entalisn,." he said.
The delegates to the Bible Union
convention will 60 TO ArlintGon Gem
etery today to pay tribute To the late
William Jennings Bryan for hiA cru
saAes against modernism.
A special meeting will be held to-
night at the Metropolitan Ia ptist
Church. when Rev. 7. Frank Norris
of Fort Worth, Tex. who Is one OF
the most determined antagonists OF
liberal movements In the church, VIII
continue his indictment of modernism.
This afternoon business session was
scheduled for election OF omcers and
reports of committees.
All sessions Of the convention Mon
dav will he held in the Washington
Auditorium In order that all Wash
inston-modernists and funda mental
ists alike-might he invited to hear
the leaders Of the union, who have
been brought here from distant cities.
A meeting will he held at the Audi
torium at 10 am. Monday. another
AT p.m.. when Dr. John Roach
Straton Of New York will speak, and
the final session of the convention at
7:2n pm. Monday. when addresses
will he made by DR.. Norris and DR..
w r. RILEY of Minneapolis. a vice
president of the union.
Three Meetings Tomorrow.
Three meetings will he held tomor-
row-all at the Metropolitan Baptist
Church. Sixth and A streets north.
east Dr. Riley will speak at the II
o'clock service. DR.. Shields at )
o'clock and DR.. Norris At 3.
John D. Rockefeller. q member Of
the Baptist Church. who previously
had been assailed by speakers for fos-
tering science through the Rockefeller
Foundation fund, again WAS attacked
yesterday afternoon by DIR. Riley. Rev
DR.. George w. Rasland Of Lexington
KY. and Rev. w. A. Matthews of Los
Angeles. The "subtlety" with which
modernism works in changing tenets
Of the Baptist Church was explained
by. the speakers. Rev. DIR. Matthews
declared Northern Baptist churches
already had subscribed to view Of
"Scripturai immersion" which is a
threat to the historic Baptst doctrine
of baptism by immersion, he believes.