Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-06-19


OF course the one impallirx motive
for all the work of the assembly was
the spreading of the gospel of Chris
tianity and the winning of men and
women to Christianity There were
intellectual giants at the meeting at
Cincinnati: some of the brainiest men
in the nation today. 1t is nonsense to
say they do not realize the problems
that are confronting the Church and
humanity They fully realize the
Church is being challenged as it has
seldom been challenged before, that
the teaching and preachments of many
scientists are undermining the faith of
many people of the present generation;
that new standards of morality are
threatening nearly everything that has
been held sacred heretofore; that crime
is rampant; that standards Of conduct
and moral ideals are being almost
wholly cast aside by thousands; that
the world is face to face with moral
revolution that unless wisely directed
may end in unthinkable disaster. Those
leaders of the Church have full
cognizance of all this turmoil in mems
thinking. They are filled with an un-
quenchable fire, an undying convic-
ton that the teaching of the Church
and only the Church can safely guide
the world through these perilous times.
One speaker in wonderful address
said THE problem of the Church
today is not the condition of the world;
it is the condition of the Church" In
giving readers of this article hasty
glimpse of what went on there at
Cincinnati we must explain that re-
mark by saying that a number of the
brainiest speakers at the assembly
stressed the conviction that one vital
lack of the Church today is lack of
fervent, heartfelt conservation by the
Church itself in its great calling. To
correct that serious condition the Pres
byterian church has set aside this year
of 1880 for a year-long observance
of Pentecost-the nineteen hundredth
anniversary Of Pentecost, when, ac-
cording to the bible story and the
firm conviction of all those who claim
to be Christians, the Holy Ghost came
upon the early apostles. Following that
visitation men who had been timorous
and fearful in the face of opposition
went out with fire of conviction that
led many of then, to a martyrs death,
some crucified head downward, some
stoned to death, some burned at the
stake. hundreds fed to wild beasts in
Roman amphithreatres And yet those
men preached with such fire of convic-
ton that in a little more than 300 years
that once despised sect saw Chris
tan emperor on the throne of the
great Roman empire.
Those leaders of the Presbyte all
church at Cincinnati sent out call
to church people throughout the land
power of Pentecost may again visit the
Church, firmly believing that Church
SO consecrated will again conquer the
world and will be able to lead a STUN
bling world out of the doubt skepti-
cism, crime and immortality that are
altogether too prevalent today.
have said there were intellectual
giants there, speakers who could hold
the closest and rapt attention Of an
immense audience. Among them there
was DR.. c B. McAfee, .. D., Phi. D.,
LID, of Chicago, retiring moderator,
who delivered an outstanding and
wonderful address on 1.-THE Church
Facing the World" Other notable
speakers were DR.. H r. Kerr, D, D.,
LID, pastor of large Pittsburgh,
Pa, church, the newly elected mod
orator; DR., Henry Chapman Swear
ingen, St Paul, Mimi, DR.. Mark A.
Matthews, of Seattle, pastor of the
largest Presbyterian church in Amer
lea, with 1885 members; Rev Joseph
R. Sizoo, D. D., pastor of large
Washington, D. C., church, remark
able orator; Rev. Ralph T. Hutchinson,
Phi D., dean of American college, Te-
heran Persia; Rev. George G. Manly,
D. D., of New York City; Rev. Geo
w. Dunlap, D D., of the Philippines;
and many, many other outstanding
educators and leaders. | was interested
in the first days meeting when gray
haired man. stalwart and straight,
stepped onto the platform to speak.
My neighbor whispered to me, That
man is worth a million dollars in his
own name and yet he has devoted his
enLlTe lie ID lOIELhil iiASSiolio- AAc
speaker delivered stirring and pow
erful address. He was not preacher
One of the great inspirations of the
assembly was the coming in contact
with the men of large calibre, the men
of outstanding abilities who were &C
tive in the work of the Church.
Two able addresses were delivered
by the Hon. Russell Wilson, mayor OF
Cincinnati who welcomed the COM
missioners to the city, and by
the Hon Myers Y. Cooper, governor
of Ohio. Both were interesting speak
ers. In discussing the crime problem
and the duty facing the church Gov
ernor Cooper said, you cannot solve
the crime problem behind prison walls
1t must be done in the home, the
churches and the schools" Both Mayor
Wilson and Governor Cooper are ac-
tive church workers, the one Pres
byterian, the other a member of sis
ter denomination.
Cincinnati was gracious hostess
Adjournment was taken early one
i Saturday afternoon and all visitors
/ were conducted over the city. Cincin-
natl has much of historical interest Il
will be remembered that the Ohio river
was the highway over which many o.
the early pioneers moved into Ohio