Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-08-24
OTHERS VIEWS
DANGER IN RITUALISM IN THE
MODERN CHURCH

To the Editor:
When we stop and consider the
wonderful progress the commercial
world has made in civilization for the
previous 25 or 80 years and compare
how little progress the church ana
Christ's religion have made, we like
to know who is to blame.
AS a close observer of Gods truth
1 have come to one conclusion, that
the ecclesiastical body of the church
is more or less to blame for it. They
are compromising with the world to
gain more members to the church on
more modern and convenient way
than it used to be.
1t used to be that person should
be a converted Christian before he
Joined the church, a person who had
experienced of the new birth in Jesus
Christ and willingly and gladly would
tell the world of it. All this is sadly
done away with today, Why?
Because the ecclesiastical body of
the church who makes the laws and
regulations in the church and who
compose the church rituals have omit
ted the most vital question that per-
tains to mans salvation.
AS it is today there is no need of
repentance to God for your past sins
to become a Christian church mem
Der of the modern church today. You
are making people believe that join
ing the church and paying the church
budget is all that is required to be-
come a Christian, according to your
church ritual.
There must be truly converted
church members that have expert
enced the new birth in Jesus Christ,
there is no middle ground in religion,
rich and poor, high and low, all must
humbly repent at the foot of the cross
before God will blot out cur trans
gression and we have right to bear
the sacred name of Christians.
Remember there is only one way
for a sinner to become reconciled
with God, and that is through an
emotional repentance, acknowledge
ment of his death and accept Jesus
Christ as his personal Savior.
The theological professors and d.
D. better not scorn this gospel truth
if you don't want the church to go to
the devil for he sure has strong grip
on it today.
It is up to you as church leaders
and dignitaries to drive him out of
the church and you can do it if you
yourself are possessed with Gods holy
spirit, if not, blind can not lead
blind.
We need more consecrated and re-
generated leaders and ministers in
the churches today that wiz have
courage and backbone to preach and
teach the old time religion aad who
will not deceive the people by accept
ing them as full members of the
church until they can truthfuiy give
their experience of the new birth in
Jesus Christ
The church of God is a spiritual in
stitutiOn but we have made it a COM
mercial institution and it should be
soul saving institution, but it is to-
day more or less a station where
souls are prevented from being saved,
and the present church rituals are
more or less to blame for it because
the spiritual transactions of the
church are placed on a commercial
base.
The church rituals are o. K. except
one vital question that must be added
to it and should be like this:
Can you remember a time in your
life when you felt you were a sinner
before God and you there and then
humbled yourself before God your
creator asking Him to blot out your
past sins and you accepted Jesus
Christ as your personal Savior? If
so, tell this audience in your own way
of your experience"
If that person is a converted Chris
tian he or she will gladly and willing