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Show '"9 1 Provo Preacher Stands ! by His Offer. j vi Ijsv. Thomas Henry Scruggs Wishes to Convert 25 i the Mon. ;.!JSfcui4 The" Is Too Much Preaching '3 tHw Devoted Entirely to Women tU nnd to Children. trjccj! lo The Tribune. lc?JifBOV0' June -s-"1 stand BS lTiy Hid V offer," said the Kev. Thomas :jtJ.' 1 Henrj Scruggs, pastor of the First i Baptist church of Provo, referring ujj (, hli announcement that on and after mllfe.! fj5l9he would pay Infidels $1 an hour' UUfe ia fit fn his church during the Sunday feci JreiJnff services. ati uj' i Mr. Scruggs sat in his study and lrE&s E2e the foregoing reply to a question "jjkoj frcfl The Tribune correspondent. He Is tie j i5"501 c yc3rs oId and a Virs'nlan by bah. UrtJai He was In deadly earnest, and when otsf lited why he coupled his olfer with t! Ite proviso that the infidels should call tsotvk iP n'm Pass an examination, .regls-tKoll .regls-tKoll firaDd decide upon a date when they ntUh alteni'' c sm,le and answered: j 'For personal contact and acqualnt-ctfllt acqualnt-ctfllt and also to know that they arc J fcitti oniy professors of Infidelity, but 'vr5: iut they are believers In Infidel doc- Offer Not Accepted. ts. . jj "How many have accepted the offer , 'J Eldj by you to sit . in church during Cw iday evening services?" to&rs I '0Ee' but several have Interviewed v ce on the subject, and ve are better icqcalnted now than we were before." iT5 ! IlJ J'our purpose in making this twS 1cullar ofter?" " I "1 believe much life Is too far from tralb and much truth is too far from ""M iff. Infidels do not come into contact j llh Christian truth and they reject a i .teuine before they know the facts jBIOII! fr-Ktal with that doctrine. Not one 'Ael fn a thousand feels that the mln-?9ip''-r Is willing to study with him, but pH-Vf feels that the minister has the floor "pri thrit he Is going to condemn him. t t2M.ri bllevc ,n vostigatlon and acqui-of acqui-of knowledge before decision. My etoMrna conviction Is that persons t o tio profess Infidelity do not come in WS estact with Bible truths." i Ml "Why?" inj 'Because preachers of today follow 5W !o closely a line of thought that ap- m fr3 more specially to the emotions ' 52 ZP, 1. Ihe reasn- 'i'rue. this Is n frdUbli field, but men and bovs need ' -s noeihlns beBlde something that np- .f T?,0 the 1,cad as well as to the feSi 0nly O116-1,1"!! Men. ;T'bit proportion of the congrega- X a"e men and boysr S ' 'J1 one-fifth, and even less In t Kar.?hes' ThP tendency of mod- Christianity la to look after the vff Btn ami children. Men of all 'rJt SrW w 0 d0 noL attend church and ''iS 52,na? ,driftnc toward infidelity Jfl 5S i 00kei1 aaL'r- That's why I Q WA Infidels to attend my church." tQtt Ion expect to convert them?" frJL , yA en a b'reot men converted tWv Infidelity to Christian profession. rJ-s 'Pfe-ernlneiitly interested In Chris- ll S,r,k ln my ow ci-y- I ak a IA raatJc study of the Bible until one r Wss a creditable examination, and M.,a rejection of creeds, for they J ll 71, tc ca"so of the damnation '2 X9ftS0U f than anv other element Tan you advise?" Alhi t0 ?)ve ndv,ce to Preachers far I0vould SQ'- Preach what you al K been Preaching. The oppor-"esy oppor-"esy 1? Pever greater for special in- "4 SrLS ch,veh work tnan is nt pel ttt S.U,ndwheu the leaders touch "1 ia tSi?fec,lns chord tnere wni e -f mc,n ?r llle- All Infidels in .if, w . Bllileaud church historj' class, AS hlSuct 't In my study. I will KJ Ell..ll,embcr' and 1 will study with A j Encourage Bible Study. 1 10 encourage Bible study?" 1 u mL xi10 llrst hoolc 1 'earned to read ' ! cW.VeiW TcGtanent. I have been 1 oC Christianity since I - 4 W n,rir? oId'1a,nd 1 have taken an li I? ' al ii v ,n Imb,lc Gatherings since" ttSm7himc aee- 1 was educated m ffl 'vrozier Theological seminary, ' HsotoBi-n?" ad the suthern Baptist r ?hSS a!,semlary. Louisville. Ky. I K"rnnnidI?trlot mIssion work for aS3;pi f ov?,.la8t Mwch. under Wjlc" tlle rat BaPtlst church gJK Eoietj-' an Ba,t,st Homo Mla- ate.?' Is what?" mt'i J" God I believe in Jesus Hmkvl i , 1,eve In the Holy Spirit. I (t iom-n ?vf hat church work jBH aJ!mwni nd ,bables' but I know X tru h it thS ln e'03ted in Chrls- !flBiwiti, it A; y,u come ,nt con- iSQf'he c urchS,? Td0 'Ve hear "reached OTrnuch na "I,,1 we do t hear 1 hH rmlBht ,rar about Jesus m m all mn?a-.nHnotT.only the lnfldel. irsteJ S V 18 Hfe wc nro j & |