| Show II Typical American and Christian Governed by Ideals Not Appetites By REV DR JOIN JOHN McDOWELL Presbyterian republic Character is ia the only foundation upon which we can build a lie lic Conscience not science is the only adequate basis for a democracy To religious speak of our American ideals with no reference to American religious ious ious fait faith is ia a thin and shallow interpretation of of the nations nation's soul A nation can exist without religion but it cannot live without it The present situation in America creates and deepens three com com- compelling compelling compelling convictions There First First There is no hope for Americans apart from the Kingdom of God No new political system no new educational system no new indus indus- industrial industrial industrial trial system no new social system apart from the Kingdom of God canever can canever canever ever save sa e America Second There Second There is no hope for Cor the Kingdom of God apart from the Christian church Other institutions will help the church and for their help we are profoundly grateful but not one of them will take full fulland fulland fulland and primary responsibility for bringing the Kingdom of the God God the king king- kingdom kingdom dom om of righteousness peace and joy into joy into the life of America The school will not take it the college will not take it the legislature will not take it congress will w ll not take it the court will not take it the pub pub- public public lic lie press will wilf not take it If the Kingdom of God is to come into our American life lif the Christian church must take primary and full responsibility responsibility for bringing it in Third There Third There is no hope for Cor the Christian church apart from an effiCient consecrated leadership and membership which possesses the fol- fol following following fol following lowing qualities vision knowledge gt conviction operation co-operation sacrifice and character |
