Show christianity primarily a social ideal prof george D herron of iowa college who hau been as assailed Balled in boma quarters for alleged anarchistic teachings and who Is re regarded gardea in other quarters as a true christian le former and consistent thinker opens a series of religious essays in the ALI arna boton november with an article e on tit the sociality of religion rc Reli glon I 1 in 1 1 which lie endeavors to ompha Pil I 1 the h 3 socio sociological sociology logi c al aspects of christianity a and nd t to 0 show that so ego long lone as in in d 1 I 1 aly and politics our practice departs an fn from font the injunctions of our professed religion lif we vo haat no right to claim the title of christian nation speaking of the iho essential rals mission sion of 0 jesus prof berron says in roll ion its as a thing in itself jesus was not Mor selled rather lie ho looked with profound distrust dla upon what nhat va ail I 1 then hen and in now both officially and popularly by ro rl llon ligion A roll roli rious Ious cult was something he could not noi tolerate ferate lo n fan off lelal religion was to him a usurpation the ide idea a of b tan founder of a new religion was waa one ot of tho 06 ris of at tile tho doall which JM im overe anit in aho a atlon to v w 11 tell att erard l nev navor 0 r the th orga nirtA i alt of if tho iho r I 1 ethnic rou glon that it liu i grown up healing lila his name I 1 do riot not say aay that this la li holly cill 11 1 01 I that it was rot not un an inevitable in the eo evolution lution of tile th universal sool and gIon but it Is I 1 foreign and in large iii mauro ant to i its in tho the thought or outlook of 0 j jl ih u th ahn sociality al 0 life v on nr funds ruJi ila mental cont atlon tho the sociality of 1 rol llon Is tile the of jesus jesuita Jesu iia re rc experience anti and is tho idealization realisation of his aly him hl tu aching did not dmn into lift world as aa romet hinAl new h hal I 1 ni on an or of that which la Is linol in all v it a am in no a u prod pro primm for the simple orga of ull religious facts facia and forces force I 1 la a r rc and natural human life chrt ial begun so tar far us as it issued from johua not 04 AL a new rell clon but its aa a revelation ar e ot f h human linan I 1 alfo to in in a social ideal alij tho whole law ot at mons mans frol relation atlon to god tile iho knowledge of which law had hitherto been jesus crime declaring dec lulng ring to reveal the sociality of rell region glon ho taught by deed ded and word 1 ora the tha tion of religion re in a human kingdom of heaven was wo tile the service to which aich lie ho gave tut we it a faultless fire in III neither tile tho old testament nor the new testament does doca the form ing dom ot of god or of heaven mono mean anything olga than a righteous society upon earth nothing else was wa either meant or understood by leaching to tho the people or to his immediate disca ples tho the torm tarm was commonly used uncil to signify a perfect social jul justice itice a justice to boi be fu fully I 1 ly 1 w lihen hen tile the A all should t buld come it we waa expected that he h whenever ho he came or whoever ho he might provo prove to bo be would bring in a social order so no just biml so KO freo free from oppression and righteous in freedom that it would provo prove to bo be nothing else clao than the iho direct reign ot of gott god in human affairs from jesus to Athanas lus prof herron la is a conr and downward journey tile the arfi age that finally relegated social christianity to obscurity and ana converted the touching of joan jesus 5 into a a formal religion reH plon was waa the most licentious immoral and wicked tile tho nicene council from illch the church received its ofil cial theology theo loffy was waa without sense of 0 and human honor at the present day according to prof herron II erron we cling clank to official religion and totally neglect tho the true injunctions ot of christ laded whenever tile the true gospel la is preached to us ua we denounce tho the its as an infidel ard revolutionist wo we quote from the article wo ff can no lonser longer expect that wo we in the midat of tills material civilization end and its religion rell clon can bo be in accord with commercial and social cu cuK toroa political and ro re lillous opinions any more than the dia cailles who followed fol loved jesus through his conflict with jewish religion and then wont went abroad as bitnes es and martyrs in roman christ loita lions and inte interests will hold doady hato toward the faithful disciple of bolay tolay today as truly as they hated the disciples who wore sent sant from olivet to convell the tha naton naon on jf if the iho or wrong of tile world Is 13 not al aan at us u then christ I li ii i not in us no disciple in any sphere of life can bo be fit at potion with present social wro bronks Ks with ill religious rell ploua apost apostasies asies that would rob jenuss name of its glory and at tile samo game time almo have bave tho the peace of god tho the peace which alch fro from m faith in christ la Is peace in ili ill tho midst or of conflict oil flicht and tribulation it Is not tie the world worlds s kind of pence peace it la is tho the pence peace that carries the sword of righteousness in Us its liand hand only by taking this sword selling us its garments or of derido palijo and luxury for it its purchase and an returning to tho the work ot of tho the kingdom of god can tho the church bo be the organ orgain through which christs religion w will ILL accomplish tho the work given it to do there Is 3 a vast heroism tn in the church grid and the world Is full ot of Bles poten cles cies struggling for expression in civilization to these thoe theo tho the o e comes tile the roost most hla his and creative at 0 opportunities for the letory of failure under tile tho leader snip ot of jesus professor herron believes that wo we fire are nearing nearl ng not only the greatest social crisis but the crisis of 0 christs re rc clelon he says tho the forces ot of and sac aro are ra for their supreme struggle Klo on the flold field of christs truth while tile cross crosa liaa has become to ili tho a church which bears ills namo the church hog has become of tho the world even as ho he was not of tho the world things which tire are an abomination in tho the sight eight of god are arc now no more highly esteemed in tile the world ill than a n in the church and tho the church has been I 1 ling itself to the will ot of tho the world rather than vicariously reconciling the world to the will ill of god but professor herron does not tie despair of 0 the issue of the impending Impend lne conflict we ve quote his hopeful con eluding words human life Is now so settled in discontent with individualistic principles and competitive practices so BO glowing with forces arces so ao near to breathing tho the heavenly breath and watchful for the holy city that it often seems that it the many eona of god now committed to tho the social redemption could find a ome dav to make one supreme associate sacrifice tully illustrative of the tha social law they might lift the whole organism into a living social vision so BO appealing ind and earn corn manding that it would renew the strength of tho the common life to enter upon tho the progress of tho the ransomed rans omed 11 ty |