Salt Lake Tribune | 1906-01-01 | Page 1 | Revival of Religion is on, Says Gladden

REVIVAL OF RELIGION IS 01, SAYS GLADDEN Sees It in Marked Change of Mental and Moral Attitude. At-titude. COLUMBUS Dec SI. Rev. Dr. Wash-lrrt"'! Wash-lrrt"'! Ol.idb-n, moderator of the Congregational Congre-gational churches of the United States, In a sermon delivered rrom his pulpit to-flay, to-flay, declared that tho world is In the midst of a great revival of religion that has come about so gradually that few have realized It. Dr. Gladden said. In Iart. Change of Attitude. "There has been during the past ear a marked change in the mental and moral attitude of a great many persons, hundreds hun-dreds of thousands of people, old and y ung, are thinking differently about life today from what they were ' thinking a y.-ir .igo todej . they have a different Idea Of what is worth while This thing Is In the air. Tlx- newspapers reflect public 6entiment; nearly every one you take up has a parxgraph or an e.lltorlal which puts the emphasis on the real things, the I a lus of h iracter. Sees Great Revival. "What shall we say about the influence which has so changed the mental and moral attitude of great multitudes of peo-ple! peo-ple! What has been taking plan I think that we are In the midst of a great revival Of religion the greatest, perhaps, this country has ever sxperleni ed It has not taken on the usual form. It has not !nn carried on In the old wav. but It has swept over an immense territory, nevertheless. never-theless. Religion for This Life. "The religion which is thus coming to Its own in this revival is not onr that puis the emphasis on clearing off old c;res .ml getting ready for heaven, bui one that puts the emphasis on makln this life a better life and this world a better world."