Show ORTHODOXY 1 A contributor tor to 10 the October r Arena gives gt ves a n striding I picture of t orthodox o Christianity C As It is tl ho says say by bh tJ the tho orthodox chuichi It t would not be bo recognized by h Its lilt Founder r The IM spirit of ot trite tru t ti y li I love l vF mercy ercy and Justice but ut the tho s of ot modern Christianity Is 18 filled w ith U i both merciless and aM tin ln fl ju st In n proof of ot this the Iho writer ns os se that If Ie war Is desired by Ly the theat thereat g reat at mOM Interests In order r to 10 In Increase crease rease c their unrighteous rains then thene ho tho th e with other ot bc lI it to be bo n a good Christian hristian C proceeding and one that will wilt ring bring b the greatest possible Rood good to hoso th ose whose lives tives wo we would wo ld take toko and anti wh w hore e property we wo would steal In the name ame n of ot Christ Hit His command to 10 Ills his dl d was to preach the th Gospel and andeel heal h eel the tho sick The Tho church of oe today tOllay tod iy does neither either n and It Is apparently unwilling to let any other body bod of people accomplish p lith what It leaves undone It Is admitted a that in the churches hur hes ar a re found many good and true Chris Christian tian tI rt men and women and nM also some Bome clergyman cl n who are sincere nut But the latter alter la generally are arc found among a class Cl ass that tall fall to think for tor solves selves s A number of the occupants of ho he t pulpits In the low of the Iho writer of o f the Arena rona unscrupulous uns They The haVo hao h ato brains but no religion They arc ara overeducated o anti and ant love to 10 pose pos as broadminded b liberal men meni they the seem Beem to t o talk and write with great grent fearless reis reh n ets about their disbelief concerning Joshua oshua J and tho the sun standing still Jo To Jonah Jonah Toab nah n ab and the whale and other Bible Dible tories stories s but they always dodge when a really eally r vital Issue Is under discussion The author further gives It as his view v that the reason why the churches hurches c have hae become persecutors Is the tho t love of at money which seems to be bethe bee the th e ruling passion There Is he In substance subs s lance no room In the pulpit for tor formen men m en who are aro spiritually and intellectually t freemen who believe In the tho c ause of ot righteousness and who believe bellec that hat t the golden rule Is ig something moro more monohan tc than han t a dead letter The orthodox church hurch c Is no more Christian Chris linn today than thant it I t was In tho the days of ot Jesus and the theaster Master M aster would not be accepted by the chief hief c priests of ot our time any nn more moro hos hOIl hospitably p than He lie was as by b the tho scribes and Pharisees P of ot old They Thoy would crucify Him h im today or at least get an au Injunction ion tion t from tram an obliging magistrate pro prohibiting h Ills His utterances In public They The probably p would not lay violent hands handson on o n Him for tor they the are too cowardly and solicitous i as aB to their own well being This is a II severe Indictment but is It not true There are ate millions of ot hone hon honest est e at upright souls throughout this land lando II to t o whom this thus question should have vi vital viat 1 tal t at Importance For If IC It Is Ia true If It orthodox churches are the tho very ery con contrary contrary t to tho the church of ot the great Naz Nazarene arone arene thoy they are spiritually on tho the wrong train antI and arc are carried ort oft In a II direction they never Intended to 10 take and the sooner they the leave leao that train the better beller They are In tho the midst of ot ofa a It battle batIe but Lut through deceit they are aro made to fight on the tho wrong side elde and the sooner they lay In down their arms rum the better The question should bo be ot of tho the greatest personal concern to everybody And Anti It cannot be settled without an tutu dual III I effort to learnt learn the truth through study and prayer Truths of ot great value are ore never found by accident alone He II wh sebe would possess oss s the of oC f Or Ort Ott tat Price must be h willing willingto to 10 make for or It They arc like hike the pr tN m metals Us In the moun moan mountains lain On the tt surface lAte tharo there may mn be fj st f Mr their but ho who wa M J 4 them must mut venture down lat lain Us Oa the M often at great ex cx expense exp pence pense p aDd Ml IMI I |