Show plain talk by fearless preachers iii m pulpit might have aver averted abd tbd great wa a M ii by REV T F of 0 chicago 1 tile tho warring nations of tho the world stand in great need of prophets at this time they have had priests and preachers by he thousands but few prophets like elijah and john tho the baptist they have had au all abundance at af expert ministrants mini ot at tho ilia altar but few fearless preachers in tile tho pulpit how many preachers in europe havo have dared to rebuke their sovereigns to their faces how many chaplains have dared to rebuke their officers in tho ilia any and navy bavy tho the ministry of the state clur churches chee lias has been practically muzzled the men in the ilia pulpits who should have varned ilia alie ruling classes against greed and unholy ambitions confined themselves ved largely for tho the sake of peace and their bread and buttor butter to io the established ritual if europe had been manned by prophets instead of priests and rit ua lists chils cal calamity amity might havo have been averted prophets are not vowed owed ly the threats and chains U 0 rulers they are not subservient to their wealthy parishioners who pay them theia hand handsome salaries alio high salaried TT ip Teacher eacher who boasts of it and looks patronizingly upon his brethren of low greo usually wears weara a muzzle over his mouth lie ile andi knis aka that pow pew rents ranta come in much moro more cheerfully when he prophesies smooth things to the people and especially from his big rich parishioners the popular of bf today are arc tile clerics who dress to suit the ladies who talk to their pew holders and who disport y to win the favor of tho ilia pleasure loving crowd I 1 am spring of the ehg ligh high salaried fashionable pulpits which by their commanding should be watch towers of national safety but for lack of courage and cott iric fiction tion on tile part of their occupants they aro are echoes of public sentiment senti meW coq a high of popular amusement |