| Show UNMASKING UX M The Chicago asks In nil seriousness whether the Chris Chrls thin pulpit has ceased to preach the Gospel and supplies an an to that question The Tho News can we presume quote that paper on this subject without subjecting Itself to the charge that It Is attacking the tho The rho enumerates crates tim the subjects treated upon In tho the churches of or Chicago during one ono Sunday They Thay were an aa follows Professor Herrons Teachings Mrs Humphry Wards Eleanor Elcanor The rhe Almighty ty Dollar Tragedy of Human Greatness Doctrine of The Habit The Situation The Ch and nel Bigotry Three fourths or of ot a n aMan aNan Nan Man of the Trial of ot Dr Thomas Thoma for Cor Heresy Beresy The Tho Southern Negro It then goes oes on to say lay layThe The question that Is suggested su ested by these thello sermons however howler Is this When will the tho preachers stop ate defending the Jo gospel pel from the tho assaults nS of the tho unbelievers hovers lievers and resume the of at the tho truths that were sero proclaimed by Christ A reading of all nil the sermons delivered in tho the United States on lust last would reveal an amazing pro uro proportion proportion portion devoted to a n discussion of the various arguments advanced against the tho church and Its creeds The world U Is waiting for tor n a great rent preacher one that will preach the gee gos as ns H and Moody Brooks reached It The rhe Th people are hungry for tal forit talI forI it I Christianity Is tint not a n question of or argument It Its teachings nrc not sue sus susceptible Of proof If they were all allmon mon Inca would make haste to become Christians Christian Tt It Is a matter of simple faith It 11 reaches renche the conduct of or man through his spiritual nature Time The people have ha e learned the emptiness ness lies of mere theology Just as they have learned the emptiness of clAm Tin re In III an nn unmistakable drift driftIng log Ing In toward the simple and Immutable truths truthA that hat were taught by the Nan flume Arene The people mire ready to lu listen to the Gospel Why Wh not give gho It U to them 7 And nd this lItlA suggests another truth The Thereat great reat preacher will never Mer come un tin until tinUI i til UI preaching Is U separated from froni the paying pacing professions One that preaches for hire must preach to make him himI I i if t popular to gain the plaudits of If It he values alues his hie living as all he hl must unmet do for tor the sake eake of ot his hi wife and children It If not for his hili own take lake i entirely he must bo ho careful how he ho speaks tho the truth since the truth of often tep ten Is II very ery distasteful to fashionable audiences lIe He must either cither suppress It or present It so po sugared over with phrases as to render It absolutely ab valueless The rho audiences that lis lie listened listen ten to the great greut messengers mes of ot for former former former mer ngos did not applaud they were not charmed by b tho the well vell rounded the tho arranged oil cli and amt the fine tine elocution They were pierced In their hearts con ron as IS sinners anti and humiliated Sometimes they were maddened and wont lont away an in a fury ur vowing Owing vengeance Inc ance nn all 1111 because the truth uth had been spoken The world li ii t not a a great deal differ ent from Irom roni what It was Tho Thio great grent preacher the tho thinks tho the Is In ripe Tar for Is 18 tho the ono one who Is III not depending upon ulon his hla audience for tor fora torII or ora a II living who does docs not care whether ho Ito hohas hohas has hns n a beautifully carved pulpit or n a 1 arock rock by the 1111 roadside who knows known the Iho truth And Is In willing to present It among a B n few folY followers follower or among u a mob one ona who hatt has been beell called by b the tho Almighty to deliver Hl IIA hi word to tho the world and find Is not depending upon his own wisdom for something to say flay I That tho the world needs n ed such a n mo aon ger Is true That It Is III ready to receive him with open OIn ann In Is doubtful In view ot of tho the fate ta te of ot some nomo of or the tho mt m met fi mers the tho Lord Torel has hag hn sent In this age and IM Is I stilt still sending to the nations of ot tho the earth The rue tact fact Is that If It the thu Son SOli of clod himself carne camo oguIn He lie would be received in much tho the same manner manlier mannera a RN as 2000 years ago ngo Then too men boast boasted ed ell of their pure liure faith but that did dill not prevent their leaders leadens from rearing Carin tho the cross cros on Calvary hill hili It Is i well wu that thU subject Is U called to the tue earnest attention of ot church Preachers too often excuse themselves by saying Ra ln they the must speak that which the people p demand doman to hoar bear That la Is tho the argument of ot tonal newsmongers In favor of ot their nefarious Journalistic work It Is the argument that B eek k to 10 vindicate In tho the liquor traffic ana una the time houses of Who ministers duty Is to speak the truth whether anyone wilt will listen to It t or not Ills His worth Is measured not by J tho time olzo size of ot othis his audiences or churches but Jut by his lila faithfulness In his calling supposing Unit that ho lie In iii called by Clod and not by hy hymen men inert Some of ot tho the most conscientious ministers the tIme world ever had left heft their profession because they thuy found l lIlt Ie hy by bottomless Its pretensions ns pro pre and Its Us solemnity a IL forte farce Most clergymen have at ono One time or another felt this to bo be tho time only course to take But tho the vu U t majority succeed In quieting their thel con consciences consciences consciences sciences and time the farce farco continues Nor NorIs NorIs Is It likely that the curtain will wiit i II I fall fail until the Lord Himself appears to cleanse His Ills sanctuary by the power of ot Ills His almighty word |
