Show I Modern Churches Arc Dying New York March i In an address which was the feature of ot the tho fourth an annual nual nuni meeting of the Baptist Social Union of ot New Nell York Hev H It Conwell D D pastor of the Baptist Temple of o Philadelphia line has declared that t modem modern are arc dying slowly but because of Indifference of at pastors anti anil congregations Tho rho modern Christian church he lie said Is becoming submerged because of oC laxity Pastors art are growing Indifferent Indifferent ferent terent and congregations are all the tho tIme becoming smaller There Thero are aro too many movements too many man offshoots ott and differing phases of creed TIme The i 1 ru j stilt null is that the parent church is h dying The only reason raBon that hat the young man nian mangoes goes to church nowadays Is because he lic knows lila his best girl Is there The rhe Y V M 1 I C O A Is 18 more moro prosperous than the tho church because It Is made at attractive with Its books and gymnasiums with a true Christian spirit With hospitals mind colleges the sectarian spirit Is waning Men who make large endowments as ns a 11 rule nile rul so stipulate that the th Institutions they the help shall be non nonsectarian sectarian If It the tho church Is III to live ilvo wo we must come como back to 10 tho the first teachings of ot Christ |