Show i X NOT Y OUTGROWN I Ono One of the tU local preachers says pays tIme tho i world worM I Is out outgrowing the tho tt Christian Christan re reL reI re re- L I ligion ti That I Is doubtful The world worM ma may be f 4 out outgrowing ro formal ceremonies ceremonies an ant and t iron cast creeds But the world Is Is IsI S K getting gelling clo closer r to the Iho essentials of t the theiS ther r iS Christian r religion as to the lie essentials I S of f nil all nI other religions which have ha helped help help- ed ad the tw morals of oC men What hat ht Confucius cius clus taught as ns the tho foundation stones tones of hl his philosophy still endures lures cJ and men nen r are living 1 them In th the l light ht of ot tho tm- 0 h Mosaic l law In lii the tire spirit of the Chrls- Chrls han faith in iii the rules of Mohammedanism Mohammedanism In the shadow ha ow of Buddha f s What hat the Master Insler aster expressed In tHe tle N Golden Goldon Rule Hule has stood tood as a n guide of h conduct for men ever e r er since s the con conscience con co kY science of the tho creature was awakened tF The They have ha e striven for It it I. I and have havo havor r been teen happiest when the they most nearl nearly i realized Its Is injunctions All Al civil law all al common law the co cone code e Napoleon the commentaries of the simplest rules b by ly t 0 which communities are arc bound together I r r. r l er are aro expressions of the time Christian Christan re reS ro- ro S ligion Tho The race t may not ho be getting r x nearer to agreement as ns to lo the mo mode of nf baptism tho the state stale after aCter death the j personality of ot the Go Godhead hea But Dut the time 4 S world worl is getting gelling every e day nearer ip 55 5 n agreement on tho the fundamentals Ant And 5 the minister Is wise ise who realizes that t. t l' l I II I A 5 mankind nee needs s leJ religion lun nl and Is 18 not going go o- o big ing Ilg to abandon It It Mistaken ti expressions of it I ma may force fOce the ol organizations called caled churches to abandon tho the worl world But the world worl I Is not riot abandoning ion And i I If the tho men who make tin Ow ml mistake mis- mis take lako of oC trying to teach tach In th time the twentieth eth th century the gospel o which was the best th the tho could grasp In the tho th tenth th the tho rp responsibility I Is upon the tire pr preachers The good Lord said Let Iet there men be light and ald there was wn l light ht But Dut It I didn't come to the full of the present day ilay tny In a r fn flash h so far as nR spiritual spirit spirit- un ual I I Is concerned Men had to take tako tho the ht host best qt their heir capabilities could measure As that command Co for I II light ht found obedience In Increasing aln vision the time manner of teaching leaching was wa advanced And what Is called a 0 C now nw rel religion lon Is 18 helpful only In tIme tho measure of Us Its Is realizing real real- izing the Iho capacity or of the growing men mn arid addressed When will wi they thoy get gel away from rom the time Idea that hairsplitting on doctrinal points Is vital enough to command the following o of men When hen will wi tho they realize that 11 it I Is boiler better betel to t unite unit their organizations In stronger bodies that tha I prove pro worth by unity on essentials I When hen will wi the they realize that the only test of tUl true Christianity amon among Christans Christians Christians Chris Chris- tans is right living living abandoning the time attempt to lo make him base hIs a adhesion helon on acceptance of nine articles s or live articles or resting his hope of heaven on allegiance to lo Calvin or to 1 Wesley or 01 0 to Luther or O or to an any other othel man maim wIre who really brought ht the Iho corn COIn of consecration consecration conse cons cration in time Iho tw husk huk of a 0 ceremony Th The Tho world Is not out outgrowing Chris Chris- That faith Is tho the expression of oC good conduct and right rIght in 1 living n ns as between be lie- 1 tween man maim and man maim an nn expression of ju Justice and equity In Tim that sense time tho world wl I Is getting gelling closer to lo Christianity every e day lay And there has never or been licen so strong trong a demand for 01 ministers who could preach time Iho gospel as ns the tho Master preached 11 it f. f And Arid what is 18 basic and anti fundamental In mm the Christian Christan religion and anti what Is necessary and helpful In Inan an any other religion will wil Ill attract and anti command men n-icim more anti and more as time Limo goes on 00 TIre The whole world Is IJ C getting gelling better belter betel and anti not lot worse The Tho world Is coming coining closer to th the tho great grent First Cau Cause e. e But Rui Ru time tho world may b bo be contenting Itself with the hi effort rort to do tin rl right ht rather limn Iran to the tho effort efort at Indorsing tenets which ma may bo be bC flow followed t or 01 abandoned without at all al affecting the tendency to 10 do to right L |