Show I I UTO ASTER The Churchless Church THE title of this article ought to convey greater truth than per perhaps per per- haps the space will permit me to express We are speaking of churches that have lost their church position have become cheap second rate inefficient and have dropped Into the rut of the cheapness of the world to get the attention of man The church that has to make itself cheap in in any way to induce people to attend its services has lost its and the cheaper it makes itself the more disgusted people become and the less they attend attend at attend at- at tend it Take the publicity of some of 01 the the ministers The very titles of their sermons are arc disgusting They do donot donot donot not know how to write the adver allver- They do not know how t- t to put a title to their sermons The titles do not convey the subject sub subi Jett matter of their would would-bc discourses discourses dis dis- courses consequently the titles are f frauds ands the advertisements are arc fakes and the church becomes cheap and loses its s. s The The church bur c h constantly brag brag- braggin gin ging threatening coaxing le begging pleading has reached the low level of the cheap vulgar world The slang and loose lan Ia language lan lan- guage luge often heard from the pulpit r as a. well seen leen in the advertise- advertise meats the church The man who says lays ya that the pub lie tic would rather sing jazz jan tha hymns hymna has haa libeled the public thal per perI perjured himself for the purpose o a I cheapening the church People want to hear the hymns They want to sing the hymns The They want a dignified service They want the gospel They want th the j church to come back into her own awn and take her dignified place There is Js no subject on all earth that will hold the like the doctrine doctrine doctrine doc doc- trine of the vicarious atonement t I the blood of Jesus Christ the O only 1 meant means of salvation God lave av t the e churchless churches of the country |