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November 17, 1909.
we do not war according I
of our warfare are not of
God to the casting down
That is what the Chur
continue to do to the en
from total putrefaction. Ii
are the basis of every stal;
It is the emancipator of ra
and preserver of human 1
education and the promoti
educational enterprise. Its
of sound national finance
tional commerce. Out of i
those who are the leaders
discovery. Its sons, chief
sionaries, have been the ex
the destitutions of heathe
thropy might supply then
of heathen lands that Chri
develop them. It has open
iiMiiiiicuis 111 wnicn com it
which have radiated the t
It has taught communities
such words as home and
has been the world's prom
al and international pea
prosperity and every hum;
is the fountain of hope for
it, or poison it, would be t<
and material pestilence an
There are conditions, 1
Church's growth and hint
he said to the discomfor
friends and to the reproac
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w iiai is me matter wil
ance, partly covert and p
tlietic and indeed, hostile 1
of resistance may he enun
The Church in the spir
great cost and sacrifice to
of the gospel into the mids
of heathendom. Into thesi
the Cross are followed b)
ists, diplomats and advent
rule these fellow-countryi
and our missionaries tell v
cases the chief obstacle to
That is one thing that is
In the home land the
prompts shops and exchai
houses and railroads and 1
the people by offers of w
1>ath desecration and aw
As a result a large percent
are practically inaccessibl
reached at all, it must be
heartening conditions. T
the matter with the Churc
High moral standards n
tained by every branch o
trim T 1 n . , i
- ui iu u3 L.uru. nui wne
standards a voice that cal
sonal liberty is heard dech
higotry and narrowness. .
k
THE PRESBYTERL
to the flesh, for the weapons
the flesh, but mighty before
of strong holds."
rl* ftninor tnrlav o?i?1
d. It is preserving society
ts principles and its influence
>le government on the earth,
ces and nations, the founder
iberty. It is the pioneer of
er of every form of effective
influence furnishes the basis
and all flourishing internaits
enlightenment have come
in scientific experiment and
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iv in witr person 01 its misplorers
who have discovered
ndoni that Cliristian philann,
and the unused resources
stian skill and energy might
led up highways across great
lcrce has followed and from
horoughfares of civilization.
> and nations the meaning of
love and hope and life. It
oter of social purity, nationce,
intelligence, industry,
an excellence and virtue. It
all the future and to quench
d blight the earth with moral
d famine.
towever, which retard the
ler its progress. This must
t of some of its professed
h of many of its critics.
If the Church ? The resistartly
overt, of an unsympatvorld.
Some of these forms
icrated.
it oi its Master attempts at
send the light and gladness
t of the darkness and distress
e remote lands the heralds of
r travelers, tradesmen, toururers
of divers kinds. As a
men become obstructionists
is that they are in numerous
? the progress of the Gospel,
the matter with the Church.
mania for making money
iges and factories and playSunday
newspapers to tempt
ages or of pleasure, to Sabay
from gospel influences,
age of the people of our land
e to religious agencies, or if
under most difficult and dishat
is another thine that is
h.
lust be advocated and inainf
the Church that would be
n it is sought to uphold these
Is itself the advocate of perliming
against blue laws and
\ large portion of the secular
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AN OF THE SOUTH.
press becomes the champion of an
open saloon, fountain heads of c
monster enemies of a gospel righ
''This also is vanity and a great <
It is well known that the Churc
the founder and promoter of po
orrpnt nf nffnrt 1"'I
f,. vv/uV v/1 vnv/1 I auvi SllUdUllltC,
cd and endowed the earlier schoo
land as Christian institutions. Tr
learning' have been fond compan
history. But it has come to pas
Christian colleges and universitie
larized and entranged from theii
wealth has passed into disloyal ha
chairs are occupied by ungodly m
ly so-called, outlaws the very re
home and a name. The seculariza
the prevalence and effrontery of
ticism in the training of youth is
seriously the matter with the CI
Prominent within the Church
would undermine its foundations
selves liberals in religion. Scriptu
rier to their forming and nrorl
O I
opinions. The Bible was pood
thing better appeared in the perst
ite and phenomenal selves. The
itig six thousand years for their
stage of action and they pose as
the evolution of the ages. Una
profidy and unrebuked by their fe
hold on their way. Their noisy
newest unbelief catches the publii
phere of public thought becomes
vaporings. This is one of the thi
chievous one, that impairs the effi
I11 a word, the matter with th<
in deadly conflict with the worl
the power of the air, the Spirit tha
children of disobedience. The Chu
nit |u against tne p
world-rulers of this darkness, aj:
hosts of wickedness." But the CI
apparent defects; its infirmities 1
will flourish in its vigor, and shin
its enemies shall have been disa
The imperishable truth that Jesu
rock upon which 1 lie Church is
gates of Ilades shall not prevail a
In a report recently sent us, w
to use without charge, of "Sunda
Spectacular Parade." the follnwii
of interest, as showing to what
strations will sometimes carry
"The presence of women in the J
playing horns and cornets arou<
willingness which they showed t<
most every turn impressed the s
ter Day Saints and the Reform*
noticeable showing, as did also tl
tist Church under the leadershi]
QPVPntAPn-VPOr.nlrl occicfonf rwo r 4-,
3
open Sunday and an
rime and shame, the
iteousncss and peace.
evil."
h has uniformly been
pular education. At
godly men, establishls
of learning in this
lie religion and sound
ions throughout our
s that well endowed
* have become secugodly
origin. This
uuls. Their endowed
en, and science, falseligion
that gave it a
tion of education and
many forms of sket>
one thing that is
ni rch.
itself are those who
Tl,m, ~oll *1,Q.?
?. a iivy von niviiire
teaching is no baraiming
unscriptural
enough until someju
of their own ertidworld
has been waitappearance
on the
the latest product of
bashed at their own
How churchmen, they
declamation of the
c ear, and the atmosi
vitalized with their
ngs, and a most misciency
of the Church.
: Church is that it is
/I on/i tlm
vi ouu niv. i i iiuv: ui
t now worketh in the
rcli wrestles "against
owers, against the
gainst the spiritual
liurch will survive its
Aill be healed and it
ic in its beauty when
irmed and dismayed,
s is the Christ, is the
being built and "the
igainst it."
hich we were invited
y School Workers in
lg paragraph will he
length such demonunthinking
people :
salvation Army band
>ed interest, and the
o render music at alpectators.
The Lat?d
Mormons made a
te Garden Park Bap
p of Fred Morrison,
r>r."