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‘GREAT NEED
CHURCH IS A GODWARD FATIH’
“ 1 l ,f> *^luirch docs not need men. She is not suffering for money; she is not impotent
because of a lack of mammon. She lias men; she lias money; she lias the vvorhl. Vet those
things can not make her powerful, nor can they alone equip her for the work she wa»com
missioned to do. The ('hurch's only need is a Godward faith, the faith that, tmists itself
into ('hrist and brings out 1 he power to move mountains and perforin superhuman deeds.”
—Iff?. MARK MATTHEWS, Retiring Moderator Northern Assembly.
LACK OP FAITH
PROMINENT FIGURES
IN BIG CHURCH MEET
Dr. Mark Matthews Tells Throng
That Wealth of Millions May
Have Proved a Curse.
Rev. W. M. Holderby, Champion
of Philadelphia’s “Down-and-
Outers,” Hits Hard.
In a sermon before the opening of the Northern Assembly of
the Presbytery at the Tabernacle Baptist Church Thursday morn
ing, Dr. Mark A. Matthews, moderator, thrust aside all minor de
fects and ascribed lack of faith as the chief weakness of modern
religious movements. The great auditorium was crowded to its
capacity to hear the address.
Not until he had made a com
plete analysis of conditions did
Dr. Matthews send home his ver
dict. His climax rang with con
viction.
“The church does not need men.*’
declared the preacher. “She is not
suffering- for money; she is not im
potent because of a lack of mammon.
She has men; she has money; she has
the world. Yet those things can not
make her powerful, nor can they
alone equip her for the work she was
«ommissioned to do. The church’s
only need is a Godward faith, the
faith that thrusts itself into Christ
and brings out the power to move
mountains and perform superhuman
(feeds.”
“Money May Have Been Curse. M
Dr. Matthews intimated tnat money
has. in many instances, dealt stinging
blows to Christianity and served to
stifle "but the forward movement for
by the church, accomplish all the su
pernatural results that were ever ac
complished by Christ through the re
deemed in the early period of Chris
tianity. Faith is the church’s only
need to-day.
“We should change the ground of
our objections to candidates for the
ministry who doubt or deny the diety
of Christ. They should be rejected
not alone because they doubt or deny
per se the deity of Christ, but be
cause their denial is prima facie evi
dence that they have never been re
generated.
Would Bar Unregenerates.
“No.regenerated man can doubt the
deity of Christ, because you can not
doubt that which you know-, and you
can not sincerely deny that which is
to you a personal fact. No unregen
erated man should be permitted to
preach.”
In closing his address. Dr. Mat
thews made a strong plea for the re
turn to Godliness from which, he de
clared, the w'orld had departed. He
asked that each one in his audience
renew his faith in Christ and God.
Rev. William Matthew Holderby.
the fighting preacher of Philadelphia
and the champion of the Quaker
City’s “dbwn-and-outers.” projected
his stocky form Thursday into the
doctrinal conflict, that is threatening
to rend the Presbyterian Assembly
gathered In Atlanta, and when he had
done there was no doubt as to whe.v
he stood.
He has no patience with the so-
called "higher criticism” and “ad
vanced thought,” and he did not hes
itate to say so. He is unalterably
opposed to the “Union Seminary Idea”
and is fighting every effort, so far a a
he is able, to re-establish this insti
tution in its former intimate connec
tions with Presbyterianism. He is tin
exponent of the conservative ‘Trlnzu-
ton idea” and proud of it.
Fighting Blood Aroused.
It was not difficult to picture h.m
doffing his coat and “squaring off”
when the subject was broached to him
Thursday morning. It waa plain that
his fighting blood was tip.
“I have no sympathy with the rad-
, "Our millions of dollars may have
.. been a curse to us,” he declared, “and j
to-dav they may be the paralyzing j
influence arresting the operations <>,’ i
our faith. Let us use the power of
God by which we can do the same
things Christ did, and even greater j
tilings if we trust our faith to Him. J
•The fires of hell burn low when j
.. Christians pray and live godly lives. J
The only smoke that should be seen |
ascending from the Christian is that j.
which comes from the altar fires of |
absolute consecration.”
Dr. Matthews, after an exhaustive
arraignment of the saioon and drink
ing men, declared that such condi
tions could easily be eliminated by
the church.
Sees Doom of Saloon.
“By faith, the church could disarm
the world. The accursed yoke of the
liquor traffic could be free from
around the neck of America’s man
hood. And when the church begins
to exercise faith, in 25 years from
that day this nation will be free from
the saloon.
“By faith and trust in Christ we
could bring about the organization of
all the branches of the Presbyterian
Church in America. And that organ
ic union would he the product of con
viction. I am not in favor of a me
chanical organic union, but T am in
favor of the organic union of all the
branches in this country, if brough:
about as the result of conviction. The
only thing that keeps us apart is the
paralyzing infl* nee of unbelief.
Day of Faith Not Past.
"Faith has not lost is power,” con
tinued Dr. Matthews, “nor has it
i eased to be the essential medium be
tween God and the child. The day
of faith has non passed. Its opera
tions may be arrested by worldliness,
or !t may be in disuse, but it is still
a part of God s program for the ac-
< omplishment of work Christ commis
sioned Christians to do.” *
The speaker declared that the
church had taken the wrong path to
. win souls.
"The church may have been looking
for power in men, in money and in
worldly resources,” he said. “She
ought to have been using that which
God promised. It can to-day, if use 1
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and go out to convert those who had
not.
"The business of the church." he
declared, "is to evangelize the world.
That is the church’s mission and
Christ equipped her to do such super
human work.
“Is she doing it? If so, you have
the true evidence of our supreme love
for Him and our obedience to His
commandments, but do not the re
sults Justify me in asking are we not
really playing at the husin«: • ? Are
we not guilty of busy idleness? Are
we not merely reciting e; -~.y:s and
delivering sermonettes with musical
attachments? Are we not
ling cymbals and sounding
Are we not. in a perfun
bartering in charity
that many of us hn
in occultism and Ida
lies?"
The man holding the child is Dr. R. B. A. McBride, of Ge avenworth, Tvans., here for the
great assembly. The youngster is Valeria Rankin Manley, of 6 5 East Fourteenth Street. Below
are George E. Raitt, of Pittsburg ion left), and Dr. J. K. Mc€l urkin, of Pittsburg, chairman of
the committee on the union of Southern and United Presbyteria n Assemblies.
WEST END REVIVAL TO
LAST THROUGH SUNDAY
Revival 5-ervices at the West End
tink- Christian Church will continue
brasses? j through Sunday night, with service*
ry way, j every evening at 8 o’clock. Rev.
it not true i John T. Hawkins, of Kentucky,
e been d
phemous
Friday evening.
dealing j conducting the services,
s vaga- There will be a baptismal se:
rvice
ADVENTISTS OPEN MEET.
WASHINGTON, May If*. Five
thousand men, women and children of
the Church of the Seventh Day Ad
ventists opened their thirty-eighth
annual convention at Takoma Park,
near here, to-day with singing and
prayer.
If you have anything to sell, adver
tise in The Sunday American. Larg
est circulation of any Sunday news
paper in the South.
Conservatism and
Radicalism Defined
Conservatism, popularly known
at this assembly as "the Prince
ton idea,” would insist, if it de
sired that a pig become a dove
and be raised from its wallow of
mire, that the pig actually he
changed Into a dove.
Radicalism, or the so-called
"Union Seminary idea,” on the
other hand, would take the pig
and give it a milk bath and .a
massage, tie a blue ribbon about
its neck, a pink one to the curl in
Its tall, sprinkle some talcum pow
der on Its back and squirt violet
water over its porcine anatomy,
then iay: "There’s your dove;
see it soar!”—Rev. William Mat
thew Holderby, of Philadelphia,
described by his admirers as the
best two-fisted fighting white man
in the ministry.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AT
WASHINGTON OPENS JUNE 4
WASHINGTON. May 15.—-The
American University, planned years
ago by Methodist Eposeopalians, and
provided with beautiful buildings and
grounds on the outskirts of this city,
will be opened formally June 4 with
a college for graduate study.
icals in the Assembly,’’ Dr. Holderby
exclaimed, putting himself on record
at once. "The Princeton Idea Is that
a man must be redeemed by the grace
of God; that he must be ‘born again;’
that there must be an actual spiritual
transformation or metamorphosis
"The Union Seminary idea accepts
Jesus Christ in the ethical conception
as presenting a most excellent exam
ple for people to follow, but virtually
rejects Him in the supernatural con
ception.
"I’m against them!
"The Union Seminary Idea would
bring about salvation by works, by
culture atid by a process of develop
ment.
Regeneration Is Ignored.
"The leaders in this lino of thought
go to the unconverted. They ask;
‘Do you not regard the life of Jesus
as an excellent example to follow'."
“Of course, anyone must answer
affirmatively to that whether or not
he believes in the divinity of the
Saviour. But the unconverted say:
•Ye*, a model life like that of Christ is
well enough to have for an example,
but we do not believe in some of
these church doctrines of yours—in
the miracles, the efficacy of prayer,
etc.’
"‘Oh. that’s all right.' comes the
reply, ‘your salvation will be brought
by your good works, by your morali
ty, by your spiritual culture.' and
these persons are enrolled under the
banners of the Christian church when
not a word has been said of their ac
tual regeneration.”
Dr. Holderby paused in his exposi
tion. Then he smiled as he illus
trated bis. point :
Gives Homely Simile.
"If the exponents of the Princeton'
idea desired that a pig become a dove
und he raised from its wallow of mire,
they would insist that the pig actually
be changed into a dove.
“The radicals, the higher critics,
would lake the pig. give it a milk
bath, tic a pale blue ribbon about Its
neck, a pink one to the curl in its
tail, sprinkle some talcum powder on
its back and squirt violet water over
its porcine anatomy, then ^ay:
"There's your dove; see it soar.' ’
Dr. Holderby is the pastor, of the
Northern Libert lea Church, of Phila
delphia which is situated in the
heart of the city’s Tenderloin. There
were 25 members when he went there
five years ago. The church, with an
historic past of nearly a century, was
near dissolution. To-day there arc
1,200 members. .
•I had the Princeton idea in mind,
said Dr. Holderby, “and 1 wanted to
demonstrate its real efficacy.”
Here in a picturesque description
of the man as he i“ seen by one of
his ardent admirers;
“First Class Fighting Man.”
"He is the best two-fisted fighting
white man in the ministry. Hi?* wife
is the angel of the slums of Phila
delphia. Their church is packed to
the doors with all the tramps, drug
fiends and derelicts of the Tenderloin.
He fills them full of beef stew and
then talks religion to them. He has
the largest Men's Brotherhood in the
city; he has the biggest men's meet
ings held in the city.
"He feeds and clothes those
body else will have and spends • -
000 a year reconstructing nv rt und
women. He gets them jobs and then
sits on the job to see that they make
good. These poor devils worship him
because he preaches humanity to
them and lives the part.
"He is some human being, this
man. With his wife he lives in the
very soul center of vice and crime*
The pair arc out all hours of the
day and night, watching over their
boys and girls, as thev call them. He
closed ii11 Lyons’ place after every
other affincy in the city had failed.
Lyons’ was the hangout of all the
crooks In the city and a clearing
house for white slaves. He looks
like a scrapper.”
Going to Pittsburg.
At the recent centenary celebration
of the Northern Liberties Church,
Mayor Blankenburg. of Philadelphia,
declared that the church had con
tributed more toward solving the vice
problem than any other agency of
which he was aware.
Dr. Holderby will leave Philadel
phia shortly to take charge of the
South Side Presbyterian Church in
Pittsburg, where k problem similar
to that in Philadelphia will be pre
sented. The new charge is right in
the midst, of the mammoth Jones &
Laughlin steel plant settlement. A
population of 60,000 Is tributary to the
church. Half of these are foreign
ers,
NEW NAVY HYDROPLANE
MAKES ITS TRIAL FLIGHT
MARBDEHEAD. MASS., May 15.—
The new hydroplane built for the
United States Navy Department was
given its first try out here to-day.
Aviator Fred Coffin ascended from
the water in the harbor to test the
machine for speed and endurance.
He flew two miles to Baker’s Island
and returned, circling Marblehead
Neck.
New United Moderator Says Ob
ject Rather Should Be “Get
Nearer to Christ.”
With the announcement of stand*
Jng committees at Thursday morn
ing’s session 'by the newly-elected
moderator, Dr.' Robert M. Russell,
the United Presbyterian Assembly is
fully organized.
The principal business at the first
session Wednesday night was the
election of a moderator for the pres
ent term. Without contest and by
acclamation. Dr. Robert M. Russell,
of Wilmington. Del., was chosen. Dr.
Russell is president of Westminster
College, the denominational college
of Pennsylvania. Prior to accepting
work in the educational field of the
church's work he was pastor for
twenty years <*f the Sixrn United
Presbyterian Church of Pittsburg.
Dr. Russell succeeds Dr. H. H. Bell,
of San Francisco.
Wednesday night two gavels were
presented the new moderator. One
was given by Dr. R. A. Hutchinson,
in behalf of the Home Mission Board
of Pennsylvania. It was made by an
elder of the first United church west
of the Alleghenies. The other was
presented by Dr. George A. Beattie,
of Atlanta, former member of the
United Church. The gavel was made
from a piece of wood taken from the
grounds of the first theological sem
inary at Service, Pa., and was banded
with Georgia gold.
The address of Retiring Moderator
Dr. H. H. Bell was an appeal for
the recognition of Christ as a living
force in the life of the church and
the individual.
Dr. Russell spoke to the theme of
union with Christ rather than or
ganic-union. His remarks in this
connection were considered signifi
cant. in view of the proposed merger
of pis branch of the church with the
Southern Presbyterian. Dr. Russell
said if the forces of Christianity
spent less time thinking of an or
ganic union and more in getting near
er to Christ, then there would be in
reality one great universal church;
and that if His simplicity were adopt
ed, doctrinal lines would be interwov.
en and the strife between factions
would cease.
"If we seek oneness with Him,”
said Dr. Russell, “then we shall be
one with each other.’’
Urges Enforcement
Of 15th Amendment
WASHINGTON, May 15.—Former
Senator William E. Chandler of New
Hampshire has written a vigorous
letter to F. W. Eatabrook, member for
the Granite State of the Republican
National Committee, pointing out the
proposed reduction in the member
ship of the Southern States in the
national convention of the party, and
at the same time calling for the en
forcement of the fifteenth amendment
to the Constitution.
He also has transmitted a copy of
his letter to Chairman Hilles of the
Republican Executive Committee.
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PANIC
What terrifying possibilities are conveyed in this
ono. little word to the man who, in time of plenty, neg
lected to provide for the future.
The man with a Savings account faces a period of
financial depression without fear.
Ifis hour of need is at hand—he has prepared for
it in the hour of his prosperity.
Why don’t you do likewise?
Panics are severe lessons. Don’1 let one come lie-
fore you learn to save.
We pay 4 per cent interest on Savings Accounts.
A dollar starts one here. Call to-day.
Open Saturday afternoons from 4 to fi in addition
to morning hours.
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Oil 35c per gal.
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BANKRUPT SALE
Will sell to highest bidder on Monday, May 19, 10 a. m.,
at 106 W. Mitchell Street, 14 head of horses and mules. A
lot of one and two-horse wagons and harness, office furniture
and fixtures.
I also have on sale now, cord wood, sand, coke, brick and
lumber. Will sell below cost. - .
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