T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S rationalists of the type of Dr. Dieffen- bach, editor of The Christian Register. “There’s much in a name,” says Shuler. “That name Dieffenbach points without hesitation to the hotbed from which ra tionalism and materialism, that have all but wrecked Christianity and the world, have sprung. You couldn’t please me any more than to permit my ears to hear the sweet music of the yowls and snarls and yelps and whines and barks and screech es of Unitarianism and Universalism in their wailing over the wrecking of the church by adherence to the fundamen tals. Oh, how I love to read their warn ings! It is then that I know that hell is bothered! When Dr. Dieffenbach begins to wail, my shouting time has come. But when I see my brethren tacking on to the monkey’s tail, I am myself worried. I am not worried for the church, for God will lead her and save her and use her and glorify her. But I am worried for my brethren. When the Methodists and Bap tists begin to ‘pig-tail’ and ‘back stop’ for the Unitarian and Universalist teams I begin to feel sick in my soul.” Fifth Avenue Heathen Rev. Edgar E. Strother, General Sec retary of the China Christian Endeavor Union, struck New York a few weeks ago and the heathen of Fifth Avenue pulled on his heart. He got permission to build a pulpit in the front yard of the oldest church in New York, the Marble Collegiate, of which Dr. David J. Bur rell is pastor. The crowds came, souls were saved, and Dr. Burrell said, “Let the good work go on.” Mr. Strother said, “I have been doing street preaching in China under the auspices of our Chinese Christian Endeavorers, and I felt that the same kind of ‘fire’ resulting there could be kindled in Fifth Avenue by the preaching of the old gospel to the hea then in New York.” Various well-known speakers have been taking part in the work since, ringing out the old gospel message to the Fifth Avenue heathen. Let us have more of this open air gospel
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around the country and we’ll see hun dreds of souls coming to Christ. ' Donkey Club A minister in a small western town surprised his audience one Sunday by reading the following notice from the pul pit: “The regular session of the Donkey Club will be held as usual after the ser vice. Members will line up just outside the door, make remarks and stare at the ladies who pass, as is their custom,” The club didn’t meet that Sunday. A Compromising Union A Presbyterian missionary in China writes as follows: “The Presbyterian, London Mission, and Congregational churches met in Shanghai April 22, to perfect plans for union. A resolution to the effect that we believe in ‘redemption through the blood of Jesus’ was voted down. Another, saying that the whole Bible is inspired, met a like fate, as did the attempts to define the use of the word ‘Lord.’ The majority forced their views through in such ways that a visit ing brother said he had never seen such high-handed ways used in an ecclesiasti cal court. The matter goes to the Pres byteries for action, and a strong element, especially of the Chinese preachers, are opposed to the compromise union.” Ignorance of the Bible District Attorney Lewis of New York made a test in a Brooklyn public school to ascertain how many of the pupils knew the Ten Commandments. Out of 1373 children questioned, 499 did not know the Commandments, and 351 had never heard of them. Asked to repeat the Commandments, some of the pupils gave these answers: “The first Com mandment is not to shoot craps. Don’t marry. Do not make love to your neigh bor’s wife. There shall be light. The Ten Commandments were the ten amendments to the constitution. Chil dren must keep off the steps of street cars. Not to swear for anything. Don’t hitch on wagons. Don’t crook anything. Love thy neighbor’s wife. Don’t swindle
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