July 1924
T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
468
“We have no proof as to the existence of a God, but we are inclined to think if there isn’t one there should be one.” “We question if Jesus knew if there was a God or no.” “Conversion is a matter o f education. Only those who have sinned need it.” “ The story o f Lazarus, and the rich man in torment, has no reference to the next world, whatever, but is used merely to show the stupefying effect of riches.” . ^ , “ Emotions produced in revivals are self-induced and God does not sanction these.” “The story o f Genesis is a Hebrew myth. “The wane in the revival spirit is a development, not a decay, in religion. It is because o f their inherent weakness.” “The function of crow d action in revivals is to re-enforce the authority o f dogma and keeps toleration alive. The individual feels himself burst into a realm of jo y not by solving the problems o f life discrim inatingly but by forgettin g them. “The best way to fight sin is to ignore its power. “The modern decreased sense of sin indicates progress and a radical development in religious circles.” “It is far more Christian to speak and teach the positive good of Christianity than to waste time in considering the sinfulness o f sin.” , , ..., , “We are inclined to doubt whether God still requires a propitiation for sin.” . § . 1 . _ - “The all-important question today is not what must we do to be saved, but what must we do to be of, service. “We used to speak about saving souls; now it is ju st saving m “The w riters of the Bible were inspired just as is a poet-— that is, a muse, and not God directly speaking through his jf*Th e greatest virtue o f God is not love but justice.” “We do not believe at all in the miraculous as such. It can all be explained on a more intelligible basis.” . . . . “The element of doubt in religion is one of the surest indi cations of progress.” This is the school of which a certain Bishop writes: “ I believe thoroughly in Garrett. No single million asked from the Church for any purpose will in my judgment yield larger returns than the million and half asked for Garrett Biblical Institute.” Socialism for Socialists; Sovietism for Radicals; Liberal ism for Liberalists; Skepticism for Skeptics; Atheism for Atheists,— but brothers, I say, in the name of God and in the name of John Wesley, let us have Methodism for Methodists! M ñ ñ HABIT There was once a horse that used to pull around a sweep which lifted dirt from the depths of the earth. He was kept at the business for nearly twenty years, until he be came old, blind arid too stiff in the joints to be of further use. So he was turned into a pasture, or left to crop the grass without any one to disturb or bother him. But the funny thing about the old horse was that every morning, after grazing awhile, he would start on a tramp, going round and round in a circle, just as he had been accustomed to do for so many years. He would keep it up for hours, and people often stopped to look and wonder what had got into the head of the venerable animal to make him walk around in such a Solemn way when there was no earthly ' need of it. But it was the force of habit. And the boy who forms bad or good habits in his youth will be led by them when he becomes old, and will be miserable or happy accordingly. In South Africa there is a curious plant, known as hook- thorn, or grapple-plant, said to bear some resemblance to the cuttle-fish. The large flowers are a lovely purplei hue, and spread themselves over the ground, or hang in masses from the trees and shrubs. The long branches have sharp, barbed thorns, set in pairs throughout their length. When the petals fall off and the seed-vessels are developed and fully ripe, the two sides separate widely from each other, and form an array of sharp curved hooks. Woe be to the traveler who ventures near at such a time! The English soldiers in the last Kaffir wars suffered terribly from this plant. While the Kaffir, unclothed and oily, escaped harm less, the European was certain to be made and held pris oner. Imagine one hooked thorn catching a coat sleeve. The first movement at escape bends the long slender branches, and hook after hook fixes its point into the cloth ing. Struggling only trebles the number of thorned enemies, and there is no way of escape except to stand still, cut off the clinging seed-vessels, and remove them one by one. What an illustration of Habit!
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