THE KING’S BUSINESS 487 unwilling ministry to accede to the caprice,, slickness, and trickery of the evan gelist to compel his presence in the largest fields for God’s work. These same evangelists solicited and accepted ‘calls’ that were made by the praying people of the churches in smaller places and who authorized their ministers to unani mously ‘call’ the evangelist, and the evangelist accepted those ‘calls.’ But, afterwards, REFUSED TO FILL THE ENGAGED CONTRACTS. |Allow me to ask in all frankness, have these evangelists despised the small things in God’s service? What for? You know the answer—Man’s ‘call,’ and not God’s ‘call’—what for? Only one answer—greed for money! Well, what is the result? Evangelism is, and has been for four years, a ridicule and a scorn by the educated thinking, and brainy men of the nation. What has been the final synopsis of this expensive experiment, by not teaching and preaching GOD’S UNFAILING WORD with knowledge, diplomacy, and in accord with Apos tolic teaching. Infidelity is ‘bawling’ out, Agnosticism is flaunting its flaming torch. Christian Science is enlarging churches and building new ones, and the multitude cannot get into the theatre meetings. New Thought is building churches. Ethical Culture, over-crowded theatres. Russellism is rampant. “I will admit great good has been done by present-day evangelism, but that admission is only made in that God has overruled the^mistakes of the evange list and the methods he has employed. On the other hand, Satan has been busy and has in force today greater numbers of intelligent men and women, wrecking the foundations of THE TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL than ever before, and with more dangerous under-mining effect upon the Church of God than at any time in the history of the world. Again I ask why? God’s word has been neglected to tickle the ears of men, and the evangelist has played for the applause and the praise of the throng. “THE TIME IS NOW AT HAND WHEN GOD IS CALLING FOR A NEW ISAIAH TO PROCLAIM THE UNFAILING WORD OF GOD IN ALL ITS POWER, WITH INTELLIGENCE, FEARLESSNESS AND USING THE WORD AS A TWO-EDGED SWORD, TO BRING THE WORLD TO A SANE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GOD HEAD, OF JESUS' CHRIST AS THE SAVIOUR OF THE WORLD AND THE BOOK OF BOOKS AS THE INSPIRED REVELATION OF ALMIGHTY GOD.” We print the letter with capitals, etc., just as received.
In the issue of the London Christian for March 8, there is an editorial entitled, “No More Loose Think- ing,” that is worthy of careful attention by Americans as well as English. The editorial reads in part as
England Called to Serious Thought.
follows: It is at last being made clear to the Nation that the issues of tire War depend upon the engagement of its whole strength as well at home as on the Fleet and in the Armies. The recent grave utterance by the Prime Minister has dispelled a great many foolish notions by which numbers were deluding themselves, and were being deluded, as to the imminent collapse of the enemy, and the inevitable successful emergence of the Allies. In unmistakable terms he has told the Nation that only by universal self-sacrifice must we expect to win through; that the enemy’s power to wage bloody warfare on the battle-fronts,' and murderous brutality on the high seas, is by no means broken; and that we have all got to take matters much more seriously than we have done, if the causes for which we went to war are to be finally victorious. In our judgment his words have not come a moment too soon. For, despite all that it has already cost in precious life and treasure, vast numbers of people are as yet unim-
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