539 T H E K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S New York City, for the following reasons which appear in the records of the New York Board of Education: . .J-j*' D u ran t is an apostle of a philosophy and a propaganda wholly a t variance w ith o u r in stitu tion s.” f Not one of the themes upon which Dr. Durant spoke was of a religious character, and the wisdom of the Committee in selecting him to occupy the pulpit of this"American International Church might well be questioned m view of his sentiments as expressed in a lecture, a record of which appears in the files of the Board of Education: He referre d to Christ as a myth. He said th e Romans killed H im because l l 6 l v’as * and tlle Jew s were always g e ttin g .th e w orst of it. H e said th e Christ cult was elaborated into a religion and Christ was worshipped as a God.- We could conceive of th e same th ing happening to Lenine and Trotzky and th e ir doctrines.” J Among the organizations allowed free access to this building are the Industrial Workers of the World, so well known in all the large cities of this country. The object of this organization is stated on Page 10 of a pamphlet entitled “ Revolutionary I. W. W.,” by Grover W. Perry pub lished by the I. W. W. Pub. Bureau, the official propaganda agency of the organization: “Organizing a New Social System : The I. W. W. is fast approaching th e stage where can accomplish its mission. This m ission is revo lu tio n ary 'in char- PreamWe of th e I. W. W. Constitution says in p a rt: ‘By organizing indu strially we are form ing th e stru ctu re of th e new society w ithin th e shell of th e old.’ This is th e crux of th e I. W. W. position. We are n o t satisfied w ith a fair day s wages fo r a fa ir day’s work. Such a th ing is impossible. L abor pro duces all wealth. Labor is therefo re en titled to all wealth. We are going to do away w ith capitalism by tak in g possession of th e land and th e machinery of pro duction. We don t intend to buy them either. * * * These things are to be. No force can stop them . Arm ies will be of no avail. Capitalist governments may issue th e ir m andates in vain. The power of th e w orkers— indu strially organ ized is th e only power on e a rth w orth considering— once th ey realize th a t power. Classes will disappear and in th e ir place will be only useful members of society— th e w orkers.” Here we have an illustration of “ how not to do it.” The Church is under obligation to do its utmost to reach every man, woman and child m ÉF wor^ . 1 bn Gospel, and there are legitimate and practical methods appropriate to accompany its effort to bring people in touch with it, and this without lowering its standards and opening the door to all kinds of antagonistic and anarchistic propaganda. What is the matter with the Gospel, anyway? Has it ever failed where there has been real loyal dependence.upon the Word of God? When will our good brethren learn the lesson, so splendidly taught in the Scrip tures, and so splendidly illustrated in this and other lands, that the Gospel is the power of God— effective always and everywhere to break down barriers and break the hearts of people and bring into submission to Him self people of all nations?' Would it not be a good plan for the Presbytery of New York to have real Gospel services every night and every Sunday, “ in season and out oi season and try this program for ten years? If' thé Gospel cannot solve these problems, woe be unto us ! But it can ! It does ! Try it, brethren. * T. C. H
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