THE K I N G ’ S B US I NE S S 543 Would it not be a fair proposition to make to this gentleman to request the refunding to the Y. M. C. A. of the money he took in in the “ canned goods” business? Whatever reputation he has gained has been in the “ canned goods” business, and this is what gave him a place in the “ Men and Religion Movement” , and now gives him an opportunity to exploit his community program which is unauthorized and unwarranted by the Word Would it not be a fair question to ask him, “ Were you playing the fool when you were in the ‘ canned goods’ business? When you had men praying for you and with you? Was it a bunco game to give you a little prestige? What has brought about the change? More education? More enlighten ment? A holier life? Some new revelation from God? Were you hoodooed in those good old Gospel days when men sobbed their way to the Cross? Or has some shadow come between you and the crucified Christ whom you used to revere and honor? There is some reason for the change. Men were saved and are now rejoicing in the glorious Gospel you preached.” “ Are you getting any communities saved now? Are any communities rising up and calling you blessed? We are warranted in thinking that your heart must be full of pity for Knox and Wesley, for Moody and Sankey, for Whittle and Bliss, for Munhall and Towner, for Needham, for Torrey, for Alexander, for Rader, for Trotter and a hundred other good evangelists who have and are now giving out ‘ canned goods’.” “ You pity, of course, Brooks, and Gordon, and Spurgeon, and Pierson, and Dixon, and the other poor preachers of that sort who have been fooled into giving out ‘ canned goods’.” “ And the Apostles and poor Paul,—they lost so much time in the ‘ canned goods’ business! And the early church—poor, deluded saints— how much of time and sacrifice they might have saved had they known about the ‘ community’ business! And the martyrs,—such useless sacrifice of life, had they only known that the Lord made a mistake when He said ‘ Go ye’ ; when He should have said ‘ Get the community together; give them community houses, movies, cards, dance halls, lovely libraries, higher culture and higher criticism, and the angels will open the door wide into heaven for you !’ ” “ Its all so wonderful to us! You are in the great Interchureh Move ment now. The New Era has dawned upon you. How much is there in it? We judge the ‘ community’ business must be worth more than the ‘ canned goods’ business. Why not tell us why and how comes thé new revelation? Is it from God? Show us where you found it in the Book, or have you another book? Don’t keep us in ignorance of the great revelation. Give us your authority and the message, and let us speed it on to a thousand com munities where The King’s Business goes with its antiquated message. Everybody is entitled to the good news ; let us have it, at any price. Nothing of God.
—T. C. H.
is too good for the saints.”
WIN THE ONE Next toYou “ He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubt- • . . . i • • i • i i n less come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. ’ ’ It is not great sermons, eloquence or polish that make successful soul
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