THE KING’S BUSINESS 367 the most and what part they would most readily dispense with. Do not be afraid of hurting the feelings of the editors; criticise freely. We have no desire in the matter but to help the most people to the largest extent possible. We read in Acts 6 :10, 11, “And they were not able to Unprincipled Methods withstand the wisdom and the Spirit by which he of Enemies of spake. Then they suborned men, which said, We have the Truth heard' him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.” In other words; the religious lead ers of Stephen’s day were unable to answer his presentation of God’s truth, and therefore, they sought not only to undermine his influence by perjury, but to take his life. Many centuries have passed since then, but the enemies of the truth are pursuing exactly the same tactics today. Rev. A. C. Gaebe- lein, on his recent visit to Los Angeles, received the following letter: “Rev. A. C. Gaebelein, “Los Angeles, Cal. “Dear Bro.'S—I see you will be with Dr. R. A. Torrey in March, and I wish you would ascertain for me the truth of a statement I heard the other day regarding the Doctor. “I was in conversation with my District Superintendent in the Methodist Episcopal Church recently, who made the assertion that all the ministers of Los Angeles (and I think other coast cities) have banded together to keep Dr. Torrey and his student preachers out of their pulpits, on account of the recent heretical teaching into which the Doctor has fallen very lately. “I would like to inquire what is that ‘teaching’? And if the above report is true? I owe to you and Dr. Torrey a great deal by way of gratitude for what I consider right teaching in God’s Word; that is, in the major issues, and this report hit where it hurt, hence this inquiry. “Thanking you for your trouble, I remain, “In sincerest respect and fellowship.” We do not give the name or address of the man who wrote the letter, though the letter is in our possession. The brother who wrote the letter did exactly the right thing, he made honest inquiries before forming a judgment. Doubtless, the same statement has been made to other ministers who naturally believed it because of the source from which it came, and did not take the trouble to make inquiries. What are the facts? One fact .alone will be sufficient to show the utter falsehood of the statement that was made to this minister. So far from all the ministers of Los Angeles banding together to keep Dr. Torrey out of their pulpits, there is being held during Lent, finder the auspices of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Los Angeles, an evangelistic campaign. Meetings are being held in the First Methodist Episcopal Church, the most centrally located church in the city, every Friday noon during Lent and, every noon during “Holy Week.” One representative minister from each of the different denominations, Methodist, Christian, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Lutheran, United Brethren, was asked to preach on the successive Fridays, but it was thought best to have just one minister for every day of the last week, and the minister chosen for this service, by the unanimous choice of the committee, was Dr. R. A. Torrey. , It is true, however, that there have been several secret movements ever since Dr. Torrey began his evangelistic work in Great Britain to shut him out of the pulpits. This was usually not done openly, but letters were sent secretly
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