Article May 11, 1907 Issue

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with contributions from Albert J. Beveridge

[Senator Albert J. Beveridge as quoted in The Advance.]

I have views on preaching, and they are simple ones. Four years ago, on my way to Colorado, at different times and places, I met four preachers of different denominations. They were out for their health. To each of these I presented the same questions and asked that the answer be yes or no. "Do you believe in God, a person, a definite and personal existence?" Each one in his answer began to quality. "Do you believe that Jesus Christ was His Son, sent by Him to save the world?" And again the answer was not direct. "Do you believe that when you and I are dead our definite consciousness will still live, so that we shall know who we are?" "Upon that subject," the answer began, "the latest is"—and from not one of them could I get a straight answer. I said, "You are talking about the decadence in church attendance. How do you expect to Christianize the world when you are engaging in metaphysical speculations and in entertaining an audience?"

[The Examiner.]

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