Article October 29, 1904 Issue

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with contributions from James Morris Whiton

A "Gospel of the Kingdom" that tries to reform the community without first reforming the men who constitute the community must inevitably fail to accomplish the end sought. The New Testament plan of uplifting society is based on a true philosophy. Regenerate the constituents of society, and you regenerate society. The reason why municipal reform is a failure in New York is because the majority of the people are not in sympathy with reform. And there can be no kingdom of God on earth, despite the dreams of Utopian philosophy, until a majority of the people—and a large majority—are willing subjects of the King.—The Examiner.

In discussing the great questions of the time, we should not forget that Jesus Christ is the solution of life's hardest problems. His utterances are perfect statutes for the regulation of the world's affairs. His Spirit is a perfect panacea for humanity's ills. We do not need to go beyond him for counsel. A study of his wisdom will amply equip the philanthropist who seeks the betterment of human conditions. Conduct him into any desert of need, and it takes on beauty and bloom. Admit him into any lane of misery and his passage through it transforms it into an avenue of comfort.—Pacific Christian Advocate.

No thoughtful man to-day believes that present existing ecclesiastical alignments are to be forever maintained. Something is coming in God's good time, more inclusive, more Christian....

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