It
is difficult to keep pace with the advance of a more consistent and liberal thought respecting the fundamental doctrines of Christianity, and heresy hunters must be in despair of ever being able to cope with what they are in the habit of naming "an alarming situation.
We
print in another column a letter from a minister of the Methodist Church, written after he had attended a Wednesday evening meeting in one of the churches of our denomination, and it is interesting to note the impression the meeting made upon him.
It
is the mission and end of Christian education to bring the spiritual meaning of the great facts of religious history into individual experience, to epitomize and embody in man the providential leadership of mankind.
Till
the time of Christ Jesus the world had but faintly recognized the divine Fatherhood, the prevailing conception of God being that of a ruler or a judge; but how different was his teaching on this vital question! He seldom spoke of God except by the tender name of Father, and when they were "slow of heart" to apprehend such a relationship he said, appealing to their human sense, "If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Many
inquiries regarding the Communion and Annual Meeting of the Mother Church are being received, therefore it seems best to announce to all that a general gathering such as has taken place in past years is not contemplated this year.
It
has been well said that only those of "byline" and in keeping with this thought it is not surprising that the poetry of the last generation should be found almost barren of stirring and effective religious lyrics, since it was distinctly marked as an age of doubt.
Much
has been said from the pulpits of the Christian churches within the past few years about the necessity for "a great religious revival," and there has been considerable speculation as to the manner and time of its coming, but the hope and expectation finding expression in this way has been quite indefinite both as to time and manner.
with contributions from Marjorie Colles, F. L. Miller, Gertrude Dunmore, Victoria Murray, Dunmore, Mildred Murray, W. N. Miller, E. Blanche Ward, Mary B. G. Eddy
We
are pleased to be permitted to publish the following loving letter received by our Leader from the members of the General Association of Teachers recently organized in London, also her inspiring reply.