Religion, Life, and the Word
By Editor
The "Daily Province" of Vancouver, B. C., quotes a sermon preached by the Rev. Dr. Bland of that city on the general subject of a city for the people. He declares that one of the hopeful signs is that the church is not much attended. He intimates that the church does not come in touch with the people. He further declares that "indeed in many cases they see in the church very little religion," but in that new church which he hopes for there will be no "need of any holy days, because every day will be a holy day," etc., etc. He said some good things among the utterly impossible things. Somehow we have many good diagnosticians, but few physicians, for the ills of humanity. He tells us that "in religion there is only one damnable heresy, and that is the divorce of religion from life." This probably ought to be carried further, and that is the divorce of religion from the Word; for the Word would prove the life of the church if that Word was accepted as Jesus gave it, spirit and life. Unless the church does meet certain conditions, he feels that anarchy and trouble lie before us.