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Church in History

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Feb 15, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 7.

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Church in History

By Observer

THE church of Jesus Christ is a factor in history, but it is also meant to be a factor in the world. It is intended to sustain reformatory and remedial relations with society, and to be helpful in making the world a more habitable place in which to live. No church can content itself with being a mere passive reality, but should become an active force in social, economic, and political life. A local church is properly a point of departure for broadly reaching religious, philanthropic, and missionary efforts; and when it is faithful to this prospectus of spiritual efficiency, it will also be sure to effect very practical reforms in society and the state.—Observer.