Some People's Religion.
The religion they want would not l)e .a -religion at all; it would be a species of entertainmentr and relaxation. That is what much of our religion is, a substitute for the. picture show. We come because we l&e ihe .service,, the music,- the preacher, the ;a4mosphere of the place. It soothes us to sleep and Aveajn. But; this, is ;not religion. These churches are not 'churches ; they are little bands, of.likeminded people; snuggling up. to one sanpther for comfort and warmth, as animals .d 0..... . Th^e. #prjdi is daull of flocks and herds,; -vshat, it, needs m )& society, and, a society, onlyieiista as every member of it is antxibusly ■an^L intelligently responsive to the call, of a -higher purpose f aud obedient to a highei' will.—^Studdfirt ,K-enne,dy,
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Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XVI, Issue 3, 1 September 1925, Page 10
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131Some People's Religion. Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XVI, Issue 3, 1 September 1925, Page 10
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