"What shall we say, then?" Shall we say that these pilgrims of a generation now past obtained salvation and went to heaven because they did what Bro. Eisenhower says they did . . . .We have confidence that Bro. Eisenhower does not mean to teach a gospel of works but we think that is what those who read his letter will gather from it. It is possible to become just a little extreme in our estimate of the merits of even so good a thing as The; (human) Good, Safe, Old Way.1 A pair of interesting articles written by A. L. Eisenhower appeared in 1909, in February and in October. The first, "The Home Ministry vs. the Evangelist," warned Evangelical Visitor readers that the Church was drifting into worldliness with her program of evangelism. Although the early Church had on occasion revival outbursts, these were spontaneously generated without the aid of the protracted meeting or the presence of an evangelist.2 Evangelism, that is to say, the preaching of the gospel in revival services, came tardily to the Brethren; Noah Zook (about 1895) was the first Brethren evangelist.3 Remembering that Abe himself was an evangelist of sorts, one may wonder that he had the temerity to write his views on the subject at all, and we are not surprised when he says that it was a severe test for him to state his convictions on this matter. With this diluted apology, if it is that, Abe discusses, of all things, the evils of Evangelical Visitor. October 21, 1912. 2Climenhaga, op. cit., p. 201. Ebld.. p. 203.
"What shall we say, then?" Shall we say that these pilgrims of a generation now past obtained salvation and went to heaven because they did what Bro. Eisenhower says they did . . . .We have confidence that Bro. Eisenhower does not mean to teach a gospel of works but we think that is what those who read his letter will gather from it. It is possible to become just a little extreme in our estimate of the merits of even so good a thing as The; (human) Good, Safe, Old Way.1 Evangelical Visitor. October 21, 1912. 2Climenhaga, op. cit., p. 201. Ebld.. p. 203. A pair of interesting articles written by A. L. Eisenhower appeared in 1909, in February and in October. The first, "The Home Ministry vs. the Evangelist," warned Evangelical Visitor readers that the Church was drifting into worldliness with her program of evangelism. Although the early Church had on occasion revival outbursts, these were spontaneously generated without the aid of the protracted meeting or the presence of an evangelist.2 Evangelism, that is to say, the preaching of the gospel in revival services, came tardily to the Brethren; Noah Zook (about 1895) was the first Brethren evangelist.3 Remembering that Abe himself was an evangelist of sorts, one may wonder that he had the temerity to write his views on the subject at all, and we are not surprised when he says that it was a severe test for him to state his convictions on this matter. With this diluted apology, if it is that, Abe discusses, of all things, the evils of
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