A Revolutionary Call To All Our Churches

"Christ's call is to feed the hungry, not the full;

to save the lost, not the stiff-necked;

not to call the scoffers, but sinners to repentance;

Not to build and furnish

comfortable chapels, churches,

and cathedrals at home

by means of clever essays,

stereotyped prayers and

artistic musical performances,

But to raise living churches of souls

among the destitute,

and snatch them away

from the very jaws of Hell,

To enlist and train them for Jesus

to make them into an Almighty

army of God.

But this can only be accomplished

by a red-hot, unconventional,

unfettered Holy Ghost religion,

where neither Church nor State,

neither man nor traditions

are worshipped or preached.

but only Christ and Him crucified.

Not to confess Christ by fancy collars,

church steeples, or

richly embroidered altar cloths,

but by reckless sacrifice and heroism

in the foremost trenches.

- C. T.  S t u d d