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First Line: What is this modern cult of man
Last Line: Conceived in love for sinful man?
Subject(s): Evolution; Faith; Science; Belief; Creed; Scientists


What is this modern cult of man
Evolved by Evolution's plan,
Elusive, changeful as the air,
Cannot be cornered anywhere?
You find it here, and sometimes there,
With sympathizers everywhere.
It surely varies in degree
As man is blessed with sight to see.

What is the Belief, the Faith, the Creed,
What doth it offer for man's need,
From Christ what doth it take away,
What doth it leave Him, Brother, pray?
I'll answer as it seems to me,
Expecting all will not agree:
'Tis simply Satan's world-old plan,
Contesting God's design for man.

Modern Belief is one thing, Brother,
What they do not believe, another.
If I could tell 'twould bring me fame
For there are no two believe the same.
The Faith I do not understand,
I think it's Brotherhood of Man.
The Creed is on the circle plan—
It starts with monkey, ends with man.

Its finish is where it began,
Within the circle, God is man;
Without, is space where all is free
For science and for theory.
Elastic as the mind of man,
'Twill stretch to fit desire and plan;
It leaves man free his paths to choose
As he may wish—accept, refuse.

It offers for this modern day
A more convenient, easy way.
Their minds the Bible doth not stay,
God's word they tear in part away.
Interpretation does in part
With aid of Reservation's art.
To serve their master, Satan, well,
They do away with Heaven and Hell.

The Christian Faith they would destroy:
To make Christ man their minds employ.
They first attack the Virgin birth
As vital to bring Christ to earth
For, if acknowledged Joseph's son,
The rest will follow one by one.
For, if but man and not Divine,
The Miracles are out of line.

With Christ made man, we all should know
The Resurrection too must go.
And then our Blessed Hope is vain
For man cannot return again.
A Christ shorn of divinity,
A teacher only then is He.
A model man, from you and me
He differs only in degree.

Satan, with schemes from Hell most black,
Within Christ's Church doth Him attack.
'Twas even so in days of old,
Betrayed, denied, within His fold.
In church and school, with subtle wiles,
Both priest and teacher he beguiles.
Among the Twelve in olden days,
One, Judas, sang his Master's praise.

'Tis a most comprehensive plan,
Devised by Devil, worked by man.
It first was used in Adam's day
When life by him was sinned away.
And then again in Judas' day,
When he his Master did betray.
And now once more, this modern day,
Eternal Life is cast away.

'Tis difficult to understand
How Satan blinds the eyes of man,
His willing helpers they would be
For time and for eternity.
Why do they ways of Satan choose?
Why do they Jesus Christ refuse?
Why do they not accept God's plan
Conceived in love for sinful man?





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