THE SPIRIT OF ANTECHRIST.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 9 December 1908, Page 5

THE SPIRIT OF ANTECHRIST.

'• Ui I?dWERFIJL SPEECH. ...•;. (Per Press Association.) ■•• ' December 8. . . Tho "Rev, Gray Dixon'-'of St. David's GhuTOh,-nia.de a strong speech at the combined: meeting, of the ejergy, of Aucklandj-held this -morning•.•,'s6 /cph--sider ability of bringing" about a greater unity among the churches. After expressing the pleasure it afforded him 4so ibo present, he went oh to refer" to -Ihe evident need % of Unity in tliofaco^^the trgnd of events' of to'dayti'w.d. I "*."' "" "' " " •

Poaling with \vhat ■ had, .coijie -to be kno.vn a,s "The religion of humanity," the Rev;- Gray Dixon.said he had. just read Father Bensdit'-s powerful work, r'Tho Lordjofvthe World." The. author! in a -book of great power, • represented tho anti-Christ as arising out of the Atheistic-Socialistic movement ,of the present day. , He said that ho believed Father Benson was right and that the greatest enemy of true religion was this."':- so-called ■ religion of humanity, which made man the only god."- The' forties of anti-Christ were,,he said, marshalling at their very doors, and he believed they should present a' united front against them. This movement was., felt ,more upon the Continent of Europo Ihdn here, and the Protestants and tho Roman Catholics there were Uniting to- combate it in thoir loyalty to one lord and king. Jesiis Christ, and oiie the cross. |\Ve must present a tmited front, added the Rev Gray Dixon, if we would save the. nation, jiiiCi "in order to save ihe nation we must first saye r t.h© chttrch arid overcome this apathy which is surely -growing.