Excerpt from Jesus and the Young Man of to-Day

For years, men have been drifting indifferently from the church because so many religious leaders insist upon reading into the Bible all the theological accretions and beliefs of the Christian church, until the actual life and teachings of Jesus are obscured.

Without becoming openly antagonistic, and in most cases, without even removing their names from the church register, these so-called "doubters" lose their interest in the church and in things religious.

The great world war which has recently closed put our doctrines, beliefs, and professions to a severe test with the result that many beliefs and customs which were previously considered very important were discarded and the manly qualities which Jesus emphasized in His teachings and exemplified in His life blazed forth with such splendor that they became the ideals of hundreds of men who had never openly professed to be followers of Him.

The studies are an outgrowth of experience in dealing with students and business men. Christian and non-Christian, who were in the throes of intellectual reconstruction. They were written primarily for the college student who, no longer able to accept his boyhood beliefs, seeks a restatement of faith which will meet the needs of his reason as well as of his heart. The writer does not attempt to set forth a complete life of Jesus and does not pretend to discuss the fundamentals of the Christian church. He lays no claim to originality. Quotations from authoritative writers are frequently inserted. The plan and much of the material of the studies are taken from "Studies in the Life of Jesus Christ, " by E. I. Bosworth.

The writer would like to take this opportunity to thank the many kind friends who have read the manuscript and offered helpful suggestions.

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