of the social gospel on doctrinal theology. ¹ In our coun-
try, many of the younger men in the North who have
written on theology have shown that the problems of so-
ciety are a vital concern with them, and their fresh theo-
logical work consists largely in understanding the rela-
tion between social life and religion. I am thinking of
William A. Brown, John W. Buckham, William H. P.
Faunce, Thomas B. Hall, William DeWitt Hyde, Rufus
Jones, Henry C. King, Shailer Mathews, Francis G. Pea-
body, Gerald B. Smith, George B. Stevens, and James B.
Thomas, but I am sure this enumeration is very incom-
plete. Some of the best work is done in the class rooms,
and has not yet come out in print.

When we contrast the neglect of the social contents of
Christianity in former generations, and the fertile intel-
lectual work now being given to this part of theology, a
strong probability is established that the social gospel is
not a passing interest, but that it is bound to become one
of the permanent and commanding ingredients of theol-
ogy.

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