Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-01-09
"STAND TOGETHER"
Such Was the Subject Preached Up.
on Last Sunday at Three of
Our Churches.

1t was the pleasure of the editor of
the PILOT to listen to Rev. Frank A.
Pease, of the First M E. Church, speak
upon the subject of "Stand Together"
last Sunday morning. There had been
much comment, favorable and unfavor-
able, upon the sermons preached by the
pastors of the Presbyterian, M. E. and
Baptist churches, on the Sunday prey
ious. All had taken the same subject,
Slippery Places or Firm Foundation,
Which," and had spoken plainly to
their congregations. Some of the prev
alent evils, it is evident, were hit hard
by all of the reverend gentlemen, for
| the supporters of the same were the
ones to circulate the unfavorable criti-
cisms, and they evidently made up"
out of whole cloth what they did say.
The same ministers worked together
again last Sunday, along the same lines
| of thought.
Rev. Pease took for his text the 18th
chapter of St. John, 21st verse. His
church was crowded and throughout
his sermon was filled with kindness,
and of a nature to secure oneness OF
purpose rather than creating an an
tagonistic feeling to the work laid out.
| He said briefly that while at the Baptist
and Presbyterian churches the same
topic was being talked upon, still he
thought that each would preach from a
different text. 1t had got abroad, some
| how, that the ministers of those church
es had each placed chip, so to speak,
upon their shoulder and were looking
for persons to knock it off, but this was
not the case. Ii the people were a
mind to take their news second-handed
they could not expect to get at the
truth
He talked to the members of his
church and pleaded for unity of action;
that there were in his church several
hundred souls; if they would touch ell
bows and make war against existing
evils, their influence would be great for
good He did not wish to convey the
idea that there was not perfect harmony
among his flock, but he did think there
was a partial paralysis which should be
overcome.
He believed that there should be a
common ground upon which all good
christians could meet and make win
ming fight against the evils which exist
on every hand. 1t vas not necessary
that all hold the same religious views
to enter into this war of right; it such
were the case there would be no great
battles won; there will be different
kinds of churchs the same as
there are different households, and
it Is well there should be. But all
should keep step together in the adj
vance upon the common enemy. he
reiterated that he was talking to the
members of his congregation and OUT
lined what he thought was the duty of
each. That no one had been forced to
unite with the church, but took upon
themselves the obligations willingly.
therefore NE piSdueu lOE COuSistcHC3
and a forward movement in the cause
of right and humanity.
During the course of his sermon Rev.
Pease spoke in the highest praise of our
beautiful city and its people, and
though only having lived here three
months was free to say that he liked III
as well as any city in which he had
ever lived, Notwithstanding there were
gross evils existing within its limits
which needed the united effort Of every
good citizen to eradicate.
Rev. Pease has only recently come
into the M. E. church of this city, as its
pastor, and is very eloquent man,
who has something to say worth listen
ing to on ali occasions.
While the PILOT has not attempted 70
use his words, it has tried TO give few
of the salient points Of his sermon.
At the close Of the services, there
were four who joined the church on
probation.