The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-09-03
DIR. KEMP'S SERVICES
AT OPERA HOUSE
New congregational Depart
ure Meets With Public
Favor

The opening services on Sunday of
the roorganized Congregational church
held at Brooks opera house, were very
successful and Or. Kemp and his mus
ical director are receiving many and
deserved congratulations. In the
morning regular services were held,
large choir under the eff icient
lead of Mrs. Harry Ardry led the
singing. Miss Nora Miller ang THE
heavenly song in a pleasing manner.
DR.. Kemp in his opening remarks
said he desired to extend his hearty
greeting to them as they resumed
their long suspended services, under
such favorable auspices, in the words
of the immortal Lincoln with malice
toward none, with charity for all,
with firmpess in the right as God
gives us to see the risht" let us do
the work which God has given us to
do In common with my brethren in
the ministry, we shall endeavor to
press home upon the hearts and con
science of men, the great life and
teaching of the Christ, not a creed.
not even a church, but Jesus Christ.
The greatest creed Is noble purpose
and character In this eloquent ser
mon on the trial Of Job, he said, that
in this world poem the souls deepest
experience was developed in the large
realm OF the actual. Here was good
man tried and perpiexed yet made
better by his sufferings. God boasted
of Job to the accuser. The question
of evil. Heaven must answer. The ac-
cuser declares that man does not love
God unsel6sbly, Two great scenes
were brough; before their minds. The
scenes IN the skies and the scene on
earth. If Job could have known that
God was behind 1t all, watching and
rejoicing in his faith. But, he must
not know, II would destroy the moral
value of his conduct. The preacher
dwelt N a powerful manner on the
unselfsh God in Heaven loving man
and the unselfish man on earth loving
God. The accuser believed in no
good in any man. The most Satanic
thing in the world is the bitter un-
belief in goodness. II sneers at vir-
tue. The worst man is the one who
least believes in goodness. Good is
always to the good and evil to the
evil Jobs conscience was clean.
Every great change in the realm Of
thought and theology comes from CON
science. The twentieth century re-
volts against much of the teaching Of
the seventeenth; that the sacrifice of
Christ was intended TO make God kind
and the like. When Satan obtained
power away went his camels and OK
en-. Man may lose his wealth and still
be true If Job falls, God is discred-
tied. Then his children are taken
away. This is getting close. Often
bereavement scurs men and they
cease to think OF God as kind. Then
health failed and he IS slowly rotting
to death, but Satan has not gotten
to him. We want to cry, Hold on
job Keep your integrity, your man
hood, your character! job did not
know that the explanation would be
personal, even Jesus Christ.
In the evening about 200 were In
attendance to hear the exercises
The orchestra consisted of Prot Bar
ham, violin; Mrs. Barham, harp; Nor
man Smith. clarinet. Piano. Mrs
Blineoe. The trio Protect US was
splendidly rendered by Mrs. Ardery
Mrs. Wilkie and Mr. Marthus. Mrs
Ardery also delighted the audience
with the solo "The Palm. The double
quartette "Jubilate Dec" was render
ed by Mesdames wilkie, Coles A. H.
Huston and Ardery and Messrs c.
Woods, A. II. Huston L. McCracken
and Milleg DR. Kemp spoke very
briefly on woman standing by the
cross and the present position OF wo
man shown to be owing to Christian
ity.
These services will be held regular
ly every Sunday morning and evening
ard the hearty wishes OF success are
freely extended to the promoters.