The Washington times., 1902-05-19
HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY
OFLOCAL METHODISM

ble?" which he answered with an emphatic
affirmative. He declared the Christian
Church to be the cnly institution in which
the principles of morality were taught
a stated times, a thing, he said. which
the public school and the lyceum could
not do. He reviewed the progress OF
Christianity in the last century. pointing
out that the betterment of the world in
that time was directly due TO the iufiu-
ence of the Christianity taught in the
church. He spoke of the precepts of Jesus
Christ as peculiarly adapted to the man
whose love was built upon the love of God
and nf his neighbors. Continuing he said:
THE only sure way for a man to tell
what he ought to do is to ask himself
what he would wish some other an to
do TO him in his place. 1t is not ques-
tion so nrch of just what Jesus would do
under the circumstances. because he was
never confronted with the circumstances
which govern modern life. II is therefore
a difficult undertaking to state what he
would do
Social Power of Church.
DR.. Buckley spoke of the social power
of the church and the immense benefits
derived from il as an educational insti-
tuition. He poipted out that minister
would not be listened TO unless he were
logical. grammatical. progressive, and un-
derstood his topic. and explained the re-
action OF these conditions upon the popu-
lar standards. He also touched upon the
value of the church as a center of as
sociation and an institution for the dis
semination of knowledge, closing with
reafflrmation of his original proposition
that the church was surely worth the
trouble
DIR. Crawford. in speaking of the CEN
tury of church work which had witnessed
the birth and growth of Trinity Church.
confined his remarks more particularly
to the growth of the missionary spirit,
philanthropy. education. and organization
of young peoples societies. He said:
THE nineteenth century surpasses all
other centuries in the history of the
church in missionary activity"
History of Mission Work.
And he then gave the history of the
missionary movement from William Carey
to the present time. In speaking Of the
spirit of philanthropy he said that Chris |
tianity in this respect owed a great deb
to the Greek idea of fraternal clubs. He
pointed out. however. that Christian phil
anthropy differed from the Hellenic form
because of its universality. He touched
upon the influence of Chris |
tianity upon the educational enterprises |
of the century, and told of the good ac-
by the various denominational |
young peoples societies.
There will be meetings every night this |
week except Saturday evening. and the |
celebration will close with |
three meetings on Sunday. May 25.
Program for the Week.
The program, as outlined for the week. |
is as follows:
Monday evening-Fraternal meeting. |
Henry B. F. Mcfarland |
presiding; addresses by pastors of
in the vicinity.
Tuesday evening-Methodist reunion.
DR.. II. Il. Naylor presiding: addresses by |
representatives of Methodism in the city. |
Wednesday evening-Evening with for
mer pastors, DR.. L. B. Wilson presiding. /
Thursday evening-Eistorical evening, |
Rev. William n. Chapman presiding.
Friday evening-Evening with Epworth |
League; address by Rev. W. ]. Thompson.
Sunday, May 25-n a. m, sermon by
Rishon f. G. Andrews; p. m, sermon by |
Rev. NJ. +. Rice; p. m, sermon By DR..
+. Huntley.