The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-21

try unto which would have to be going where had no nest, and my soul would
 be driven to and fro in the darkness as
 bird On the moor of Rannoch.'
 In this church may there ever be
 preached a vigorous Biblical, sweet gos-
 pei, so plain in it's presentation that the
 way-faring man may understand the
 conditions of salvation-even the pro-
 cIamation of Jesus.
 1 T am the door, by Me, if any man en- ! ter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out and find pasture l Thirdly An attractive, welI-ar- 1 ranged, comfortable church is a neces- sity. A spiritual plant precisely as a
 manufacturing plant, if you please, i should be equipped with every modern appliance. My friend remarks, Cannot i Gods Spirit convict in barn as well as a church. Yes, if the sinner can be in ! duced to enter the barn. l The members of this church ought to lead many souls to Christ from the home, the alley, the shop, the counting house, but we are not largely workers
 on the street, in the shop or in the fac tory. The church is Gods honored agency in the redemption of the world. My friend remarks, What do you
 mean by the statement, a church should
 be equipped with every modern appli-
 ance? Do you mean this church should
 be an institutional church?
 I'll try to answer these questions
 First. I think the church should be
 open seven days in the week-a refuge
 for the unfortunate--a place of shel-
 ter Men would not ordinarily
 abuse the privileges of Gods house,
 if the church was unlocked. It could
 be-should be guarded to protect it
 from the ravages of possible enemy. There is no more disturbing sight to
 the devil than that of citadel of Jesus
 Christ so attractive as to draw men from the street and the saloon. Second we should have a corps of
 deaconesses.
 The safety of the Republic-the strength of the church in the 2Oth cen
 t'uy is to be the rapidly increasing in
 1i'ence' and activity of woman.
 Tennyson in the Princess" sings: The Woman's cause is mans, they rise or sink together,
 Dwarfed or God-lke, bond or free" I know Felix Adler said that woman should be the inspirer of deeds, man the doer
 I must believe, however. woman can be, should be direct doer not simply
 an inspirer of deeds.
 Tennyson beautifully sings: Great deeds cannot die They with the sun and moon renew their light
 Forever blessing those that look on them.'
 My sister, may an ambition for great deeds possess you. You may not have
 an opportunity to inspire a husband, brother friend or lover. Swing into our church life, organized woman's work-greatly increase that which she to-day so efficiently does and the home ought not to suffer, but the church will be greatly benefited Do not underrate womans efficiency i her modesty is often hindrance 10 her
 usefulness.
 My sister think, plan, execute, help in i the church, but see to it that domestic Nt'i NS olN l4OI AlNSSAVNlCd, ADi lltC llNlIlC will ever be the nursery of the church and woman never touches height so
 sublime as when she wisely trains her
 children for earth, for immortality. The other day my friend Lawyer Gaylord of Minneapolis asked a wit
 ness where his home was. The witness replied, "I have no home, I board.'' There are tens of thousands of wo-
 men who board-and many-many oth- CTS whC have few home duties. Enter, I beg you. the active, religious life of the church and help the pastor in the 20th century conflict against re- ligious indifference and ungodliness. Third, When possible. where practic- able, the church of the 20th century should be an institutional church. Eloquence, effort, prayer itself in the church unbacked with money is as use- less, as unnrofitable as the thin testi- mony of a thin stingy saint. Give us money, and we will progressively work for Almighty God. Give us money, and we will make this church so externally attractive that men. wo- men and children will naturally ascer- Continued on Sixth Page.)