The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-13
ORALLY DAY. OBSERVED.
Elaborate Service at Central-Avenue
Church-Dr. KeIIogg's Sermons.


Rally day." designated by the interna-
tional Sunday-school committee, was OBJ
served at the Central-avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church yesterday morning and
at the jubilee meeting of the year 500 ac-
tive members of the school of this church
were present Among those present were
the members of the business mems Bible
class, numbering ninety-nine.
The Sunday school of the Central-ave-
nue. Church is one of the largest in the
city, and the superintendent, Charles +.
Coffin. after a musical service and recita-
tons by the members of the primary
classes, made the rally day address. He
devoted much attention to the Sunday
school as the educational branch of church
work and said that without 1t good church
members would miss most of their school
ing in the doctrines of Christ. He spoke
of the benefit to the members of the school
in good attendance, and declared that at
tendance at Sunday school is the most
profitable of the Sunday services, not only
TO the young, but to all church members.
He sought to discourage the impression
that Sunday schools are for children. This
is not so, Superintendent Coffin said and
he pointed to the members of the bust
ness mems Bible class as examples of
grown up persons who find it profitable
to attend the schools and study the life
of Christ.
w. D. Cooper. honorary superintendent
of the school, presented a resolution, which
ident Roosevelt for the interest he has
taken in the rally day and for his approval
or the observance or II as signified in a
letter to the Sunday School Times in June
of this year. copy of the resolution will
be sent TO the President.
The rally closed with the singing of patri.
otic songs, the last number, America"
being given by the school standing.
DIR. KELLOGG'S SERMONS.
At the morning service of the church the
Rev. Hiram w. Kellogg preached the sec
ond of his sermons on Immortality" dis
of Science
At the evening service DR.. Kellogg's SUBJ
ject was why Men Do Not Go to Church"
He asserted that the chief reason the ma
jority of men have for not attending church
service is that they have religion. Mr..
kellogg said that a number of men are
not Christians in the accepted sense of the
word and many OF them neglect their
church because they have no faith in it's
teachings and do not regard churchgoing as
a necessary part of their daily life. Then,
other men, who would be good church men,
bers II it were not for their personal views
pastors and music, are kept away by
their tastes. Some men do not like to go
to the Rev. Mr.. Jones's church because the
Rev. Mr.. Jones holds political views in OPP
position TO their own, and others do not like
| to hear the Rev Mr.. Browns talks on mat
rimony and other subjects. With some
men the music from the organ does not
harmonic with their idea of church music
and others do not like the manner of col
lecting contributions. the manner of seating
strangers, and other features of the serv-
! ices tend to keep them away from all
| church services, though in fact they are
| good church members at heart, he said
| To get men to attend church regularly Il
| is necessary to make them appreciate the
| service. Mr.. Kellogg said. If a mans views
| on politics or other subjects differ from the
minister's, the minister should avoid al.
/ fusion to politics, but the first thing to dc
| to make churchgoing man out of the mar
| who does not want 10 go TO church is tC
bring him to knowledge of religion which
| will make him want to attend church anc
| worship God.