The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
A SOLO FROM AN OPERA
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH RINGS
WITH THE MELODY.
Mrs. Leo Riggs Sings the IntermezzO
from "CavaIeria Rusticana"-
Cleveland Pastor i'm Pulpit.

~ religious lneIEeS mas never Deen the GUS
tom in the Indianapolis churches. But Mrs.
Leo Riggs, than whom there are few, if
any, sopranos in this city who have more
beautiful voices. last night introduced this
innovation at the First Baptist Church,
where she is choir leader.
To the piano accompaniment of her hus-
band. Mrs. Riggs sang the intermezzo from
Mascagni's opera, "Cavalleria Rusticana."
This opera is one of the most beautiful of
the modern classical operas and the inter-
mezzo. as 1t was sung last night by Mrs.
Riggs, seems perfectly fitted to her voice.
The Rev. Hanly, pastor OF the First Bap-
fist Church. of Cleveland, o., of which John
ID. Rockefeller is a member and liberal
patron, occupied the pulpit of the First
Baptist Church yesterday morning and
evening. Ee was greeted by large audi
ence at both services. For the theme of
his sermon last night he took the text,
Remember thy Creator in the days of thy
youth" from Ecclesiastes Mr.. Hanly said
in part:
1.-THE author of Ecclesiastes was an old
man in evil, upon whom the light of a
future life had not dawned. He had amassed
wealth, he had laid by great stores of
knowledge. but he said he couldn't find COM
plete satisfaction in these And all through
his book we find the refrain, "All is vanity.
This is an untrue view of life, but there
is much in what Ecclesiastes said from
which we can profit. When we think We
are greater than we are and are prone 10
forget God Ii is good for us to go back to
Ecclesiastes and read his sermon upon the
shallowness of human vanity.
REJOICE IN YOUTH.
"Ecclesiastes said. Rejoice thou in the
days of thy youth Though he was old and
he had not found complete cohtentment in
his life and what he had done he hadn't
forgotten the joys of youth. Remember
thy Creator in the days of thy youth. Re-
joice thou in the days of thy youth If Ec-
clesiastes had said only: Rejoice thou in
the days of thy youth, and not said Re
member thy Creator in the days Of thy
youth or if he had said, Remember thy
Creator in the days of thy youth and
omitted TO say, 'Rejouce thou in the days
of thy youth he would have said only
half truth. But with the wisdom OF all
scriptural writer's he said both.
Il take it for granted that it is not neces-
sary to say much about the duty or people
to enjoy themselves. To be happy and to
enjoy himself is mans duty to himself. to
his friends and to his usefulness. Let us be
glad and enjoy ourselves. / don't think
our Nation is in danger of failing in that
line.
Remember thy Creator in the days Of
thy youth In that duty is where we are
more neglectful. We do not make ourselves
and we do not support ourselves without
the aid of God, and it is not in man to
'walketh erect in his steps, God
gives us life and the blessings and the
joys and the blessings of life. He has filled
our lives with beauty and with glory. We
should remember God every day of our
lives.
1--WE ought to remember God as if there is
danger of forgetting him. We ought to
remember God in the days of-our youth
1t does not pay to wait till we get old or
are in middle life to remember God. And
1t is not only not well to put off remem-
boring God, but 1t is absolutely dangerous.
We should remember God before the evil
days come.
PHILOSOPHY BEHIND IT.
There is always philosophy behind the
teachings Of the scriptures. This philoso-
ply may not be found easily always. but it
is there. One of the great reasons for re-
Numbering God in the days of our youth
is that when it is done We are then GEL
tain that our lives will not be failures as
men and women, no matter what happens
to us in business or in other temporal
things. 1t is your supreme duty to remem-
Der God and the best time to do it is in
your youth You may be failures in BUSH
ness, but that sort of failure is repairable.
But If you are failures as men and women
there is no remedy for that failure. You
will not be failures as men and women If
you remember God.
II know the greatest and the hardest
step in the Christian life is at the begin
ming. But every young man and every
young woman should take this step and
then that young man and that young
woman is certain of having Gods help and
Gods power and Gods blessing and Gods
joy and peace all through life.
things
sides our relations To Cur creator, that are
very sacred The most sacred OF these
duties is duty to our fathers and our moth
ers. But If you are a true boy and true
girl the good influence OF your home won't
cease when you leave the fireside of your
father and your mother, but VIII grow
larger ana larger and have more influence
in making your lives what they shouid De
the older you grow. And when you love
your father and your mother and are TO
them what you should be then you will re-
member your creator. God has longing
In his heart for his children to remember
him and show him that they love him and
appreciate what he has done for them the
same as the longing your fathers and your
mothers hearts have for your love and
remem Drance.
Don't let the rush of this busy life of
ours crowd the thought of God out of your
mind You are in danger if you do. Evil
Is near you when you forget God. 1t is not
a burden to be Christian. Men and women
should not place mortgages on their lives
and their souls by forgetting God and al
lowing evil to come into their hearts and
take possession of them. Keep evil and
sin away and keep your lives pure and
good as your fathers and your mothers
would have them, by remembering God in
the days of thy youth. There Is only one
way to it, if you get into the ways of evil
you will do 1t at terrible cost