The Beaumont enterprise. [volume] (Beaumont, Tex.) 1904-current, 1904-10-03
MORNING SERMON
BY REV. GODBti
lContinusd from Paas TWol


guspel was Inadequate Ia meet lh'
demand Uf municipal life, ar ina
they were incompetent representa-
lives ia matter ar in method, MN',
discussion arose about How Ia r'a'i
tho MASSES" and why men de- not g
"a church." etc, which resulted III
some change, in method In some cl'
lees in the effort "a solve III" pf"h''n,
Many locked upnn these changes WIN
crave apprchcnsinn al first, hut soon
I'M, zealous and rnnsccrat"d Chur'hr.
began Ia bear such fruit as 10 hah','
The pr0undlrss tears ihal had h't'"
ana Ia cause many 0ih"ra u" '"ll w
line ana follow the example lhnl hhu
neon san They soon had cSlnhllHh'"
,g , Oy,trr the omen church. ar lh'
,,sti,utinnnl church. each name De-
,n, nod as "A title for the new move
mont IA church life, The EpWni'h
Era says: ,b,rcb
uny l,c as follows: II " u 'h"' .
nrronIyod for the purpose oi agSr'
sIyr evangelism In It's lmm'u'""'
community. where, ~ rule, who'.
emo .ocIoI and religious Influences
,r. deficient the WORKING prihcll''
nr the organization being 10 supp'.
,.,.nt Tho ordinary methods al the
.,srrI such as preaching, Sunday
,,bnnl prayrr meeting, Nv q system
~ l.indncss and service, miniSlcllhp
,o the physical social aud ihlcl'''
upl wants. rs well ~ th' Spir''un,'
needs and reaching ms far as no. 81
III, all the time. with the ultimate
ain, a, saving the whole life through
.,ltnI Taiih IN Jesus Christ.
The omen church Is therefore NOR
ourhly organized and it, members h',
comc workers In some dcnai'tmoni ~
church work. Droncs have no stand
ing room In such n busy chnrch'
This church is always OMEN
Many churches arc Cncn three or
rour times during the Sabhaih W.'
twn az three times during the wc"R,
,nd ror the rcgt stand with closed
doors The open church Is omen an
dav and every day. And WHY nor
Tho saloons are Opcr eighteen or oi
oycry twcnty-fOur hours. while many
churches are not Orcu eighteen out n'
every twcntv-four DAYS. the spas
modic manner in which much Chris
tiun effort Is carried on. not onlV
fails To accomplish the re 'mIt desired.
int caste crave doubt on the reality
e. orr purnoSc.
Tho adaptcd church ihus attracts
IarnC numbers who would not come
for merely spiritual reasons. TN"
wnrei man &c ant to avoid 'Nc Church
and vet no I, the man who needs II
most. In order 10 reach all such IN"
Churches are being built in ouch
wav MS to provide FOR humble" ol
additioual features Of church wTk
without using the sanctuary Tor any
PURPOSE except for worship ana IN
structiOa in religion. Provision Is
made for IA reading room. kinder
gartcn, Il gymnasium, labor bureau,
Il savings bank, a peoples drawing
room. temperance concerts, Stcrioptl-
con exhibits, classes in sewing and
cooking, night school, clubs for dll'
rcrcnt ella sos. mothers mceiinSS,
etc. and in this way the church has
net man" needs Of the people ana
they have cone into Srch CONTACT
with the pastor that he IS a frequent
and hclpful counselor to them and
ACQUIRES an influence that makes 1t
nossihlC for him 10 accomplish work
that othcrwi'c would be out OF his
power. II is not expected that any
church will adopt every feature OF
tho open church, but merely rccdgn-
i2c the principle and apply it as To-
cal conditions ma" require.
Conditions require the use o. some
Of these features. We need new wine
for now bottles.
Nothing can be more evident to IN"
student of or times than the tact
that we are fast changing from ma
ton of agriculturali'ts TO p'opc
who dwell in cities and VINO "nGaV"
in mercantile and manufacturing pnr-
cuiiy and in every form Of business
and professional life known to the
r,rr rho rarmCr cOuld cultivate h''
crop alone and mako his living with
rrtirc independence OF the CIV ann
tho market. and Cor this reason all
and All CIorIS ~ oi'-
vide ro~ the welfare o' men have
been directed To The individual rather.
than to the community as II whole.
Under pa conditions this was the
proper course to pursue, but IN"
changed conditions have mad" It
necessary 10 lay great stress on the
social as well as the individual rcla-
tinns of men. and we have been al.
mcnishcd 10y painful failures and
defeat in the effort To save the cities
that we NUT have new wine for new
bottles.
The Salvation Army rs result of
this CHANGED condition.
Whom Inhn Wesley co"ld not oh
tain the use of TIA" pulpilo "i the
Episcupal church for the uurpoSc at