The indicator., 1904-04-23
MInnequa Congregational
Church
General Items

OVuVl a. bl0NuS
Mrs. Barton and her two children,
members Of our Bible school, have
been unable to be with us, owing to
sickness. We miss them very much.
Mrs. Cook, president of our Ladies'
Aid Society, has been confined to bed
with severe cold, but seems to i'm
prove. We can i'll afford to lose her
services and common sense sugges-
tions for the furtherance of the work.
The congregation voted to raise
the pastors salary by $s4 year. 1t
was donated to the church building
fund while he remains.
Mr.. Leonard, organist, was taken
into fellowship last Sunday. We well
come her gladly.
We desire to accept with sincere
thanks the following additional sub
scriptions to the church building
fund: Mrs. Wheeler, Of Pueblo, So;
a friend, through Mrs. Wise, $40;
Mr.. King, $25; Mr.. Thomas $25 in
painting; ]. N. Sheridan, $84.
He that giveth to the poor lendeth
to the Lord"--if you like the security
kindly send US your offering. "The
Lord loves a cheerful" l,"-we're not
pulling teeth. Treasurer Geo. Rounds,
25ll Cedar street, receives subscrip-
tions.
Paul said: IF l yet pleased men
should not be the servant of the
Lord" This accounts for his failure
to become popular preacher"
"Are you a doctor of divinity%
said pompous cleric to a humble
negro preacher. No, sah!" said the
old man bristling up, 'pse a derviHity
wot needs no doctoring."
The success attending the recent
Ministerial lectures on the Divinity
Of Human Nature" and the Dignity
Of American Politics." together with
the popular approval Of the Y. Mo
A. realistic portrayal of 'Coney Is
land" ought to assure rousing re-
ception to the Tevas humorist who is
billed to appear at the broadway
Christian Church" Unfortunately, a
severe attack of NAL de mer has pre-
vented the writer from enjoying these
rare treats.
The "horrid saloon keeper" still re-
mains the heavy william" of the mod
ern sanctury of reformation, thus
enabling the lightweight sinners in
the pews to escape observation.
If the legislative enaetments of
Mount Siani cannot make men tenn
perate, a constitutional amendment
most surely never will. There's no
martial law in the Gospel of Love. It
breaches Christ.
The student of Holy Writ and un-
holy human nature with all respect
to the lecturer) will waste no time in
the publication of Egypt; why steril-
ize what God has ostracized?
Three things the Word of God con-
demns: the world, the flesh and the
devil; yet seven-tenths of Christendom
are trying to reform the two former
without injuring the vested rights of
the latter.
Have become your enemy be-
cause l have told you the TRUTH"
said Paul to the Galatians. In this
matter we seem to be in hearty &C.
cord with osr primitive brethren, a
robust dislike to the truth and the
man who speaks it.
With Japan drowning the Russians
according to the latest scientific for
mulas, with Germany disemboweling
the natives of South Africa, while
Britain slaughters the benighted Thib-
etans. your Uncle Sam boring holes
in the PHILIPPINES, and the Turk ham,
stringing Macedonians,- not to speak
Of our own little unpleasantness in
Colorado between the toilers and their
employers, the court and the state
militia; also Mr.. Rodkin's local bonn
bardmsnt Of Ancient Theology in order
to assume a protectorate over the
cliff-dwellers; one cannot help feeling
amazed at the gullability Of the
masses in comforting themselves with
the idea that the world is getting
better. "As it was i'll the days of
Noah so shall it be when the Son of
Man cometh,"
"The World for Christ" is one of
the sbibboleths of the enthusiast, who
permits his tongue to wag without
asgard to facts or Gods Word. We
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