The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-23
VEN. {. |. ROLAND
ON CREAT{RCA|RO
Anoth r Striking Sermon on
This absorbing Subject
YOUNG MEMS PART INIT
THEIR HONESTY, INDUSTRY AND
PUSH. STRENGTHENED BY
RELIGION, one or CHIEF
FACTORS or MOVE.
MENT.

~, IN - 3N}tetAAu' II HIS pdipll q
the Church Of the Releener la
night, preached ano her strong an,
deeply interesting sermon on The
subject Of Greater Cairo" The Ser
mon was a companion discourse Il
the one delivered by Ven. ROLAND
some days ag9. exeept that las
nights discourse was a consideration
Of the part the young men Of Cairo
viii have in the Greater Cairo
movement and of the relation the
church win bear to the young men in
that e-ork
Az r-isu lily large congregation
Nas present 10 hear the sermon. the
chareh heir crowded, Many visitors
from otter churches were nresen;,
amt We cool evidence of the fact
thai &c pie Ike for the pulpit to get
psacr eal ana lsss theoretical at least
one in while.
Venerable r ,and's sermon in part
was as Foilsw
Cat ians CT
80 not eeceirca Cicd Is not mock
"A, for vba.a eyer man soweth.
that hail BE a, seaa.a
sora fe'9 v1eks ago | took for the
SUBJECT ef sermon the idea contain.
81 IN ti'9 words Greater Cairo ana
lAo relation 81 the caerch thereto
io show '@e cenvs-t'c VITA the SER
anon & this steains Il may be nee
es-e-y nc in the briefest posi-
PIE manner to recapitulate the NAH
propositions men ioned at that time
First stated that it was law
maj nations and inilyiduals must dc
one q two things, elmer advance OF |
re- grade That scoring stand |
stu was in reality an impossibility |
ahat tae veiy ADVANCE OF oehers mac
waat Vas an apparent siandstill II
realty 2 retrogression. Therefore
nations md individuals are toaa,
aitfer loving forward or fallinl
backyard.
And this Is particularly noticeable
IN education and in business. The
teacker who began his or her wor,
~ years ago and has not kept al
with modern methods Is dead fail
ure Every year educational method
are progres sing and better than they
We're the preceding year.
n usiness n scra holds true
husines5 methods 10 be of value must
oe modem end up to date. Method,
50 years old insure failure to the man
using than.
truly, afro has felt the impatu
AMI ihs cfT has gone forth for great
Airo. cry so rong and insist
a't, uttered by so many of Cairo.
Wei wissers. that it will not be hush
ed until the win of the people is car
fifi oul and We behold a Cairo the
y credit to Illinois. to the people
brains, Intelligence and culture VIII,
re ide within her, and a Cairo that in
southern Illinois sets high stan ard
81 religion, education and of broad
minded, intelligent civilization.
And, thirdly, he duty Of the church
Is to have her par. in this. II wont
be greater Cairo unless it is Cairo
built and founded upon the Christian
religion. And the church TODAY ane
The people in the church must real
lie the broad mis- sion stretching be
fore. They NUT abandon the metb
DDS and traditions of 20 or so year
ago and her men must be men of biz
enough ideas TO see that conditions
change and tina; we must meet the
conditions OF modern civilization bv
progressive. modern church methods
preserving our ancient faith as given
by Jesus Christ 20 centuries ago. Int
presenting that faith in manner en-
urely different from the way It was
presented 20 centuries or 20 years
hence. and meet the conditions of to.
day in the church Of God. as they !
have 10 be met in the sphere of soci
ETY. in he sphere CT bu- iress AID In
the sphe.e of educati-a. a
Nov Greater Cairo mn cone. o. y
thai there can be no iocb.. and il viii
be met nd Z VIII be seen and W.T..
messed b. a greaf multitude Of peenIe. 2
We call hem TIE citizens OF Calro. S
OF men ana women IN all states con 3
ditians and ages of life. some are II
indeed far along the journey of life :
Their hairs are whitened-their staps c
are slow--'soon for them the go-den
evening VIII brighten IN Tho vest q
aud as they iand awaiting the cali 9
FROM this Tie their eye loknr g
forward FHl see iur the dawninE Of
the promise Of better tling.
Others arc seUng and vieornas sud p
sircas. lussF IN spirit. eagaf for tha 3
battle and full Of strength ard vigor. i
zeal and enthu iasm. vel p
coming with oufstretched armr. know. G
ing their oan str7ngh and manhood y
and willing 10 risk an c
AID ~ others arr bat infants. q
children playing ID oer sreei s-bat q
Oh faH of 20 many pos Utilities Il
VITA the capacity for 50 much and a
for thezs the Others mu.t plan and {
think ara Uors b
Bui Of sll classess whe her Of those
81 cd age or infancY. Of men in the c
Prize Of If. 81 he fig7r Of youth. j
wherein doeE Tao realization Of pos a
sioi Titles II ths near future rest9 Is q
q pct "a what We car the young men q
y sodaT II Csifo f1r future deral- L
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