The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-03
FIRST SERVICE IN
NEW N. {. CHURCH
Stormy Weather Did Not Pre-
vent Large Audience From
Being Present.

The first service held in the new build
Ing OF the First Methodist Episcopal
church was held in The Sunday-school
auditorium yesterday. and despite tho
storm, was well attended. Miss Bcrkhoel
sang swcetly TSnnysons Sunset and
Evening Star and "Onc Clear Call for
Me-" and there was note OF jubilant
thanksgiving in the congregational sing
ing. inspired by the fact that this people
havo pulled through all tho hard places
and now SEQ their way TO one OF the
finest built and equipped houses OF wor-
ship In the city
Dr. Young spoke from Mark X Is: For
the Son OF Man came not 10 DC minis
tered unto, and to give HIS life as a
Dr.. Young's Sermon.
Among other things. the speaker said:
jesus came on the lower level OF our
humanity, and In his progress he touched
the struggle of human life all about him.
rms was one OF the strongest proofs OF
his divinity, The bitterness, SORROW and
grief OF men were his by reason OF q
common humanity. Some people 1.-Two on
stilts-away above these who arc about
them. Always above the masses. they
have slgnally failed in their missions. be
cause they did not and could not reach
men they were up on stills Though
their messages were helpful they could
men So they have fallen by the wayside,
Central Figure of Ages.
Jesus. on the contrary, has been the
central figure OF the aGes He touched
men as he touched the lepcr and cleanscd
all who knew that blessed contact He
was a serving, ministering man among
men and that fact has ever been one OF
the strongest proofs OF his divinity, He
was the Son OF God, and yet common
man.
Service is the central Idea OF all mod
ern theology; II is Its keynote, and n re-
dictionary wave Is sweeping our Christian
lands that Will bring a dogmatic and
medieval theology back into lire with
their center the service of our fellowmen-
Must Be Topped Off.
Tho experiences of theology must bo
Topped on. We must have theology If we
are 10 know God, but human excrescences
have left 1t helpless. Service must be
the keynote OF tho newer theology, for 1t
Is consonant with Chrlsts life and work.
and concentrated TO service, what a
mighty wave OF power would pass
through the agencies seeklng TO evangel-
lSe heathen peoples We put too much
come back 10 Christ and loving service
10 men. II we could all be determined
by this sense OF service our lives would
be beautiful, charming and helpful The
call To service has caught the hearts OF
the world. Men who have made history
have dominated the thought and action
OF their times because they were moved
by the high purpose OF serving the
masses.
Great Crisis Passed.
The great crises which punctuate hu-
man annals have been passed because the
men OF the hour were serving their fell
lowmcn. In paralleling Christ's life they
were successful That Christ died that
we might have life and have II moro
abundantly is the keynote OF the New
Testament, This church must stand on
that rock OF service or curse Will rest
upon IT,.
Many Men Work by Proxy.
Many men work by proxy. Many church
preacher or some willing worker Christ
gave himself He carried his own cross.
we have too much organized charitable
work done by proxy. Men should give
the service they have given. Not what
they have got out of life but what
they have put into 1t is the true standard
Tennysons seven greatest songs are
permeated with the Christlike note Let
us then put emphasis on service and for
ever put away doing our plain duty by
proxy. God help us as a church. and as
Nation to reach out into the unhappy
and totterinG lives all about us, coming
down from stills and touching with a
personal touch the heart we would help
10 help Itself The central Idea OF Chris
tian teaching Is the altrulstic Idea
Christ gave himself we who believe on
him should give our personal touch to
bring men 10 him
Will Be Fine Church.
Some $50 coo are being expended on the
new building, and the new pipe organ will
cost $1,000 Every help and convenience
known In modern church architecture are
laVishly in evidence. In two months moro
the great auditorium VIII be opened TO
the public.