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AT the Central Christian Church
YES terday Rev q. y. Bates. The Il
| To-. spoke 81 Am NEha .i M
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iisteners:8 AT the beginning of the !
| address, he read from Acts 1ls also
| Acts 2s:ss and mist Peter q II I!.
said Christ anlty began 81 the e q 81 I
1 vent d tie Christ the Promised ~
siah and Savior: Il IS q praca cal sys.
item IN ITS pdrposs and attainment !;
HI Is the source u d new life IN 1.-THE
soul; IS maximB are taultle Us
teachings pure It's consummat ion eter;
lnal:: It's origin was with God its pre-;
cepts and teachings, revealed 70 h sgEls
mainly by HIS son the supreme exhi.
.lbition oflove IN the tragic death q
Jesus Of Nazareth on CALVARY: It's OBJ
IIject the salvation Of mankind that
Iat las. when Christ shall come he
shall deliver up His kingdom CHS
lchurchl 10 his father That God may
lbe al mall:
Ny frst reason for being 9 Chris
4 tian is that l believe, upon the testi.
mony Of Apostles and Prophets, that
Jesus IS The Christ the son Of God.
.[savior, Redeemer. Priest and King,
our mediator.
/ am "a Christian because / believe
lin the resurrection Of Jesus Christ
land that he win be my resurrection
4 and glority me in eternal life
Il am . Christian for the sake Of
my home, my neighbors, my country,
and the great rotherhood of man. for
Christ recognizes one great common
brotherhood of rich and poor, htga
and low, and with unlimited commits.
sion said co teach allnations.' \
The hope Of the world rests in
Christ and his teaching. Becapse |
want to see the world saved i am q
Christian. / was sinner Christ call
ed me, ITepented, he forgave: He said
a come. i obeyed-was lost, He found
4 mewithout God, He revealed the
Father homeless, He said Igc to pre-.
{ pare home for you. I confessed
! Him and He will confess me before
HIS father.
To be Christian | must be q mem.
her Of that body Of which Christ Is
q head (Hls church, upon this rock I
WIN build my church, therefore 1t j.
His church. What church shall ]
join? / answer His church. DO not
misunderstood me, we do not believe
that we are the only Christians; but
deem 1t suficient to be Christian
only. 4
] am member Of his church be
cause Christ is our creed. / belley'
lin the union Of all believers IN on'
great religious body, that the praye
Of Jesus In the 18th chapter Of ST
} John might be answered: that he ma
{ keep the unity Of the spirit IN tiI
! bond Of peace" .
am achristian because belley
Z, in the atoaement There Is one bod
and one spirit even as we are Gale
in one hope Of our calling. one Lor
! one Faith, one Baptism, one God an
!. Father Of all who is over all an
through all and in all."-Epr. 1916.
1 am a Christian because l COMES
: no other name but Christs, accept n
other creed than Christ no othc
church than His, because l lesire til
= Lord to use me with the life he la
! given meto help unfit and save hi
I, /, mainly; because | believe In III
!, church. in the broadest sense. in whic
I may express myself; I feel free 4
j a position, with the open Bible in N
hand, without bias, to enter Into q I'M
:. ted fellowship and work with my II
i llgious nelghbors to save my fellow
man saying where the Bible speak
], we will speak and where tbs sllen
!, we will be silent where Il command
/ we will obey,
2 AT last nights service there va
!, lover $4,000 raised to secure al. evan
! geltst for . meeting next fall;; 4!
i all Christian churches IN West VII
ginia will hold q Simultaneous reytY
/ Ial at that time. This action was talsei
ct this time, 80 as 70 be able TO 81
: cure one Of the best eyangellsts fol
!, Fairmont Central Church There were
several conversions last aIght Tht
1 injecting will close 5 on WelnaadaJ
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