The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-03-28

some attractive musical featureS
and the address of the Rev. John NJ.
Moore, D. d., managing editor Of
the Nashville Christian Advocate
The Rev. Warren Brooks. presiding
elder of the Paris district, made the
opening prayer The song service
was in charge of a double quartette
male choir who rendered some spir-
tied music. Miss Julia Scott sang
Face to Face" with exquisite SYM
pathy and charm. The cornet solo by
Mr.. Jackson was attractively Played.
The address of DR.. Moore was re-
plete with vigor and power. He
spoke over an hour but held his au-
dience so entirely that no one was
conscious of the time. Easy and
graceful he is nothing of the old
time orator, however, soaring high
and higher, but is a 20tn century
trained athlete of words, never leav-
ing the ground, and hitting straight
from the shoulder each time, strik-
ing fairly and squarely with truths
terse and epigrammatic. He spoke
without notes and his outline was
clear and simple. Dr. Moore is Ken
tuckian, a native of Butler county,
and was raised on farm, but mis-
pastoral work has been chiefly in the
large cities, so he is especially fitted
to deal with the problems of the
Home Mission workers that ne han
died so ably last night. His subject
was Facing the Future" 1t bore
ringing message to the world today,
and stressed some facts more
often avoided than met by the cler-
gy. He emphasized the thought that
christianity is being hurt to the shr
Christianity is being put to the test
today as never before, not so mucn
by the skeptlc as by the demands of
the many nations. Christianity is
based on truth, and the skeptic only
breaks himself on the walls of truth,
as a man hurting himself against a
stone-wall. Christianity is being test
ed not so much by the critics as by
the earnest seekers after truth; by
the man who wants to win way out
of his wicked life and by prayer
Christianity must be able to meet
these demands If she is to do
great work. Not theories OF men butt
the needs of the human heart is the
test of Christianity. The world to-
day needs a Christianity not merely
that will satisfy the thinker, but a
Christianity that will meet the very
lowest needs of Paducah.
The problems of today that he
considered in detail were those Of
the city, the rural sections, the min
ing region, factory life, foreign pop
ulation.
The city Of today is the place of
great extremes where the lowest, |
.meanest, most despised is associated
with him who nearest touches the
stature of Christ Jesus. The upright
men of the cities are the nope of the
land, those WAC are interested in
good government, highest political
conditions, etc. "No man who does
not vote is Christian, it is as I'M
portant to vote as to pray" the up
right man is citizen OF both earth
and heaven. Other classes increasing
the problems of the cities, are: the
money shark, the social leaders, the
artisan, and the wreck A gospel
must be given that can reach each
of these, meet their deepest needs
and wants
He then took the different and yet
as difficult problems of the rural dis
tricts, the mining regions, factory
life and our foreign population, ami
showed that a strong gospel was
needed for each and the right man
to present it was necessary factor.
In farming one would not send
man unframed to the work, to make
a fertile region of the Old and out
worn field, so the worker in the reli-
gious swamps of the world must
bring to bear knowledge in his la
Dor From the rural districts come
the robust men who will fill the city
churches. To snirk the mining re-
glons and send missionaries to ia
pan and China is avoiding a duty.
The need today is for gospel to
fit every case and man, broad and
catholic. Christ was not an Ameri-
can or Methodist, but a Redeemer
for everyone and brother. He
speaks japanese to the japanese and
so to every nation and need. Bless .
ed is the church that can speak
Christ to each people so that they can
nave the Christianity for which they
'ong. The other side Of the heather
world is not unintelligent, far from
it, it and our foreign population IS
keenly watching us today. The gist
of a gOgnpl that can annual IN tnp