The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-05-06
men OF THE WORLD
SPEAK FROM PULPIT
Crowd Fills Baptist Church Last
Night to Hear Novel
Services.


nounced that regular services would
be suspended, and the. pulpit filled
by Senator Gum and Frank Reeves.
A lot of people went to hear what
a politician and a lawyer would say
in the pulpit of a church.
In presenting the speakers of the
evening Rev. Mr.. Jessup stated that
he had not inquired if they were
christians. He simply asked them to
come, and tell the people from their
respective points of view, about the
relations between the church and
politicians and the church and law
yers.
Senator Arthur Gum was the first
speaker He said that every preach
er should be politician-and every
politician a preacher. That real
christian could not keep out of pol
itics, or the management and govern
ment of the state The speaker said
he believed that the christian vote
of Wenatchea was large enough-or
would be if all the voters turned out
or election day-to run the city, and
that if the church voters willed this
could be made the cleanest city in
the northwest. Finance said Sem
ator Gum, ''is a word that has come
to have a sinister. significance with
the decline of public morals. Moral
issues should predominate over fin-
ancial issues; we should not neces-
sarily vote for the man whose cleo
ton will bring the most money to
our pockets. In short, it is the duty
of every citizen to be politician.
The Hon. Frank Reeves was next
introduced by the Rev. Mr.. Jessup,
and the spectacle of this eminent
practitioner ambushed behind the
puplit aroused no little interest.
Even he himself confessed to his
embarrassment, but soon got into
the swing of things and reminded
the audience in many ways of the
late lamented Sam Jones, whose
pyrotechnies brought CONSERVATION
to southern sinners in days gone by.
Mr.. Reeves said he might talk more
effectively IL there was some come
back" from the opbositiOn-but that
his was a question upon which every
one was agreed. The subject assigned
to Mr.. Reeves was, 1.-The Relation of
the Church to Professional Men," On
this theme the speaker said TOO
many people think of lawyer as
man who tries cases and collects
fees for it. Reduced to its last analy-
sis, the profession of law is con-
slant seeking after the truth. The
church, as an organization, dissem-
mates the truth in it's effort to up
life and benefit mankind. AS as in
stitution for the reclamation and sal
vation of fallen humanity the church
is the greatest force in the world.
sneak of the church as a whole, re-
gardless of particular creeds or spec
ial denominations. But if l may
be permitted to say it, | think in
some ways the respectable church is
minded. 1t depends. too much
on the efficiency of prayer alone, and
not enough attention is paid to the
temporal relief of the needy. Once
in Tacoma l saw man who was sick
sick from too much liquor. And
that is said to be an awful sickness.
A good christian churchman came
along, and asked the fallen man his
trouble; the poor wretch told him
the truth; that's too bad said the
good man, you should not drink,
and with this he left him tract on
the evils of intemperance. Soon
worldly man passed, and asked the
fallen one the nature of his woe, and
the man who was down and out told
this second inquirer the truth. And
the second man to come lifted him
up, and cared for him, gave him
proper restoratives and food, and
said that bye and bye, when he felt
better he should read the tract
which the good man had given him.
And the fallen man did read, bye AMI
bye and he was restored to respecta-
bility.
Il think the tendency among some
churchmen is to scowl not only at
sin, BUT TO SCOWL AT THE SIN
NER ALSO"
: At the conclusion of Mr.. Reeves
address the pastor of the church
thanked the two speakers, and ex-
pressed his appreciation of their
pointed remarks. John A. Gellatly,
who was to have spoken upon the
relations between the church and the