The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-13


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n AN interesting sermon on "The
Boundless Love OF God,' was given
lat Wesley NJ. e. Church, Sunday
Ievening, by Rev. j. +. Newcomb.
pastor of the Methodist Church at
York Center. The speaker took his
ltext from jeremiah 31:3.
Rev. Mr.. Newcomb said that love
is the only means by which men can
be brought truly to God. IL is love
that will conquer the world for Christ.
TOO many sinners" said Rev Mr..
Newcomb, believes that God hates
them. God has only love for every.
lone and is always ready to exercise
that love for the salvation of mon +"
Next to the love of God is the af.
Election of a mother, said the sneaker
| Rev. Mr.. Newcomb stopped In
Marion while enroute TO Lakeside.
where he viii help prepare for tho
opening of that resort.
REV. c. c. Staffeld, of Grand Ran.
lus, Michigan, occupied the pulpit
at both morning and evening services
at tne Calvary Evangelical church
sunday. The pastor is making a tour
,,ot the central states collecting money
lwith which to advance the work of
the weak churches in the New Eng
'and conferences. In the morning he
preached on the theme, God Lovetb
Cheerful Giver" and at the evening
service, THY Kingdom Come" Col-
iections were taken at both services
ana neat sum was raised.
Ihe congregation of st. Paul's
episcopal church enjoyed rare
treat at the morning service when
MIS-. ferdinand Drumm sang the
oHertory, How Sweet the Name os
Jesus. Mrs. Drumm possesses n
soprano voice of much range and nm
usuai strength and sweetness. For
nVe years, she was soloist in one of
itne largest Episcopal churches at
Philadelphia. -
me members Of the congregation
were delighted with Mrs. Drumm,s
shsihg' and an effort will be made
10 secure her services as soloist for
In the city. soy
he commercial club came I'm for
scoring in the Sunday evening ser-
laoh or Rev. Byron C. Piatt. pastor
o .ne central Christian church
Ihe Commercial cInb bas -
srauing Influence on the morals Of
MARION because 1t tends to mt a
gloss of respectability on vice and
drunkenness" declared the Central
IChristian pastor.
| Rev, MrlPiatt, using Information
(which he said he obtained form two
prominent members of the club. told
loi visits made to the club house at
ihight by women of questionable char
acter.
Il am told that when representa-
yves OF the club were trying To in
|uuce one man to join they told him
,nat actresses and other women of
,'ke stripe could be taken to the club
mouse and entertained without anv
rear or public talk" said the sneaker
nc sermon was one of a series he
ing given by Rev. Mr.. Piatt on the
Ten commandments. The command
lneht which formed the basis of this
uiscourse is the one, Thou shalt NOT
commit adultery" Rev. Mr.. Piatt tool,
up the question of public morals in
general. ' ~
The divorce evil was dwelt upon to
considerable length, the sneaker ex-
pressing the belief that eventually the
aw VIII be that man and wife can
legally separated only on the
grounds of infidelity or adultery
The speaker stated that he noel
lively VIII not perform q MARRIAGE
ceremony in which either of the con-
parties Is a person who has
peen divorced on any but the grounds
oi adultery Even where divorce was
granted on these grounds, the person
heing remarked must have been the
party in the divorce matter
A'lasting evil is being made of the
great factories of the country. Mr.
riatt said. In these places girls and
women OF all ages and characters are
on the benches and by /
naliy contact the pure become inn /
pure. This evil should be remedied. /
said the speaker
Next Sunay evening, Rev. Mr.. Piatt
VIII speak on the commandment, |
honor thy mother and thy father" +
y. O. Bradshaw, student of
Denison university, filled the puloit
at the First Baptist church yester-
dav. In the morning Mr.. Brad a
shaw delivered an excellent sermon
ON THE subject "The Connecting
Link Between God and Man. . Tn (
The evening he preached to a large Il
congregation on the subject, "Man, 3
Relations With God. q ID