The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-28

and declared It one of the greatest
classical universities in the coun.
try.
TIis discourse was interesting and
he held the rapt attention Of the
large audience throughout.
Rev. George M. Rourke delivered
powerful sermon to large con-
lgregation Mt the First Presbyterian
Ichurch Sunday morning. The pastor
took for the basis of his remarks the
text found in Isaiah 56-7, For my
house shall be called a house of pray
er for all people
Rev. Rourke said in part: Christ
meets the demands Of all hungry souls
with full adequacy. Christ is the
Icenter that all things revolve around
ITO love Him is to love all things
associated with Him. His holy day
lis to the other days of the week as
He is to other men. He is house
OF prayer and services have begun
for me the moment cross the
threshold.
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where men may retreat from storms
an dtempests. The very sight Of
His house should humble all whose
eyes behold. No man can remain long
in the attitude Of prayer and still re-
Imain self righteous. The ringing Of
the church bells is an invitation from
God for all who hear to attend his
services. The Invitation let us pray
is meant in the plural sense-that all
should join in the prayer. God and
man sit together in His house and
God whispers comfort to the needy
and the needy tell God their condi-
ton. A wicked heart cannot long
look God in the face and remain in
different to prayer"
In the morning the choir sang Kip
llings "Recessional. At the even
ling services, the director, Mr.. r. r.
Mitchell, sang Sinking Tonight" and
the choir rendered some excellent
music.
v.The Preacher in Politics. was
I, the subject of an ecellent discourse
delivered by REV. f.. G. Mapes at
st. Paul's church Sunday morning
to a large congregation.
The rector said In part:
| "The matter under. discussion is
really the relation OF the church to
the state and when we have deter
mined what this Is. and have found
out what attitude Jesus as Re-
former took with regard to politics
as a means of efecting his reforma-
ton, then we are in position to
know what position men. who are
the professed ministers of the reli-
gion of Christ, should take with
regard to politics.
s.There was no conflict in ancient
times between the church and state
for the reason that all religion was
state religion, This conflict began
with the rise of the Christian church
but the conflict was waged simply
for the right to worship without
any interference on the part of the
state. After the Reformation a
/ mans religion spelled his politics
too, and the party in power always
contrived to make the country un-
healthy for those OF opposite be-
lief. The Christian doctrine of low
ling one Is enemies was cOnspicuously
absent in the dealings of men in
those days. But religious liberation
came, religion and the state were
divorced and every one felt that a
real good had been accomplished.
Y ''Jesus was OF royal blood, four
teen generations back from Mary
was David, so that II he had wished
I to press his claims to the throne
he would have undoubtedly found
many supporters. in those days when
every Jew hated Roman authority
and Roman rule, it needed only a
man with power over the common
people, to start revolt against the
| government. Jesus had that power.
And while it was true that the
Master accomplished very little
with the people In a religious way
l-of his chosen friends one denied
Him and another betrayed Him
and His following never numbered
more than few hundreds--st still the
events of Palm Sunday--that is the
Sunday before Easter show that the
mulitudes would have gladly accept
ed him as their political leader and
saviour against the Romans had he
given them the needed encourage
ment. You will remember how the
people met Him, as He rode into
the city of Jerusalem on young
ass, and cried, "Hosanna, blessed
is the King OF Israel that cometh
in the name of the Lord,o Here
was his opportunity to do real
work among His people. Had the
revolt succeeded. as King of Judea
He would have been In a position
to have done a mighty work among
those that, as subsequent events
showed--received Him only with
,ridicule and mockery.
| $50 when few days after he
uttered the words OF our text he