The Washington herald., 1908-08-24
CHURCH NEEDS MEN
Rev. Mr. HOrne'S Sermon
Urges All to Attend.
PUTS RELIGION BEFORE LABOR
Pastor Temporarily Preaching at
Vermont Avenue Christian Church
Urges Hearers TO FOrxaEe Business
on Sunday-SeyereIy scored Dis
putes as Tending 20 Disrupt.

As the subject OF his farewell sermon
last night Rev John Med Horne pas
to- Of Grant Park Church of Christ. Des
8Io.ues. Iowa. Who has been occupying
the pulpit at the Vermont Avenue Chris
tan Church in the absence Of Rev r d
Power. used Why men stand apart from
the kingdom Of heaven
Asa introduction Rev. NJ Flrne gave
his version Of the subject. Iiken-nE u 20 a
net which brings in both good and had
fish from the depths Of the sea
Speaking q fhe reasons WY men be-
come separated from tEe church or never
affiliate themselves with IL. Rev Mr..
Horne said
I have found that men are sometimes
pre5ccupied with business. which they
believe 90 be OF more Importance Khan
I the church
They seem TO forget that a house
built without a firm foundation VIII fail
Business should be reared on the fogEda-
tian Of religion
Church Not Given Attention.
Other men are th0uEHtless and do no;
give 90 the church the attention il de-
mauds. when YOU question rhsm con-
ce-uiug their reason for not joining The
church. they reply they have never
thought Of IT,
Il remember an instance IN my home
town which brought me face % face with
one Of the reasons why men do not be-
( long 20 the church In my bcyhood
/ had known a man who, with his wife. had
! been tEe foundation OF one Of our large
/ churches
/ After being away from home many
years. returned and learned the old
man was no longer a member OF the
ichuch- I went 20 sre him. and ne would
not tell me MS reason for leaving
learned from another friend the cid man
I had known a man who. with his wife had
! feIlov-churchuan over a most trivial
matter
There was only one window in the
/ church on which memorial had not beer
! inscribed and each Of the two men want
I ed the window The other man got g.
I and my friend severed himself from The
church he had helped 10 build and where
/ he had attended most Of his life
Youth Leaves when Criticised.
/ Il recall the case OF Young man who
/ left a church because. while talking dur
/ ing service, he vas publicly reprimandet
I by the minister I told the young mar
not 10 be a fool because his pastor was
( one.
Some men do not become members o.
| churches because they. cannot choose be
/ tween the various sects Of religion. Prot
I Graham Taylor. in speaking q this Csus,
Z for separation between man and Christ
! said: Would TO God there were NJ
! names on churches
Intention Good, but Feeble.
7 have known men who wanted 70 be
| come chUrchmen and who had made u
their minds TO do 50. but never FOLLOWED
their intentions They would tell them
selves they would Join church tomorrow
and Tomorrow never came.
They put il Of day by day and fuaI.
/ forsook the project altogether
| Remember that life is a matter OF atti
tude ard allegiance. love ard loyalty
Rev 1Ir. Horne leaves Washington il
/ a few days for Bethany Beach. Del.
summer resort frequented by member
Of the Christian Church. He VIII de
liver a sermon there on Sunday next. an,
viii then return 70 his home in Iowa