The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-11-23
ST. PAUL'S MISSION
DRAWING TO A CLOSE
Large Attendance Greets
Father Howard in His
Services.

On Saturday evening and at both the
services of morning and evening prayer
on Sunday large congregations gath
cred at ST. Paurs Episcopal church and
listened eagerly to the inspiring SER
mons of Rev. Father Howard of Plym-
outh, Ind, in the course of mission
services at that church, which have
been holding the attention of the
thoughtful religious people of the
community for the past ten days. The
subject of the sermon Saturday even
ing was taken from the text selected
from the Acts of the Apostles, eighth
chapter, seventeenth verse, and was en-
titled Confirmation in Christian Life"
I'm the laying on of hands in con-
firmation,'' said Father Howard, the
power of the holy spirit bestows upon
us the seven-old gifts of grace which
enables us to go on step by step in
the Christian life and to do those things
which God wants US and commanded
us to do. These seven-fold gifts are
understanding, wisdom. knowledge,
counsel, spiritual strength, true Godli-
ness and holy fear. Earnest cultiva-
ton of these precious gifts brings us
nearer and nearer to the perfection of
Christ-like character"
Answers Questions.
The following questions were an
swered from the standpoint of church
teachings:
What is the cause and cure of un-
happy marriages?'
How should l conduct myself in
church,"
Am 1 good enough to belong to the
church,"
On Sunday morning at o'clock there
was a celebration of the holy COM
munion. Father Howard being cele-
brant
At the service at 10:45 the text of
the missioner was selected from St.
Luke, twenty second chapter, nine
teenth verse. The subject being:
Holy Communion with God"
THE service of the sacrament of
Christ's body and blood instituted by
Jesus Christ himself" said the speak
er, should be the service which all
Christians must faithfully observe in
| order to receive the full benefits of
| Gods love and mercy toward us. Our
souls will be strengthened and uplift-
ed if we will but receive in faith the
consecrated bread and wine at God s
| holy altar
| The following questions were an
swered:
What do you think of dancing and
card playing?"
why should 1 go to church,"
IF Christianity is the gospel of
peace, how do you account for the fact
/ that the so-calIed Christian nations
are the most war-like?"
Large Attendance I'm the Evening.
At the evening service the largest
| congregation of the mission listened
to the splendid sermon on the sub
ject of THE Holy Ghost" from the text
Romans eighth chapter, fourteenth
verse. The Holy Ghost, the comfort
err" said Father Howard, is the one
who will help you and guide you into
all truth. 'Grieve not the holy spirit
| was not spoken of an influence but
| of a person. You cannot grieve ar
enemy; you may anger him, but you car
| grieve a friend. The holy spirit /:
our greatest friend and IL we only lei
him come into our hearts and dwell
therein we shall be blessed continually
in our daily lives"
Answers were given also to the fol
| lowing questions:
why do you have an altar?'
What do you think of Christian
Science?"
=" Do not Christian Science, so-called
deny the divinity of Christ, thereb!
becoming heresy?"
Can communicate of the church
believing in Christian Science, right
fully receive the sacrament of the hol!
| eucharist?"
Discusses Christian Science.
Christian Science" said the speaker
''is a reaction from the materialism o
our age and as such is serving Godi
purpose in arousing Christians to thei
neglect of truly spiritual things. AS
matter Of doctrine it is heresy as i
denies the deity of our Lord and i
absurd in its denial of material things
! 1t is neither Christian nor scientific. an
in many cases fails utterly becaus
of its lack of the real essentials o
Christ's teachings and will eventual.
disintegrate after having served tn
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