St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-08-07
UNION MEETINGS.

The seccfd of the series of
union meetings was held in the Bap.
lists beautiful church hoire Sunday
evening. The exercises we're opened
ly singing by the choir, followed by
scripture reading by Rev. J. =. Johnson
who read the sd chapter of Isaiah,
and the congregation was then led
in praye. by Rev. Nelson of tie Con-
gregational church. lie was followed
by the congregation in q song
Rev. Leonard then introduced the
speaker of the evening, Rev Chester
Iaul Gates, of the United Evangeli-
cal church. Rev Gates opened his
discourse by saying that the passage
of scripture read contained his theme
but was not the text from which he
wished TO speak. In fact the theme
OF all of holy writ, from Genesis to
Revelations was his theme, and that
in John 3.1C,w contained the theme
In its most concise TO m-I'or God
60 loved theworld that he geye his
only bogotten son, that whosoever
belleveth in him might not perish,
but have everlasting life.
lie spoke of Christ as the onls way
OF sal, alton That there waI 10 other
name give whereby we rIght be
saved. ho did not wish To- infer or
have his hearers TO infe- that to
have Jne's name on the church book
constituted salvation, but he that did
the will of the Master. lie said too,
that "A careful census OF the Chui ches
established the fact that out or ev-
esy 100 church members there were
lut four actlvo aggressive workers
and % Indifferent more or less TO
their duties and privileges lie
thought II no wonder that tbs church
was not overcoming the world
lie said his message therefore was
TO look TO Christ fJr salyaticE. But
the question comes whore Bbal! we
sec Christi Not IN pOlItcs.iIr there
al was crooked or nearly 40. lie paid
n great tribute To the pocrl,ba one
IL national politics by saying that
ho could not have retained such n
high place In tho national political
ona unless he possessed clean
life.
Continuing, the speaker said you car
net go 10 the lodges for salvation.
The lodges were al right. but II was
not their wolk TO save SOUL That
enc might b, the best lodg, member
w the worlG out of Christ md stlll
20 hell. That u lodge of ltgcli never
had and never could save n crni from
l,s sins. Il was lot the pr" inco OF
tho lodge To save souls. salvation
was not ln business. IN those mod.
orn tim ~ With the modern methods
II was rarely that there vls not "a
crooked place In the busipcFr mans
career. Neither could W. look Ia the |
unfaithful church member. tho hypo.
ulto for Christ. the true church
member. O. the invisible church |
20 him YOU might look for "a tue rep
r"scntailon OF Christ here ol earth
TO him who denying hlm'o M goes
about doing good. faithful IN season
and out OF season, SO. II sou are
looking for him In the church de not
look at the hypocrito. bui at the
men aud women who were faithful
ana earnest In their Efforts to do
the will of God.
lie admonishod his hearers Ia be
doors Of the word and not hearers
only,
The meeting was closed by prayer
10y Rev. Leonard and the song WIN
there bo any stars In my CrownT
by the congregation.
In making the announoort nts for
tho coming Sunday Brotlv' Leon
ard took occasion To call he poor
editor down for the mistake a. keep
Ing the identity of the spt akcr for
the evening u secret In n Joking way
Tor which he Is noted.but Il IL time
he editor Is loaded for the good
brother, as II was two memlors of
he cloth who informed him that the
name OF tho speaker was not TO be
,iyon In the paper-but IL h ever
hus! The speaker for next sunday
viii be Rev Johnson OF the Christ {
un church. aud the place OF meeting {
I the Congregational church. All 4,
ro invited TO the meetings. I