Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-25
CHURCH HAS POWER
TO AVERT EVILS
HARD WORK NECESSARY TO
SUCCESS
Bishop Hamilton Attends Meeting OF
the Los Angeles Ministerial Union
and Delivers Interesting
Sermon

"We have too many guesses and too
much soft doctrine, too much sissy
work and wishy-washy and spineless
preaching" said DR.. ]. Q. A. Henry
yesterday in an address made before
the Los Angeles Ministerial union.
1t had been announced that DR..
,, Henry would make the address of the
meeting and while awaiting his ARRIVAL
i Bishop Hamilton was called upon by
Rev. Warren f. Day, president OF the
union, to make few remarks Inc
bishop was greeted with hearty
Chautauqua salute. He said:
There was time when those up
lifted hands would have been closed
up in the spirit of division in the
churches. but now it is far different.
The various churches are being united
in one great common work. We are
living in an age of loving and think
ing. 1 believe men love their families
better from day to day, and surely on
the street cars the sWeethearts SNOW
great progress in this line.
THE danger periods have been when
people did not think enough. But we
are thinking more deeply and the
divisions in the churches are becoming
less as time goes on. The good old
Bible. with it's scars made by man, is
coming out brighter with it's constant
use. AS the mind is the standard OF
man we must think out our work on
the high plane of religious thought,
looking to God as the highest source
of Christian precepts."
DR.. Henry followed Bishop Hamil-
ton. His subject was, Passion and
Power in Preaching" He said:
Enthusiasm is often substituted for
passion. The truth is it requires the
hot air of passion that man may go
forth in accomplishing his best work
through the merits of Jesus Christ. 1t
is the state of the soul and is not de-
pendent upon outward appearances. 1t
is not the outward show but the burn
ings within that force their way out
for the saving of souls.
Eioquence Truth on Fire
zone said that 'eloquence is Chris
tan truth on fire. Through Jesus
Christ we have the work of moral pas
sion. A man who maintains high ideals
and works hard along those lines must
let some of the minor points go to-
smash in order to hold together the
great whole as much as possible.
1.-THE first secret is to be found in
the personal contact with God. 1t is
only through our personal work that
the passion will be given to us; the
passion that fights for God and will
continue through winter and summer
alike and not merely through conven-
lions but when we are standing alone.
We cannot make others more spiritual
unless we possess the principles of spir-
ituality. A man to be something must
believe something.
I'VE must hold grip on the Bible to
be strong. We need new visions. God
tasted death for us all. If we believe
this, we must admit that there is
something worth saving in the most
Veritable outcast in Los Angeles. We
must break our way through obstacles
in order to keep in the front rank in
this work of saving souls.
'It is not opinions but convictions
that are required. There is much diff
ference between them; the one you can
handle but the other can control you.
I'VE must solve the great moral
questions, such as intoxicating drink.
The churches have the power If they
will exercise it to avert these evils,
but they will never do the work in an
| easy going fashion. The workers must
fight and maintain the passion and
power in preaching.