The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-08
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BETTER LIFE
Eloquent Addresses in Ma
rion's Churches Sunday.
WESLEY MEMS MEETING
Large Crowd of Men Hears
Delaware Divine.
Rev. Piatt at Z. N. C. A. "Why
Stand by Ye Idle", Subject o.
Rev. F. 4. Zekielk's Sermon.

Rev. &. W. Barnes, pastor of tho
William street Methodist church at
Delaware. addressed a mass meeting
OF the men of Wesley NJ. E. church
sunday alfterno9n. The address was
one Of much profit and was heard
10y n large number.
The object of the mass meeting
was a greater interest ON the part
of the men I'm the work OF the
church. This naturally leads out
from the series of revival services
being held at the church in which
much Interest is being shown. So
profitable have been the meetings or
the past week that II was decided
Suulay evening to continue them
Through another week.
Rev Mr., Barnes in his address
refenred to the crying need Of all
luaits of the country for bold men
vino will stand firmly in the cause
of temperance. ale dd not dwell at
length on this point nut urged n
greater Christian experience on the
part of the men so Jhat they may I'm
turn be the stronger in the tenn
lperance cause.
The need of Intelligent Christian
men IS apparent in the struggle for
social equality today. We need men
who viii wrestle with this problem
and consider II right LASTLY, THE
nation needs strong Christian men
TO go fcdh into all of the earth
and gather in thcse who have not
yet learned of the religion of Christ
and those who after having attained
la Christian experience have wandered
away. DR.. Barnes closed his remarks
with plea for greater earnestness
in the Chrlsthln wcIll in the church.
He was hearl with marked Interest
Throughout his address.
AT the evening service at Wesley
IN. T. church SUNDAY district Super
Iintendent William McKBrackney
preached a powerful sermon taking
as his theme, FSupaeme Happiness" 4"
DIR. Brackney referred in the course
Of his remarks TO the many things
which bring happiness to the soul
but there Is no happiness so great
hs that of 1.-The Christian when me
has realized that his sins are for
given At the close of the sermon
n large number. came TO the altar
and many were converted.
Rev. f. e. Zechiel preached TO
large audience at the First Reform
ed church Sunday evening taking his
text irCm Matthew 20-G. The pasto.
said in part
''Why stand ye here idle? II is
curse to any man Ito be idle; it Is
a benefit to no onp to be id'e and
voluntary likeness d. still worse and
such people are sinners in the sighr
of God. The husbandman needed
help in his vineyard and thus the
text and thus the Savior speaks TO
nus.
"The church Is the Lords vine
yard and somewhere in it there Is
need for everyone. The Lord needs
you right now and right here. Many
mon pride themselves that they are
honest and upright in their dealings
and in every way they think them
selves as good as the church mem
ber. The Master says nothing against
this but lie wants more He wants
Church. When you do no wrong you
do no good in dhe Lords vineyard; I;
then you. are no good. Why have
you been idle. No one can enter the
Heaven unless their name be writ
ten on the book OF life,
'What excuse can you give the
Lorl at that tune of Julgdment?
Wbrt will you say when the Lord
questions you concerning your idle-
ness in His vlneyard?"
''No matter how crimson your sins
He will forgive YOU There Is no
parent as faithful as God. He SEND
HIS sen 10 save you and die for
you. He suffered that He might lift
YOU up. Then why are you idlel
Why lei men here I'm Marion go down
into sin Let us be awake and not
be idle in the vineyard of the Lord
Rev. Byron c. Piait, formerly pas.
tor OF the Central Christian church
, in This city, addressed the mems
meeting IN The auditorium OF the Y
I'm. G. A. building Sunday afternoon
u There was a a fair attendance ana
e the remarks of the speaker were oI
Interest. Mr. Piatt resigned the pas
n toHlte of the Central Christian
church. some time ago to go upoG
s the lecture platform and Is now un
der the management OF the Amer
can Lyceum Union, OF Rochester
N. Y.
. "Amen'an Mo,ab," was the tnem,
. se'ed,ed by Rev. Piatt for the after
. nron. discourse and in his talk h
referred to The bearing of our in
diyidual morality toward the natlona
welfare.
F'rhe country today is wrestling
with many such as the social prob
lem ami the only means to solve 4
correctly Is 10 ufBe greater prlnci
pies of moral conduct on the par