Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-30
CORNER STONE OF
CHURCH is LAID
UIH0N AVENUE METHODIST
CONSECRATED
Pasadena Minister breaches on "The
Fruit of the Spirit"-PreIimina
Exercises Held in Loretto
Hall

"I believe if a man should get into
heaven without the fruit of the Spirit
he would want to go to hell" said Rev.
Matt S. Hughes, pastor of the First
Methodist church of Pasadena, yester-
day afternoon at the laying of the cor
ner stone of the new Union Avenue
Methodist church at Union avenue and
Court street.
Owing to the great heat the prelim-
mary exercises were held in Loretto
hall, the parish building of the Church
of Our Lady of Loretto, which is being
used by the Methodist church for its
services during the building of the
new church. Aside from Rev. DR..
Hughes, the pastor, Rev. w. A.
Knighten, was assisted by Rev. J. B.
Green and Rev. A. w. Atkinson, su-
perintendent of the Los Angeles dis
trict.
Following the exercises the audience
adjourned to the new church site,
where the corner stone was formally
laid by District superintendent Ad-
kinson.
The new church will be one of the
most artistic of it's size in Los An
geles. The style of the building will
be Gothic, the front, including the
tower, of brick. There will be a large
memorial window and other features
of artistic appearance. The seating ca
pacity of the auditorium will be 400
On the main floor will be class rooms
pastors study and department rooms.
Sunday school rooms, dining room and
kitchen will be situated in the base
ment. The church will cost $4,000.
Rev. DR.. Hughes, who was the
speaker of the afternoon, took for his
text Gal. 5:22-23, the subject being
"The Fruit of the Spirit" He said in
part:
1--WE must not be in doubt of the
mind of the apostle. He saw men as
trees, some good, others bad, accord
ingly of the spirit and of the flesh, and
each bore it's own fruit. These trees
still grow and bear fruit. God asks us
to make choice of the good fruit, which
is the fruit of the Spirit. The fruit of
anything represents its highest char
acteristic and we should strive for the
fruit of the Spirit, which constitutes
love, joy, peace and long suffering.
Imagination Is Essential
1--WE should allow our imaginations
to work in religion. What will make
heaven for us? Nothing but the fruit
of the Spirit.
Love existed before the coming of
Jesus Christ, but after his coming he
put the divine love into the hearts Of
tH0 pcOPAO.
Goodness does not simply mean to
be good but to be good for something,
to show the fruit of the Spirit. With
strong faith the Christian can do much
on small theological capital. If man
is imbued with the Spirit of God he
will do his duty and dependence can
be placed on him.
",The word temperance is very much
agitated. Some apply 1T to Milwaukee
that was made famous and other con-
ditions. The fact Is the lower part
gets on top Of the whole proposition.
When the animal propensity gets con-
troll it becomes beastly. The whole
thing is like a man strapped to a run
away horse, who has no control Of
himself.
1.-THE vital religion is the fruit of the
Spirit. But we do not testify in the
same Spirit as our forefathers did
Many young persons now think their
parents are old fogies.
Let us consider the purposes of the
church 9nd form associations that will
advance the fruit of the Spirit" -