The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-01-10

S ~ 4zxyA . O1403ls ~ xAASxA44Nt11A Wv
tionaI church. Some IS Christians
were found and organised into Con
gregational church, to whom two
were added during the first year with
. Sunday school of 81 members.
After this, other missionaries came
and In close proximity organized
churches of sister denominations.
The Congregationalists rather than
meet a competitive rivalry, suspend
ed all services, taking the customary
certificates, to introduce them to
other churches. Some OF these en-
tered the churches here, others re-
moved, while others withholding con-
nection save by work and support,
awaited the time when the church OF
their special love and preference
should resume its organic existence
and work.
Now after some Is years of wait,
in the minds OF many, the time has
arrived bringing material and the
sense of need for the reestablishment
of the pioneer and Mother church,
and preliminary steps have been
taken which insure the future Of a
fiourishing organization. Attaching
yourselves to the church is attaching
yourselves to the Christ. mo man
can serve two masters" True con-
secration carries all over to Christ.
Secular work is not unholy. All duty
is sacred in Gods sight. The hands
of Jesus swung the ak and pushed the
plane, and he pleased the Father
then as we'll as when he was pray
ing, singing and reading the scrip
lures; Pauls hand sewed upon tents,
and he was just as near God when
thus at work as when he was preach
ing in the synagogue, for he was a
Cody man.
Conversion changes the motive of
life. Self comes down from the throne
and we do everything for the Mas
ter.
The world is reading our lives and
it reads no other Bible. There is no
other such clarifying God as in sim
pie goodness. To love is to live,
and all true living is loving. The
Christ-life must always be a life of
love, of usefulness and of helpful
ness The rule of Christian living
is the doing of the thing that Christ
himself would, if he were precisely
in our place.
Struggle and conflict will be our
lot, sometimes, but He who hath
never conflict, hath never a vic
tors palm. And only the toilers
know the sweetness of rest and
calm
The present enrolment of 81 men,
bers will please form as their names
are called. Four of this number
join with us upon their first profess
sion. five will receive baptism. Dea-
cons will be ordained and the admin
istration of the Lords Supper will
follow with closing words
Closing Words.
And now in the beloved Lord, let
it be impressed on your hearts that
in this manifest obedience TO the
spirit of his command which is to all
mankind as they shall become in
formed, as well as to those who hear.
heed, and obey, that you have taken
place with renewed covenant among
the enrolled sons and daughters Of
the ever-present and living God, who
has promised such to be Father unto
them
You, therefore. can rest in the
conscious assurance of the Father
hood of God in truer, higher and
more helpful sense than the children
of this world, who do not so acknow-
ledge allegiance and love to God and
man. can rightfully claim OF expect
Especially dear to the great Father
heart must be all who like you sur
render and love-
Although comparatively few in
number among ten thousand citizens
you are not alone, but part of de-
nominational fellowship of upwards
of one million like-minded souls Of
the Congregational brotherhood in
our land.
Their eyes are lovingly turned to
this new and rapidly growing terri
tory, wherin their loved children and
friends are located These stand
with open and ready hands to res
pond to the calls for needed future
help as they have heretofore in the
planting of the 174 now existing
churches and 425 Sunday schools and
our Congregational college at Walla
Walla.
Our missionary societies are now