Evening journal., 1910-10-31

much too small 10 contain all who |
desired to enter. The movable par |
titions between the new building and |
the part thar was formerly the chapel |
were raised and the seating capacity /
was doubled. Even then many per-
sons were obliged TO stand during
both the morning and evening SER
vices
tThe dedicatory sermon was preach
ed at the morning service by the Rev.
John Howard Harris. ID. d., l.. l.. d..
president Of Bucknell University.
Lewisburg. Pa. The sermon was
based on the text. whatsoever Things
Are August. Think on These" Phil,
AS. DR. Harris said that the spirit of
the church, shown in its various ac-
tivities, and I'm the character of its
individual members, was an express
sion of mans response to the energ-
izing of God, and presents sublime
/ subject for contemplation.
Dr.. Harris continued:
1T is mans duty TO make advances
upon the past. No institution Is SO
good that il cannote be made better
While the truths OF morals like th,
truths of mathematics are the same
for all ages. they must be applied &,
changing conditions I'm manifold ways
Besides every advance I'm civilization
brings with it new problems and the
need of readjustments. The eleva-
ton of woman. for Instance. while II
has diminished the number of actual
divorces o. separations. has increased
the number of legal divorces. With
the better education Of woman and
their capability of self-support they
will not stand the treatment they
once did. AS long as II was a quss-
! ton of enduring much i'll treatment or
/ OF starvation they would endure
much IN treatment But education
Pand new avenues of employment have
changed all that Woman is self-re-
specting and insists rightly enough
that she be respected. II the hus-
! band is selfish and brutal, or If he is
drunken and abusive, the wife leaves
J him and takes care of herself If
there is property involved, she seeks
a legal separation and ought to have
1t. Divorce then, is an incident Of
| progress. result of the education
and improved position of the woman,
The cure for the evil will be found.
not i'm doctoring the symptoms, BIT
I'm removing the cause. Let the family.
D IT,.
husbands and wives and the number
of divorces will be lessened There
are more happy homes I'm the world
to-day than ever before, and the num-
Der is increasing"
Receiving the Church Keys.
In receiving the keys of the church
from the builder, w. Howard May, Mr..
Holloway, the church pastor, spoke
the following appreciation:
"This Is not merely the largest ma
terial accomplishment of this church f;
It is an evident of living faith and
practical spirituality. Such liberaiity
as many have shown is the full and
fragrant flower of real spirituality
And it IS not the outstanding work of
one, or a few members; but Of the
church as a whole. Therefore, as a
church, we are receiving the blessing
of IN .taFehreu Or crdlupupupupu
of the Father Our rich toned organ
will not play the accompaniment e
the solo OF one glad heart; but the full
deep accompaniment TO the resound
ing chorus of the whole Second Bap'
tist Church, so happy and harmoni
Gus.
Death has been busy while w
worked. The first chairman Of on
Building Committee, the gifted ant
consecrated Alfred Gawthrop,tremen
dously I'm earnest in this cause, 81
dear to his heart, was called suddenl
: to a higher service, even heavenly
- Then later. but not until his worl
for us, had been accomplished, Go
summped our architect, the able an
thoroughly christian Isaac Pursel
Though absent from us to-day In bod,
we thoroughly believe they are pres
ent I'm spirit. Their bodily absenC
solemnizes our hearts, but casts n
gloom. Charles f. Wollaston, ASST
ciated with Alfred Gawthrop in builC
ing the Chapel. was appointed to tab
his place as chairman of the preseI
Building Committee. Sense of dui
! overcame a natural reluctance, and I
has discharged his weighty respons
bilities I'm a manner to elicit the ei
Z thusiastic admiration OF all. He hi
A shown a natural architectural insig
II combined with a mastery of detail
II so essential to practical chairma
H ship Of a building committee. An
II with kindly consideration for q
II Judgment and wishes OF other meT
II bers of the committee, the pastor, al
II all concerned, he has done his wo'
II without engendering any i'll feelin
n In fact, all the members OF this cor
i mittee and the Building Fund Comm
tee can be honestly commanded Il