Evening journal., 1910-10-03
GRACE WELCOMES
THE NEW PASTOR
DR.. Craig Makes Favorable
Impression in First Sum-
day Services
SUNDAY-SCHOOL
JOINS In RALLY

To an audience that filled the
church. the Rev. Dr.. Alfred r. Craig,
successor of the Rev. DR.. II. W. Kel-
logg, preached his first sermon as
pastor OF Grace NJ. E. Church yester-
day morning. He made a most fa-
vorable impression. Following the
greeting in the morning, DR.. Craig
was welcomed at a Sunday school rail-
ly in the afternoon. In the evening
he preached to another large audi
ence.
DR.. Craig's morning sermon was
based on the text: And the Lord
said, write the vision and make IL
plain upon the tables that he may
run that readeth il Heb. IL, 2. AZ
ter saying our age is on the rum"
and needed a religion that could win
attention, DR.. Craig presented the BIZ
BILE as vision that was written so
plain that he who ran could read.
Moreover, he said, the religion that
would suit this busy age, must have
to it the ring of reality. He con-
tinued:
Another requirement of religion
for the busy man Is that 1t will dem
onstrate its utility. He is constantly
asking of every matter that claims his
thought does IL work? VIII IL pay d?
Can IL serve me any real need? If Z
does not come up to this touchstone
of utility he may not denounce It, he
merely neglects IT, This test he is
constantly putting to everything he
deals with He may not be much
concerned with the theory OF things,
but he is intensely alert for every
practical result. He has not that phil
osophic interest in electricity that
characterized Franklin, but he takes
wonderfully to a man like Edison who
can not only delve deep into the sub
ject, but who also keeps I'm close touch
with the patent Office and makes IL
pay.
"Our busy age needs the power OF
religion" DR.. Craig continued. There
is that in a too constant contact with
this world of commercialism that de-
presses the individual. II degrades
the ideals, il says the towers OF spir-
itual resistance, il blunts fine edge OF
keen moral distinction, II lowers the
of strong heroic purpose. An
electric motor will not run on in
without being freshly
down on the highway and hauled Off
to the garage TO be recharged or 10
the repair shop for new fittings. IL
is impossible for a man to be SO spir-
itually and morally charged that he
WIN endure foverevr the stress and
strain OF our modern commercial life.
We have seen too many moral break
down in these later days. II is pit
liable spectacle. IL is religion that
this busy age most needs.
The quartet choir gave an interest
ing musical program. Their morning
anthems were Praise the Lord Je-
rusalem," and Mrs. Mitchell sang, "A
Divine Redeemer."
The usual lesson was dispensed
with at the Sunday school service ant
the entire time was given to an inter
esting program. Grace Sunday schoo
orchestra played a number of prett!
airs and a feature of the excersisel
was the professional OF the primary
junior and intermediate departments
The small children carried flags, and
they made a pretty appearance az
/ they filed into the room. The decora.
tions for the occasion were Of g
patriotic nature. The following pro-
gram was given;
Professional. primary, junior and
intermediate departments; orchestra
hymn No. 105, school; prayer, the
Rev. A. A. Wilmot; hymn No. 81
school; responsive reading (lesson) ;
motion song, beginnerH recitation
Marion Truax: recitation, Sara Smith
vocal duet, Irene Winner and Edith
Lackey; recital, 23d Psalm; hymn, in
termediate department; violin solo, E
W. Martin; hymn, intermediate de.
partment; the class's FIVE minutes
bass solo, f. S. Haynes; hymn No. is
school; address by the pastor, Al
fred e. Craig, d. D.; dismissal; or
chestra.