The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-06-29

years, preaching every Sunday and
during all that time had new re-
sponsive reading at each service. Mr.
Atwood has memorized all of the
book of Psalms, the Gospel of ST.
John and many other parts of the
bible. He is an eloquent reader and
puts into the delivery of the respon-
sive reading and the scripture lessons
much force and power, bringing out
their meaning in the best style. Mr..
Atwood says preacher has no bust
ness to rush over the services without
giving them thought and trying TO
put meaning into them. There isn't
one preacher in fifty who begins to
read as does Mr. Atwood. He is also
a good singer and joins heartily in
the hymns and other musical part of
the service.
Mr. Attwood's morning subject was
the nature of God. He illustrated it
with the story of the prodigal son.
This matchless tale was given new
meaning. The verage preacher
makes the prodigal the chief charac-
ter: Mr.. Atwood puts the father in
that role He shows from the story
that the father is kind, fOrgiving,
loving, his heart ever yearning for his
offspring and his home ever open to
receive the repentant and returning
prodigal These characteristics he
ascribes to God, pressing his illuStra-
lions home with great power. In
telling the story of the prodigal son
Mr.. Atwood held his audience SPELL
bound: rarely has anyone who was
in his audience Sunday ever heard
it given so feelingly and so forcefully.
In the evening Mr.. Atwood
preached about blind Bartimeus, and
this discourse was fully up to the
standard of the morning sermon.
The house was uncomfortably packed
and the audience sweltered in Excess
sive summer heat, but Mr.. Attwood's
matchless portrayal of the scenes con-
nected with the healing of the blind
beggar, coupled with his eloquent APP
peal and the forceful way in which he
made his points and drove his truths
home, held the audience for twenty
five minutes. The sound of pin
falling to the floor could have have
been heard at any time during the
sermon, and so interested was his
audience that when he had finished it
seemed that he had only just begun.
At 2:3O in the afternoon Mr.. Att
wood conducted the annual Pythian
memorial service in honor of Pythian
Knights who have passed away. None
had departed this life during the past
year, but the speaker paid fine and
touching tribute to all who had gone
on before. He then addressed him
self to a brief discourse on the princi-
pies of Pythianism, telling the ancient
story of Damon and Pythias ina vivid
manner that thrilled his hearers. AL
bert w. Dahlem, chancellor COM
mander of Fidelity Lodge No. 12O,
Knights of Pythias, presided at this
service and introduced the grand
chancellor. The music was furnished
by special quartet choir consisting of
Mrs. R. E. Hansen, soprano; Mrs. Alex
Jameson, alto; T. w. Mann, tenor;
DR.. H. F. Hennemann, bass. The
music for the morning and evening
service was furnished by the young
ladies of the church.
On Monday evening Grand Chan
cellOr Atwood made his official visit |
to Fidelity Lodge. There was a |
good attendance of the active MEM
bers and the evening passed pleasant
ly and profitably with the formal re-
ception of the grand lodge officer, the
regular lodge session, luncheon and |
an informal smoker following. Grand |
Chancellor Atwood addressed the |
lodge, giving them words of inspira-
tion and encouragement, and his visit |
here, it is believed, will result in re-
newed activity in Pythian circles.
During the lodge session it was voted
to secure the services of Grand Chan