Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-13
Pastor Jump
 Says Farewell
ALSO MAKES sUNDRY REMARKS
 IN HIS FINAL SERMON.
"A POLITE RELIGIOUS CLUB l"
Retiring New Britain Clergyman
 Enunerates Types of Churches Which Will Be Cast Out by the Lord.

New Britain, Conn. Nov 12.--Mem- bers of the congregation of the South Congregational church of this place are tonight actively discussing tho farewell sermon preached by it's pas- tor, Rev. Herbert Jump, at the morn ing service today. Rev. MT. Jump, who has been pastor of the church for the past tW0 years, and is leaving 10 assume charge of a church in Oak land, Cal, took occasion in his morn ing sermon to say that the Lord would sooner CT later cast out as an Unprofitable servant that church which was prouder of it's organ and brown stone front than of the poor who sought 1t.
 Preached the Gospel of Christ.
 In opening his remarks Mir. Jump said that for the past two years he had preached the gospel of a minis tering Christ and that in proclaiming his message some of the congregation had not agreed with him and some of them were officers in the church. Con- ttnung, he said;
 Prouder of Organ Than Poor People.
 When a church cares more for re- spectability than for humble services; when it is prouder of it's organ and orownstone front than it is of it's poor people who seek its pews for wor- ship; when it regards itself a polite religious club, with it's clergyman an errand boy to do it's bidding, rather than a regiment marching into battle with its minister heading the charge and giving the strategy of the cam paign; whenever the power of money dominates it's policies and restraints are placed on the lips of the preacher lest he champion too frankly and too earnestly the cause of the laboring man; when it cares more for it's dig nifty and size than for the breadth of it's influence in the city; when it con graduates upon thrift of management rather than upon the laVishness with NV1 in for ward every good work for the king com of God; when it follows conVen- tionsl precedents so vigorously that it dare not fling wide open it's doors to the common people and appeal to them with an eVangel put in such terms that it attracts; in short, it ts church that eventually forgets in practice if not in theory the example of the Master and allows itself to be ad- administered unto rather than a church that ministers-thep the days of the church are numbered. Unless tt re- pents and brings itself again into har- mony with the free, democratic, social gospel of Jesus Christ as recorded in the New Testament the Lord will sooner or later cast that church out as an unprohtable servant
 Time for Fasting and Prayer.
 At the conclusion of the above re- marks he said:
 T hasten to add in these phrases I have not attempted to describe any particular church. least Of all the South church. I have merely said that if a church is failing in any or all of those lines it needs to consider it's own case most seriously. You know" he said. your own church better than I. You know if any of these charges could be brought against your church. Against the church as a whole or any single person in the church, if thera is any danger of their being true, it is time for fasting and prayer"
 Not to Be Frightened.
 Tn closing he said: Some of you have not been sparing in your speech in public or private or sparing in crit icism of me and my work. I am not to be frightened out of my convic- tions."