The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-12

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THE average wage Garner believes
he is not getting square DEAL said
DR.. W. A. Powell of Lawrence.
There are too many crooked sticks
in the church that hinder the work, .
was the suggestion of Rev. John
Kcehler Of the German Methodist
church.
cit is hard to get my men to see
that the work I ask them to do is
worth While as compared to their
business" said the Rev. Charles A.
Finch.
THE satisfied condition of the we'll
today" said the Rev. C. H. Beaver of
Sabetha, .cripples the work of the
church. Many of these people do not
want to have Jesus Christ scan every
check drawn and look into the affairs
of the church.
81 am afraid we do not preach
Jesus Christ as the splendid heroic
boys was the statement of DR.. Ar
thur s. Henderson.
Out of Town Men Here.
Half of the attendance at the meet
ing this morning consisted of persons
who hail from out of town. All the
trains today have been bringing men
who desire to become experts" in
religion, and before the week is over
it is anticipated that nearly a thcus-
and outsiders will have been here.
An interesting address was delivered
this morning on 1.-The Need and Oppor-
tunity.' by DR.. c. A. Barbour, the team
leader.
IF this Men and Religion campaign
is just a FORM he said, "and if the ex-
penditure of force and money is not
demanded We had better pack up our
suitcases and go home.
Let us take look at the business
world TODAY. I venture TO saw that the
business standards are such as to make
it a difficult matter for a Christian bust
ness man to lead life strictly accord
ing to the teachings of Jesus Christ
through and through with commercial
ism, and the disciples of Christ who are
genuine disciples have to work pretty
hard to keep their shields clean.
Homes Are in Danger
1T wouldn't do to ask this company
of men how many had family prayers
this morning. I'm afraid it would en-
barrass some of you. There are some
professedly Christian homes where
grace is not said at the table The
SO much bridge whist and pedro that
there isn't much time to talk to their
sons and daughters of the Christian life.
The Christian homes are in grave peril
today. When our home goes our pow
er as a nation goes with it,
I'VE are rot hopeless peSSimists or
senseless optimists, burying our heads
in the sand. Greece and Rome have
fallen and others have gone into de-
.'The young men of our America
are in grave peril. We ought to have
recreation, but when recreation be-
as secondary thing we have the cart be-
fore the horse
John NJ. Dean spoke on Prayer as an
Agency of the Kingdom, and William
al 1T On
bic in Action
This afternoon at 2:15 John Alexan-
Ger. president OF the Boy Scouts. spoke
on "The Boy" Yutaka Minakuchi, the
address on The World Call of the Cos
Del''
Easy to Reach People.
1.-THE church has been too depend
ent upon her services" declared John
NJ Dean the community extension
s.expert'' of the team of Men and Re
ligion instructors. in speaking at the
First Presbyterian church Monday
night before several hundred men,
1--WE can reach the masses any time
we develop good leg ability and any
time we know where the laboring peo-
Die work The only obstacle in the
way of penetrating the entire COM
munity is the lack of an adequate
munity extension work is simply to
extend Christ's gospel beyond the
walls of the church
I'm the early days of Christianity
there were no churches. When 1 think
of the people carrying the gospel in
jaiIs, hospitals. and on the streets,
wonder, men, why we are so cowardiy
that we hide in the church all the
time.
what right have you to expect men
to come to church who are not Chris
tians Jesus Christ has a right to ex-
pect you to go to them if they don't