Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-12
MEN PROMPTLY RESPOND.
Increased Attendance in Churches
Yesterday Sermons
Delivered by Resident Clergy.

! Movement. and the Attendance IN over!
! church n the city showed marked
+ increase 81 those OF the masculine gen
der, 4'be. ministers had selected ap,
propriatc portions OF the Bible upon
which to speak, and the fact that they
we're facing many not often seen in
places OF worship animated the speak
icrs. While tbs sermons we're in the
main directed to men, they proved to
! be meat in due season to all classes.
The ministers made many pointed OBJ.
setyations concerning the religion and
forward movement. and called attcn.
ton TO the fact that many men seemed
to think that the churches should be
run by women and children. They
appealed to their hearers il they would
relegate their business enterprises, to
the weaker vessels and little ones. It
vas the concensus OF opinion that the
movement is opDortunc, and that
many heretofore careless concerning
their spiritual inter ests wilt rcappear in
churches more often in future.
THE Twentieth Century Call 10
Men" was the theme OF the Rev. John
Lee Allison nj the second Presbyter-
ian Churc!. yesterday morning. DR..
Allison characterized Christianity rs n
'man's job, founded by man, spread
by men and taught ny men. Giving
due credit 10 the noble efforts OF the
women il, church work he stated that
statistics show there are 5000, 900
more women then men identified with
religious organizations and that men
were needed in the churches to solve
present day questions. In his remarks
on the Men and Religion Forward
Movement, DR.. Allison urged his
hearers TO identify themselves with one
OF the seven branches OF activity Of
tered by the movement all OF which
called for true masculine effort. y
man who considers himself religious
vet allows his vile anu children TO be
his proxies in tho active work OF relig-
ion, is not religious in fact, said DR..
Allison, and the1uestions Of the Tween
lieth Century demand the aclTitins OF
mon in church work men who uphold
the work OF fraternal organizations
whose principles are tho same as those
promulgated by the founder Of Chris
tianity.
The congregation VAS much larger
than usual and was largely attended by
men.
The services at the Washington Street
Methodist Episcopal Church South
we're OF 4 very impressive and most
helpful nature. At the morning ser.
vice the pastor Rev. Harry NJ. CaDter,
touk as his subject "A lost opportup-
ity." and dwelt upon the fact that
through the many years in the past,
the men OF the church had been con-
tent to allow the women to bear the
heat and burden OF the church work;
but now since this great movement
had been launched, the men bad
awakened 70 their long lost opporui-
nifty, and had now determined to push
the cause OF Christ with vigor and en-
thusiasm. At;he evening service his
subject was The objectionable sin.
At both services there we're splendid
present, among whom
was large percentage OF men and
boys.
The services at the Methodist Protes.
tant Church yesterday were largely
At the morning service Rev.
C. }. Kerein, pastor, preached on Men
and Religion Forward Movement At
> D. m. meeting for boys under IL
years was held and presided over by
Mr.. r. G. Sullivan, member OF the
committee on boys work; at p. m.
q mass meeting for men was held and
DR.. Harlan l.. Feeman, OF Westmin-
ster, Md. delivered an address on the
subject, who is q NAM" 1t was 4
strong and forcefuI talk and was appll.
cable to the Goth century man. AT
6:43 O'Clock young people 5 meeting
was held and the topic discussed was
Generosity, Christian virtue. At I:3O
O'Clock DR.. Feemau preached an eIo-
auent sermon using as his text, The
lust OF the flesh. the lust OF the eye and
the vain glory OF the world. "
At the ST. Paul's Church there was Q
large congregation at the mornings
service. among whom we're number
OF men. Rev. P. P. Phillips, preached
an interesting sermon on the subject OF
the Mems Movement, ,tacing its move.
ment and speaking OF it as one OF the
most significant signs OF the times.
His text was taken from the parable
OF the workers in the vineyard and he
said that service to God and man was
the one thing that was making tre-
mendous impression upon the world.
The special services at Grace Church
were held last night at 7:30 p. m. with
many men in attendance. The rsctor
Rev. Edgar Carpenter took his text
from III Philippians Brethren, l
count not syself to hars apprehended,
but this one thing do, forgetting
those things which are behind and
reaching forth unto those things abicb
e,o bafore I nrgss toward the mark for