The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-01
REV. sAGE's ADDRESS

Spoke on Service" as a Man Must
Pay as the Highest Creation Of
God-To Advance the
Church Work.
Home Coming Sunday at st.
Johns was attended by a large con-
gregation Of parishioners. This an
nual event affords an opportunity for
the rector Of the parish, the Rev.
John G. Sage, to speak of some of the
plans for the coming year. st. Johns
has been greatly enlarged during the
past year-the first year of Mr.. Sage
in this parish-and looks forward to
a large growth during the current
year. The growth OF the parish of over
thirty percent during the past year
seems to be an indication of the in
crease of population of our city and
the foretaste of the enlargement OF
our population which will be bene-
fit to the religious bodies of our
! town.
The Rev Mr.. Sage spoke on Ser
/ vice. using the ministry OF angels, it
being St. Michael's and all angels
day in which he stressed the service
every part Of creation renders to the
other parts. Mr.. Sage's address was
a closely reasoned one, finally Illus
trating the service that man must
pay as the highest creation of God.
On this point the rector developed
the idea Of the corporate life of the
parish as means by which services
could be performed to the community
and enlarge upon the duties of the
parishioners to God in worship, and
to fellowmen in service. He remark
ed that the parish Is the means by
which the community is reached for
its betterment and by the individual
efforts of the parishioners, in groups
guilds or societies. the welfare. of the
city was to be enhanced.
Aggressive Campaign.
J. + Rev. Mr.. Sage has planned advance
work during the coming year all along
! this line. In the worship Of the
church there will be the usual Sunday
services and many week day ones
which will give incentive and force
to the spiritual life of the parish. In
j. the various guilds and organizations
his people are gathered together fol
aggressive work. In the midweek
service the study of the life of Christ
! is to be undertaken in a systematic
manner, and the Sunday school is te
: be largely aided by the advent of 9
number of new teachers. The choil
has been placed by the rector and
> vestry, under the care of Mr.. Franl
e. Fuller, late of Trinity parish, New
York City, who comes to Keokuk with
: the highest recommendations as t.
efficiency. The choir is to be imme
diately enlarged with men and womer
singers, and junior organization Of
boys has been organized which vii
: later join the larger choir. Residents
!, desiring to sing will be welcomed te
these organizations.
During the past year Mr.. Sage was
fortunate in securing a number O
; prominent prelates and clergy of the
church to address his congregation
! The coming year he has had the
Y promise of number of distinguished
! men who will visit st. Johns parish
and help inspire the people with t
v larger vision of the church and he
!. worth to humanity. Among the emf
i. nent speakers who will address thu
congregation is the Very Reverend
r Dean Sumner of Chicago, who hai
J. come into large prominence through
his connection with the Chicago vic'
commission and through his author
n ity upon social subjects. His work a
O the cathedral in Chicago is markell.
r successful, and Dean Summers visi
will be looked forward to with intens,
interest.
= Bishop Partridge, who within tn,
last year has become the bishop o
Kansas City, will speak upon the at
) fairs of the Orient on November 18th
3 He was for many years situated il
3 China and was also bishop of Kyoto
Japan; hence his mission will be o
> great value as giving an insight int
the situation in those two countries
Bishop Partridge is accounted one o
the greatest speakers in the American
! church.
y Altogether Home Coming Sunday
. was marked success in st. Johns.
n
Rev. j. c. Mccain, retiring paste
of the First Methodist church vii