The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-01-06
Methodist Church Services.

On Sunday morning Rev Hale will
preach on the subject ''Doing Big
Things. In the evening on prison |
Life. All cordially invited.
At the Methodist church last Sunday |
Rev. A. S. Hale preached two fine
sermons for the last Sunday of the old
year and amorg some things said:
-"The iecrology Of the year 1911
has many names to record in our his
tory. Many lannon's authors passed
away, amorg them we're David Phillips
Thomas Rigginson, Eueene Ware and
Myrtle Reed; the fnantial world lost
Paul Morton and C., n. Bills, and the
educational world mourn the loss Of
Mark Bailey, David Wells and Prof.
March, while the ministerial world lost
Bishop MaIIrIieu, r. Pierscn and DR.
Little.
But the religious world has had few
or members troubled with chronic wear
mess thar In me past. The old story
too tirsd to go 20 church was not told
as often In 1911. Men are beginning
to leg IN that such q statement is ab-
solute y nonsense There is No rest
resort on this continent half as restfu'
as the church. Living around coasting
shinr, Steering over q book, or loafinR
Is not resting. A loafer is always tired.
Re sting is the hardest thing in this
world for a loafer TO do.
We are now on the dead march of
the old year. What countless throngsI
of human beings have marched across
the rs ROW plain of earthly existance
According to the usual estimate thirty
one million have left the scenes Of this
earth the past year. They could CLASP
hands and belt the earth. What a spec
tac'e as they fail into line in this stu
pendous Death march. Nearly 100. GOO
a y must drop into the ranks Six
Oet OF q congregation of 200 people
ma answer 10 the call. In ten years
go Oeopis are gone and in 80 years 180
have szid fsFeVelI to earth.
How appaulinRI What six must say
gosd bse the coming weary 6Qr days
s-e naRbered. For Some of rs there is
a rhroud n4hIe, the bed of death is
spssRd, End sooR srF seats will be madf
vacant. NoW why ahould we pass
into the nskt year with 80 Rssny mis-
understa ndInSE intending to some day
correct tiem, but putting them off
year after wear? want 4o1 to r.
cognfz- that ime il short - il will
break the epelI do t e manly thing
nd become reconciled to your brother.
Suppose We would form a custom il
Hays s'saeshing like this? = whatever
nav have beeo the qussFels, estrange-
ments and misunders andings balWeeD
fFt=n "a and relatives, let this day heal
20 40 tads, Make pptual visits, kind
J. or etin2P. and let the past b for
GnF;en AID forFiving. Let all Feeonci'-
iations be made in the name Of Chris
Let ue remember that man il ONLY
the are Ofss' q circle, and that Jesus
Christ is tI1s complement. Let as real
ice that on this day We are In the es-
tuary Of Gods love and that all we
have to do IL to appropriate His offer
ings Of mercy. Let as learn to DO good
for Cl,rist's sake. How much easier
ii is for "a to do good when someone
else il considered. How narrow and
biggOted We get when WeEthink only
Of self.
This would be . geodEcode for us
to follow for the coming year,
To read more intelliRently, to think
more honestly, to act more kindly; TO
earn more, to give more. to save more;
to be bury, to be healthy aud to be
cheerful; for in the language OF the
text We heYe not passed this way
heretofore" and re will need to be
dedicated to God TO accomplish the
most On the journey.
st. MichaeI's Episcopal Church
Saturday Jan. 9Th, Feast Of the Epi
p6any Boly Eucharist 7:SO D. n
Sunday after Epiphany
BOly Eucharist 7:S0 s n
q stins ct 1890 am
Choral Eucharist, IL am
SundsY sc oOl. p. n.
EvensorR at 7:8o pm
" edneEdays Evening Prayer and
DOFIc practice at 7:S0 pm
1hurseGN evening, Requew EucbF rist,
7.30 an
All are cordially invited 70 these
Rev. Norman Inwot d.
Priest-in-chs5ge,
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