Evening star., 1912-11-11
TOPICS OF PASTORS
Note of Progress Sounded by
Ministers in Sermons.
VIEWS OF REV. DR.. MlEOD
Calls Attention to Obstacles in Path
of the Progressives.
ANNIVERSARY IS OBSERVED
Appropriate Services at North Caro-
lima Avenue Church-Boy and
Home Conference.
OF REV. DR.. MLE0D
ANNIVERSARY IS OBSERVED

Two Washington Ministers, Rev. Donald
| G. Macleod and Rev. James Shera Mont
gomery, sounded note of progress in
their sermons yesterday. taking present
day subjects to illustrate their religious
points of view, and third, Rev. Dr.
John Z. Briggs, also spoke on signs OF
the times in discussion of religious
enemies of the home of today.
DR.. Macleod spoke on Gods Mes
sage to the Progressive at the First
Presbyterian Church last night, declar-
ing that standpatism is dead forever
and prosressivism is in the ascendancy,
but that the progressives are confronted
with the great problem as to whether
the people are willing to pay the price
of progress. The first of the obstacles
in the path of the progressives, he said,
is reaction. and the second. he declared,
is the man who is always willing to
travel in circle.
Speaking at Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Church, Dr. Montgomery took
for his theme THE Serpent and the Rod,
using the parable of how the venomous
snake in the hands of Moses became
rod of power for good. He said present
day evils were venomous snakes In the
hands of the people and that they might
be turned into benefits if turned In the
right direction.
Evil Forces at Work.
At the Fifth Baptist Church Rev. John
+. Briggs described the extravaganza Of
the housewife as being one of the enc
nTies of the home. declaring that "A
woman can throw more out of the win
dow with a spoon than man can throw
in the door with a shovel The other
forces working against the American
home of today. DR.. Briggs said. are the
turkey trot' dance. the bear dance, bad
literature, greed Sabbath Dissertation, bad
moving picture shows, cards and the
liquor traffic.
DR.. Briggs address was made at the
first of a series of gospel meetings which
will continue every evening this week.
Five clergymen, representing the Metho-
dist, Presbyterian. Christian and Baptist
denominations, will take part in these
services, DIR. Montgomery of Metropolitan
Methodist Church being scheduled to
speak tonight Ladies' evening will be
observed tomorrow, DR.. Macleod being
the speaker. Wednesday evening Rev. DR..
Christian Church. will speak and Rev.
DIR. John Roach Straton of the Seventh
Baptist Church Of Baltimore will deliver
the sermon Thursday evening. Friday
evening will be devoted to children. and
Rev Dr. Herman S. Pinkham, pastor of
Emmanuel Baptist Church. will preach.
Declaring that man must decide the
question of his relationship to God, and
| opposing intellectual laziness in religious
questions, Rev. John Van Schaick, jr.,
| spoke at the Church of Our Father, Uni
versalist yesterday. He said, in part:
| Every church ought to tell clearly
| where it stands, that men may know
whether they belong with it or not. We
| belong to the fellowship of the free. We
accept neither Protestant nor Catholic
| dictation We welcome truth handed
| down by Pope or reformer, but we re-
serve the right to accept or reject as God
| bears witness to us by His spirit in our
souls.