East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-11
MEMBERSHIP IN A
CHURCH NOT ENOUGH
REV. HOLMES POINTS OUT
NECESSITY OF DOING MORE
After 0bsence of One Month New
Minister of Christian Church Is
Cordially Welcomed by His Admir-
ing Congregation.

Minister OF Christian Church Is
Cordially Welcomed by His Admir-
ing Congregation.
After an absence of about a month
during which Pastor Holmes conduct
ed successful revival at COlfax,
Wash, he was again greeted in his
pulpit yesterday at the Christian
church by his usual good audiences.
All seemed very happy to have their
leader again with them. Although
he has been in Pendleton but a short
while, yet he already holds a warm
place in the hearts of all that have
come to know him. At the morning
service Mr.. Holmes spoke on the
theme, rs the Church a Means or
An End?" pointing out in a very
forceful manner that it is a great
mistake for one to think the final
goal reached as soon as he becomes
a church member, or for the organ
ization to consider the work done as
soon as the machinery is all in po-
sition," putting the machine at its
work is the important thing, and the
business OF the church is the evan
gelization of the world. Mr.. Holmes
pointed out that this was the only
business assigned to the apostolic
church and is the only thing the
church has to do now. He compli-
mented the local congregation on the
splendid start it has already made in
missionary activities for the current
year.
At the evening service the subject
s.,T,t,, nOinf-
ing to the almost constant throng o1
people that crowded about Jesus, Mr..
Holmes declared that when He is
| presented to the world today in
same light, the same results will hap
! pen. His face was noised abroad"
and as people came to hear His Won
trous message and to behold His
marvellous power, they hurried away
| to bring their friends into His pres
ence. The church of today will be
| crowded and the people will again
| "throng Jesus" when His message is
| delivered from the pulpit and when
| His people become messengers" suf-
| flciently aroused to bring their
| friends to Him.
In the closing part of the address
| last night, the minister outlined some
plans designed to build up the local
work, and it is safe to predict that #
Mr.. Holmes can get the hearty coop
Grafton of his people, the Christian
/ church will soon become a mighty
| busy place" When he made the first
announcement, the audience was sim
ply startled, for it was no less a
| proposition than to do away with both
! the morning Sunday Service" and the
Sunday School," 1t looks revolution
airy to the average church worker, but
Mir. Holmes has some ideas of his own
and after declaring that he had al
ready tested the method in very Sc
we're method and found it most whole
| some, he then gave an outline of a
service proposed instead.
Morning Worship" will begin PROB
ably little earlier than usual, with
a splendid opening service, at present
impossible in the Sunday school for
lack of time. Glasses will be main
tained in which all will study the reg
Il ar Sunday school lesson Just as for
merly. From these classes all VIII
assemble to the main auditorium of
the church and in the place of the
|
rastor will then give an exposition of
the lesson, using the splendid stere-
opticon now being installed in the
church, as an aid. Mr.. Holmes says
this will take very much less time and
! will result in "all the church study
ing the same lesson, and in all the
bible school taking part in morning
worship" We predict that the aG-
option of this modern way of teach
ing will soon give the Christian
! church the largest morning attend
ance in the city. The windows are to
be darkened so that as good pictures
may be made in the day time as at
night, but Mr.. Holmes announced that
he had been very fortunate in secur-
| ing a lens that would make a spleu-
! did picture without darkening the
| windows. He also announced a Sc
ries of five illustrated lectures to be
| given in the church beginning with
"Ben Hur' next Monday night. The
former pastor, Mr.. Meldrum of Athe-
ma is to give two of the lectures.
Pendleton people are always glad to
| hear him. Tickets for the entire
course are now on sale at reduced
price.