The Detroit times., 1913-04-07
In Detroit Pulpits

In temple Beth FL. Sunday, Rabbi
Leo NJ. Franklin indorsed equal sur
frage and municipal ownership, and
urged that every member OF his con-
gregation give serious consideration 10
the matter of voting. Monday, and 10
the qualifications Of the men asking
once. DR.. Franklin carefully re-
viewed the facts, for and against SUI
frage and municipal ownership, and
declared that in summing up both
sides. the odds were overwhelmingly
In favor OF suffrage and municipal
ownership.
Giving an address on "The Bible as
literature" in the First Unitarian
church, Sunday morning. former SEN
ator Albert J. Beveridge, OF Indiana.
declared that the three greatest ora
lions known to the world are the Ser
mon on the Mount, Pauls address on
Mars hill and Lincoln's Gettysburg's
speech" When ] was youth about
to take up the study OF law, an old
lawyer told me to read and study the
l-evitical law for In II I would find
more law than In all the volumes OF
Blackstone" said Mr.. Beveridge.
Estimating that about 100000 per-
sons In Detroit are pagans. the
Rev. w. T. Jaquess spoke on
"Detroit-a field and force" Sunday.
In Westminster Presbyterian church.
THE 1875 Protestant churches with
a registered membership OF $4,000 and
AZ Roman Catholic churches with 150,-
600 communicates represent Tess than
half the people in Detroit" said DR..
Jaquess.
The Rev. r. II. Barton, OF Philadel-
phia, addressing large audience IN
the Garrick theater. Sunday afternoon.
under the auspices of the Interna-
tional Bible Students league, said,
that what the world needs more than
prayer is a Redeemer.
Expressing his belief that greater
things could be done In the Methodist
denomination II its membership had a
real faith in God and His power, the
Rev. Fl. Lester Smith. in the Central
Methodist church. urged his hearers
to pray for that faith.
Speaking on Life standards" the
Rev. j. Percival Huget. in the First
Congregational church, said that many
men chose to be second class by their
deeds. Consciously or unconsciously
men fix standards OF life and conduct"
said DR.. Huget. Public opinion can
not be ignored. Although standards OF
society as a whole may not be high.
yet men. in their inner hearts. despise
those who accept low levels"
THE power OF Christianity in the
world IL positive parsonal expert
ence." said the Rev. Maurice p. Fixes
In the Woodward.ave. Baptist church
Let us become men OF one idea. an
idea nobly conceived and then worth
lily lived"
-Rex-Gearge- Edgar Cullen. in
the West Grand-blvd. Methodist
church. scored the woman who thinks
It no harm, and no sin, TO cheat the
government I'm smuggling clothing or
baubles through the customs house.
"She forgets that I'm robbing the gov
eminent she ia stealing from the
pockets OF 90.00O,O00 people," said MIR.
Cullen.
Speaking OF THE man in the tolls"
the Rev. Joseph A. Vance. In the First
Presbyterian church. said that men
get into the tolls by Joining hands with
evil "Some men do II to make
money" said DR.. Vance. Life goes
easy with them for q time. and the
luxury, which they barter conscience
and a good character to get, seems to
give the lie to the claim that God
keyed this old world OF ours to right
eousness
A new organ was formally dedicated