The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-01-07
Lecture on The Spirit Of
Methodism" Was Very In
teresting.-To Hold Picnic
Supper at $50 O'clock.
SOMERNILLE LIGHT
TO SPEAK TONIGHT
Nightly Meetings Are Being
Held in Other Churches
Program for Training In
stitute Arranged.

! StAatS TAI oiiSS
! highly interesting and instructive
lecture on The Spirit of Methodism"
was given by the Rev. w w Martin,
pastor of the High Street NJ. f. church
at Muncie. at the opening service OF
the weeks reopening program at the
| First NJ. +. church last evening A
large number of the members of the
congregation and others attended the
service, despite the inclement wealth
er.
AT this evenings service DIR. Somer-
willie Light, of Elkhart. considered one
of the ablest Methodist ministers in
the state, will deliver the principal
address. Prior to the meeting a pic
mic supper will be served in the base
ment of the church at 6: 80 O'Clock DIR.
U. B. G. Ewing will act as toastmaster
and five-minute toasts will be given
by DR.. ID. w. Stevenson on The So
ciahle Church: (. L. Brown. on Our
Neishbors"; Mrs. ID. S. Brown will
give an original poem: w. r. Russell
on The Loyal Church; W. b. Free
land on The Democratic Church;
and the Rev. b. Earle Parker on The
Winning Church
Tonisht's Program.
The program for the evening fol-
lows:
Inspirational Service-Auditorium
7:30 O'clock
Organ Prelude-Fummagall Saint
Saens.
| sD,-as
Choir
Hymn.
Prayer.
Hear Us We Pray Thee" .Gounoud
Mixed Quartet
Offertory-Intermezzo .... Bizet
Mr.. Clements
There Were Ninety and Nine.
-........-...... Wheeler
Miss Mote and Choir
Address. ...... DIR. SomervilIe Light
! Thy Will Be Done"
....... Mrs. Raymond Longnecker
Benediction.
Organ Postlude .. Gounoud
Martin Lecture.
In part the Rev. Mr.. Martin said,
in his address on The Spirit of Math-
ouism lasl evening
John Wesley, in 1742, preaching
from his fathers tomb on the text OF
The Kingdom of Heaven is not meat
, and drink but righteousness, peace
and joy in the Holy Ghost" set forts
four leading doctrines of Methodism.
"All may be saved"
The choice lies with the individual.
Each believes he may have assurance
and may also be made perfect in love
in this life.
In his sermon on The Characters
of a Methodist" is not known by his
clothes or his peculiar language but
> is one in whom the love of God is
shed abroad by the Holy Ghost and he
loves his fellow man also. Chalmers
> defined Methodism as Christianity in
> earnest and wesley's motto was "At
it and always at it, We therefore de-
fine Methodism as spiritual life at
work.
Now life manifests itself in various
ways
Methodism is tolerent. Il desire a
league offensive and defensive with
Jesus Christ was the declaration of
Wesley.
Methodisms great success in pagan
lands is due somewhat TO the tolerant
, spitit. Methodism is philanthropic.
She has systematic forms OF benevo-
lence that include missionary, hos
pital, orphanage and other movements.
Methodism is educational Born in a
college, it has ever stood for culture.
II has 800 institutions of learning, with
more than 10000. 900 of property and
5000 students.
Methodism has also the spirit of 10y
atty. Loyalty to the countryis inter
est. First to recognize the independ-
ence of America il has always stood
Loyalty for the country's interests. But
loyalty to the moral interests of the
rising generation is necessary now to
the countrys welfare.
We have the machinery and adapta-
bility to meet the needs OF the people
and We need the touch of the spirit of
God to quicken and empower that our
work may be more effective