The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-02-10
Points from Sunday Sermons

To-day theological fences are eth.
err worm-eaten. rusty or rottin9 away.
and present a sorry spectacle when
We attempt 10 prop them IN" de-
clared the Rev. Willis A Moore IN
the Church OF Our Father, Sunday
morning. We have come TO an es-
sentiai unity OF faith and purpose.
we All DeleYe In one God OF love,
VINO Is above all, through all. and, in
US an we can never adequately
snow our faith by our works until all
Christendom is one, in purpose and
service"
A special invitation went out from
the West Grand-bvd. Methodist
church TO old folk to attend the Sun.
day evening service. and the response
filled the auditorium 20 the doors.
The Rev. George Edgar Cullen
preached characteristic sermon.
scoring ungrateful children and prais-
Ing those to whom the command
ment, Honor thy father and thy
mother was a practical fact.
The first service held in the chapel
OF the new Fourteenth-ave. Methodist
church. took place, Sunday morning
with the Rev. Luther Lovejoy officiat-
ing. Work on the new auditorium Is
being pushed as rapidly as possible
that dedication services may be held,
March 2.
"Civil and social abuses are abroad
In Detroit" said the Rev. j. NJ. Bark
ley, in the Forest-ave. Presbyterian
church, Sunday morning I'VE had a
grand jury which was to reveal hid
den abuses and compel correction.
am disappointed In the result, but
suspect that the grand jury itself
may not be to blame for its limping
conclusions"
There Is no one temptation In the
line of amusements before the young
OF Detroit that has so much of good
and. at the same time, so many sug-
gestions OF evil, as the moving pic
ture show" said the Rev. Howard A.
Field, In Simpson Methodist church.
Sunday. "Unquestionably. the NOV
ing picture is the most direct appeal
TO the understanding the world has
ever known" Mr.. Field condemned
the cheap dance hall, because, OF its
lack OF proper supervision from par
ents, or other natural guardians, OF
the young people who frequent the
halls.
Benjamin II. Barton, of Philadel-
phia, addressed the audience in the
70 sri aft In,
the course OF weekly Sunday after
noon lectures, given under the au-
spices Of the International Bible Stu
dents association. Mr. Bartons sub
ject was Some surprises OF the res
direction" Mr.. Barton believes that
the dead are not to receive their re-
ward until after the second coming
OF Christ, and that many will be sur
prised to find themselves, In bet
ter body, In the next world than that
In which they died. Men will come
forth with the same personality, iden-
tity, character and thoughts that they
had In this life, but they will not be
In the same body that was buried.
Another great surprise. according TO
Mr.. Barton. will be the fact that
some will find themselves in heaven,
but, the great majority OF the race Will
find themselves back on this earth In
the resurrection. Even the wicked
will be surprised to find that the Lord
was not going to turn them over TO
the devil. but, had prepared pun
ishment more In keeping with the d.
vine conception OF justice.
Declaring that the world several
years ago, started on new cycle,
and that the new cycle means that
the earth will shortly be peopled by
a superior race OF beings. carrying
out an old prophecy, the Rev. J. Alex
ander McIvor Tyndall, In New
Thought Alliance hall. Sunday, point
ed to the fact to sustain his conten-
tion that engines have begun TO play
an important part In human life. For
merly. science was concerned only
with Improvement OF animals" said
DR.. Tyndall. Nov there Is an en-
pirical attempt to include children in
the list OF the needs of scientific par
enthood, coequal with the horses and
hogs and cattle. This is surely a
hopeful sign. when a government will
pay as much attention TO the rights
OI n CullQ 10 Dt % ~ uONS
TO the perfecting OF its domestic AMI
mails"
The proximity of Lincolns birthday
gave many OF the pastors OF Detroit
an opportunity to cite lessons TO be
learned from the life. person ana
character, OF the great president
emancipation The Rev. John Brittan
Clark. in Westminster church. re-
ferred to Lincoln as Gods great gift
70 the American people" The Rev
]. Percival Huget said that Grant
estimate OF Lincoln. 'Incontestaply
the greatest man have ever seen,
was perhaps as fine tribute as coulo
no maid TO Lincoln, whom, DR.. Huget !