The Detroit times., 1913-01-06
In Detroit Pulpits

Continuing series OF sermons on
subjects relating TO intimate home life.
the Rev George Edgar Cullen, In the
West Grand-blvd. Methodist church,
Sunday evening, outlined his-ideaS- ON
THE duties of n wife 10 her husband.
"No wife is worthy of the name II
she prefers puppy TO a chlld sala
Mr. Cullen "A true VIE VIII not
allow her mother to live with her II
such an arrangement can possibly be
prevented our women OF today lack
the wifely forbearance Of our grand
mothers"
Mr. Cullen said that the majority of
the men who enter heaven VIII be led
through the gates by their wives. He
scored the slovenly wife. the gossipy
one the gad-about. and the one who
talked about her husbands faults
In an interesting lecture on Turkey.
the Rev. NJ. Lee Grant, In Forrest. Con-
gregational church sunday evening
nomination had labored In Turkey in
behalf OF the Christian religion.
when Turkey shall have been entirely
renovated. we shall see more clearly
the beneticent influence In the building
OF nations OF such men ~ Cyrus Ham
lin. one of the worlds greatest mission
aries" said Mr.. Grant
Every husband and wife should be
graduate in spiritual chemistry" the
Rev. n. Lester Smith told the Central
Methodist congregation. Sunday morn
ing. There are many troubled homes
because husband and wife have not
learned what to do and what TO avoid
The fact that they once pleased each
other. is shown I'm the fact of their mar
riage. Let them try to please each
other again.
The first OF a series OF sermons on
answers to questions propounded as 10
why men go to church and why they
do not. was taken up SUNDAY evening.
by the Rev. Eugene VI. Antrim, I'm the
North Woodward Methodist church Dr.
Antrim sent out letters, asking these
questions 10 men in and out OF the
church, and he will base his sermons
on a discussion OF the replies he re-
ceived. Some OF Dir. Antrim's corre-
spondents declared that the fault OF
mems nom attendance at church was
due 10 the number OF times the-eon-
tribution Ia sket was passed. others eN.
pressed disbelief in the doctrine
taught; others, that the men I'm the
pulpits failed 10 inspire confidence;
others declared that there was more
Christianity outside than inside tho
churches.
"The latest way OF spelling America
Is with tie dollar sign said the Rev
Frank = Rowland, in the Cass-aVc.
Methodist church. Sunday evening. Or.
Rowland declared that America and Its
people are fast becoming money-mad
"EVerything in our lives is sacrificed
10 money! he declared. Everything
has ito price In dollars and cents" DR..
Rowland said that In Detroit there are
men who, having won wealth. have lost
health, culture, morality and friends
"The great teacher OF men. Jesus
Christ. looking down from the trst
century. asked the pertinent question,
What doth IL profit man III he gain
the whole world and lose his own
lifeT" sad Or. Rowland.
The Rev Willis 4 Moore, the new
pastor OF the Church OF our Father. oc-
cupied his pulpit for the FIRST time.
Sunday, as pastor. DIR. Moore In part
answered his own question or what ~
dur supreme CALLING" when he said
that, part OF the calling was the bulld :
ing OF true church. The Kind OF
building which, happily YOU have been
about these past "a years. the wind YOU
and / are TO continue | trust. sald
DR. Moore $50, on this hrst SUNDAY OF
q new year and OF n new pastoral rela p
ton, let us pledge ourselves 10 the
building not merely Of TEMPLES made
with hands, but To the cementlng OF
ourselves, In love, as living stones N
that temple not made with hands, but
by the realized presence Of the living
LOO In-nnr- mldst--a- hulldlnH ets1n1I
and undying both In the Earth ana IN
the Heaven OF Heaves."
Declaring that the doctrine OF a hell
through which lost souls must pass IN
IRE and torture. In not borne out ~
any scriptural writings, Pastor w VI.
Wisdom, n traVeItnV cvuHUrfrvt -
dressed a large audience, Sunday al
tcrnoon. in the Garrick theatcr. under
the auspices OF the international BlbIe
Students league Pastor Wisdom
quoted biblical texts 10 support his
contention He declared that, belief
In such a he'll IL superstition, and that
people who study and think lose THIS
superstftIon as EnowledCe grows. The
International Bible Students league
Will give series OF free public adj
dresses every Sunday afternoon for the
ensuing two months.