The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-03-17
In Detroit Pulpits

churches or Detroit were tuTneu oNel
Sunday 10 the efforts OF the foreign
missionaries now holding a campaisn
In this city 10 secure volunteers FOL
the mission field. In the afternoon, a
Joint mass meeting was held in the
First Presbyterian church with al
dresses by the Rev. J. c. Garritt. OF
Nankin, the Rev. w. T. Locke. o!
Human, and the Rev. +. W. Bible, oil
HangchowI The campaign will close
Monday evening. with a banquet in
the Elliott-Tay lorWoolfenden cafe.
In celebration OF the third anniver
sary OF Fisher Memorial church the
remaining debt on the property, $4,000
was almost completely wiped out in
three special services held Sunday. In
the absence OF the pastor. the Rev
James Chapman, who was called ont
of the city by death in his family. the
Rev. C. b. Allen, district superintend
ant, preached in the morning and In
the evening, the service was in charge
OF the Rev. Frederick Spence. Of Sag
NAV. and the Rev. A. F. Knoblock a
former pastor Of Fisher church.
Declaring that the readers OF his.
tory a 100 years hence will find the
salient point Of the day the degenera
ton OF the male Of the species, the
Rev George Edgar Cullen in the West
Grand-blvd. Methodist church Sunday
said: In the past woman has been
|man.governed. Unconsciously, through
| his attempts at loving protection, man
has suppressed much of woman's nat.
ural endowment Of talent and posi-.
bility. This suppression has brought
forth fruit--patience, gentleness, and
all the list OF those softer womanly
virtues which men profess TO admire
so much In the ideal woman. The
future will undoubtedly see the sup
preston Of the male by the female !;
for history has never yet failed to
record the swinging Of the pendulem
Of excess to the opposite extreme"
Taking for his topic Sunday morn.
ing, in the First Congregational
church, the words, Thy kingdom
come" the Rev. J. Percival Huget
said that, the ancient prophecies of
God are being fulfilled 'Industrially,
we are In the midst OF mighty me-
chanical and Industrial transforms.
tion," said DR.. Huget Life on its
material side is being made over A
new ideal and new conscience IL
rising in the world of industry which
Is Fastening the advent OF the day Of
justice and brotherhood.
Civilization has expressed itself in
mans intellectual supremacy. In his
power and his right To know. Mod.
ern science has read the pages OF the
rocks and spelled out the fiery scroll
Of the sky. But more significant by
far is the spread OF popular education
This is Americas peculiar triumph
and gift TO the world.
Jesus Christ was the first. and
most perfect gentleman the world has
ever known" said the Rev. Luther
Lovejoy in the Founteenth-ave Meth
odst church Sunday morning, as he
called Christ's plea 10 His Father
Forgive them Father, for they know
not what they do. "a gentleman re-
quest"
Ia the course OF sermon on THE
boy problem, in the Highland Park
Congregational church. Sunday morn
ing, the Rev. c. c. LOwther said that,
IL every church member we're as par
ticular in keeping the principles Of
Christian conduct as the Boy Scout il
the scout law, II would be cause for
great rejoucing. The Boy Scout move
ment is not an appeal to the warlike
in the boy nature but to thrift. chival-
ry and Christian charity" declared Mr..
Lowther
The First Unitarian church and the
Church OF Our Father will hold joint
MONDAY, and late afternoon servires
during this week In observance OF
Holy week The MONDAY services will
be held In the Church OF Our Father
and the afternoon services at 6 o'clock,
In the First Unitarian church. The
general subject for the week will be
"Self-sacrifice" Rabbi Leo NJ Frank
lin, OF Temple Beth Ell gave the open
ing address Monday and Rev. f. c.
Adlinger. Of Lansing. will speak in tho
first afternoon service.
Bishop Charles D. Williams will be
the speaker In the concluding week OF
MONDAY Lenten services In the Miles
theater under Episcopalian auspices.
The holy week services will be held
from Tuesday to Friday inclusive.
In the Episcopal and Roman Cath.
Ollie church Palm Sunday was observ-
ed in the services prescribed by the
church calendar. During the week
many % the Episcopal churches will
hold daily afternoon services all will
have Wednesday and Good Friday SER
vices. The special services In the
Roman Catholic churches will begin
Wednesday and continue until Sunday.
The evangelistic services In Central
Methodist church will be continued
every evening with the pastor, the
Rev H Lester Smith. as speaker. as
sisted by Everett X. Naftzger. gospel
singer. The Rev. William Sturgeon.
Of London, who has been speaking aft.
ernoon and evening, In Woodward-ave
Baptist church will remain throughout
the week Bishop William Burt. OF
BUFFALO, will conduct special services,
In the North Woodward Methodist
church from Tuesday 10 Friday even
ings. inclusive. and will occupy the
pulpit. Easter Sunday. In the Cass-
ave. Methodist church. the Rev. Amos
haywood. OF Jackson, will speak every