The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-03-06
FIRST SERMONS PLEASING
New Minister Promises to Take Lead
ing Part in All Work in the City
Tending to the Advancement of the
Welfare of the People.


In spite of the bitter weather yes
terday large audiences filed the audi
forum of the First Congregational
Church, both morning and evening, to
greet the new minister, Rev Theodore
r. Faville, who begins his passionate
here this month. Mr.. Faville took for
his text the words of Christ to the
seventy disciples on their return from
a tour of teaching and healing 81
saw Satan, fallen as lighting from
Heaven" This text showed the reli-
gious Imagination Of Christ, who could
see, in the final results of the feeble
beginnings made by the disciples, the
downfall Of Satan. Mr.. Faville point
ed out that it was that sort Of religi-
GUS imagination the church today must
have if it was to do the work of
Christ; imagination to see the results
Of the evil in the world if it were al
lowed to continue, such as the petty
grating in shops, which was describ-
ed in The News last week, or the
criminal and immoral methods of such
concern as the National Cash Regis
ter Co., recently found guilty on four
teen counts; imagination to see the
results of what Prof Ross calls the
'tsins Of society" in our own land,
as well as those of ignorance and i'm
morality in forei,n lands. But ina
gination was equally necessary to see
the possible results of the activities of
church like this-what good could
be done in the three lines Of church
work, the educational, social service
and inspirational. Such an magma
tion Christ must have had to enable
him to use the words of the text.
Mr.. Faville urged his hearers, as he
took up the work with them this year,
to let this vision of the outcome in
spire them to such work as had never
been done before in this church and
community, so that Christ, passing
Judgment on that work might say
again CT beheld Satan fallen as light
ming, from Heaven.'' For Satan is a
reality to men today as he was to
Christ. He represents evil-the partic-
ular evil with which we come in con-
tact. Satan mounts into Heaven be-
cause of the laziness and indifference
of men. Milton in Paradise Lost"
has God and His Angels cast him out;
Christ had men do it, which is the
truer way.
Before the sermon Mr.. Faville ex-
pressed a desire to meet all the congre-
cation and to become acquainted as
soon as possible. He also wanted to
serve the community as soon as posi-
Bile and in whatever way he could; he
asked that he be told Immediately of
things that needed to be done. At the
same time, he desired to put all the
congregation to work There was to
be card index of the whole parish
and after each ones name was to be
written the forms Of religious activity
in which each was engaged For the
present members would be allowed to
volunteer; a little later those who had
not volunteered would be drafted into
service and put wherever there was
need.
Mr., Faville has expressed desire
to get in close touch with all the
agencies making for righteousness in
the community and work with them in
whatever way possible. He expressed
the hope that he might lead the church
IN the hearty support of everything
thai was good in Kenosha.
After the service practically every.
one in the congregation remained to
greet the pastor wish him success in
the new work and assure him of their
support.