The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-26
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soul IL means political revolution, a
new spirit among the men Ia control
of business, the Punishment OF vice,
and the universal reign OF brother
hood goodness and love.
The weakness of the church Is IN
being satisfied with believing In God.
Some ~ us do not realize that We
might as we'll believe In gods OF wood
and stone as the living Gid If His lie
does not guide our own. How slow
We are to accept the full Implication
OF the saying of Jesus that except we
eat His body and drink His blood We
cannot have His life in us"
The Rev Robert Ashworth. of the
First Baptist church. OF Milwaukee.
speaking in the Church OF Our Father,
pleaded for the giving OF self in Chris
tian work. saying:
The philanthropy which is salts
fled with the giving OF aims can never
win the world or cure the ills OF hu,
manity.
The giving of Himself was the
usual method OF Jesus. His touch.
like many OF His miracles, was an
acted parable IL was this touch for
which the multitudes yearned. Moth
ers felt that their children would be
blessed and sanctified by IT,
Jesus might have sent a messen-
ger TO cure the leper or have cured
him from afar, but He did not. In
coming personally TO perform the act
he came into touch with the man 5
soul. We mus. learn the lesson or the
great healer and lend ourselves TO the
, service of the world.
The church which would be use
/ ful must live in the midst OF the peo-
| pie and feel their sorrow and burdens.
From close touch with humanity II
Will draw virtue and strength 10 save
men"
The Rev Carl ID. Case, OF the Della
ware-ave. Baptist church. of Buffalo,
! spoke on The religion OF an Ameri-
can" In the First Presbyterian
church. Sunday night. Each nation,
he said. has Its own type of religion
and that OF America is democratic.
Our religion must be cooperative,
binding all people and all denomina-
! tons together TO present united
/ front in reforms which should receive
the support OF Christians"
The congregation OF the Grand
Riverave. Baptist church was ad
dressed by the Rev. w. II. Geistweit,
OF San Diego, Cal He spoke on the
Marks OF religion" which he main
| tanned are not badges and banners
but show themselves in the spirit OF
the men woh sacrifice themselves In
a life of human service.
The pulpit OF the Central NJ E.
church was filled by the Rev. F. G.
Kenny, pastor OF the Woodruff-ave.
| Baptist church. indianapolis. who dis
cussed the theme, Forget the past"
He decried the tendency of many per-
sons to remember their mistakes and
to fear lest their ghosts be encoun.
tered on the highway. Forget the
past he urged, and serve he
Maker with the FRESHNESS OF the ris-
ing sun. Begin each day with re-
habilitated hopes and the past will
be less gloomy"
burgh, preached In the Fisher Mem
orial NJ. II. church. on The Mind OF
| Christ" "Of all the ways that Christ
revealed his nature" said Mr. Schultz.
none is greater than through the
practice OF the golden rule, that Pc
culiarly Christian doctrine which Is
| TIC kItdltSt vi WOIlu II
can be conceived only by the study
| OF the life of Christ.
There Is widespread feeling that
susceptible people are unduly iniu-
enced for money as we'll as worked
on by grace. The free Will Offering
OF our last. nights Of meeting too
often cause the association OF real
works OF grace with a sort OF spir-
ftual nausea.
| In building up church and reach
ing the unsaved, the revival is Dot 10
be compared with the energy and
persistent efforts of members per-
sonally interested In their fellow
men, | would rather have the help
Of two or three good consecrated per-
! sonal workers for three months than
three weeks preaching by any evan
| gelist."