The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-04
.DR. OGDEN HOLDS
 THREE SERVICES Atlanta Pastor Assisting Dr. Foster in Evangelis-
 tic Services

Three services were held yesterday at the First Presbyterian church where Dr. ogden of Atlanta, is assisting the pastor. Dr. John s. Foster, in special evangelistic meetings. The afternoon meeting was devoted to the young people, a large number of whom were present Dr. Og- den has happy faculty of presenting truth to the young mind. Through the use of handsome gold watch, an Inger- soil watch and highly embossed, but empty case he clearly showed the neces- sity of heart power which comes through the Master of men.
 At the morning hour the subject was the philosophy of burden bearing The speaker chose three texts, Every Man Must Bear His Own Burden," Bear Ye One Anothers Burden," Cast All Your Burdens Upon the Lord" These texts may seem contradictory" said Dr. Og- den, but they are only cumulative. The first is the burden of personal respon- sibility which cannot be eliminated even though 1t be spurned Every man must bear that burden. The second Is the overlapping burden, under which love
 
 be placed. The first Is bearing, and the second is sharing And what is the third ? It is the duty of casting self upon God to be filled with His power that we may truly and faithfully bear and share. Every man must bear his own burden. We cannot lose, though we may forget our responsibility. We have a respon- sibility for our guilt, our influence. our talents. It is ours and not another's 8. L t.- kl-~ crowd and our actions so mingle with the deeds of others as to lose their personal bearing But such is not the case. Ev- cry man must bear his own burden. His responsibility is a sacred trust for which he must account. And just because life is so serious the duty of sharing and helping is enforced. We have a new type of sainthood today. It is not lack ing in adoration and knowledge, but believes these should color life, leading it to serve."
 With vividness the speaker showed the power of Christian helpfulness to help and to transform in the carrying of bur dens. The story of Jean Val Jean was strikingly employed to impress the truth as was also an incident in the vice cru sade in Atlanta. During those days of stress, said Dr. Ogden, when Atlanta sought not only to close her segregated district, but to save to useful lives those who lived within it, the keeper of one of the houses showed great resentment. She left her city and journeyed to another But her heart ached for God, was trou- bling it, and that night at the motel at which she stopped she could not sleep Arising from her bed she found a bible in the room, placed there by the Gideons. As she read it God touched her. She came back to Atlanta and going into the rooms of the committee of the men and religion movement placed $100 in currency on the table and said: Use it in helping some poor girl A few days later she came bringing s2400 in cash. saying, it is all have and I want you to start a Martha's Home with it.. When asked what she meant by Martha's Home she said, I have been reading my Bible and 1t tells me that Martha served. And 50 want to serve those fin need And thus the Martha Home in Atlanta was started and so it continues today a means of bet terment to those whom she sought tc help. And this Is a vital duty of our religion that we share in the burden oth- CTS carry.
 But we cannot share long unless we receive appropriate strength and this comes when we permit God to share with us the meaning and duties of life''
 Dr. ogden preached today at noon and again at 8 o'clock.