The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-03-24
BRANN0N PRAISES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Says it is Only Denomination
Pursuing Wise Christian
Policy.
ADVANTAGES
OF CONSOLIDATION
In Address at the Presbyterian
Church Given Last Sun
day Morning.

The great Catholic church is the
only church in Grand Forks which is
pursuing a wise, or Christian
policy" declared Dean M. A. Brannon
Of the state university, in his address
on THE Mission Of the Church at the
First Presbyterian church last Sunday
morning.
Dean Brannon said that he was
sure this fact would be demonstrated
by q religious urvey Of the city. The
great example Of the the Catholic
church, was, he declared a strong ar
gument in favor of church unity.
The speaker pointed out that the
sun of $4,000 is contributed annual
ly for church work in Grand Forks.
and that a consolidation of the four
leading Protestant churches Of the
city would result in a single church
with a congregation of LOO persons,
and an annual income of $4,000.
He also declared that while the
church wal formerly content to save
souls, she now realized, owing to the
advance of thought in science. sociolo-
gy. etc.. that she must save bodies as
we'll.
Dean Brannon's address was in part
as follows:
Dean Brannon's Address.
1--WE are warned by the good book
" Ion0 AkSSNe ANoS AAS We = WV
stand we fall. This worthy injunction
should be observed on all occasions.
But if we fall, let US fall upon a sub
ject so big and 80 inclusive that it may
wholly immense US. and thus soften
the shock of the fall. A subject which
is so large that 1t will care for each
one present this morning nay be
christened 1.-THE Mission Of the
Church." This is a theme upon which
,n~l ~ ,,n4nA~t rNnry thfNNtS nY1f
organize and deliver a sermon to him
self. Manifestly as ts set forth in the
sixth chapter Of Matthew, the mission
of the church is to aid in the coming
of the kingdom. Count Tolstoi, in his
book MY Religion shows how COM
p%rehensive and inclusive are h prim-
airy parts of the Lords prayer relative
to bringing about the fulfilment Of
this great mission Of the church.
the four Gospels, and these he corre-
lates with the twelve primary points
Of the Lords prayer. A study OF these
is commended to you.
Mission Of Church.
These views emphasize the mission
| of the church relative to teaching re-
ligion. In this later time, however,
the mission of the church has been en-
larged to include the study and prac-
LlCe u QAlIhnShtOpys VI SONA0V ~
understood that philanthropy has
been studied and practiced in coinec-
ton with religion. but not with h
emphasis manifest in the present time.
! Possibly the increased interest in phil
anthropic work 10 in response to the
age Of vigorous criticism In which we
live. One il conscious of the fact that
the four greatest institutions Of So
ciety, the state. the home. the school
and the church have been held up to
the fierce light of an exceedingly cri-
teal age. Each one has been invited
to awake! to awake! Dr.. Samuel NC
! Cord Crothers q suggested that this
call to awake has brought on q state
dangerously akin to persistent insom-
MIA. HI warns society that 1t must
be careful If it would avoid neuris-
thenia. However that may BIZ. NO n
questions that a new light Of SOCIOLOGY
and economics a entered into the
discussions and plans of each OF these
four great institutions OF society.
Must save Bodies.
Formerly the church believed that
it's great mission was to q v Souls.
It is equally certain today that that -
its miesion, but today 1t regards the
saving Of souls as cOincident with saw
ing the bodies. h health, n the
earthly happiness Of men women q
children. There was . time when
there seemed to be 30 little happiness
in the present world due to undsmo-
cratic forms Of government. slavery.
plaques and uncontrolled passion thai
Il. seemed, imposeible to consider the
J possession Of 3oysint this world. 70 faf
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