The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-01
IN DETROIT PULPITS

One OF the most impressive services
ever held in the Woodward-aye. Pres
byterian church, took place sunday
evening, when Fairbanks post. and a
number OF veterans belonging 10
other posts were seated in the body
OF the church. while the congregation
overlooked into the adjoining lecture
room OF the chapel. The veterans
were escorted to the church by Troop
No. 80, Boy Scouts of America. The
pastor of the church, the Rev w. II.
Wray Boyle, spoke on The altar fires
OF faith" in the course OK which he
said that the three great principles
behind great nations life are lib
erty, conscience and religious faith.
The Rev j. L. Springer, retired pas
tor and veteran, occupied a seat In
the chancel with DR. Boyle, and
offered the closing prayer, The Choir
us choir OF the church sang The Bat
lie Hymn OF the Republic" the Fair
banks quartet sang The Veterans
Farewell" and the entire congrega-
ton Joined in the singing OF 'Tenting
On the Old Camp Grounds
In the morning. the pulpit OF the
church was occupied by the Rev. w.
II. Foulks, of Philadelphia, secretary
OF the ministers relief fund of-the
Presbyterian denomination. Or.
Foulks has undertaken to create a
fund OF $l0,000.000 for the care OF
sick and retired Presbyterian minis
tiers and widows of ministers and Is
in Detroit for the purpose or arousing
interest among members OF the de-
nomination, in this city In the two
years, Dr. Foulkes has been in the
work, he has raised over $4,000 900.
DR.. Foulks addressed the Presbyterian
Ministers association, Monday morn
ing, in the First Presbyterian chapel.
The city church can and should
do much 10 perpetuate the sentiment
OF Memorial day said the ReY. Barl
X. Rice, in the Burns-ave. Methodist
church Every minister should take
advantage OF it, As a common meet
ing place of citizens, it is stratgetic
point for the dissemination OF histori.
cal facts and for arousing and main
tanning exalted standards OF patriot
ism.
Applying lessons TO be CLEANED from
the sentiment OF Memorial day, in adj
dressing large gathering Of young
people ia the First Congregational
church. the Rev. j. Percival Huget
said In humanity's Hottest attain
ments heroism rises to service and
self-sacrifce and finds its pinnacle in
Sayiorhood. Heroism appears when
life is offered for a cause and not
Tor reward, said DR. Huget land that
is one reason why the highest kinds
OF self-saCriiicing work will always be
poorly paid because such work is not
done for wages but for the cause
Two camps of Spanish war veterans
and a troop of Boy Scouts attended
the evening service in the First Bap
fist church, when the Rev. Thomas
j. Villers preached on The evolution
OF the flag Patriotic music By the
choir and congregational singing OF
familiar martial choruses were fea-
ture OF the service.
Likening Col. Theodore Roosevelt
to Jehu, the Rev. George Edgar Gull
len, in the West Grand blvd. Meth
odist church said that in spite of his
recognition of the fact that political
prophecies are dangerous he would
venture to predict that Roosevelt was
about TO make his last mad ride at the
head or fighting column and would
go as he came lin a cloud of dust,
riding like mad"
we may almost claim that the
present age comes nearer TO the per
sonal possession of jesus OF Nazareth
than any since the days of old" said
the Rev. + H. Pence, in FOREST
Presbyte rian church house. Dr.
Pence declared his belief that Christ
has grown greater with the passing
of each century.
The Rev. NJ. Lee Grant, in Fort!st.
CongregG tional church. preaching on
"A message from the prophet Dan
ial," said that Daniel had thoroughly
demonstrated that strong drink and
rich foods are not helps. but him
diances in the development OF sound
minds and bodies"
For the soldiers OF the Civil war
the cup OF praise has been drained
the perfect tribute was paid at Gettys.
burg" said the Rev. Eugene r. Ship
pen, IN the First Unitarian church.
Nothing is left to us but to emulate
their patriotism. The war OF 1914
calls uDon us TO enlist IL Is a conflict
in our own hearts, between the high
er ard lower man, and in the social
order, between human values and
property values"
Ia the Peoples chapel, Pastor Lee
S. Wheeler announced the annual
camp meeting Of the Seventh Day Ad.
ven,ists OF the Eastern Michigan con.
ference, in Lake Orion, June l1-21.
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