Arizona republican., 1914-02-11
Eminent Phoenix Women Advocate Sunday-go-to- Church Habit and Tell Many Good Reasons for Attendance.
MRS. E. N. PHILLIPS General Secretary Y. w. C. A..

General Secretary Y. w. '. A. Shall everyobdy go to church next Sunday? Certainly, and the follow ing Sunday and the next and the next There are no new reasons to i be advanced. The world with all its accumulated wisdom and civilization never has and never will get away i from the fundamental facts of God and existence. Religion is essential l and vital Worship is the incense of the soul, Godward. Gods laws are not only fixed and immutable but wise and beneficent. Centuries ago | he said to his chosen people, six days 1 shalt thou labor and do all thy work; the seventh is the Sabbath of the Lord, thy God. Every reason, physical, mental, moral. is an argu- 1 ment for the proper observance of i the day.
 Next Sunday morning-let us say with the great singer of Israel, 'T was glad when they said unto me | let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O. Jerusalem. Whither the 1 tribes go up the tribes of , the Lord to give thanks unto the name of the Lord'' EDITH EVANS Gratitude, loyalty, obedience, should take men and women to church. Should we treat any earthly poten- tate as we treat our God? All We have is of God do we owe him nothing in return?
 In heather temples men bring gifts, bow down and worship: pl- grims throng the road to Mecca; five times a day the Mohammedan prays toward the holy city. But in Chris tian countries an ever-increaSing number of nominal Christians spend tie Lords day in idle pleasure seek ing; while across the ages echoes a Voice from Calvary: This have I done for thee; what hast thou done for Me?
 MRS. SHIRLEY CHRlSTY It has always seemed to me that people should go to church at least once a week.
 i The church would do well to make the music so attractive that al 1 WOulu want To go often.
 MRS. DWIGHT B. HEARD
 Surely l approve of the go-to- church Sunday and especially com mend the careful survey which is be- ing made of Phoenix to rouse tht non-church going population to it. duties and privileges as well as tc extend a welcoming hand to tht , stranger within our gates BERTHA M'EWGN KNIFE
 President v. w. c A.
 The church's one foundation i
 Jesus Christ the Lord" And q loyal followers of the Christ We ar
 saying in all earnestness, Come, le us gather ourselves together as | people and go into the house of tn Lord next Sabbath day
 MRS. LLOYD B. CHRISTY
 l heartily approve of Everybody |. gotoC Church Sunday" Church-goin becomes a habit and it is alway well to encourage good habits. The
 too. it is good for us to unite O
 tEis movement
 MRS. A. w. MORRILL,
 pr. Lyman Abbott says tha ! church going has never appealed t
 him as a duty, but as a privileg, That is my feeling on the subjec
 With many opportunities around u
 for social service. the services of tn church are one of the few oppor tunities that we still have for tha Il true worship which strengthens u
 for the performance of those ser t vices. Next Sunday we are all go U ing to try, aren't we? to avail our s selves of the pleasure that this pri vilege of going to church will brin $ us.
 $ Mrs Newlywed (to cook, whol e she has just engaged) d)-You see IT T. husband is so very particular abol 1t his food
 o Cook (sympathetically)- They're a
 alike, mum. My old man was je! If the same; I never cooked anvthin