The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-26

E ELING lNTELLIGE
world 10 md religion a matter OF end
- ceremonial Jesus sid. Love t;od.
, ,SNe your teilow-mcn. on these simple
thlnEs hang the laws ani IN. prophe L =
Snaii We not say that this little hard
or Zoo tree people dedicate themselves
70 the forward look m reli<isn. Now
nEion a. matter % accumulation.
rhsy think each Eenessti2a should add
cation. Not how many thing. DO YOU
believe. but how much do you believe.
Religion needs Exercise
Then We believe an socialixius re-
hgion; ~ should be made "a matter OF
OF the principles OF o.r faitn In our
conduct Jesus said ~ wa. well Tor ~
g know certain things. bet happier sim
our rehgion outdoor exercise. In work
Tor the common good. IN promoting
moral integrity. Will n ~ not always
shirk.
We believe In a spiritual religion:
aad more than creeds and rormc We
believe that the things not seen are
the things that are eternal. Faith.
hore. love. belief In ourselves and in
look at the inscrutable and dare 20 be-
neve In the everlasting harmony OF
Gods plan.
ask your loyalty 10 this church. To
love ones country above all others does
not mean 20 dospise all other countries.
But just a. the American flag h. dearer
10 me than ell other flags. so The Chris
tian fellowship In which I was brought
~ y desrer 70 me than all others but
because I give this church my undivided
allegiance n does not follow that ! shall
not have respect for other churches.
1 counsel liberaiity toward other
churches. II a. "A mistake TO try to
maze converts to this church. by asking
their church allegiance lightly.
friendly 20 Other Churches.
We dont want 10 destroy the tnflu-
help them to the larger life. We want
TO Join hands with all men in this com
munity whose hearts are set on good
we do. There could be nothing so stupid
ion. We ask TO be weieomss here a. a
here.
Lastly. We want this TO be a church or
good cheer, OF optimism. OF the hopeful
outlook For US the best things In this
world ere still its promises. To travel
rive. This is not IN. stoppinr Mac
nor a place OF return. but n happy place
along a road that leads onward and up
The Morning Services.
Inc handsome little church was
crowded TO the doors. il being necessary
commodate some OF the extra Visitors
The pulpit and choir loft were adorned
with dahlias and other beautiful flow
chryssnthemums. 10 which WAS at
tached card bearing greetings from
the rabbi and members OF the Eon street
temple. In these words. We share your
Joy and pray that you may grow "a
from strength TO strength"
The services were opened with n
he mis-
Iocelyn, by Mrs. Henrietta Arbenz Ro-
mine. followed By the Lords Prayer
and responsive reading by the pastor.
Rev Howard a. Pease. and the congre-
cation. Then came the Scripture lesson
and prayer by Dr. l.. Walter Mason. OF
Pittsburgh. REPRESENTING the middle
church. This was followed by a musi-
cal number from the choir. aztec which
Dr. Mason preached very foreefui SEA-
mon on The Function OF the Modern
Church"
Not Attacking other Churches.
Dr. Mason stated that the Unitarian
church Is not here TO fight othcr
churches. II f. here to help men to a
realization OF that more abundant life
spoken OF by Jesus himself We are
here to save souls although our COM
ception OF the meaning OF salvation de-
fers from the orthodox conception With
vs. salvation - not "a sudden and mys-
teal change. but the gradual building
up OF character. II Is not only cur
ture IN the material sense or develop
sciences and the arts. for We are now
Witnessing. in the European tragedy.
the futiiity OF these a. instruments 10
promote man 10 his highest destiny IL
Is n culture that goes deeper, a cultiva-
ton and conservation Of mans noblest
and best impulses end instincts: a culti-
walton which begins at the cradle and
progresses onward and upward forever
The church at one time dominated all
society; tho state. the phiianthropies.
Hospitals. asylums and universities IN
Christendom, We're established by the
church Gradually :he church has been
excluded until today both state and
school say. Hands or"
The church has come to be thought OF
as = Sunday Institution. the business or
the services conducted BY the church
The place the church IS 20 take in the
future viii depend upon the task which
~ sets itself 20 perform. The primitive
church set out TO convert the Roman
empire to belief in Christ and while
this was stupendous task. IL was "a
satisfactorily 20 itself that Il laid tho
tlattering junction 20 its heart that IA
h~o e'ea'1 Iaasv,dn Sly .S1man Empire"
But tho church Of today Is not salts
lied with a perfunctory state religion.
IL demands the salvation Of the individ-
uai soul. And while salvation has a
dtftorent meaning TO different minds
sun both the old and the modern
their duty. And the battle ground OF
the church to-day f. over the question
Of how that result shall BE- brought 10
pass. whether by the gradual unfolding
OF life by means OF education and disct-
pline. or BY the instantaneous and mys-
tic change called conversion.
The modern church must work for the
salvation OF men. But redemption and
regeneration are terms neither deep
enough nor broad enough TO cover the
whole range 81 life. They both refer 20
mere experiences IN life. and what we
desire = a e9pdition Of lifes totally
which. for want % better name we
call CHARACTER. Salvation BY charnctsr
means the supreme condition Of life in
ell its functions.
The Higher Faculties.
Psychologists. revealing the opera
lions Of the mind. have shown Us thai
the only sure way 20 save man from
rcvclinE IN his lower impulses b. to-
lead his attention 70 those things which
call into play the hlnhe.I larmlIlnn 81