The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-25
DEFENDS CHURCH
FROM ASSAULTS
OF HARD CRITIC
Rev. Mr.. Howard Places Part
Blame for Weakness on
HypOcritical Members
Others Churches Worship.

Lenten services were continued at
a number of Richmond churches last
night. At st. Paul's Episcopal church
the Rev. J. S. Lightbourn gave the
second of a series Of addresses on
What They Did With Themselves"
He spoke of the character of those
who accompanied Christ to his death.
and told what they did during His
great passion. and how they minister.
He said that the disciples were rest
He said that he disciples were rest
ing themselves when they should have
been ready to fight.
1.-The church today is inefficient"
he said. 1--WE are too eager to do
things, but are unequal to great tacks."
Heed christ's Knock.
Rev. Conrad Huber, pastor of st.
Paul's Lutheran church, spoke on the
subject, Behold Stand at the Door
and Knock" DR.. Huber spoke first
Of the attention that is called to this
great subject in the word Behold
He then spoke of the attitude of him
who stands, and his personality, and
said that the door or entrance was the
proper place to stand. He said thar
the proper part which man was to
perform is in admitting Christ when
he knocks. 1.-THE results will be found
in the text will sup with Him and
Him with me- said DR.. Huber.
Howard Makes Defense.
Rev. f. G. Howard entered into
defense Of the church as an institu-
ton, against it's critics, and praised
the church members of Richmond,
who, he said, were actively engaged In
striving for the uplift of the city. His
subject was 1.-THE church as it is and
as 1t ought to be-"
"The church is the greatest 1nst1tu-
ton in the world" he said, because
of the ideals for which it stands, the
number Of people it represents, and
the influence it exerts on human So
ciety. The church has been sharply
criticised in the past because OF what
it has done in rebuking iniquity and
evil institutions. The present crltl-
cisms are aimed at the failures OF the
church to do what it ought to do, IN
preventing war, and because there is
still a large section of the world which
has not been reached by Christianity
two thousand years after Christ.
THE weakness of the church may be
traced in part to the membership,
said Rev. Howard. 1--WE find in church
members whose lives are Lnsurrender-
ed to Christ. The members also IN
clude those who are Indifferent, in
active, hypocritical and antagon1stlc
to the aims of the church. But taken
as a whole we have in the church to-
day the finest types Of human charac-
ter"
Takes Special Collection.
Continuing his Lenten sermons on
Christ's sufferings and death, as re-
corded in the Gospel according to st.
Matthew, the Rev A. J. Feeger of st.
Johns church last evening discussed
the appearance of Christ before the
court Of the high priests, showing the
trickery used there, the discrepancy i'll
accusing evidence, and the nobility or
the Messiah's stand. 1t was pointed
out that Christ's sufferings in the
court was part of His redemption
work, and that the vicarious effort OF
Christ redounded to the salvation OF
souls.
The special collections taken at the
Lenten services will be devoted to
home missions.