The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-10-25
REV. DAVIS TELLS
WHY go TO CHURCH
WITH GLAD SPIRITS

Rev. e. e. Davis Of the Second
Presbyterian church delivered > highly
interesting sermon yesterday on why
Go Gladly to Church" He said In
part:
The text is from one Of the psalms
sung by the pilgrim worshippers going
to the great religious feasts In the
capital city. The temple gave the
chief glory to Jerusalem. Our churches
are the chief glory OF all our cities
and towns and .villages-the chief
glory OF our land. The people who
worship in these churches do not fur
nish the lawless and criminal classes,
but the best neighbors and citizens,
etc. All governments, pagan and
Christian, foster religion. We need to
carry our religion into governmental
matters, and give expression to our
faith in our ballots. laws, administra-
ton, etc. The safety and well-being
of the state depend upon the good
conscience OF the citizens. In our
Goddess schools are we not sowing the
wind preparatory to reaping the whirl-
wind? Neglect of the Lords house is
not peculiar to any age. The non
church goers are legion Does this
text awaken an interest in your heart?
Why should you be glad that you
have house OF God to 60 to? A
place where you get definite knowl-
edge concerning God. Illustration
David's zeal for Gods house. Bringing
up the ark and desire to build the
temple. That which costs us nothing
we do not prize. When our brains,
hearts, souls, labor and money go into
Gods house we are glad when-that
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Come, let us CO." Naturally men are
Indifferent to Gods house. 1t may be
that our inherited faith inclines US to
Gods house. Influences upon our
childhood, parental, pastoral, Sabbath
school and the church, the company OF
men, women and children, sent into
the world to say, Come, let us &c"
Be glad il any one say, Come" That
you are able to 60. That your Sab
baths are yours to use in this way.
The many who can not 60, laboring
people, etc. That you have sufficient
clothing to go-church dressing, etc.
That you have the health, mental and
physical, to enable you to go. Able
today, may not be tomorrow. That
you are disposed to CO. The will to 60
means much. where's a will there's
a way" Many excuses, but true of the
masses OF non-church goers that they
have not the will to 60.
Why don't you go to church? is some
times answered by the query, why
should II" This makes it necessary to
give some reasons for church going.
Three reasons Of a business man, in
response to the query of an ,ditor of
a magazine. Because of what the
church stands for; with all of it's, hui
man inperfections, the church stands
for the best elements in life and the
highest conception of God to man. Be-
cause of its offerings. Nearly all the
institutions and agencies for the up
lift of humanity are the products,
directly or indirectly, of the christian
religion. Most OF the people who
give of their time, talents and money
to the support of these beneficent in
stitutions are members of or results
of the church. l want to have a part
in this general uplift-Because of it's
enemies, II man be judged by his
enemies, why not the church? The
foes of the home, marriage and right.
eousness are the foes of the church
All the forces which seek the destruc-
ton of mankind vilify the church.