The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-10
STURGEON IN.PENNS GROVE.
Renowned English Minister, Lecturer,
Orator, Tells what the Allies
Are Preparing To Do
A GOSPEL OF LOVE ExPOUNDED


The lectures and sermons which
Rev. William Spurgeon, DID,, gave in
the First Baptist Church last Satur-
day evening, Sunday and Monday
night we're great and grand discourse
es by a famous man.
The occasion was the %reopening OF
the church after repairs under the
new pastor, Rev. Fred j. Peters.
The interior has been painted a light
brown to the bottom of the windows,
a light blue to the ceiling, which is a
cheerful amber. The scriptural text
on the walls shows the artistic skill
of the pastor who put them on.
THE GREAT CONFLICT
of the Ages now being fought in Eur
obe was reviewed by DR.. Spurgeon
from the beginning to the present
on Saturday evening. He said the
cause may be laid to the wrong teach
ing for fifty years in Germany, that
might made right. He did not believe
the great mass Of industrious, easy
going Germans favored the war. The
question is asked, "Is Christianity a
failure?" He believed not. 1t was
the wrong teaching that made many
who professed Christianity a failure
and the nations are reaping what tney
have sown. 1t was the great Chris
tian spirit of American people as well
as English church people which ha
saved the lives of thousands OF Bel
gian refugees, by their generous gifts
of food and clothing.
Great Britain hestitated and did not
enter the war until the neutrality OF
Belgian was invaded and the people
~scourged and ravaged. Ii the Prus-
sian fighting machine Is not checked
the nations of Europe will be under a
rule of iron. Great Britain is hghting
for the cause of democracy which Is
the pervading spirit of this country.
ut means much to the American peo-
pie.
The question is asked, What IS
England doing? Why are not the
Germans being driven from France
and Belgium?" Germany had been
preparing for twenty years. Great
Britain was unprepared on land, but
her navy ruled the seas. The Ger
man navy is bottled up IN the Baltic
Sea, and only a general Tarfare by
submarines is being carFied& orr Fne
Allies did not have the guns large
and strong enough to carry the pow
der and shells. They are being pre-
pared to- send shells twenty-five miles.
A great feet of aeroplanes to carry
bombs is being prepared. General
French said he could drive the Ger
mans back but it would sacrifice a
million men. Wait, be patient. When
( preparations are made you will heal
great results. The outcome Will be
the destruction of German military
rule. There will be no more armed
camps. There will be an abiding
peace.
LOVE THE MIGHTIEST FORCE
Sunday morning DR.. Spurgeon
preached from John 3:14, "As Moses
lifted up the serpent, SO must the Son
oil Man be lifted up" His theme was
the drawing power of Christ through
love. It is the false teaching OF
Gods truth that leads to doubt and
fear. When he was a young pastor he
hurled the truth at his congregation
like he thunderbolts of June. The
people feared him. He had a vision,
a warming inspiration of the heart.
!: It was Gods love. He learned that
3 The drawing power of Christianity
2 was love.
When wars are ended much is made
Z of the conquering heroes, but the
greatest hero is he who conquered
death. When we look at the large
numbers who go to the theatres, pic
ture shows and dance halls and the
few who go to the churches, the M
mense amount of money spent for
amusements and the small amount for
churches, some question the success
of Christianity. Raising money by
games of chance for churches is
wrong. 1t is gambling when one gets
something for nothing and others lose.
He would rather have a hurdy-gurdy
in church thar a rattle.
There is no nobler topic than the
love of Christ for mans redemption.
IS LIFE WORTH LIVING?
Was DR.. Surgeons topic at 3 p.
m. He said in part: Man is a ply
steal, mental and moral being. Some
think the ideal man is the one skilled
in physical culture. Proper physical
development is well, but learning,
thinking, reading, gaining information
of use to US is important. But the
most important is a good and true OBJ
ject in life. Living an unselfish life
to help others is the noblest, truest
and most Christlike.
A fast life is not worth living.
IS RELIGION ANY ADVANTAGE?
Was this topic Sunday evening. He
said religion rightly understood
makes people truly happy. The ways
of the t~ransgressor is hard. The
ways of wisdom and understanding
are pl~easantness and all her paths are
peace was truly spoken by Solomon,
the wisest man and also the biggest
fool. We do not need to preach so
much about heaven and a happy land
far, far away, but endeavor to make a
heaven below, here and now. God
measures life by what we put in it.
Why waste time by making a hell
here? There is no better example to