The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

States has recently added to its official
force Rev. ". W. Davis, of Baltimore,
with the title of national legislative sec
retary. DR.. Davis viii be I'm charge of
the headquarters of the organization in
Washington.
The late annual meeting showed a
marked increase in the activities of the
alliance last year Another denomination
WAS added TO the affiliated list, viz: the
United American Methodist Episcopal
Church. This makes sixteen of the lead
ing Christian bodies of the United States
which are standing behind the work Of
The alliance in defense and preservation
0r the Christian Sabbath and one day of
rest in seven. The following resolution
was passed al the annual meeting, at
which Rev. Charles Z. Jefferson, Of
the Boardway Tabernacle, New York,
pres ched the sermon:
More and more it is evident that the
preservation of the sancity Of the Lords
Day is of primal Importance. The one
purpose of the day is to emphasize the
sacredness OF life, individual and national.
The day-'hOly Of the Lord, honorable
is the anchor that holds the individual.
the family, society, and the NATION steady
in the time of stress and storm. Lose it
and We lose God. Lose God and civiliza-
tion ceases. No civilization can endure
that dishonors Him by robbing His day
Of its proper place and its appointed use
Lest We forget" God in the beginning
placed marriage side by side with it that
men may ever remember that the sane
tity OF the day is vital to a nations life.
Egypt Greece. Rome forgot, and God
caused them to perish from the face OF
the earth. Continental Europe has Tor
gotten, and today the civilization OF CEN
turtles has been swept away in the bar
,V-fz, of SinrP fnR Continental
Sunday is roUbiug the world of its beauty
and glory let America hold fast to her
,luiet Lords Day-the key Of our mar
vclous history and the sure promise OF
IN abiding civilization resting on the
home and the cOnQuerinE church. That,
this may be done, we call upon the min
iStry OF all Christian churches TO be IN
slant in season and out OF season in
their personal loyalty to the sanctity OF
the day and regularly at stated times to
present the claims Of the Lords Day TO
their respective congregations. advocat-
ing also, as q God-Commanded and nat
nral human right. one day of rest IN
seven for every one, and the cessation of
all unnecessary Sunday work, thus az
rordng for all regular and frequent op-
portunity for rest and worship on the
Lords Day
o
ports 4 gain in membership for the year
-=1A The tabulation Of members made
by Rev. .. $ Bakete, editor OF the
Methodist Year Book and reported in
lions Herald. gives a net increase OF
10. .S76-the total membership now being
:: 965 sos. The largest increase in the
connection was made by the Cincinnati
area. whore a net gain of 3, 445 Is re-
I,orted. The difficulties of part of the
we'll indicated by the figures from thc
New York area. which give net gain
ur SO. OH a total membership OF 2S2oOl.
Washington with n gain of 2l,62i, Buffalo
with 1850. Chicago with 16,43S, Kansas
CITY with f4.I2. Philadelphia with 12.O22,
and Omaha with 1l.l9o. indicate the
strungholds Of McthOdism where it is
making the most signal advances"
Hcv. charles W Gordon. D. D.. author
nr BLACK Rock and '"The Sky Pilot"
known throughout the United states as
Ralph Connor" has volunteered for
service a. chaplain with the second con-
iiugonL from Canada. which is expected |
10 soon Join the allies in the European
war. Dr. Gordon is a distinguished Pres
byterian preacher.
Eev. Charles d. Williams the Episcopal
Bishop Of Michigan. in a recent address
before the Sunday Evening Club Of
chicago, said:
Il am afraid sin doesn't mean much to
The modern man or woman. In their
rvnicism they say: If l am evolved from
the anthropOid ape I can't be blamed for |
acting like a monkey. Many a young |
man today is dcluding himself through !
such an attitude. Some persons would |
say that this is the worst possible sort |
Tsp L. |
ulled with hypocrisy and deceit, greed. |
and lust. They feel impelled TO enter the !
common area and grab right and left
Tor money and position These should |
remember that Jesus Christ lived in the !
same world in which they struggle today. /
But He never despaired. He saw in men
the germ OF the Kingdom of God. But
This kingdom was no vision OF pearly /
gates and gOld-paved streets, but a
heaven here on earth. What are you do
ing TO make it so? This work of Christ
will depend upon the individual. We may
think Of the apostles as marvels of orig /
NAL good. handmade saints. but in
studying their lives We discover their |
development through the influence OF
Him who led them
4 million nickels from million !
sunday school scholars for a million Tes-
iamCntS for a million soldiers in the |
camps, war prisons and bat
lIcficlds of the great war" is the |
present slogan Of the American section /
pf the Worlds Sunday School Associa-
ton, in an appeal just sent out TO Sun
day schools of all denominations The
Executive committee OF the Worlds (
Sunday School Association is behind |
iH" plan and will bear the administra-
i've eXPcns" OF the movement, so that
very nickel contributed by every child
will go into a Testament for a soldier
,r sailor. On the European fields the
distributing machinery of the various
Bible societies will be used.
80 that there viii be no expense to
.hc ssnders and no overlapping of gifts.
The Worlds Sunday School Association
will supply each child who gives a
nickel for a Testament a pretty little
bookmsrk.
Al a recent meeting OF the Church
Peace Union. presided over by Rev
ShaileT Mathews, dean of the Divinity
School of the University Of Chicago. Rev
DIR. Frederick Lynch. secretary of the !
peace union. said: ''The church has not
failed Christianity has not failed. Many
Df our hopes have failed; but the funda-
mental principles of Jesus and the proph-
sts have not failed"
Just ending its first years work, the
luinn voted to spend in 1915 the sum OF
$1,000 in peace education in the churches
4 America, Europe, and Japan. The II
lHion's work Is limited to the churches
Protestant. lew. and Catholic.
out OF the Slo9O00 n year income from 4
he endowment fund of 5000 coo. the sum
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