The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-25

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DIR. Weeks Splendid Talk.
Religious Compromises was the
theme of the address ny Rev. DR.. w
W. Weeks OF Springfield. Mass, IL
men at tho midday meeting In the
Central ). NJ. C. A. auditorium yes
terday The text was taken from
Exodus 26---"There shall not be
an hoof left"
we arc living tn an age Of com
promise" said Or Weeks. This is
not only to he seen in our business
life and political life. hut also IN ouI
religious life.
The devil suggested four COM
promises to Moses In the first, he
said. Go worship your God in the
land. " Many people are saying today
that while they believe thoroughly in
the teaching OF the church there is
really no need of joining the church
Go worship your God in the land IL
simply the equivalent OF saying wor-
ship Him nowhere.
The second compromise suggested
so Moses by the devil was Go. but
don't go very far away He ia say
i~.g to men today, You may give up
your gambling. your drinking. your
.aroLsing, but il IS not necessary to
MANY folks have just about enough
religion to make them miserable. The
thing which brings real 10Y in Chris
tan life IS sacrifice. one OF the great
needs in individual Christian life to-
day is willingness To sacrifice The
angodly man has very little influence
ia bringing sinners to Christ. The
world is too wise for. that. 1t can't
ne fooled
Another Compromise.
The third compromise suggested to
Moses by the devil was. Go, We that
are men, but let the others remains
one mark OF genuine Christianity IS
seen in the fact that the moment we
get religion ourselves we want others
to enjoy. ii also The real meaning
Of NE is not how long we live, but
how many of our friends We have
ben enabled TO bring 10 Christ,
"rhe fourth compromise suggested
~ the devil to Moses was this GO,
bat leave your cattle behind, The
treat trouble with Christian men to-
day is that they do not consecrate
their business to the Lord They may
bave very pious mouth, but not a
pjou, purse. We need "a baptism OF
TUT poCkerb0oks an welt Is OF our
bodies. one Of the mightiest gracea.
: a
pockAtbook Men lose power when
hey divorce their religion 'from their
business Moses made complete
sacrifce and gave up all, and not one
hoof was left behind The church
today does not Hack either in money
or in talent, but rather in conse-
Grated church membership,
Vote of Thanks rendered.
After the conclusion of the address
4 standing vote Of thanks was taken
TO DR.. Weeks for the talks he had
given during the week, and a prom
Use on the part of every one present
to strive to live a more consecrated
( life The meeting was presided over
/ ~ Rev. j. J. Sherer, pastor of the
First English Lutheran Church.
At the Y, w. O. \.
TIE midday service for women al
the Y W. {. 4. was addressed by
Miss Katherine Halves. president oil
| the association. Miss HAYES wa:
| heard by the largest gathering of wo-
men yet had in the association build
/ ing Her theme Was that each should
love the other with a love like that
/ that Christ bears for all.
The meetings in the y. w &, a
/ have been addressed during the CAIN
Jaign by Rev r. A S,noot. Rev. q
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/ Br William H. Main, Rev t. Clag-
get Skinner. Mrs stewart Mis-:
Branch Binford. Miss Amy Smith anc
+ Miss Marietta Smith.
! At O'Clock yesterday afternoon
| Miss Binford conducted service fol-
tn, teen-age girls in the association
building,
III vaffnua parts or The city largely
attended and very interesting service!
we're held for girls ana for boys ant
;or both girls and boys The boys
me citing in the central district wa
addressed in the y NJ. c. A. audi
forium by K G. Long. The meeting'
and their speakers were:
Young Peoples Meetings.
Roys Hanover Avenue Christian
H. r Baker Third Presbyterian, Rev
william Megginson; Meade Memorial
Episcopal. Rev. John ". klncheloe.
Girls Monument Methodist. Rev
&c. A. jenkins: Leigh Street Baptist
( Rev. ! j. Parsons Central Methodist
Rev j. A. Mcclure.
Boys and girls together attende,
the meetings in Northside Baptis
Church, by Rev Stuart y Hutchinson
and at aBrton Heights Baptist, b.
Rev John Roach straton.
Yesterdays shop meetings were
Al City Jail, Seminary students
Montague Manufacturing Company
Rev j. X Jolliff; Richmond STOW
Company, Rev. "A. Il. RIHdd. Mile
| Manufa curing Company. Rev. J. A
VIM: Standard Paper Company
Rev. G. w Kemper Hermitage Press
Rev. j. J. Parsons, Firehouse No.
Jacob Cmlauf: Whittet Il Shopper
son. George S Crenshaw; Southern
Biscuit Works, Rev r, X. Chenault
Richmond Foundry and Manufactur
ing Company. Rev. c. o. futile
Southern Railway Shops, Rev. c, I
Ryland, and Virginia Railway AM
Power Company shops. Rev. l..
Wilson.
DIR. Weeks Last Sermon.
The final address in Richmond o
Dr. Weeks before he returns to hi
home in Springfield, Mass. that H.
might I'LL his own pulpit on Sunday
was heard by gathering that fille'
ali parts OF the First Baptist Churcl
last night. Dr.. Weeks leaves for hi
home at 400 O'Clock this morning.
MIR Lincoln. tenor OF the Seeon,
baptist church quartet. sang IF WIN
All Your Hearts, from the oratorit
Of Elijah. When the invitation wa
extended six persons presented them
selves for baptism Most of the con
gregation remained for the afte
meeting The total additions at TIL
First Church ~ about nifty, twenty