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MISSION CONCLUDED At
ST. ANNE'S Church
The Rev. E. D. Evans Gives In
structiOn and breaches Sermon
Before Large Congregation.
RULES FOR RELIGIOUS LIFE
The Three Parts of Repentance
Contrition, Confession and Amend
ment- Rector of St. Luke's
Baltimore breaches Unusual
Sermon.


Seldom does any Annapolis conpre-
| cation listen TO such an unusual ser
| mon as that preached last night in
| staid OH ST. Anne's Church by the Rev
| Edward Dering Evans. Rector of ST
Luke's Episcopal Church, Baltimore.
who prefers being called by the title
of Father" Evans
1t was the close of a four weeks
mission conducted here by Father Ey-
ans at St Anne's,and the church was
filed with probably the largest cnngre-
| cation of any attending the mission
Father Evans probably presumed that
only st. Anne's parishioners were
present, for he took exceptions to other
| denominations of Christians. viz: the
Calvinists (Presbyterians) the Roman
Catholics and the Methodists, all OF
whom, he said. had consclences, and
some of whom he admired ed-but (with
| a big b
He gave his instruction on Repent
ance being divided into three parts
viz: Contrition. Confession and
Amendment. His course Of sermons
| has been on Sin" Contrition is to be
sorry for sin, then we must make
confession. not only to God, but tell
somebody else as well as God OF our
sin Repentance in on the condition
! that we receive pardon and pardon is
| an essential part of the Christian relie-
ion We must make amendment Of life
Confession puts us very far right with
God. The Scripture says "Tf we
confess our sins. He is faithful and
Just o forgive us our sins. and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Confession is a great act toward God.
! Amendment is putting ourselves right
| toward our fellowmen and toward God
! We must be reconciled to our neigh
Dor. There is no true repentance with
out reconciliation to our neighbor.
/ Reconciliation is the first duty Of
| penitent life. II means apology, eX-
planation; talk things over; a few
words IF conversation may bring them
right
Father Evans said repentance is Of
no value until the repentant one is
willing and ready To- make restitution.
When mans heart is repentant. he
wants to make things right, not only
be sorry and confess. but make restitu-
ton reconciliation We are amateur
Christians nowadays. If you ran
bank to your shop the way you run
your religion along spiritual lines, you
would have the accounts on the wrong
side of the ledger re athletes pail
I no more attention to the rules of ath-
letics than they do to religion, they
could never do a long 3ump or iesp.
If housekeepers did not attend to their
houses any more than to their relip-
ion Annapolis would be a very "a com
Portable place to live in. Our religion
is too amateurish
Rules are irksome, but We must have
rules in religion. a rule forms habit
The preacher named several rules
prayer fasting almsgiying. meditation
(Which concerns private devotion and
thought or Scriptural reading. There
! must be public devotion Holy Com
munion good works. examination Of
conscience. This. he said. was putting
our finger on our spiritual pulse to
see how we staDl Avoid ali occasion
/ for sin Make and keep a good rule Of
! life and. without doubt. we viii reach
| heaven.
Following this instruction" Father
Evans preached a sermon from Mat
thew, 4th chapter. Sth verse, which re-
fers TO Our Lord being tempted by
| Satan The preacher said it was the
1 CID temptation Satan had used TO Eve.
/ The world is not Satan's 70 offer but
| belongs to Cod. He made it. 1t is
His world. God put us into this worb
to drive Satan out Try to build up
the kingdom of God in this world Use
| your influence where YOUR influence
permeates. We've got 10 win the
world for Christ. and cannot do II By
ourselves. but Christians must band to-
| gether
The preacher said it made him "jolly
! weary this preaching TO the man on
( the level of the street There is more
! besides saving our soul II is good
4 works that count He spoke of church
4 conscience and referrei to some
churches with conscience. but that are
narrow and wrong. He scored di-
/ vorce. and said those people who y ant
+ divorce ought to go to Turkey. We
I don't have TO talk about divorce to st.
Anne's, he said. St. Anne's has con-
science; he derlored bargain sales and
women who visit them and who pur-
chase cheap things at the sacrifice Of
I the blool of other women who must
work for FIVE cents an hour.
Many, he said. want the religion Of
| the streets. and can't stand ritual or
ceremonial. 1t is not whether one
candle or one hundred candles are
| burned, or whether there is ceremonial
or ritualism. but il is a matter be-
tween you and sin.