Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-10
Value OF Church
DR.. RANDOLPH'S TOPIC
Evening With MendelsSohn'
Also TO be Grace Sunday
Night Feature
DR.. MARTIN TO BE
MORNING PREACHER

Another live topic OF the day. "the
value Of the church'-will be discuss
ed tomorrow evening by the Rev. Dr.
Herbert Il. Randolph. OF Grace NJ. E.
Church in his series OF sermons on
popular questions. This will be the
sixth discourse based on answers to
questions asked Of the citys success
ful business and professional men.
The auction 10 which scores Of
thoughtful answers have been made is!
What Is your honest opinion OF the
value OF the church? Is Il worth while
TO support Il? Give some reasons"
All agree that the church has
value. There Is virtually no differ
ence of opinion on this point. Even
the correspondent who finds the most
fault with the church does not ques-
ton is values
I'm spite OF criticism, very poor
preachers, hypocritlcal members.
slowness 10 adapt itself, etc. the
church Is valuable" he says. at keeps
men up to their spiritual responsible
ties, II exercises the influence OF ex.
ample not only on non-members but
on weak members, and Il has a leav
ening effect upon a community. A
community without a church would be
a much harder place to keep up ones
faith"
The approval voiced by noted edu-
Gator. who does not preface his COM
mendation with condemnation. hardly
can be counted stronger, though he
says:
"The church stands for the soul Of
America. Its functions are so numer-
GUS and vital that Il Is impossible TO
Outlive them I'm sentence"
Other expressions on the subject
range all the way from the declara-
ton that the church Is a divine insti-
tuition, and must be approved and sup
ported TO the statement that II is good
until some better agency" shall be
found.
One man who writes himself down
as mot a church man." adds
but, in my opinion, the church Is
OF enormous value and worthy OF sup
port for many reasons, especially in
respect Of its drawing together peo-
pie IN large bodies with the common
purpose OF being good 4. and doing
good"
The material for this sermon furn-
ished out OF the experience OF the men
who have answered the questions has
furnished so many lines OF thought
that this sermon gives promise OF be-
ing the most interesting, 50 far, OF the
the series.
The Rev. ]. p. Martin. OF Philadei-
phia, will be the morning preacher at
4 Grace.
The musical service at the morning
hour will be as follows:
Organ prelude, "Offertoire In + Ma
ior," Wely; professional, Holy, Holy,
Holy. Lord God Almighty" Heber; an
them, FESTIVAL TIE Deum in Il Flat,
Buck: offertory solo. 1.-THE Unseen
Kingdom" Lane. Frank II. Mason;
contralto solo, Mrs. Eleanor Girton
Kemery; occasional. 20 Thou To
Whom In Ancient Times" Pierpont
organ postlude, march Russo"
Clarke.
At the evening service. Norris G.
Morgan will give a second evening
with Mendelssohn. Mrs. Kemery will
be the soloist. The program will be
as follows:
"MoNo Adagio." 1Vth Symphony
Mendelssohn; Song without Words,
Mendelssohn; Consolation" Mendel-
ssohn; professional, Lead On, q
King Eternal" Henry Smart; an
them solo and chorus. 20 For The
Wings Of a Dove.' Mendelssohn; con-
tralto solo, 20 Rest in the Lord,