Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-02-19
BAPT|STs GIVE A
! CONFIDENCE VOTE
LOCAL CHURCH PINS FAITH TO
LAWMAKERS OF LA SALE
COUNTY-ExPECT THEM tn
SUPPORT "DRY" REFERENDUM

La Sale county lawmakers nj
Springfield We're given a vote inf CON
fidence yesterday by the Ottawa Ran
list church, the first formal move
taken IN La Sale county by any one
creed to add an endorsement IN tbo
dry Dill which recently carried thru
the senate and is now in the lower
house awaiting action by the repre.
sentatives.
the endorsement came in the form
oi resolution in which the BAPTIST
members pin their faith to the three
La Sale county Legislators - Lee
ONeii Browne, Ole +. BENSON and
William NJ. Seaman. How far tho con.
hdence vote will 90 in gaining results
Is matter, of course, of only coniec.
lure. representative Benson il the
only t-and-outer in favor of tho rcf.
erendum. "Drys' are pulling wires
in hope of switching Browne and
Seaman to their viewpoint and per.
hitting the statewide liauor question
10 come to vote of the people.
me resolution giving vote of con.
iidence to the three representatives
follows.
RESOLVED: That the First Baptist
ehurch OF Ottawa, H.. heartily endorse
House Bill No, -, now before the
House at Springfield. That we ex
press confidence in our representatives
IRON the Thirtyninth district-Hon.
Lee ONeil Browne. Hon. VIM. NJ.
Scanlon. and Hon. o. f. Benson that
they will support this referendum
which is an enabling act to permit the
people of Illinois to vote on the saloon
question.
Resolved That marked copies OF
the local papers containing this reso
luton be sent the above mentioned
representatives from our district"
Presbyterian Church.
Sunday at the Presbyterian church,
ltev Vonckx preached ON Worship
In the morning to a large congrega-
lon. Among other things he said.
Ihat which is supreme in ones life
IS the thing that is worshiped, whcth.
Or II Is wealth, pleasure, power or po- q
elton. That to which we give prece-
icnce Is the thing to which we bow In
worship.
'God commands all men to Worship
him, because We are made to worship
Inn and therefore we need it. CO.
you will and no matter what
he development of the tribe you find /
I VIII always have some form of wor-
MP as MIR. Bryan puts it~tMan is
elIgious being, his heart instinctiyely
eeks for God. Whether he wor
hips on the banks of the Ganges. o
rays with his face ufturned to the t.
'n, Kheeis towarV Mecca, or regard N
~ an space as temple worships ii
od according to the Christian creed tr
Ian is essentially devout.'
There can be no acceptable wor- "
UP without the acceptance of Jesus 81
mist, for the Bible says No man be
omcth unto the Father but by me
tesus)' second, heart cleansed a.
ON SIN is essential because the
salmist says If regard iniouitv in
" heart the Lord will not hear me-
Last night, the pastor spoke ON
iod s Call to America" He reviewed -
le world conditions, both in Earope ~
Id In America, showing the need of -.
g European nations and then how ,,'
merlca is peculiarly fitted to supply -.
at need .nF
America will not only send mate. -"
81 gifts, but the greatest of all eifts '','
at man can send viz, high and holy ~
cas- OF vital religion, of the universal a"
otherhood of man, and of Christian lug
ucation which will not fail in the VI
isis as the European education aid
H. to