Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-06-04
REV. V0NCKS SAYS
LORD IS ON SIDE
OF ENTENTE ALLIES

A beautiful day brought out a large
attendance at church both morning
and evening at the Presbyterian
church. The presence OF so many
young people have added inspiration
to the services; while the work Of
the choir both in the morning and
in the evening was very good.
In the morning the pastor, Rey. J.
+. Vonckx, preached on "The New
Covenant, a theme taken from tue
book of the Hebrews; it was the con
GLIDING message IN the Sunday IN ).n.
ing studies taken from the book. The
pastor referred to the old covenant.
The promise OF life on c0naition OF
rarfcts obedience upon pain Of Death
and rtIcNed how ii was Superseded
~ tie Few covenant" God so loved
Tie world that He gave His only be-
gutten Sor that whosoever beIleycth
on HIM { r all not perish, but have ey.
erlssline fe."
In the evening an exceptional ser.
vice took place; large and n1 en-
thusiastic gathering, the selectio - v
the fhpii we're OF the highes. orts q.
The solo by Mr. George Hood of S'1aa-
ter en4itled. "The Ninety AMI Nine"
by Camrios. seemed perfect in it, rem
dition and thrilled the audience, the
organ ac'artions by Mrs. w c. Pas!ay
were Of he highest class and sory
impressive, and the way the congre
cation sang the hymns made orc lei
that il was good to be there
God And The Allies" was the sub
iect for the evening "The cause Of
the Allies is foreordained to success
because Of the established laws Of
Cod, Faith in God Is an essential TO
the Divine cooperation and this was
proved from the lives of Joseph Abra-
ham, Moses and Joshua; 1t was also
shown to be the secret of Lincon's
confidence in the darkest days of the
Rebellion
Harmony with the Divine will ia
an essential to Divine cooperation
and this was illustrated by the sue
cessos OF Joshuas life, the success Of
tho American colonies, But German
n, iIitnrin,,, ID ant ~ l,nr,,n,,,, xx.;ti,
the Divine will because 1t is not mere
ly u system Of defense but 1t con.
tains the spirit Of cruel selishness
that Is ever reaching out in aggres-
sion for more territory; It Is not
founded OH love but the Divine will,
"But lest there be a misunderstanding
ing, attention IL called to this that
it IS German militarism and not the
German people that Is criticised, for
1t IL believed that large majority Of
the German people are out Of harmony
with this military system, and when
the large number Of our loyal German
citizens with the highest ideals, IRE
born IA nhnd the folly Of such 4
charge against them is readily seen.
therefore, II is the system that 4
-harSc1 With ltihlcssi'css,
"The psychological effect Of the ap-
peal to religion Is seen in the religi-
Gus services held among the regi.
meats Of all the different arrives
with the assurance that each one is
/ lighting Gods battles. but the fallaey
OF sach religious performances u
seen when there Is lack of harmony
with the Divine will; can ruthless self
islaness, wanton murder ana coyenant
breaking expect to receive tho bless
Ing OF God, Dlrine cooperation
Therefore Il is conclulod that CO
IL with the Allies and because Of this
The ultimate victory Is assured
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