The sun., 1918-10-28
15OTH ANNIVERSARY
OF JOHN ST. CHURCH
Militant Patriotism Dominates
Special Services at
Celebration.
MESSAGE FROM ENGLAND
Methodist Leader Tells Of Need
of Still Greater Sac
rifices.

A clear note of militant patriotism ran
through the five special services yester-
day that marked the opening OF week
celebration Of tho founding Of old John
Street Methodist Episcopal Church 100
years ago. Special daily services will
be held In celebration of the organiza-
ton OF the John Street Society--the
founding of American Methodism lb2
years ago-and the establishment of the
church at its present site two years
later.
The Rev. DR.. Arthur r. Cutlery, pres
dent OF the Primitive Methodist Con-
ference of England and president-eiect
Of tho English National Free Church
Council, who came to America with the
Rev. DIR. Charles Gore, Lord Bishop or
oxford, to speak on THE Moral Aims
Of the War" was the chief speaker at
yesterday afternoons meeting.
when we go into Berlin, and mind
you we are going into Berlin" he said.
we are going as the representative OF
the Christian world. The people of Ber-
lin will then hear at frst hand what the
Christian world demands from them"
After q brief review of the history OF
Methodism DR. Cutlery told OF the neces-
sity OF greater national sacrifices, which
was the theme of his afternoon address.
In this connection he made reference to
the sacrifices that have already been
made by the people OF Belgium, Great
Britain and France and that are now
being made by Americans.
King Albert should Lead Parade.
"And when we go into Berlin" he con-
tinued, King Albert Of Belgium and not
any British Tommies, French poilus nor
American doughboys should lead the pro-
cession. Why? Because he represents
Belgium, that glorious little nation that
to day exists despite the loss OF its
national capital, despite the loss of its
Government and all the material evil
dences Of national existence, but still
exists because she had soul"
DIR. Cutlery said that in recent talk
with President Wilson, the Chief Exec
utive told him that what was needed
most now by the Allies was spiritual
cooperation.
THAT" he said means more and
greater sacrifices than have been made
yet. because there can be no peace
and no negotiation until the dveiltry that
has cursed the world is wiped out OF ex-
istence. That spirit of sacrifice has been
burned into us in England during the
last four years, and there is little nag
waving and such in England now. We
have passed that stage since n million
OF our lads have been killed and three
mourning. But 1t Is because OF that
splendid spirit OF sacrifice that after
those four long years the lads on the
British front In France are able 10 keep
pace with your splendid American
troops"
Wanted Nazareth in Germany.
DR. Nicholas Murray Butler, president
OF Columbia, whose grandfather made Il
public profession Of faith in John Street
Church a century ago, entering the min
istry later, recalled the incident Or
Butler described the characteristic re-
pellant to the Christian church, which he
said was to be found in the autocratic
element OF the German people, by de-
scribing a personal experience in Ger
many twenty years ago.
Il was listening to a lecture by a
German theologisn who attempted to ex-
plain in the course Of his remarks that
the reason the principles of Christianity
were not acceptable to the German peo-
pie was because God himself had not
first been revealed in Germany. Would
you believe It? 1t is because the Ger
man autocracy was only satisfied with a
Christianity made in Germany that we
are now facing the last challenge of ma
tionalistic paganism to Christianity it.
self. That is why in the union between
Great Britain. France. Italy. America
and the other Allies the world Is witness
ing the greatest manifestation of the
brotherhood of man that history
records"
Bishop Matthew :. Hughes. in charge
of the Methodist Church activities in
Washington. Oregon, northern Idaho
and Alaska, spoke of the work of the
church in the far West. Bishop Hughes
will speak at each Of the noon day SER