Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-18
MEN HAVE CHARGE
OF NIGHT SERVICES
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
DR.. FRANK ANDERSON OF CHlCA.
co, SPEAKS AT INITIAL SERV.
ICE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CHURCH
is SUPREME INSTITUTION OF
SOCIETY.

Last nights service at the Baptist
church was in charge OF the Mems
Brotherhood being the initial service
under that organization Dr. Frank l..
Anderson, chairman OF the Baptist TX.
ecutiye Council Of Chicago, was the
speaker and his message was ring
ing call to Christian men to apply
themselves With enthusiastic diligence
to the great work confronting the
church in the world OF today. He
spoke of the church as the supreme
institution OF modern society and
quoted Sherwood Eddy in giving credit
TO he church for the splendid success
of the Y NJ e. a in the cantonments
and In France
Dr.. Anderson pointed out that since
the beginning Of the war there has
been an increase Of thirty-two per
cent in juvenile delinquency and that
this facI constitutes challenge to
Christian men. He told OF the great
work to be done in relating men to
Christ, the church and the kingdom.
Personal evangelism among men needs
TO be prosecuted BY Christian men;
they are qualified and capable of catch
ing men for God and no work is more
worth while
Dr.. AndersOn's whole souled. pleas.
ing personality was a message in it.
self The rapt attention of the con.
gregaton during his address is the
best testimony to the appreciation OF
his message We trust the brother.
hood viii bring him to Ottawa again.
The evening was demonstration
of the ability Of a group of men to
make an inspiring service. Mr.. Floyd
DcLapp president of the Brotherhood,
presided Mr. Arthur prichard read
the scriptures. Mr l.. l.. Thompson
offered the prayer and Mr. Alfred Rob
enstein, member Of the Brother.
hood, sang most effectively the solo
Of the evening, THE Lord is My
Light. "
Plans are being perfected for the
next service under The auspices OF
the Brotherhood in April A lay speak.
er of great ability in all likelihood win
be with rs.
Presbyterian Church.
Yesterday was happy day at the
Presbyterian church. The commun.
ion service in The morning called
forth emphasis on the fourfold truth.
that the service is 10 remind us Of the
sacrilicial death of the Savior, that
there is to be real communion be
tween the Christian and his Savior
even such as the disciples had in the
upper room, that the service is tO
be a pledge Of our loyalty and faith
fulness to our Master. and that the
service is to be a sample Of the Chris
tan life, ever feeding on the Savior
through the daily Bible reading pray
er, meditation and effort in accord
ance with the Savior's will Sis
young people uniting with the church
added much to the service
In the evening the pastor preached
the fifth sermon in the series on "Tht
Worlds History The Mosaic Age
BY way of introduction he reminded
the congregation that in each one Of
the preceding periods man had failel
and he period had closed with a
judgment from God. and that the in
nocent holiness OF the Edenc Age
that conscience Of the Anti.diluviaI
Age, that the authority Of the Post
Dluvian Age. the Promise of tn,
patriarchal Age were unable to Iif
man to the plane Of righteousness il
his relation to God or fellowman Tht
question ,of the evening was Car
/ law dominating the Mosaic age. lif
man to this plane which is cssentia
to the welfare Of man o.
Under Moses and Joshua law
changed the mob Of lsraelltes into al
ordered host, into nation. The lay