The independent-reporter., 1918-02-14

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and III not rigId easfe system zepar=
afed ela#s from eIazs turnout the
World ThIs democratic doctrine aad
e0ndlet Of Tho mn II Nazareth -
IN motion mea and faree thai abolish
ea slayery. asserted f4e dignity -
childhood and the honor thaf strength
haala pay To innocence. ne emaa#
patton of @omanhood and The nea
bifah q ChiYalry. Chrisfg freiadI.=
~ H.eaHf The right IL humanity ~
humanity + il the individual Werfa
9f mea women and children Ths
forge'6lhezs Of this urinary do
trine II . III the grrnan creea
as produced he tragedy Of our uni=
yerse Of nations these days Mohau
med .aIHaaI hIz empire b. killing
Christ founded His kingdom By suffer
ing far The Church i manufae
tnrer If Hharasfer II il represent
christs H.rli and teaching. tbe
church mast be M Friend Of Publ
car and sinner The asylum o.
tn hepeiess haady and neglected
sauis about J. ia perfection thee
is neither nigh nor low. great or
small 50 the church exists for III
people. not the people fer the church
Tie prison Is fer the criminal. tn
hospital is for the sIek. the school /
Tor he young What i the church for
Alas. too often today il represents q
great deal Of money. afords yer
comfortable place in which 70 spend
an hour or Two once q week, i VI
do not van, 70 sleep or 90 somewhere
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and more OF Iess refnei orator. 4
Of which ran be aid 9f some othea
institutions Do or churches expert
enee the thrill of the rich and poer
meeting together Is not or lit
tie Bethel representing religion o
narrow. priggish. other -Worldliness
except on week days. How many OF
oar churches are run upon the prinei
pie Of take il or leave il alone No
asking what people need bat whaf
people ought to like Hence are 81
forlorn. deserted and with a larger
population passing outside their door
and around them living. Of the most
valuable class Of people. the middle
class than ever they had before.
What Christianity needs in its TEN
pies Is not Phariseeism but friend
lines And whatever else il may
have # il have not this il Is not
Christian
There never was a time when the
person Of Christ attracted so much
attention, when the christian con
science Vas so sensitive to social
problems and when the spirit O.
Christ was so molding the. world, a
now. The very fact that We are abb
to preach so plainly about them and
OF ourselves. in our eeclesiasueism
willing to hear honest condemnation
and civilization alike, is itself a strong
proof that we are. at heart. SOUND
and true We are for it'll while
standing amid great forces o. which
We know but little The world i
moving on to its appointed goal. tho
by paths We do not yet quite see. But
il has its Helmsman and Will arrive.
amid all the peril, mystery. uncertain
ty and humiliation. Il We are truly
penitent and arise - new obedience t.
Christ. We shall hear Him say: The
works that do shall ye Do also. and
greater works than these because /
&c unto tie Father. L. / am with
Yen alwaYs
The Posaade The sou Of CD Goes
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LINCOLN MEMORIAL SERVICE
Patriotism u4s ~ assa#.s Il III
evening service nd e9srs lecture =
TN meeting. which W. il truth
Lincoln NJ rial bespoke Il III
man patriotic In place of the asaal
hymns The large audience sang Tn
Star spaaeied Banner and Cod
Keep ard Guide Our Men It vas
an impressive service and the speak
ers for thu evening dealt With the man
Lincoln; his Amerieanism; his Re
ligion and his mother The prelude
"Toccata' VAS followed BY singing
The Star spangled Banner" Then
came the Invocation; Scripture read
ngi anthem Lord God Almighty
prayer. offertory. yoilin solo Lost
Chord. David Lyons.
E. f Merrill. chairman of the
County Thrift Stamp campaign com
mittee gave a brief talk on the mean
ing of this movement and urged all
in attendance to help in the great
cause The quartet consisting OF
Mrs. Carl Malley. Mrs Howard Friend.
Fred Rayner and r. ". Leighton
sang Rock Of Ages" after which Rev
Olin II. Tracy spoke on the subject
"Lincons Americanism He dealt
with the love of country ever para
mount in the heart Of this great mar
and of his devotion TO the principals
of Democracy. Rev. {. II MeElhiney
in dealing with Lincoln the Man
told of his wonderful character; Of
his love for the rieht. his justice ana
his wisdom "Lineolns Religion
WAS the subject Of an able discourse
by Rev. Henry Clay Turner He
dealt with the Godliness of that great
leader and brought cut many inter
esting facts with which few of his
hearers were familiar. Speaking on
the subject of Lincoln and His Moth
err. Rev George Merriam cited many
instances in which the greatest