The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1919-01-24
sT. MARGARETss NEWS
Rev. ]. N. samuels- Relboder, Vicar.

Echoes of the solemnity and the
lessons learned at the memorial serv-
Ice held ut ST. Margaret's on the first
Sunday after Epiphany, still continue
to come from those who took the
opportunity to attend. The church
was well filled and the order Of serv-
Ice highly appropriate. The choir.
marching in to the strains OF Chopin's
immortal aMarche Funbre' cast a
spell Of sadness over the worshipers
at the very beginning. And this was
maintained throughout The vicar
characterized Colonel Roosevelt as an
aristocratic democrat. A man whose
ideals and aims were always Of the
best, whose life was lived among the
very best America can boast OF in
point Of human quality; and yet q
man who recognized in every other
human being d likeness to himself,
and treated each with fraternal jus
tice--not condescension, as so many
snobbish white people, yet, and col
ored people, also, arrogantly try to do.
| He lived full, useful, strenuous,
enjoyable life. A hard worker, o hard
sportsman, an ardent and continuous
student of men, affairs, and things
and above all his noble qualities, he
was simple, God-fearing man. In
whatever angle one views his life, one
finds much to profit by. Greatness
and goodness were combined in him.
The elements were SO mixed IN him
that of him Nature might have stood
IN and said, "This is q man" May
his soul find repose in the bosom OF
the Christ he so confidently Wor-
SHIPPED; and may he rest in peace
Two thoughtful subjects engaged
the meditation Of the worshipers last
Sunday. In the morning II was the
| request Of the Blessed Virgin to the
servants at the marriage banquet,
"Whatgoever He saith unto you, do. I
The points brought out were la1 the
Virgins. implied request of Jesus;
(b) His apparent impolite reply; tcl
the quiet confidence Of the Virgin
that her information went home and
therefore her Boy will act; I'D her
order to the serving men, or perhaps
| the servants were women; tel the
great and happy result enhanced
JOY
The other subject was presented at
the evening service, at A: 90 pm. II
was the vigil of st. Paul moved up to
accommodate the people, st. Paups
conversion is always pommemorated
by the Church on the 25th day Of ajn-
uary. The vicar showed how st.
Pau.'s great learning and burning
zeal for the ascendency Of the JEWISH
| faith led him to commit the gravest
kinds of cruelty. He barhored q Bit
ter and unrelenting hatred against
the new pretender, Jesus, especially
because He called himself the Christ,
and set Himself up as the Savior OF
the Jews, changing much OF theia
teaching to suit His new doctrine
Paul felt, therefore, justified IN his
cruelty; and he was backed up, sup
ported, by the best people Of Jerusa-
lem. Here the best people Of com.
Imunity may take note Of the fact that
their way Is not always the right way
They can be grleyoHaly wrong; and
when they are, heaven help the other
people! But Paul, IN the midst of his
,ersecuting career, Was snlttten with
| ,enorse, and thinking over the mat.
ter on his way TO Damascus, the Light
of truth. the Truth, dawned upon him
and he fell IN dead faint. Truth
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