The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-08-12
.PLANTZ PLEADS
FOR SOUL MEN
President of Lawrence Cox
lege Speaks at Park
Avenue Church.
REOPENS AUDITORIUM

"The great spirits of the human
race have seen visions and dreamed
dreams; they have heard inner voices
and have followed their guidance to
the end of the road; they have been
responsible for national achievement
and world-progress; their souls have
been the pole-stars of civilization"
This statement expresses the theme
of the impressive sermon with which
Dr.. Samuel Plantz, President of Law
renee College, reopened the newly
frescoed auditorium of the Park Ave
nue. Methodist Church Sunday morn
ing. The service was well-attended
and well-conducted by the pastor, the
Rev. 0. W. Taylor. The preliminary
exercises were made notable by Wal
ter Bergquist's masterful interpreta-
ton of Bishop How's exquisite solo
for tenors, "Behold the Master Pass
eth By"
In introducing DR.. Plantz the Rev.
Mr. Taylor spoke briefly of the re-
decoration of the Church and credit
ed its success to special committees
composed of John Genske. j. L. Rog-
ers, A. B. Ames, and Mesdames Theo-
dore Kreiman. ]. Fred Johnson, Jr.
Gels, and A. B. Ames.
Paul the Great Visionnaire.
In developing his theme of the place
Of soul-men in the life of the world
DR.. Plantz took the Apostle Paul as
the supreme exemplar of men of vi
sion and power. He quoted his part
ing address to the elders of Ephesus as
evidence of inner voices in his life and
added significantly: "He was con
strained to go up to Jerusalem;' even
so other men have been impelled by
intangible and invisible forces to leave
lives of leisure for fields of service"
Such moral heroes, he said, were
Moses in indian. Elijah on Mount Ho-
reb, Isaiah in the court of the Inner
Temple, the Master on the Mount of
TRANSPORTATION, Socrates with his
genius that guided him" Constantine
marching beneath the banner of the
Cross, Augustine in the garden, Wash
ington at Valley Forge, and Lincoln
on the marge of a slave-market in
New Orleans.
"All of these heard inner voices"
he declared, "that constrained them
to go up to Rome, Washington, or
Calvary"
Drawing further inspiration from
the life of Paul, DR.. Plantz insisted
that the call of the soul was call
to encouragement, to discomforts, to
heroism and happiness. He describ-
ed the prosecutions of Paul and the
lonely life he lived as an errant cru
sader through the cities of the Orient;
he described also his courage on Mars
Hill and his ecstatic satisfaction in
his last confession: 'T nave fought a
good fight; I have finished my course
and kept the faith"
"Such in little" he concludo d, els
the end of the trail for men who find
reality in ethereality and see even in
the darkest hours of history the Light
behind the shadow"
Vesper Service Equally Inspiring.
DR.. Plantz spoke again at the Sum
mer Vesper Forum in the same audi
forum Sunday evening. His theme for
this address was Education and
Life" an appeal for higher learning
as the secret of greater effectiveness
and deeper happiness. He enriched his
lecture with stories from his wide ex-
perience as teacher, preacher, and col
lege-president.
In his audience at both services
were many persons now listed as stu
dents at Lawrence College; also many
others who we're persuaded by his elo-
qence to attend the small but noted cen
ter of culture and religion at Appleton.
In connection with the morning ser
vice the Rev. Mr.. Taylor announced
the special meeting of the congrega
tion to be held after a short PRAYER
services on the evening of Wednesday,
August 10th. At this gathering the
members of the church will elect a
lay delegate to the lay conference to
be held in conjunction with the An
nual Conference at Green Bay Septem-
Der 10th, and also discuss the re-
decoration of the Sunday School room
and parlors of the church