The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-03-03
Special Sermon
On Stewardship

On Stewardship
Sunday was observed in many of the
Protestant churches of Greater Bos-
ton with special sermons and meet
ings. This stewardship campaign,
which is part of the great Interchurch
World Movement of North America
has as its goal the enrolment of 1O,-
90 Christian stewards throughout the
country, who will consecrate a GER
tain percentage of their income to
the church.
The idea of this Christian steward
ship is the acknowledgement that the
real owner of all things is God and
that man is His steward 1t is not
sense revival of the old system of
giving tithes unto the Lord" 1t is
felt that the money test is primary to
100 per cent Christianity and that the
conservation of 'the first fruits" of
each shurchgoer's income is the first
part of the task in world rebuilding
The month of February was set a.
part by the evangelical churches in
cooperation with the laterchurch
Movement as Stewardship Month
Next Sunday will be National Life
Service Sunday and on that day a call
will be issued for young men and
women to enlist for special Christian
service
Rev. w. Harry Fredas Sermon.
rs prayer an accent fable or a
modernface? was the question asked
by Rev. w. Harry Freda in his ser
mon at the Clarendon Street Baptist
Church. Mr. Freda compared life in
Biblical days with that of today, point
ing out the great material changes
which have occurred, such as i'll trans
portation and communication. He re-
ferred to the passing of many ancient
customs which can find no place in
modern life.
But the great custom of prayer"
he said has had its place in every
century and it should have its place
in modern life"
The minister took up various things
which he said established the fact of
PRAYER first its worldwide recogni-
ton by every race and every religion;
second, its important place in the life
of every person from the child to the
old man, from the most ignorant to
the most learned; third, the history
of its accomplishments.
1T has been through prayer said
the minister, that all the heather
countries, such as China and India.
have thrown open their gates to the
Christian religion.
But there is something which pray
err cannot do" declared Mr.. Freda;
lit cannot work outside its own
sphere Electricity is great force. 1t
moves street cars, it carries messages
over the ocean, but it cannot wrap up
a package of tea That we must do tor
ourselves. Just so prayer is a great
force; but it cannot do for us the work
we are intended to do for ourselves.
Mr.. Freda spoke of the things which
make PRAYER effective Among them
he placed keeping the right spirit to.
ward Others, living the right life, and
maintaining faith in the power OF
God"
DR.. Conrad at Park Street Church.
That salvation is an active force,
not a passive condition, was assert
ed by DR.. A. Z. Conrad of the Park
Street Church in his sermon on
FLOODING the World With the Surg
ing Forces of Salvation" DIR. Conrad
said, before he began the sermon, that
it is not "in any perfunctory spirit
that we enter on an Evangelistic cam
paign." He urged the congregation to
work necessarily for converts.
II am not unmindful that this is the
22nd of February" said DR.. Conrad;
II am aware that if ever in the history
of the republic it was important to lay
emphasis on patriotism it is now, but
for two reasons ! do not wish to
preach a solely patriotic sermon to-
day. For three years we have laid
emphasis on patriotism and citizen
ship, and these ideals are now familiar
to everyone.
Further more | will not permit
during these weeks of our campaign
the delivering of our thoughts one
iota from the great work of our saliva
ton and securing the salvation of
others. Moreover, | couldn't preach
d sermon more patriotic than to
preach liS SOhtlOiiiiS Po"Si VI
Jesus.
Christianity is not negative. Chris
tianity is intensely active, tremend-
ously dynamic. 1t is not state, IT is
movement 1t is not condition, it is
an activity. The instant Christianity
becomes a reality in life, it moves out
and expresses itself There is no hid
ing of the Christ.
Holiness in action is the significant
fact of Christian life God has chosen
agents to accomplish His purpose in
the world What do we mean by saliva
ton? 1t is the introduction of con-
trolling life forces where before there
have been controlling death forces
St. Paul was not speaking merely
speculatively o and philosophically
when he spoke of the death which has
come on. humanity through sin. 1t is
the awful reality of life.
THE dominant forces under regen-
Grafton are the forces of God, and
man parment of his regeneration, for
God has introduced into him forces
which will crush out the parasites
which feed upon the soul. 1t means