The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-11-06
THREE MEETINGS END
GOSPEL CAMPAIGN
Choir of rs Little Folks to Take Part
in Last chlIdren's
Nluht.

Gospel Campaign with three big
gest meetings yet in the future is
more than worth the effort.
The popular interest is growing
every day Many from the other
churches are availing themselves of
the value of the meetings.
Tonight is Children's Night again.
These Saturday evenings have been
among the most popular nights Of the
campaign. 1t is expected that seven
ty-fiye children will be in the choir to
follow the splendid leadership OF Mr.
Cooke.
More than forty people have al
ready made decisions for Christ in
the public services at the Methodist
church. Large numbers have seen
the necessity of further conservation,
the vision of men and women at work
for the kingdom of the Christ, and
have started their postgraduate
course I'm the Christian life. An
evangeistic campaign meets in the
religious life the same need that
Chautauqua does in the intellectual
life, and teachers institute does
in a teachers life. The Methodist
Episcopal church has always thought
OF the Christion life as open to all.
There is no election of some TO be
saved and some to be condemned
from all eternity, but 1t is the Will
sof God that all shall be saved and
come TO a knowledge OF the truth.
II also believes that an open and pub
lie confession Of ones intention is
necessity" for with the heart man be-
lleyeth unto righteousness and with
the mouth confession is made unto
salvation"
The modern theory both Of peda-
gogy and psychology approve with
the Methodist church has been doing
all these years to fullness that which
scarcely could be looked for two de-
cades ago Wherever the Methodist
church has adhered to her original
position she has grown and flourished
Her eyangelistIc methods are well
known.
But the other side of her propa.
ganda is not so we'll known. namely
her educational program. Although
she has dealt with the common peo
PIE for the most part, Methodism was
born In oxford university, and her
first American bishop was an oxford
graduate and mayor Of his city in
! England before coming TO America
Beginning with the child in the home
and church, and passing right up
through to the full days of maturity,
there are definite courses OF religious
instruction. and definite plans OF re.
| ligious activity. Yet this is not all.
This church has a system Of schools
of secondary and higher education
uneQuaed in the United States out
side of the state and public education
About eighty thousands students are
now in attendance at the Methodist
colleges and universities alone. For
| the beginnings OF the mental training
/ the Methodist church believes that all
should attend the public school on
the grounds of our common democra-
| cy and common Americanism.
II she so believes in education and
the slower and more accustomed pro
cesses, why so much furor and intan-
sty in the field of evangelism? The
answer is in the eXigency of the situ-
alton. and the immediacy of the call
for christian service. Bolsheyism
and many falseisms are making such
rapid growth that we cannot wait un.
til we have trained a generation. The
clarion call is now whether we turn
/ TO the individual life, national life or
the demands of God.