Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-03-08
MILLENNIUM IS HERE,
BAPTIST PREACHER
TELLS HIS FLOCK
DRY AMERICA Is ONE BIG STEP
TOWARD DAWN OF KINGDOM
OF GOD-STATESM AND JUR.
ISIS PROVE THAT BIG DAY Is
HERE.


craft and leaders Of finance Wcr"
spoken of in highly laudatory tones
during last nights sermon AT the Bar
fist church by Rev c. ". thCsSnan,
In touching upon the judiciary Rev.
Chessman praised Judge Eldrcdge for
his firm stand for higher morals who"
be refused to dismiss a ease III tie
Circuit court made famous by IN"
MIA, limitations Of Il certain woman Witl,
certain house Of diSrcputc. His ref.
crenCe TO il 'big-minded. clean-mind,
I'd, hard working man" in reference
10 the constitutional convention is a
tribute to President Charles 4. Wood
Nard OF the basic law body
! Taking his sermon from the topic,
"Thy Kingdom Come" Rev. thcssman
laid in part
Our subject is a prayer on the lips
OF millions of people every day.
What does it mean? Thanks for the
new emf hasis on the social gospel. il
means the progressive coming of the
kingdom Of God to this world. It Is
not coming as a donation from heaS.
en-, bur as an achievement of man IN
cooperation with God, As Paul says,
We are Iaborers together with God,
and the task is setting up The rule o.
God in the hearts Of people and al,
the institutions of men It IL the bic.
gest business on ear and God in.
fitcs every person To have a part
tntt 4 ,p,,,t
God to set up righteousness in THIS
world and to promote the good of all
IN all aspects Of life, physically, men.
fally, induStrially, economically. pc.
litically, morally,
Repent. for the kingdom Of God
IL a hand said John and Jesus. Il
Is Still Gods message to men It
means change your mind turn about
and instead CT blocking the kingdom
by yonr manner Of life. consecratc il
to Christ by surrender to Him ana
then get into the kingdom to worn for
It's more complete realization.
Il can see the kingdom coming in
the achievement of dry America,
II means fuller. richer life FOR many.
IT means removal Of corrurtcr OF
morals, business and politics. II
means better day for women and
children. 1t means more business ami
happier families, 1t means empty
pals, deserted almshouscs. abandoned
Kelley cure institutions. l. means d
better day for former saloon Keepers
and their families
II can see the Kingdom coming in
actions like that in our court house
the other day when Judge refused
70 lift an injunction against house
OF prostitution The government
joins hands with he church to cdu-
cate tor the elimination Of vice from
american life,
II can see the kingdom coming in
the new conscience regarding none ..
Money getting is becoming thristian,
lied and so is money uSn. Men arc
accepting the divine standard of stew
ardship, which means the use OF
money as truS' for the promotion
Of the common good,
Il can see the kingdom coming
from sitting in on the Rotary supper
hhc other evening and hearing a big.
minded. clranmindCd. hard Wo. king
man earnestly setting forth what he
believes 10 be the principles Of a bet
ter state cons tuition. He stressed
indlienablc rights rights Of lndild-
llali as sacred and must be guarded
He stressed the idea of 4 cons tiutiOn
which would promote the highest wei
fare Of the state. And then. talking
abOu, taxation, he wanted the coop
Grafton of fellow citizens minds in
forming what would be just distribu.
ton OF revenue raising principles To
work for better laws, the principles of
Justice in government to my mind,
Is decidedly kingdom of God task.
some people have ha2y ideas about
The kingdom. Some shove it forward
to some remote golden millennium.
But it's here, And God calls men TO
enter it, 1t means living not on tho
principles of cgoism but OF unscliSh
service. He that docth right cousncs5
is righteous and no other is. Chris
tianity is not a theological intellect.
nalism, it Is the living Of Christ.
controlled life, 1t is idcalism Christ
originated and havncssed to the ugly
realities Of life to sacrifice for their
transformation, God has a place for
every life in bringing the Kingdom.
Becoming a Christian means accept.
ing the place God has for us and Civ
ing it our full hearts devotion in un-
selfish service"
First Clockmakcr Unknown.