Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-07-09

| dated It's victories, haVlnS caugnC lLS
breath and replenished its units,
drives on for another advance, SO
this occasion to this people means the
beginning of a new campaign fol
God. Like the hosts of Israel, who
pausing for a moment in the presence
of difficulties hearing the command of
God through their chosen leader,
"speak unto my people that they go
forward" began to advance, so this
people is bheaking breaking camp and
is on the march.
'The success of this building enter
prise means for this congregation a
new spirit of adventure for God.
"Lord Robert Cecil was right when
! he said, after survey of the chang
ing religious life of England at the
close of the war, what the church
needs most is not adherents, but cru
saders.' A mere constituency is not
enough there must be the spirit Of
conquest. Some of you, daresay, who
/ have been accustomed to take large
risks in the business world, found it
difficult to undertake so great .
building task as this, but now chat it
has been accomplished, there will be
d new daring of faith in the tasks of
the Kingdom, a new spirit of adven-
ture for God, new boldness in do
ing the things that seem impossible
of achievement.
"Out of this enterprise there vii
come a new sense of unity an(
strength.
Together you have builded for
God. Together you have made sacri-
flee for coming generations. Togeth
er you have toiled and wrought and
prayed that your dream might come
true, and in its coming true, new and
stronger ties have been created. These
give to you a new sense of unity and
years can never break them. In this
new found unity there is the sense
of power. The undertakings which
seemed difficult yesterday will be easy
tomorrow. The impossible of the
past Will be in the program of the
future, because Of the unity and the
strength which have been found in
the comradeship of the common task.
"But this occasion i'll Il community
sense means 4 new found fellowship
among Gods people.
"The success Of this enterprise has
brought rejoicing to all cur hearts.
In the doing Of this splendid thing
these of this church have put US all
under obligation to them.
"You have builded in our midst a
temple of God, to which we shall look
with the spirit of worship and thanks
giving. But let me remind you that
as We worship toward common tenn
pie as the children of a common
faith, we are coming closer to the
heart of God, and, uncOnsciOusly per-
haps, we are coming into a closer
fellowship among ourselves. What an
hour this is for us to be of one mind
and one spirit and one passion for
God. Not yesterday nor tomorrow,
bus today is the great decisive day
in the issues of the Kingdom.
"Whcn John r. Mott wrote that ;
wonderful little book on the Decisive
Hour in Christian Missions as hei
tells it, ho went into the quiet Of his
: tudy and shut himself up from the
world And al the time he was try
ing Co write he said there was one
word laundering in his eaI-'now
now, now,-and when he had finished
writing that book he called it "The
Decisive Hour
"And in the presence OF the church's
task of today, it seems to me, that
in the quiet of this hour VIC can hear
the voice of God as He is laundering
into our ears the little word, now,
now, nOw' What an hour for unity
and courage ard daring achievement.
What an hour to go together up the
hill of self-surrender to God. What
an hour for the battle hymn Of the
Kingdom.
'He has sounded forth His trumpet,
that shall never call retreat,
He is sitting out the hearts OF men
before His judgment seat,
Be swift, my soul, to answer, be jubi-
liant, my feet,
For God is marching on
Attire the address the members of
the Masonic body, who had previous
ly assembled at the Masonic temple
and marched to the church, formed !
in line and returned to the temple,
where the meeting was closed, denot-
ing the last ceremonies OF the day. |
1t is said to have been the intention
to have present Grand Master Henry
S. McElroy, Lebanon, officiate at the
service, but his inability to be here
brought change in this respect, and
Mr.. Robert r. Burnam, past grand
master, officiated, and after the cere-
monies there were many inquiries Of