Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-05-10
SPECIAL SERVICES
HELD BY CHURCHES
IN MOTHERS HONOR
OTTAWA JOINS IN PAYING TRIB.
TIE TO BEST MOTHER ON
FOR ONE DAY.

Ottawa people paused in the mad
rush OF busy 1920 season yesterday
10 pay homage To mother, the great
est mother in all the world Gray
haired women who have toiled to
raise families with little thought of
reconpense. rcign"d supreme for one
day when the whole United States
paid tribute to them. Churches and
societies took the subject, Mother"
for their sermons while most every
man and women showed their appre-
citation in some manner or form,
Florists were SWamped with orders
or beautiful bouquets which were sent
to mothers by doting sons and daugh-
lers Flowers and flags appeared on
the streets worn by eighty per cent
OF all the pedestrians who took ad-
vantage of the warm summer sun
shine and took Sunday promenade
The special delivery men did o rush
ing business, while the telegraph peo-
lle and the long distance operators
put thru numerous messages from
gons and daughters away from nome.
A new type Of greeting. ITO Dad
on Mothers Day made its appear
afcc for the first time, These greet
ings contained words of cheer and re-.
membrance for the old maa. to
show him that he was not forgotten
even though the day was set aside
III memory of the maternal parent.
Very large congregations gathered
H., Il,
At some OF these services carnations
were handed out to all Of the attend
ants while in others the mothers
were presented with the flower, which
is the typical flower of the day Min
listers confined the subject matter OF
their sermons to Mother and choirs
and musicians furnished beautiful
musical numbers. Each edifice was
attractivey decorated with flowers
and flags.
Raps Church Knockers
Sunday night at the Baptist church
Rev. G W Chcssman preached Oh
The Greatness OF the Church" Text.
Matt. 1918 And | say unto thee.
Thou art Peer, and upon this rock
| will build my church, and the eatr@
of hell shall not prevail against i'll
We are tired of listening to apollo
aies for the weakness and mistakes OF
the church Current writings voice
divers criticisms of ii ard W" are tir"d
of them too We are hungry for
great afiirmat ions. In our text of the
evening Jesus exalted the church,
CLEAN from il that the church Is
Great in Origin
II will build my church says Jesus.
II is not Il man built institution Not
only does Christ found it but contin-
ues to build it through his co-laborer3, !
New World Movement" Is ChristS
plan: go ye into all the world and
make disciples" The great emphasis
on social redemption is Christs EN-
phasis 1t is all included in the Lords f.
prayer The modern emphasis on
Brotherhood is thrist's emphasis /
The great commandment Of love TO /
God and ones neighbor covers Il /
Again Jesus shows the greatness of /
the church in thai il is
Great in Equipment
Upon this rock | Will build nav /
church" Upon spiritual Transformation.
viour and the acceptance OF his prin- /
ciples as the working principles of
lie That makes the church great /
II is an equipment Of vicarious love,
the power tina changes man at his |
center. That changes him from ego
ism as the dominant life ideal and
practice A transformed man, rs his
Lord, is in the midst OF men "a one .
who serves. 1t is unselhsh. love
prompted action which is the greatest .
force in the world and that is the cen
rral dynamic of the church. the body
of Christ Again Christ shows the
greatness of the church in that il is
Great in Conquering Power
IS The gates Of hell shall not pre-
vail against it, Christ-likc love is un-
conquerable The blasting of the fore
es OF evil at the rock OF Chri't-em-
powered church will always be futile,
The church is no; eiieto. 1t will stand
forth glorious when the flags OF re-
publics and empires are blown to tat
ters Crowns and thrones NAV perish
but ChriStS church moves on triumph.
ant. When Saul the prosecutor heard
the voice of Christ on Damascus road
Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me"
he made two-iold discovery. Christ
was living and he was identi-
fed with his church. To oppose the
church was to fight against Christ. So
Saul turned right about face and be-
came the champion OF the cause he for
merly prosecuted The conQuerng
power of Christs love became incarn.
ate in him and he lived gloriously the
sacrilicial life for the lifting OF human
itv from paganism to the Kingdom Of
God