El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-22
PASTOR DENIES
CHURCH JAZZ

UHUhUh dALL
Seven things more than all others
point the way 10 heaven through
Jesus Christ, as Rev. p. r. Knieker-
booker sees it. He told a congrega-
tion which filled the Trinity Metho-
dist church. 20 OVERLOOKING Sunday
night that these seven things are
schools. newspapers. charitable or
CARNATIONS. y. n c. A.. Salvation
army. church and home. The most
important Of these things is the
home. lie said
Before his sermon. Ar Knicker-
booker read letters from superintend-
ent OF city schools. A - Hughey.
- a. Martin managing editor OF The
Herald j. T. GWins secretary Of As
ISOLATED Charities. and 5. J. BRENT.
secretary Of y ~ G. A.
Also before his sermon. six negro
men and boys called the jubilee
sextet-' sang some old time negro
church songs
song Brings Exclamation.
one of the verses TO one Of the
sextet's songs is- Everybody talking
bout heaven amt goin' there When
they sang this the pastor yelled out
That sure is the truth
about the negroes geing 10 sing here
tonight" said Ar knickerbocker. {
-he said i was going 10 throw some
Jazz into my services told him no,
negro melodies aren't jazz. but gOs- F.,
pei
.Jazz puts the devil in you and
This kind OF music puts the love
OF tod I'm you
At The close Of the service ten peo-
pie Joined the church Two OF them I
were brothers and were soldiers from /
Fort Bliss. and one was girl from /
Harry Trimmer a Quaker. former 1
prize fighter. and an evangelist VIII /
speak at Trinity Methodist church !
next Sunday and on several nights 4
the following week, the pastor an
uounced-
The minister said it was a shame
that teachers who guide the lives or
boys and girls are paid such paltry
salaries. He put in a boost for high
er salaries for school teachers. which
brought forth a loud applause
Newspapers Grent Influence
The newspapers are the greatest
healing influence in the world" he Z!
said.
eff Jesus Christ was on earth
now He rgould use the newspaper
] believe Jesus Christ WIS 4
great believer I'm publicity and
ADVERTISING He was the great
esr advertiser OF his day. and His
disciples were his press agents"
Charity ORGANIZATIONS sucn as the
Associated Charities OF FL Paso.
helped men get on their feet and
did Gods work on earth ne declared
The salvation army came IN Tor
good word He praised the salvation ,
arnr's motto. "A man may be down.
but he is never out" The Salvation
army. he said preaching on the
saving souls which could be reached
IN no other way
The church, according 10 Mr..
Knitkarbocker in pointing the way 10
heaven, furnishes illumination and s
bIazes the pathway 10 Cod It is q ?
place OF Inspiration the birthplace 9
OF liberty, standing for purity, ODE e
dience and honesty The church IS
the great source Of brotherhood and
4 am a great believer in
lodges said Mr. klic<erbockers
and Il have gone good Ways IN
some of them, but let me tell you.
The lodge can never take the
plnce of the church
'The home OF today is not up 10
the standard Of the old fashioned
home and is deteriorating- Fathers
are concerned more about their hogs
and ctatrle and stocks than they are
of their sons and daughters Every
home is intended TO be a church, and
q father intended 10 be a priest In
the home the child should learn
= bout Jesus Christ long before he
is old enough 10 80 TO school or read
neVrspa ners.'
1Ir- Knickerbocker said each Of the
letters he read was splendid
Education Helps Reason
One OF the Paragraphs from ar
Hughey's letter follows. In select
ing public education as one Of the
roads 10 heaven you are probably
justified An education tends TO de-
Eelop a child's reason, sharpen his
wits. improve his memory clarity his
perceptions, cultivate MS tastes and
sensibuities and broaden his views,
bur more especially. as q road 70
heaven public education can develop
n growing young man or woman
q broad and sympathetic understand
ing OF humanity and thus education
promotes morality strength OF char
lcter and good citizenship"
Mr. Idrtlu, writing on the part a I
. newspaper plays in pointing the way /
10 heaven said The honest news
paper must stand between the people d
hat are good II has a moral duty !
.o point the way. and. once its hon {
-sty IS established and the confidence 4
BIZ its readers gained, IL is the com
nunlty.s greatest power for good"
ar GWin, OF the Associated Char
tiles, wrote The way 70 heaven is Z
most easily found while rendering q
lnselfish service 10 others
Mr. BRENT wrote There is but
lue way 10 heaven and that isl
through Christ and his church That Il
he unchurched may know this way u
and that tine church might better j
serve with stronger bodies, more :
acute minds, with quickened and D
spiritual life and with an 3
Increasing social outreach TO our fell j.
o wmsn IS the purpose OF the y. IL ?