Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-25
MEETING At DEANDI
WAS WELL ATTENDED

Brooks. pastor Of the Polk Street Meth.
odlst church and his cngur,cfs az tn
Dcsndi Theatre sunday afternoon, ~
which time he spoke on The Great
Highways u the World "A tex
for this scrmon Dr BROOKS use lsiah
sss. An highway shall b, there aEJ
another way and u shall BE- calico
the way q holiness the unClean shall
not pas. over %" Reference vas al~H
had 70 John lee Il am the way
no man cometh 10 the Fsib"T
but BY Me"
The minister in the development 81
his theme called attention 20 the fact
that IN the primal state a. the wcrlS
the earth VAS q garden, an era pre-
senting uniform appeal. With no de-
msnd Ger Highways" but IN the lAtsf
tins the demand for ways and high
WAYS increased. The desire for
way" IL shown by the fishes % tAi
seas. the birds 81 the air. the animals
q field and forest. and by man. Tue
minister defined a way" a. a path
connecting two points. and stated that
man's desire to SIT somewhere frou
Q starting point. created way"
History declared the minister. is
filled with the stories Of highways
Including the Jerusalem Road. Ia
msscus Road. the Jericho Road. the
Applan Way. and many others. EI
rope has Ions stood At the front i
the matter 81 hlghways-grcai. thor
ouxhfares over which her nonarchs
and mobility. her middle classes auc
peasants have travelled When om
fore fathers came to America. they
found unly trails. foo,.paihs. but thor
vtsloned highways"
Attention was called 10 the fact that
when communities began 20 plan and
buIld highways. that they were conf
munity schemes. paid for by the PEG
pie. and that as ,hesc thoroughfarc,
gree. " grew and developed the cor
munitics A. early as 1895 the United
Stair government established the Ol1
Cumberland Pike. the pricr therefor
being approximately 5000. zoo 20. anc
since that time the federal government
the state gc.'ernments and county gov
ernmsnu hav put much money into
highways
Dr. Brooks followed the progress o.
trahsportation. overland and otherwise
pointing uncrringly 10 the fact that the
history Of the new world civilization
h but the history IL her highways. hc'
transportation. taking his audience IL
pleasing manner from the day Of th'
old oxcart 20 the aeroplane..
II was asserted BY the minister tina
during the past ten years more tha'
q, SOC. 600. 1000. 90 has been expended Of
highways Prominently among thos
mentioned In the sermon are Nations
OLD Trails. Ocean 90 Ocean, Santa ?
Trail. Ozark Trail. Lincoln Highway
Bankhcad Highway. Hocksday Hig.
way, on which work Is being planned
ana " even now underway 10 the 81
tent q approximately 5000, ooe. Oo0.v
more.
sBut ways are no, all physical" IL
elared the minister Man" contll
ued Dr.. Brooks. travels intellectual
moral. and spiritual highways In "
primal days God was our way and y
walked and converscd with him una
sin drove us from his presene
Thrown upon our own resources an
dependent upon our own action. an
confrorted with the necessity sustai
Ing ourselves physically. the ways
making bread became a matter - Vi.
Interest. Sin has estranged us, az
disObedicncc 81 Gofs laws. rejecti'
q bis gOOineS- has led " into q
yious ways
''Isiah has said. When We would :
turn. a highway shall he therc-call
the way Of holiness Then com
come,h 10 the Father but by Ne J
Jesus saying I am the way no M
4. the way To God-the way from :
90 righteousness the way rum ear
20 heaven when Jesu. deemed
timely 20 relieve msn from his
arrangement from God. lie spanned I
ehssn with Hts body-Eave His ]
20 prov lde the way Jesus the way
Democratic for Il !. open 20 who
ever wiii'-she cross q Calvary max
Il Democratic. Tor that makes Il wuI
wide.
How do we get onto this gr'
democratic highway from earth
heaven" asks the minister. and N
he says. in the old road days pco
worked out their taxes on the 10
and IN this sane way mus; they do
the great democratic highway. ]
eoin 10 he used along this highway
obedience % God and faith IN Jc'
Christ"
Good music provided = beautiful
junct o. the sermon. and the inter
shown indicates that great work
10 BE- accomplished through IN
rnRetlnes