The Washington herald., 1921-01-17
MILLER PLEADS
FOR SABBATH REST.

Christianity is the greatest con-
struCtiye power in the world today,
according to Rev. George A. Miller,
of Ninth Street Christian Church,
who declared last night that legisla-
ton will be secured through this
same power for "A sane and sensible
law governing the Lords Day in the
Capital City"
No one thought few years ago.
he pointed out, that it was powerful
enough to close every saloon in our
fair land. These places OF evil, that
I took more lives than the gladiatOrial
contests of Rome, have been closed
forever.
The same power" he continued,
will give to this Christian land d
sane and sensible law governing the
Lords Day in the Capital City. II
is not an experiment to have such
Il law governing this city, as was
said by one of our Congressman
lately. Every State except Cali
fOrnia has some such law. The
cities about US. as Baltimore. Phila-
delphia, Richmond and others, do
not allow moving pictures and the
aters on Sunday and the people are
cOntented and happy.
There is a dynamite which makes
FOR Righteousness that will some
time change other evils of our day
as it has done and as it did in the
davs of Paul. If il were not for
Christianity there would be no day
Of rest for the people Of our land
Those who abuse churches and
Christianity do not realize that
whatever Sunday means TO them
they owe it all to the dynamite of
the Gospel that has made one day
in seven a day Of rest and cessation
from grinding toll. May we never
destroy this day and its meaning.
All true governments, schools.
churches and institutions to better
humanity are constructive powers to
build up and bless the world.
Paul, an insignificant Jew, a
prisoner without influence. trudg-
ing along the Appian Way to Rome,
had no outward manifestation of
power to change the sins and evils
OF the great Roman Empire Of his
time. But within 800 years that
hidden, silent force which he car
ried in his bosom had made that
great city a Christian stronghold"
RELIGIOUS FIELD
HAS BROAD RANGE.
THE business of Gods House"
was discussed by elaborate argu-
rnent and brilliant illustrations by
Rev. DR.. Henry Allen Tupper at the
First Baptist Church, Sixteenth and
o streets, yesterday morning.
The Business of Gods House"
said DR.. Tupper. "is universal in its
compass. We narrow God If we mar
row our business for God. He
touches everything, and everything
we touch should be divine business.
Let us beware of the divisions into
the sacred and the secular, outward
and inward. Everywhere we can
say. if we serve Him, This is none
other than the House of God and
this is the House of Prayer
when we dismiss God the lights
are turned out and the music of life
Is hushed.
The business Of Gods House is
absorbing. Why should it not be
so when it elicits the nOblest pow
ers of the mind and heart: it trans
mits to humanity the choicest bless
inEs Of the divine, and it erects a
kingdom that is the hope of the
world and the crown of eternity?
The business of Gods House is
constructive Christ came not to
condemn, but to construct. He not
only built tables and pIows in the
carpenter shop. but He builds char
acter, destiny and a spiritual world.
The business of Gods House is
dynamic. 4 severe shock is often
the forerunneF of salvation. and a
revolution the promise and prophecy
Of regeneration. Christ is the
worlds greatest dynamo. and Chris
tianity. unperverted, is the greatest
dynamic power.
The business of Gods House is
eternal in its mission. All earthly
business is doomed. The earth is
strewn with the crumbling monu-
ments of past glory. Eternity is
calling us! We are building into
the everlasting. We are passing
from the business Of Gods House
here into our Fathers Home, where
work shall be worship and labor
shall be love"