The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-10-15
Anniversary at Metropolitan Com
munity Center Church
Reverend DIR. Cook. Pastor


munity Center Church
Reverend DR.. Cook, Pastor
One year ago, October 9th, we
heralded to the world, in the pages OF
a contemporary weekly that Rev. w.
d. Cook had broken, without malice,
from the yoke of the stereotyped
methodism.
Sunday morning we were present to
hear the anniversary sermon by the
pastor and to survey the progress as
outlined in clear concise tones by the
church treasurer, M. A. Watkins.
The Sermon
The text was from 10 and l07
Psalms: The Lord has done great
things for us whereof are we glad,
etc" Tread iD.
Extracts
+ 4 ut is necessary for us who
are doing business for God to take an
occasional inventory to see how
stands our business with our master
= We, one year ago, possessed no
building within which to worship-no
minister (for certain), no funds and
no membership Now we have
purchased a location for $4,000,
paid all expenses up to date. We
have raised a total of over $4,000.
We have nearly Ten Thousand dollars
balance. We have new church
building located and expect to enter
same before November 30th-still re-
tanning the lot. y God has done
this-let no man say; Cook, nor him
self, should be given the credit
| have never said one thing against the
other churches nor against any one
God said, Go forward-we
went = = Only a few became faint
and turned back"
Then with rhetorical effect the min
ister carried his audience over the
trail which they had come, and closed
the meeting in high spiritual demon
stration.
Mr.. Harvey A. Watkins Gives Figures
Chas. A. Griffin suggested the name
NJ. c. c. DIR. Bib gave the idea OF
The lot. DIR. Giles, Deacon Steward
and others worked hard upon the new
dea of the center. J. Wesley Jones
md Choir raised severa Thousand dol
ars Trustees raised $32,ll300. Total
invested $22,00000 Cash in hand
5000.
All books are to be presented be-
ore the Chamber of Commerce on
November 9Th. twenty-five hundred |
people present at sermon.
The total membership of Metro !
'olitan Community Center about 5000. |
Walter A. Ellis.
The Olivet Baptist Church
Rev L. x. Williams, DID, Minister
The services at Olivet were we'll at
ended last Sunday morning. All the |
lome pastors were at their respective |
post with the exception of Rev. II. B.
Hawkins, who was out of the city.
n his absence the congregation up
tairs heard Rev. J. c. Carroll preach:
The Period of Dependency in the
life of the Apostle Paul" Rev. J. II.
}ranham preached to large crowd
n the overflow downstairs, and DR..
Williams electrified the vast thong in
he main auditorium. In the evening
he pastor preached the second in a
eries of sermons, subject: Some
Things That Tend to Destroy the
Institution of Marriage" He gave as
he chief destroying influences on
marriage such things as gossip, lack
If time and affection on the part OF
he husband, lack of confidence in
,ach other and failure on the part
# both husband and wife to pray and
rust God in times of trouble and diff
erences.
Next Sunday night the pastor will !
preach on: THE Greatest Need of the
Age." All are welcome.
Berean Choir MUSICAL
Last Sunday evening, October 9th,
It P NJ, the Berean Choir rendered |
heir initial program of the season,
It the Berean Baptist Church, Sind |
md Dearborn Streets. 1t was an ar
istic treat from start to finish and
second to none in the city of Chicago. |
The Address of DIR. William B.
Buchanan, the speaker of the evening, |
was one of the most forceful ever de-
ivered under the auspices of Berean
Choir. His theme: "The Strength |
and Weakness of the u. s. A. was
we'll defined in its varied phases. He
was logical and timely, and his elo-
luence, wit and humor brought forth f,
much applause from the large crowd
that was in attendance.
The Soloists were Miss Dorothy
Codozoe, Mr.. Walter Allen and Mr..
David Mitchell. All were forced to
respond with encores. Condozoe's clear
soprano voice, delighted the audience.
Mr.. Walter Aliens wonderful bari
tone voice thrilled his hearers and he
was the recipient OF much applause as
was Mr.. David Mitchell when he rem
dered the beautiful Solo 20 Master
Take Us Through the Gate" The
Berean Quartette., Mr.. Weathers
Mrs. Walton, Mr. Meyers and Mr..
Yarbrough rendered Sweet Mo
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