The Washington herald., 1921-03-14

ty Wnfcn had been given MIN OF his
Father. He was the gracious,
trtth-giying and life giving teacher.
--He differed from all other teach
ers in that he not only taught
truth but also was truth. He not
only taught vital things about life.
but he also gave life. He. Himself,
said I am the way. the truth. and
the life With every bit of teach
Ing he coupled some priceless
promise which he had the ability
and the will to fulfill"
Tonight pr. Wilfey will speak
on Tests that will kill or cure"
while tomorrow night his subject
will be The story of two girls"
Charlton will sing every night.
REV. J. FRANKLIN BRYAN ASKS
REVIVAL OF REGULAR PRAYERS.
Revival Of regular prayers. both
public and private. was urged by
the Rev. J. Franklin Bryan, pas
tor of the North Carolina Avenue
Methodist Church, yesterday morn
ing.
Taking as his text Jude 81: Keep
yourselves in the Love of God" DR..
Bryan explained that Jude's epis-
tie was written to those Christians
Father. and preserved In Christ
Jesus"
Tn the first place 1t is well worth
while for US to know We are in
the love of God" said DIR. Bryan.
This may be known beyond a
shadow of a doubt, as the spirit
bears witness with our spirits that
We are the children of God.
into the -oye of God, then It is
sometimes a struggle to keep in
HIS great love. The fire on the al
tars Of our hearts often burns low.
There are a few ways which
l. would recommend to you this
morning as helps toward keeping
ir Gods love. First. 1 would rec
ommend the constant. daily read
SiRg of the Bible. The Christian
E1deas0r Spciety pledges US to read
the Eshle~ every day. We need to
read the bible that we may in this
way secure spiritual food. Many of
US remember when our fathers used
to. take the Bible and read it to
the family and then lead in prayer.
These are happy and helpful thoughts
in our lives today.
eThen, in the second place. we
should pray regularly every day,
and perhaps often during the day.
But II certainly does seem needful
Tor christian to pray morning and
night. Daniel, with his window open
toward Jerusalem, prayed three
times a day; and when he was cast
into the lions den, the angel had
gone before him and had locked
the lions mouth.
Need of Prayer.
"'You do not hear many prayers
in the public congregation by lay
men in these days. This used to be
avery common thing, but not any
more. Why is it? Public prayer
should not be neglected by God
children.
But how about private prayer?
DO we enter into our closets as or
ten as We should, and shutting the
door, have God to reward us open.
ly? He who fails to talk to God Of
ten, when no one else is present or
hears. has missed much indeed, and
goes forth In his own weakness
rather than in the power of God.
Family Prayers.
Then the family prayer is being
very much neglected in these days.
II in some way, church people
would f1nd a short time, at least, to
call the family together for wor-
ship, the children would be more
spiritually minded today. There
Would be more spirituality in the
church. also. for We bring to church
our spirituality or the absence of
IL, just as. we bring our mind or
even our bodies. If we are NOT
spiritual in our homes, or at our
places of business, how is IL possi-
bic to be spiritual in the church ON
the Sabbath day?
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OBSERVES ANNIVERSARY.
The First Baptist Church. Sly
teenth and o streets northwest. YES
terday morning celebrated its 1isth
anniversary.
Relative to the anniversary and
the historic associations which clus-
ter about the church, the pastor.
Rev. DR.. Henry Allen Upper, said
in part:
Sometime ago I stood in one of
fthe magnificent forests of Califor-
mia. and while admirfng a gigantic
oak tree q commercially inclined lad
ran to me with extended hand, in
which was an acorn.
Buy this. mister he exclaimed
and when you go home you can
plant II. and in 100 or 200 years YOU
will have a tree like that
Reply OF Boy.
But where will / be in 100 or
200 years. my boy I demanded.
on. gee-ain't you got no ba-,
bies? They will see it," was the
optimistic reply.
such a tree. from such a seed, IN
a wonder In the natural world. But
greater miracles sti1l are yielded by
the moral and spiritual world. ON
the 7th day of March. 1902, 1I9 years
ago last Monday, a few Baptist
preachers. with a small assembly of
taymen. met in the hall of the
Treasury Department and organized
The Baptist Church of Washington
Cfty. afterwards named The First
Baptist Church George Washing
ton had lately closed his career;
Congress was holding It's second
session in Washington: the popuIa-
ton OF the city was 1000, and
among those who first ministered to
the church was the first Chaplain to
Congress.
During this period of nearly six
score years the history of this
church has been q veritable miracle
Of grace and one central theme. has
echoed from its pulpit-the cross
Of the Lord Jesus Christ. as the only
hope OF humanity. This is the tree