Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-19

| lOVeQ MS temple. IL SnOulQ nave laTSe
place in our hearts as the temple had
in the Jewish heart. He Is a poor
Christian indeed who does not bear
love for the church upon his heart. We
should not only love the church of to-
day but should take an intelligent in
terest in all her institutions and right
here let me say that there is no better
way TO keep informed regarding her
activities than by reading the church
paper.
The occasion that brings us together
today, DR.. Stevenson said, suggests
| that we should speak Of the local con-
gregation and local church interest. A
child that does not love its home is not
a natural child and there is Something
fundamentally wrong with that child
of God that does not love the house Of
God in which he worships.
| wou'd speak to you of some Of the
manifestations Of love for the local
church. How may manifest my love?
How may | convince others OF this
fact? Love for the church will show
itself in joyful attendance upon its
services. If we love the church we
will always be glad when the invita-
| tion comes to go to the house of God.
We may manifest that love by max
ing the local church attractive. Every
church should be a p ace beautiful! and
attractive and fair and worthy of God.
A<church building in any community
ought to be the best building in that
| community. | believe that God wants
the very best that we can give him and
| believe we are not doing our duty If
we allow our private homes to EXCEED
the house of God in beauty and arGhi-
tectural attractiveness.
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may manifest our love for the church.
That is by prayer. Pray for your
pastor If you do he will preach bet
ter. Pray for yourselves Pray for
the peace of the community. There Is
need for prayer for the community be-
cause in every community there are
lite foxes that spoil the vines.
Stand by your church in time Of
adversely even as in time OF prosperi
! ty. The church will always have its
ups and downs just as the individual
has his ups and downs.
Loyalty and faithfulnesS to the
church has its reward, said Dr. Stev-
enson in conclusion. Referring to the
church the Psalmist says: They
shall prosper that love thee" We are
helping ourselves when we show our
love and. loyalty to the church and to
God. Spiritual reward is the kind of
prosperity that we should seek because
il is the reward worth while-the re-
ward that all true Christians seek.
From 1896 1895.
! One of the most interesting and in
structivc features of the 125th ami
versary celebration was the historical
address of Rev. Walter A. Kennedy.
native of Sharon and pastor Of Hope
well a. X. T. church at Blackstock, S.
C. In his address Rev. Kennedy gave
history of the church from its or
ganization in 1896 until the end Of its
first century in 1896. He spoke in part
as follows:
When Moses. perhaps the wsest
! statesman of all time, was closing his
administration, he gave this specific
| instructions: Thou shalt say unto thy
son. We were PharaOh's bondsmen in
| Egypt and the Lord brought US out
with Il mighty hand" This was Mos
css way. and Gods way of saying. DO
not let your history die. No nation
| ever lived long that did that. Tell your
sons. and let them tell it to the gen
I tTdllOnS lOIlO"IlS. Nttp tIlNt ll'
memories of your birthpangs-and be
! sure To say, Cod" The most funda-
mental of all studies are religion and
/ history. Know your people and know
your God II this will not unity and
! harmoniZe and bind together. nothing
| else will Hence the statues of our
! great men. and school histories. and
! HOLIDAYS commemOratinG their birth
days. and memorial halls. and tombs,
and preserved log cabins and places of
birth. The more worthy and familiar
| history we have back Of us. the
Straighter and surer our course ahead.
So then II is not in vain that we have
| met here today. at least not II our
| children shall have indellibly stamped
on their minds that which may b" nl-
ready familiar To those who arc older
the important facts of Sharons past
It is n record worthy to he oft repeat
ed. and one fitted 10 inspire us all TO
nobler living. We say this without
any desire to be eXtravagant A good
/ ID. D. of the A. X. +. church attended
Il celebration in another state. saw
him a day or two later He was tell
ing me about it, and how they had
scrapcd the earth and claimed CvcIy-
thing in sight from the Constitution or
the United States down. And then he
said. 81 wonder what the other DULLES
were doing while they were doing all
that" There was almost nothing lett
trust that no one present today who
is so unfortunate as to have had no
part in SharOn'S history, will have oc-