The pioneer-review. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1920-current, 1922-03-16

tars. these hard times and hard
winters seems to have made us
more regular in our plans and
brot Us down to more sensible
program of life Most churches
have had a hard pull to keep busl-
ness going, but there are others
who have experienced the same
struggle. And now comes the re-
port from many points that inter-
est has been as good II not better
in church activities this winter
than many previous. \ lock at the
colleges which prepare students Tor
the ministry. remind us that IN
wear or two. the churches need
not hunt long for preachers for
these school are crowded With pro-
spective workers. Many large mag
lzines have tried to publicly eN-
plain why SO few men enter tn"
ministry but in another year they
will wonder whore all the church
workers come from. And if sin
and the works Of darkness keep on
the pace they have set for the last
year or so. the heart sick human
family will turn to the church as
, drowning man seeks help or
condemned criminal seeks rellg
ous help before his death lead into
darkness. There have been reasons
which have always been real TO
keep men from the ministry and
folks from going to church and
these reasons have been working
very carefully during these recent
years. And there have been red
sons why many people have enter
ed the ministry and others kept
/ faithfully attending the house OF
worship even when odds We're ag-
ainst. The simple reason IN the
past that has kept the ambitious
youth out of the pulpit is this
He wants a mans recognition IN
finance, social standing, vocational
equality and right to have some
good time without the critical eye
and tongue Of good and bad folk :
flashing him. And these limitations
have kept many good and many
, bad person from entering the
church doors and geeting food dur
ing the Sundays that might help
them all to get a better look at
f life, others and themselves. Surely
life must be bare. with nothing
but this side to look at and the
hard and dark side OF it. 1t is per
fectly easy for the church to err
! ticize the outside and the outside
to criticize the church and find all
sorts of faults in each other but
! this simply means that we are all
most wonderfully human and that
q this institution that tries at least
. to hold up a standard of right
: should have the support and loyal
h ty as we'll as other institutions
/ that raise the flag of righteousness
d Now that the good weather is II
sight we like to invite your con
J. sideration to an invitation to at
l. tend church this summer and sec
e if you can't help us and we heil
IS YOU. If the church is good enough
|, for your fine boys and girls il
= ought to be good enough for you
II Now you would not want us t.
l. hurt your boy. yea, you would
y fight us if we did, then you don
d owe us anything but you do owe
' your child something and tina
s. something is to give him bette
h chance than you had to be man
70 This kind Of program needs Coo
= and we think the church has a
>, near right to say it has approach
e ed God as any other institution
)" Sunday night services will finisl
IS the series of sermons which ha
>, been as follows: God is not res
. ponsible for man. "Difficultie
= and mistakes Mans trouble
:" are largely man-made " Can Go,
= help me in view Of these facts
n For Sunday night. How can Coz
= actually help me-