The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-11-27

what they should be by introducing
improvements when such are needed.
9. People should attend church to
make it interesting, for nothing ere
ates non-interest in the church more
than poor attendance.
TO- People should attend church in
order TO partake in the concerted wor-
ship of God
Each of the reasons given for
church attendance were embellished
with supplemental discussion and
were discussed in an interesting and
forceful manner. OF particular inter-
est was the point made that good
church attendance is embiematic OF
patriotism. The speaker stated that
sages are already predicting the down.
fall of this nation because of its seem
ing irreverance and immortality. The
church is the natural enemy OF these
menacing factors, declared the min
lister, and should be encouraged for
this reason.
The scripture reading by the pas
for prior to the sermon was taken
from the second chapter of the Book
of Acts. There was congregational
singing and special anthem was sung
by the quartet C. F. Hutchins, tenor,
sang a solo, THE Penitent.'
Fools Not to Attend
81 went to church when I was lay
man, because was no fool. Men who
don't go to church nowadays are
FOOLS" said Rev. H. S. James in his
sermon Sunday morning at the United
Brethren church "A man who doesn't
ofT he nj doesn't dnGarVa tn
live in a civilized world"
Rev. James gave a few of the ex
cuses that some people give for not
attending church services. I'VE sell
dom hear a sermon that is convincing
anymore, that is one reason presented
by most people, said Rev. James.
"Other reasons given are: most SER
mons are a bore; the ministers dwell
| above and they try to shout the devil
| out of the church. The ministers are
| always asking for money and dona-
/ tons; the ministers forget the funda-
mental purposes of their calling; the
services are too long for the business
| men and they don't have time to at
/ tend the services; some preachers
| only prepare 30-minute sermon and
| talk another half hour on something
| that they do not know anything about !;
there is too much division in the
churches and everyone is continually
! harping on the doctrines of the differ
ent churches; the services are not in
/ teresting anymore. One woman said
/ that after she married, she did not go
to church because her husband would
not attend
Excuses are Bunk
these excuses are all bunk" &C.
cording to Rev James, "all with the
exception of one" The church is di.
vided. There is only one church that
has remained as one, and did not split
up into different factions in all of its
| 1000 years of existence. That is the
Roman Catholic church"
Rev. James said the people are be
| ginning to see that divi on did not
pay in the church. He said that the
church would live if everyone would
be sold on matters pertaining to the
church. There is not man living
that did not owe something to his
church." he said. "Ninety-nine times
out of a hundred "a man who never
goes to church will ask for a priest
or preacher on his death-bed."
Cites Experience.
Rev. James gave an instance in his
life when he went to a town that
was literally Overlooking with saloons
prostitutes and bad women. The
churches were all barred, and the
doors of one chuach had been open
only for funeral When he arrived
in this town ne was dumbfounded
but he made his way into one of the
saloons and announced that there
would be church services that night