The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-12-11
NATIONS MOST HONORED CITIZENS ACTIVE
IN CHRISTIAN CHURCH, SAYS REV. WORK

MANY of the most respected and
best citizens of the nation have been
not only regular church Attendants, but
officials of the church" said Rev. w.
MCLEAN Work, pastor of Reid Memoir
ia1 church, in sermon Sunday eve
ming, pointing out the secular as well
as the spiritual value of the church.
Despite the impression of a few mis-
guided souls who think that all men
connected with the church are eu-
feebled either in mind or body said
the speaker, 1T was not an unusual
type of churchman but rather typi-
cal one who said, y was glad when
they said unto me. LET us go into the
house of Jehovah
In all the history Of his nation,
this man David. is the greatest and
most yirf1e character that ever sat
upon its throne.
His modern counterparts today are
such men as Roosevelt, church mem
Der and regular attendant upon the
services of his own church; Mckinley,
devout Methodist; Wilson, a Presby-
terrain elder: Harding, faithful and
loyal member of the Baptist commun-
ion; Herbert Hoover, an active Quak-
er; Hughes, another Baptist and for
many years the teacher of the men )
Bible class In the Fifth Avenue church
Of New York; General John Pershing.
an Episcopalian who believes in and
attends his church; Governor McCray,
a Presbyterian elder; Senator Raj
ston, also a Presbyterian elder, if
am not mistaken; Senator Watson, All
active member and supporter of the
Methodist church of Rushvf1le.
True Type of Man.
In other words, David is a true type
OF the modern man of affairs. who is
almost always churchman.
And he says, Il was glad when they
house of jehovah Evidently with
him church attendance is one of the
privileges of life. David has been a
long time dead and yet in summing up
the reasons for church attendance in
the year of our Lord, 1922, David's
ideas on the subject seem to still be
applicable.
In this Psalm he gives us six rea,
sons why he was glad to attend church
The name Jerusalem is used here in
the sense of church usually, although
1t is of course the name of the city
which was both the ecclesiastical and
government capital of the nation. Ap
plying it narrowly to the idea OF
church attendance might not fulfill ali
the requirements of Biblical interpre
tation but it at least is suitable to such
discussion.
Finds BrotherIy Spirit.
David rejoices in Jerusalem because
1t 'builded as city that is compact to
gether.' Modernized he is saying, q
am glad to go to church because there
find spirit of brotherliness' Nc
man there is living to himself but each
has builded his spiritual house in such
a way as to help support the structure
of those beside him. One may be &
mansion and the other a cottage bu-
they are joined for defense and in {
common cause. I'm glad to go tt
church because there, rich and poor
wise and unlearned, prominent and in
conspicuous meet upon an equal foot
| ing because all are sons of God.
There is no other organization in
the world of which that is true Fra
ternal orders use the word brother
but only inside their own organiza
| ton. They must have the social OIL
financial qualifications to enter, anC
all others are excluded. The church
opens its doors to all who wish tt
come through the door of faith in Je
sus Christ. There are good people
outside the church and there are
! hypocrites within tin fact, all of us
within it are woefully inconsistent
but we have standards and ideal.
/ that leave their mark upon the face
and the character.
"A new family moving into the com
munity is losing the best opportunity
of valuable mountaineering tn,
community affords if its members dt
not attend church. And the church
1 offers place for giving thanks to tn,
GiVer of all.
Place of Worship
There are 10000 regular church
members who go into the haunts O
nature to commune with God, 70
4 every nonchurch goer who goes for thu
same purpose. The churches are dedi
Gated to Gods worship and man is ;
creature of habit very largely and can
best perform all functions in the plac,
suited for them. It is possible for /;
man to sleep standing up in a corne
but most OF us prefer bed, or at leas
a pew. 1t is possible for a man t,
worship God under the arching SIX,
and many of us do but for regular wor
ship he always has and always vii
seek place set aside for the purpose
We do not believe today in tn