Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-18
SEES CHURCH-GO|NG
OF MINOR ACCOUNT
Dr.. Taylor Urges Practice 'ot
Christianity Before lenten
Audience
HITS QUESTIONABLE ACTS

Until church people realize that so.ns
to church Sunday after Sunday Is no.
enough, but that the word Of God must
be applied in their daily life ~ just IL
necessary, not until then will the churGn
move forward, said the Rev. Grantviiic
TAYLOR. vicor of the Chapel OF the Me-
diator, speaking at Il Lcnten service III
st. Stephens Church. Tenth and Chest
nut streets today. 49,,
"In the twentieth century. when so |,
many pleasures are questionable. sa,I
Mr., TAYLOR, land in the business word
where there are SO many qucst,onnp'o
means of making money. we necd u W
stcadfast to the word of God; .
The Rev. Mr.. Taylor took his text
from st. .Jamcs---''Bc yc docrs OF INC
Word and not hearers only; ,.,
Those who get results, continued
Mr.. Taylor, "arc the ones the business
world is looking for. and it Is thosc
" ho apply their Christianity that tne
Church is looking fer. When COZ
lcgc man goes ont into the world he
is asked not what he knows, but :" nat
cGn YOU do!
iii is character that counts rather
than what we 81 yor profess; Wv
worry about what is going to happen
TO the heather in the next world ou'
, I think We had better worry about our,
selves. for to know the WORD OF "od
and to do it not is sin.
Most of the great characters OF his
tory. men who were really great, have
risen above their environment and trl'
umphpd over circumstance. according ia
tbe Rev. DR.. Daniel Polling, associate
J nrcsilcnt Of the Christian Endcavor. in
n noon sermon today at Keiths
Theatre.
"rhesc men arc conqucrors OF cir
cumstance," he said. "Thcre are few
characters who stand out in history who
did not conquer circumstance. LOOK
Mt Lincoln and at Grant; look at Burns
| the poet, and many. many others.
lit takes strength and courage to dc
what those men have done. And tell
YOU that strength and courage is OBJ
taincd through Jesus Christ.
Bows and girls often leave home be-
cause of unhappincss, the Rev. Jo'
scph II. ORilcy told those who as
scmblcd in St. .JOsrph's Catholic Church
Fourth street and Willings alley. today
to attend the MONDAY Lcnten services
| Father ORiley said that, parents
| should NfN w Illoutl NV h'i' ~
after that of the Holy Family. IL they
did this, he said, they would be hap
picr themselves and their children
would be happier.
Faith grows stronger when men an'
women lubor to impnrt their faith Il
others. said the Rev. DR. John K. Hart
chaplain of the University OF Pcnnsyl
yaniu and head of the University Chris
tinn Association. in his add drcss toan!
at the MONDAY Lrntcn services at tn
Garrick Theatre.
lie said that no mans faith woul'
grow weak il he laborcd INCREASINGLY e
bring others to an understanding o
the Christian mission in the world.
But he added. tn" day is gone whcI
men could terrify others into belief.
"Mcn can no longer be scared int
belief" he said, ''and no one nov
wishes to frighten them into belief.
"Why should one stoop to force il
this enlightened day, when conversion
can be made in the way followed b.
, Jesus, who in this great work of savinl
souls gave even Ills life
, Lazy people lose faith. he said. br
cause they sit down when diSSatisfr,
: with church. Energetic people scarcl
| for the church which satisfied their SOU
and keep their faith.