Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-12
Evening Session

AT the evening session. which was
presided over by Rev. L. II. Brewster,
general secretary. the principal speak
or ~vas DR.. Morrisg II. Turk of the
Williston church. Portland. He took
for his subject the title For Thosa
Who Come After Us.
He said that the idea which is
prevalent today that our present day
ideas of God. Christ and man are fixed
and final was a sort of period ego
tism. an exhibition of childish mental
ity in religion. that causes us TO
jump at the conclusion that we have
learned all the Christian truth that
is to be known. One reason for this
Patriarch. whereas He is really the
most Youthful Personality in the
Universe.
Neither should we think of Christ
IS changeless. He is in character and
purpose but in the work of human
redemption He is constantly leading
men from evil to good and from good
to better. Christianity is living,
growing organism which is in,incihly
COHqueTlnS tne WOTlu.
This conquest cannot be stopped
Christ is today making such rapid
progress in His redemption Of men
and nations that it seems almost m
possible for us to keep up with Him
1t IS useless to look backward to find
Christ for He is far ahead of us in
His great redeeming work for the sal
walton Of men.
The theories and methods of the
Christian church of today will not
do for tomorrow. The fundamentals
of Divine truth have not changed hut
our Interpretation of God. Christ and
man is going on to better concepts.
We are already upon the threshold
of a new world, the like of which his
tory has never seen. Whatever cur
opinions of the new order may be. it is
certain that in % years the world will
be involved in a new and unexpected
order of activities both material and
spiritual.
Prophets of our day who under
stand in some measure the moral
directions and spiritual tides, are
agreed that the Almighty is engaged.
in the tas kof rebuilding our broken
civilization into a Diviner order of
life for men and nations.
The great burden of spiritual re-
construction will fall upon our chill
dren and as this is the case we must
prepare them to receive this burden.
Sectarian beliefs, provincial dogmas
and other things of like nature
have no place in this work in the
sight of God. The methods which
we use to increase the kingdom of
God is the only thing that interests
Him ard so We must teach our
children the new ideas.
The time is at hand when the
Church, in her educa tional programs
should take Christ and His teachings
seriously. 1t is time for the Church
to drop her provincial teachings and
begin to grid our youth with the ma
iestic fundamentals of our Christian
faith. In the power of these basic
and invincible convictions OF life
and duty as Christ lived and taught
them, our children in the next gem
Grafton can capture the whole wide
world for Christ
Previous to this fine address a
short time was devoted to songs and
prayer. 1t was announced that Rev.
Daniel I. Gross. of Woodfords, who
had been announced as the other
speaker speaker for the evening, had
been unable to come and that the adj
dress of Rev. Mr.. Turk would con-
stitute the evenings program.
The session was then adjourned to
this Thursday.