The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-09-27
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me a'chanee to preach the gospel
Of good news and the great
spiritual truths in anew way.
II will say quite frankly, that
after trying this method OF preach.
ing. now and then for i've years,
discovered that 1t was the best
drawing power I could announce
AND further, after using this
method exclusively for almost a
year, find 1t Is still the best way
that can command to attract
linen to my church. -.
ut is possible to get as great
a 7. variety OF sermon themes
through the book sermon as any
other way. Each book Is differ
emit; each book has a different
group Of characters to make live
before an audience: each book is
written by different author and
under different conditions. One
can find constant variety. After
a years use of the book sermon,
and that almost constantly, / say
most emphatically that 1t has in.
finite variety. The folks still
crowd and overflow a great audi
torium to- hear the sermons.
81 have demonstrated in There
Are Sermons in Books the var
iety that can be obtained in the
types OF books used. The first
division Of the book is devoted to
the BOOK :. sermon in narrative
poetry. l have given several IL
Illustrations of this type of SER
mon. The second division of the
book Is devoted to sermons In the
novel,. l have given two illustra-
lions OF the use Of novels which
are not what might be called
modern novels. have also
given illustrations OF the use Of
books Of fiction that may certain
ly be called new. The last section
Of the book, is devoted to an IL
lustration OF book sermons from
non-action literature.
eff this book is helpful to
preachers who are earnestly de.
string to Go out into the high
ways and byways and compel
them to come in then I shall
feel happy in that knowledge"
Doctor Stidger took "The Shoes
Of Happiness" How the Great
Guest Came" and 1.-THE Juggler OF
Touraine," all by Edwin Mark
ham; "Beggars' Gold" by Ernest
Poole; THE Truce of God" by
Mary Roberts Rinehart; The
Resurrection" by Leo Tolstoy;
1.-THE Great Hunger" and "Treach-
erous Ground" by Johan Boier;
THE Passion for Life" by Joseph
Hooking Modern Tendencies in
Sculpture" by dorado Taft and
The Glass of Fashion by a gentle
man with a duster"; and showed
how they may be used as book
sermons. These are also treated
in Doctor Stidger's There Are
Sermons in Books"
The introduction Of this, Doc
tor Stidger's latest book, was
written by Bishop Edwin Holt
Hughes, while the last chapter of
It deals with Five hundred sug-
gestions for book sermons"
Mission Anniversary.
The anniversary Of the Board
Of Home Missions will be cele-
brated at 1880 O'Clock tonight.
DR.. H. S. French, associate in tho
city department extension Of
Philadelphia, will speak and the
Rev. John Beddow will preside.
At $3.50 o'clock the anniversary
Of hospitals and homes will be
observed and DR.. ]. A. Diekmann
Of Cincinnati, Ohio, will make an
address, with the Rev. H. G.
Howard presiding.
Special music at these services
will be an organ prelude, "Ange-
lus," Steane, played by Mrs.
Frank NJ. Fisher, organist Of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church,
an instrumental trio, baritone
solo by DR.. Claude e. Goodwin
and an organ postlude played by
Mrs. Fisher.
Communion Service.
1.-THE blood Of our Lord Jesus
Christ, which was given for thee.
preserve thy soul and body unto
everlasting life. Take and eat this
in remembrance that Christ died
for thee; and feed on him In thv
faith, with thanksgiving.
"The blood Of our Lord jesus
Christ, which was shed for thee,
preserve thy soul and body unto
everlasting life. Drink this in re.
membrance that Christ's blood was
shed for thee and be thankful"
With the morning light streaming
through the stained glass windows,
Bishop Charles Bayard' Mitchell, OF
St. Paul, Mimi, presided over the
sacrament OF the Lords Supper,
which was held at 8 o'clock this
morning. After the sacrament had
been taken, the Lords Prayer was
recited by the assembly in unison,
and then the ritual prayer was re.
peated and the audience stood and
sang 20 Come All Ye Faithful"
Conference Officers Elected
Immediately following the COM
munion service the business seq.
sion was held and the following
conference officers were elected