The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-10
FORMER PASTOR
DELIVERS SERMON
Navy Chaplain Talks From His
Own Experiences in
Many Lands

Members Of the First Presbyterian
Church were given a pleasant sur.
prise last night when the Rev. A,
MaPark, a former pastor but now
chaplain in the United States navy
preached the sermon.
Apparently from a realization
CLEANED in 100000 miles OF travel
In all climates, the Reverend Mr.,
Park spoke last night from the
picture of Christ made hundreds
OF years before His birth, Isaiah
I53:3;y showing Jesus to be a man
despised aud rejected OF man"
After discussing the conditions
land the attitude Of the people to.
ward Jesus, the speaker said:
I'VE can understand that people
hated Jesus; that was to be ex-
pected; but that they could look
down upon Him, or despise Him,
Is beyond me-" He continued,
Sometimes l think We haven't
gons very far ahead. We still
deapise and reject Him."
Speaking of the life Of Christ,
the Reyereud Mr.. Park pictured
man filled with an over
flowing. love, for humanity, AS
thesapostle Peter. said, HE was, d
man who went about doing good.p
Those old people, he said, were
disappointed in Jesus because He
was born OF lowly parents and. II
Is said, was reared as a carpen-
ter's apprentice. They expected
jesus, the Messiah, to come in
great pomp and glory worthy OF
one born king of tho Jews. Be-
cause of this, said the Reverend
Mr.. Park they loked down on
Him and hid their faces, as Il
were, from Him. Again he made
the statement that people haven't
got very far away from that atti-
tude today.
Emphasizing the lack OF inter-
est in Jesus, and tho apparent. i'm
difference shown by people to
Him, the Reverend Mr.. Pack in
timated that everyone sooner or
later came to seek tho Christ. In
this thought he used as an illus
tration the story OF a young SOL
der who had lived u wild, careless
life; and had steadfastly refused
to give thought to Jesus or his
own salvation. Then, one night
down in Santiago, this young man
was taken sick, he said. and when
he was at last told that he must
die, be called the Chaplain, who
happened to be the Reverand Mr..
Park. and said to him: 'They tell
me l must die, Chaplain, and /
want you TO do the proper thing
for !. fellow who is going out'."
This young man who had
given so much Of his life to the
things Of the world didn't call for
a bartender" said the Reverend
Mr.. Pack. "He didn't call for a
book-maker at the races, or any
Of that sort OF people. He called
at once for the man of God who
was familiar with the Holy Word.
because he knew that those others
couldn't do him any good at that
time"
Speaking OF the recent scandals
unearthed in the West, especially
around San Francisco and Holly
wood, the speaker said that from
such things as these many people
say that the world Is going back
ward. that 1t is growing lax in
morals. Il wouldn't like to say
that" he declared earnestly, "but
l do think that the good, oldtime
religion is losing out in the lives
OF those who have given them
selves up to the search for plea
sure"
In an appeal to the church to
stand for the right and make its
position In regard to such things
felt, the speaker said, Each
time l return to you, I hope to
see those l have worked with and
for stand out beside me in the SER
vice OF God"
The song service last night was
unusually fine and the singing
was enthusiastic from the first
song. The special song last night
was He Walked With Me" sung
by Mrs. J.. V. Koontz and Mrs.
Charles Drake.
The evaugelistic services will
continue all this week except
Saturday night, beginning at 1880
each evening. The Rev. E. NJ.
Moser Of Fairmont will DO in.
charge Of the services tonight and
Will remain for the week.
The Mems Bible Glass will at
tend in a body Tuesday evening.
special reservations being made
for them. It was asked that every
member of this class make a spe-
cial effort to be there.
Next Sunday the Easter Service
will be held. with the communion
service and the Lords Supper OBJ
served. Members will be recely-
ed into the church at that time.
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