The Washington herald., 1922-11-20
PASTOR AsSA|[S
SUNDAY SINGING
At HIGH SCHOOL
Rev. Fox Characterizes Them
DegenePates to Christianity
as They Sing "America"
Y. N. C. A. IS DENOUNCED
Declares II This Practice Con-
tinues 800 Years Civilization
VIII Vanish from the Earth

While a large gathering of North.
west residents were attending the
concert held last night at the Cen
trail High School. under direction
of the Central High School Com
munity Center, they were being
scored and their leaders were term
ed as being flat" minded by the
Rev. Hamilton P. Fox. in his ser.
mon before the members of the
Hamline Methodist Church, Ninth
and p streets northwest.
AS America" and Columbia, the
Gem Of the Ocean," was being
sung by an audience at the high
school, Rev. Fox was character
izing them as delegates to
Christianity, declaring that instead
of stimulating the progress of civil.
ization. they were causing it to- so
backward.
1T is affairs just like that now
going on at :. the Central High
School that are cutting into our
civilization and / venture to say
II they are permitted to go on for
800 years more. the civilization for
which we struggled will collapse" !"
he declared
ETHICS IN CHRISTIANITY. -.
Historic ages teach US. there is
such a thing as ethics in Christian
ity and by abolishing these ethics
such as the leaders of the concert
being held at the Central High
School are doing today. is to abol-
ish the spirit of the faith hich was
the primary feature in establishing
our Christianity" stated Rev. Fox
as he went on to relate the hard
ships endured by the Pilgrims to
set UP their faith in America.
= Society Is like barrel of ale,
with its bottom covered With use
less sentiment anod with roth at
the top" he stated.
Selecting for his theme "Shall
Christians Attend Sunday Musicales
at the Central High School," Rev
Fox declared there was no justifica.
ton in the eyes of God for such a
community movement and that
those attending were not Christians
MANY who profess to be Chris
-tians, IL they measure themselves,
will find they have straytd far
from the path" he stated, as he
quoted the twelfth chapter of ST
Paul.
THE .unpopularity Of the Y. NJ
c. A. in its service overseas during
the recent war was an illustration
of the outcome Of an organization
which strays from the path OF
Christianity and devoted its ener'
gies to pleasure. While on the
other hand" stated Rev. Fox, "the
on the battle front, which devoted
Ill - 20 hn nj ri no
welfare of the crusaders Of liberty
became very popular and Its efforts
were a success"
spoke at length on the numerous
autocracies perpetrated during an
cient times all of which were staged
under the cloak of religion. similar
to the social features of today
which, he said, ARE without a
doubt a crime"
But despite these facts" the
Bible teaches us, there are ethics
in Christianity and to eliminate
these ethics is to throw away our
faith" he declared. Rev. Mr.. Fox
then spoke of the little social prog.
ress gained by South America, stat.
ing that its inability to compete
with the northern half of the hem
isphere was because instead of OBJ
serving the ethics 1t devoted its
Sundays to pleasure seeking such
as bull fights and drunkenness.
At the high school concert musi.
cal selections were rendered by
Harry Angelica, Mrs. John P. Cham.
berlain, George Kazamek, Kurk
Linden, Winifred Peyton, Richie
Mclean, George Wilson, Robert
Lawrence and William T. Pierson.