The Republican journal., 1922-04-20
THE CHURCHES

At the Universalist church next Sum-
day morning there will be preaching SER
vice by the pastor, Rev. VIM. Vaughan.
Sunday school at noon. All cordially
invited to these services.
METHODIST CHURCH. Peoples Meth
odist Church, Rev. Charles w. Martin,
pastor; parsonage, No. 7 Court ST.; tele-
phone, 2I31l. Sunday morning service
at 1915. Sunday school, IL m. Evening
service at 7.30. Prayer meeting this,
Thursday, evening at 7.3O.
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev
george c. Sauer, pastor; residence, IL
Cedar. Telephone 1913 II. Sabbath SER
vices at 1O:45 and 7:30; Bible school at
II; Christian EDdeavor $50; mid-week
devotional service Thursday. 7:30.
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows
and affiliated bodies will observe the l03d
anniversary of the order on Sunday next,
and will attend this church at the morn
ing service The pa tor will deliver an
address appropriate to the occasion. The
large chorus choir, under the direction of
Miss Edna NJ Hopkins, will lead in the
worship of song. The public is cordially
invited
At T. 80 the meeting will be held in the
auditorium. Following the attractive
musical program by the chorus choir and
soloists, there will be cornet selections by
Leroy Green ana an address by the pas
tor, "The Overlooked Horseman of the
APOCALYPSE Horseman overlooked by
Belasco Ibanez in bis remarkable book,
"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. !"
The after meeting in the vestry will fol-
low this service.
Important church engagements: Mon
day evening, boys meetings in the ves-
try; continuation committee with Mrs.
Robbins, Miller street.
Wednesday evening, rehearsal of cho
rus choir.
Thursday afternoon, camp fire girls
meet with their guardian in the vestry;
Thursday evening, mid week service;
topic, "King Uzziah's Pride ard Punish
ishment" II Chron. 20.
Friday evening, the sewing circle pre-
pare the O. E. Frost dinner at Memorial
ball.
The Federated Church: Rev. w. F.
Skerrye, minister; residence, 20 righ
street; telephone, 864; Sunday morning
service at 10 As; sermon topic, ne
Mount of Vision; the Street of Realiza-
tion" All are cordially invited. Sunday
School at twelve
Sail an old printer Things hang to-
gether. The man who forms the habit OF
religious worship, finds himself, at the
same time, falling into other good habits
of which he had not thought. his social
environment changes. He looks for his
friends among those whose thoughts and
Fr,a % y &c thot,oht &c nd ba-
liefs; discovers a growing difference be-
tween his views and the views of the len
who do not respect the church. Like to
like is just as true of some folks as of
others. For years | didn't 60 to church;
didn't seem to be anything in it, and in
itself alone there may not be. But found
that things do not stand, OF fall, by them
selves alone Every habit is just one link
in long chain l naturally went with
neople of my mind. The biggest concern
we had about Sunday was for our own
amusement When man feels that way,
he cannot get rid>of Bible and church too
soon: They do not sort we'll with his state
of mind. Every man for himself seemed
tn ms the only gospel. Since that was our
wav we wished to believe that all other
men were with US Like to like you
see. One link after another. My read
ino. too, had to be of the kind that suited
nv view. This didn't leave me much.
But il IS funny to see how much time a
man can spend over the silly sheet of a
Sunday paper, when he has fed himself
long enough on that kind of fodder. But
saw lust where my chain of habits was
akino me. l found that l was drifting
teadily toward cheaper thoughts. cheap
esr books, and cheaper ambitions. The
lights were going out. | began to go to
church. That sent me to the first serious