New Britain herald., 1923-01-01
10 Commandments Like RaiiFence
 Standing Before he Mouth ofHeN
You Must Tear It Down to Get Past, Rev. John l.. Davis Tells Bible Class Members.

10 EVeryman's Bible Glass, Owing q
 the fact that many Of the member
 were out of town over New Years
 the attendance was not as large as th,
 aNerage, although there were aimos
 400 present,
 Rev, MF, Davis took lhe frs
 Psalm, and in opening his sermon
 referred 10 the book Of Psalms al
 the wisdom or philosophical liteEar
 ture Of the Bible, Taking the first
 verse Of the Psalm, Blessed is the
 man that walketh not in the eeunsels
 or the ung0diy." he said the man wha
 does not fellow the advice Of wicked
 eompanions would he a happier man
 than one who does, The man who
 follows advice Of evil friends. accord ing 10 the minister. will have n false conception or the world and a false Idea Of human relations,
 Do the other man or he'll do you theory is the philosophy or the ungodly," said ihe minister, and will wreck and ruin any life or any na. ton that follows it."
 Russia Goddess Country.
 Russia is where she is today be. cause she has lost her faith in God" he declared. Those who use the church as shield for shady transac. tions often classed as "hypoerites'' were flayed severely by the pastor who said they were standing in the way Of sinners" meaning that they were obstructions to the sinners progress towards the path of right eousness. The man who refuses 10 join the church because he says there are a lot Of hypocrites there. did not escape scourging by the minister, who said 1t was the duty Of the first man to get closer to the church than the man he criticised and not let a hypo- crite stay between him and the church. If he is between you and the church. he is closer to the church than you are." he said.
 If you get counterfeit dollar, are you going to refuse all other dollars? II you find rotten apple dropping off tree are you going to refuse 10 eat any of the fruit of that tree" he demanded.
 He referred to statement by the author of The Glass of Fashion. :" The Mirrors of Washington" etc. who said the members of younger set in England were influenced by the frankness of Margot Asquith's writ ings and were getting the same feel Ing of disregard for the customs and feelings of the country. They were as sitting in ti,e seat | of the scornful." The only thing that will save the world from anarchy | and bolshevism is to get back to | he said. Speaking of | certain classes mentioned in the above | named books, he thundered. These nigh society people sit at their pink eas and card parties until one and ;wo o'clock in the morning making okes about God"
 He painted a word picture Of the progress backwards" of young nan. When he is a boy he goes to he house of worship. later he is seen landing outside smoking with his ang and later he does not go near he place at all. He walks, stands nd finally sits in the counsels of the 7icked." 'oing To Heel Through Rail Fence. The Ten Commandments were de- 1, crtbed by the minister as Ten rail ence built by God around the mouth hell. If you go to hell you go trough a 10 rail fence and you'll ave to tear it down to get there" The man who believes in God and ( rayer to a higher power is worthy I govern church no matter what V SC he believes" he said. TT The man who refuses to shoulder n is responsibilities in the community
 like the tree that standeth by the I vers of water that bringeth forth no a uit.'" a The man who has no consideration " IT the rights of his felowmen or the il ws of his country might prosper for F time, but the community will find l m out, he stated and the righteous an shall be the more prosperous in u orldly goods in the end. e He said, There are men who O. went a cent, who if they wanted ir borrow s100,ooo on their character o uld get it. a If you are living for a good time A a life of sin. that life will end at al e grave. There is no bridge to le Try it into another world. The way ii
 the ungodly shall perish.'" oi There were visitors present from W w Haven, New York and Brooklyn W le man present from New York cc oke a few words from the floor in fc 1ich he pointed out the great eco- In mic asset the class is to the city
 visitor who received an enthusias- SC
 welcome was Ernest P. Champ, in London. MT. Champ has decided to make his home in New Britain and SC IS so impressed with the class that ps immediately signed up as a mem- oI r of the white army. ar The red army had 152 present, the de lite 60 and the blue 169, making ar al of 3S1 altogether. dc
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