The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-06
PASTOR ANSWERS
eNOTED AUTHORS
Church CRITICISM
Rev. Hartman Gives His
Reasons Why He Attends
Sunday Worship.
Il ECLARING that Rupert
I Hughes, noted author, has
manufactured doubts" re-

U Hughes, noted author, has
LII manufactured doubts re-
garding the church. the Rev. Guy
V. Hartman, from the pulpit of the
Hail Place NJ. E. Church Sunday,
answered the novelist.
Hughes, in the October 'Cosmopoii-
tan, gives his reasons why he no
longer attends church. The Rev.
Hartman answered the author I'M
der the sermon subject Of why
Keep Going to Church.
1.-THE simplest Of folk laugh at the
doubts of Rupert Hughes because
they are manufactured" the Rev.
Hartman said. HE has taken all
the bad things CLEANED out Of ali
the ages and heaped them upon AL
the churches of today.
He claims to be a historian. but
If he writes history like he writes
church history it is no wonder we
need new editions Of history. Hughes
in his article is a cross literalist.
What a wonderful case could be
!. aynade against literature by his
7ethod.
going to church again and keep go
ing until he begins 10 learn the
reaches of Biblical poetry-the po-
etry Of the soul. The letter of-the
law has killed Rupert Hughes"
Pastor Gives Reasons
ct keep going to church." the Rev.
Hartman said, because I was made
to go when a child. A habit was
formed. keep going to church be-
cause I received much that I need
and which I could get nowhere but
at church.
ct keep going to church because
it keeps a high idealism alive in me.
I do not measure up, but church
services lift me up and give me new
hope.
ct keep going to church for the
same reason I keer going to the
grocery store. I need food. keep
going to church because It was
through the church service that
became more conscious OF my sin,
because I believed in Gods willing
ness to forgive and accept Christ as
my Savior. Also I have consecrated
my life to God. To do His will is
my delight.
1T keen going to church because
Christ kept going. I am going TO
Keep going until the folks within the
church treat me worse than they
treated Him. Then I shall make His
praver INV prayer, Father forgive
them
Il could live a Christian life with
out going to church. perhaps. But
observation tells me that the really
AScod and the really strong
keharacters go to church regularly.
" know my soul gets lean when 1
stay away from church.
4 Deeper Meaning
7 keep going to church because
it keeps teaching ne a deeper and
fuller meaning of life. Life means
nothing without ar eternal reckon
ing. The church helps me to take
the broadest outlook.
II keep going TO church because
: keep finding people there who are
an inspiration to me. They help me
to want to be good. keep going be-
cause the minister stimulates my
hest thinking. Because the music
gives re a new hold on life.
IT keep going to church because
that is where 1 keep learning more
about The greatness and the good
bess OF God toward me. 1 want
to learn to cooperate with Him.
know then my life shall come to It's
best.
Il keep going to church because
I keep finding fault with it.
am. therefore, bound to my part TO
make It what I think it should be.
II keep going to church because
it helps me to be honest in my think
ing. I invite all the Rupert Hughes
to come with me- Yes, Hughes has
told some facts, but he has not told
the truth until he tells all the facts
in their right relationship to each
other" Rev. Hartman said.