The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-02-26
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baseball and football teams
among the pupils Of the high
school and encouraged such things
a roller skating and band prac-
sT1nsfed from his Job he promptly
hsllIf the community hall and as q
result he will be tried tomorrow
before the Church of Christ on
charges OF heresy.
an all committees, particularly
rural communities like this, the
Four things OF greatest influence.
are religion, home life. education
ana recreation" Prof. Martin con-
ffnued. sNo question Is raised by
the average person as to the iIn-
nortance of the first three. It
a IN the field of wholesome. harm
less recreation that the church
member so often stumbles and
falls.
Cgarist's Example Cited
PROGRESSED followers Of Christ.
uniike Christ. Himself. often sadly
neglect the practical application
OF Christianity In ali its various
forms to our everyday life. The
Bible plainly says that Christ went
everywhere doing good. Yet He
was called q glutton. o wine-bibber,
4 friend OF vile sinners.
"I am trying to follow out his
example / believe myself true,
clean Christian. Ny hall is the
kind OF hall such q Christian would
run. want my home folks and
neighboring folks to come and use
this hall. Many are doing 80, yet
I md bitter opposition to It and TO
me locally because some Of the
rOugher element visit Il.
why, / invited them to come 80
long as they behave themselves
according to the standards of de-
cent people, just as when they at
tend church they must raise them
selves to the level OF church mem
hers in their behavior.
did not Christ rebuke the mas
ter OF the house where he was
dining Tor thinking Mary, the I'M
clean, should not be permitted to
enter, let alone minister to the Sa.
vior by washing his feet with her
tears, drying them with her hair
and amounting his head?
Ministers who censIire certain
places becauee they say Christ
would not go there Il he were on
earth are not IN keeping with the.
New Testament description Of his
work here. He applied praeficalIg
the same things he taught.
More Charity Needed
eff orr Lord were here today he
no doubt would be censured by ex-
ceedingIy pious professors OF re-
ligion. Jesus. for one thing, would
make each local house OF worship
. place Of greater usefulness. Its
door would not be open only for
IN heur on Wednesday and twice
on Sunday for three or four hours
They would be open "a hours a
day, seven days a week. Christians
would worship there regularly, as
they do now. but in addition the
weak and the weary could find
there succor and rest from the
highways and .byw avs. The
churches could then give spiritual
health and physical assistance to
those needing clothing, shelter or
medical attention.
"0ur boys and girls Of the rural
communities need to find recreation
in their home towns, where their
parents can know and see what
they are doing-even join them, il
they wish. I do not want my chill.
dren running to the nearest city
for recreations over which cannot
have supervision.
The biggest job any community
can do Is to furnish a center for
such recreation. The saddest thing
! know is to see men and women,
who are only boys and girls grown
tall. draw themselves into a shell
at about 80 years Of age and lose
touch with the greatest product CT
the world-their own boys and girls.
$50 I shall continue to maintain
Ranger Community Hall. / shall
continue running it as 1 believe
Christ would run it. There no one
will learn double standards of NOR
atty or double standards of speech.
/ shall fight on, regardless OF oppo-
sition, trying to heed the words of
st. Paul, who taught us to run a
race In patience with an eye ever
on eka nrize ahead