The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-20
Rev. Halstead
Spoke At NJ.
E. Church
Former Resident
Conducted Services In
Pulpit Exchange
MANY ATTENDED
Will Graduate
From Hanline
University In June

1T is no longer a matter of get
ting people in the church, but
| rather problem of getting the
church in the people," Rev. George
Halstead, Hamline University stu
dent and graduate of the local
schools, told a congregation in his
home parish here Sunday at the
Methodist Church, where he acted
as guest preacher.
Mr.. Halstead, who was a men,
Der Of the local church during his
high school years here, exchanged
pulpits for the day with local pas
tor, Rev. M. L. Brann, who preach
ed in Becker, where Mr.. Halstead
every Sunday conducts services.
The sermon, a Postmaster chal-
lenge to the newly acquired men,
bership to become really part of
the Church, was the first the young
student had delivered in this city.
People from his home commun-
ity near Brooten and Grove Lake
swelled the congregation for the
day. Members of the congregation
were warm in reception, praised his
delivery and diction, his develop
ment Of thought, his easy assur-
ance.
Mr.. Halstead used for his scrip
ture the sixth chapter from the
Book Of Daniel. It dealt with that
portion of the story in which DAN
iel was appointed one of the three
presidents. Through jealousy the
other two prevailed upon the king
to decree prohibiting anyone to
petition any God, save the King
himself, for 80 days. Daniel, pur.
suing his custom spraying three
times daily, opened his window and
prayer to God, was subsequently
cast into the den of lions.
He suggested that Daniel was
written at a time of deep spiritual
depression, and offered that per.
haps Daniels solution Of a prob.
lem might be applicable to con.
fused individuals today. F..
Enlarging his point about get.
ting the Church into the people, he
said, ut is more difficult to get the
slums out of the man, than the
man out Of the sums"
Time and again he referred to the
lives Of people whose obedience tc
the voice of God, and whose pray.
err life has been Of internationa,
significance. Using snatches from
George Bernard Shaw's play, "St
JOAN" he illustrated in the life OF
Joan Of Arc.
"As Daniel had his window op
ened to Jerusalem and prayed
three times a day, so to grow ir
grace and to be effective in the
church, one must set up definite
prayer life for himself" he told
them. THE posture, the direction
Of the head, and the place may moi
be set as Daniels, but the fact re
mains that prayer is essential tt
Goodness. To do Cody things Il
a high ethical standard, but viii
| not Jake the place OF Christ with
in"
Developing the theme that the
Church can be put into the people
he said, I'VE must always live with
the windows open toward Jerusa,
/ lem"
Sunday afternoon Mr.. Halstead
returned to Hamline where he is tc
graduate in June. He had spent
several days mentioning in this city
where his mother and sister now
reside. Before he is ordained to
the ministry, he must have four
years seminary training. A top.
ranking Hamline student, he has
available scholarships, and at lat
est plans had decided on a semin-
airy in Chicago.