Penistone, Stocksbridge and Hoyland Express, etc. — 1908-05-30 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL. -Ilravy, who announced in a manifesto that I , The anniversary services were celebrated the murderer had found peace with his Maker., and added.— on Sunday. In the morning the service was Gillette died a Christian, and is in was conducted by the Rev. W. Fairelough, heaven. Grace Brown, whose life was WA., of Chaphown, who gave a stirring adsnuffed out by him before she luta time dress. The preacher deplored the time— which seemed fast approaching—when G' to repent her sin, is undergoing punishods ment now." • Word should not be taught in day schools.rhis declaration has called forth a perfect and said it would be a sorry time for }lie'- torrent of denunciation and the newspapers land when that trifle came. He also pointed ai WV their columns' with interviews and out in unmistakable fashion the duties filling 0p4,11.:,0ns from ministers and litehraryt.mnenhe_ fathers hail in connection with their childbet., die ancient, cruel, contents u .li:is ren. and regretted that so many fathers apparentb left the work of training their chil- lard d h the fore&en to the mothers, which practice he the going extract show once again that to assail preacher) condemned. The choir rendered la this hideous doctrine • not "flo i dead tire m e anthem, "'the Lord is full of capas. horse.' Nearly a rlytwenty years ago g . gg(,nl read tl, s subject,a N 1011," and the Stockshridge Old Prize Rand paraPlaras its argumentslocal *Dciaetrey osatillu. taut and (under the able conductorship of Mr .Cleo. nil, I venture to place its perusal before Woodcock) played the opening and closing voluntariee in a most able manner. Mm H. m'u a wider circle, such aprovided by your Booth presided at the organ. In the aftervalued columns. In asking your readers to bring to the connoon an open-air children's service Was held ' in the crierget field, a large company congresideration of so important a statuect as . gating. The children rendered their annis "Eternal Punishment" a reverend and unversary hymns, under the capable condueprejudiced mind, I would remind them torship of Mr. J. W. Fawcett. Miss Booth we are living in an ago in which th that e Spirit of God is moving mightily amongst the 'officiated at the organ, and the Deepear Orchurches, impelling them to lay bare the very chestral band, led by Mr. Geo. Mitchell, rendered efficient serve*. The choir renfoundations of the Christian faith, in order that the truth may be restored clear and dered choruses from Handers "Messiah." h • t bright r e unsightly rean The cervices were further continued in the ht from under the ,nsi 7 htly d ?mods Inaba 01 error which has In limey moonChurch in the evening, the preacher being the Rev. F. A. Stabbings, curate. There instances marred the beauty ancl simplicity of the outlines of the gospel as it is in Jesus. I,were good congregations at all the services It is possible that your readers may say: "Why disturb men's iniuds? Why unsettle their faith? Why not let 'well' alone?" By all means. I reply, let 'well' alone, but never let 'ill' alone. Men's minds are already disturbed. and it is because they are disturbed that I would help them to think clearly and fearlessly on Eschatology ur "Doctrine of the last things." It must be apparent to all intelligent and observant Christians that the practical outcome of the preaching and teaching of the lose of God, as Seen iii the numerous agencies at work for lightening the burden of the people, is compelling one and all to ask if the vitt, of this doctrine us tacitly held by the churches, is consistent with the spirit end tea, hing of Jesus, "How was it that 'the enlilll3oll people heard Jesus gladly,?' I often think, nay 1 feel sure, that it was because He came amongst them as One who rocogui,icl in each the divine image, as one who responded to all that was reasonable in them; for they were then, as now, weary and sick of the formalism which Good berme ' them as religion, erecting a barrier between 1 , them and God by representing him as a being artful and mighty—when their hearts were yeurning for One to whom they could go as "Our Father in Heaven." I would therefore urge with one of the most saintly men of this age, that we in our search after the Truth which is to make us free, go back from religions about Christ to the religion of Christ, as the best way out of our intellectual and spiritual troubles and  Dr. easeell's Tablets only cost