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1 li 'THE HOUSTON POST:. MONDAY MORNING; JANUARY 8 1923
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iMM THE -CHURCHES OF HOUSTON
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Keeping Vows
7 Plain Duty of
OF
Movement For
Church Unity
Gains Rapidly
New Year Finds Many
. Churches Coming
Together
Neglect of Home Life
Imperils Social Moral
And Spiritual Welfare
Walking in the
Truth Solves
Nature Power
And Revelation'?
Of the Trutlj
Christ and Pilate Com-
pared By Rev. T. W.
Wilson
Unselfish Spirit Will
Make Housfon Gteat
City Dr. Bishop Says
First Baptisms in
New Central Baptist
Church Last Night
jvThe Christian
All Problems
K. ' - i
Rev. E. Ulmer Says God
Calls All Back to.
Bethel
j Th beauty nd value of keeping
. iwnv towi was oiHiunii oy nay.
. Ernest Ulrar at Um Westminster
" PrMbjrtarUn church In a sermon n
titled "Back to Bethel."
Rev. Mr. Ulmer solected as hla text
Genesis U:l: "And Ood Mid unto
Jacob aria. Co up to BelheL
dwell there; and make there an altar
unto Ood that appeared unto thee
' whoa thou fleddeet from the face of
JCsau thy brother."
. . There are at least four things In
the life of Jacob sue tested by thia
text which we hJl do well to con
sider eald the minister.
Jacob Mad a Vew.
- Jacob you will remember bv frand
. and lying had obtained not only the
lamuy birthright but the blessing of
ma rather as well which rightfully be
longed to his elder brother Esau. It
was but natural that his brother should
. be angry when he found out the de-
ception that had been practiced. Jacob
was forced to flee from home and
acting' on the adrice of his unscrup-
J alous mother he departed for the land
or Haran. t
At the end of the first day's Jour
ney Jacob found himself near the city
of Lus. Tired and worn with travel
be laid him down to sleep In the open
field with a stone for a' pillow and the
vault of heaven for a covering.
"In that sleep he dreamed he aaw a
ladder reaching from earth to heaven.
and the; ancela of Ood ascending and
descending- upon it. He saw more-
over that which filled' his soul with
awe and reverence .for behold I The
' Lord stood above the ladder and look
' In down upon the sleeping- pilgrim.
said:
. "I am the Lord Ood of Abraham.
r thy father and the Ood of Isaac The
land whereon thou liest to thee will I
giv It and to Uy seed. And thy seed
shall be ad the dust of the earth and
thou shall spread abroad to the east
and to the west and to the north and
f" to- the south; and In thee and thy
seed shall all the families of the earth
be blessed.
"And behold I am with thee and
will keep thee In all places whither
thou goeat and will brine thee again
Into this land; for I will not leave thee
ntil I have done that which I have
spoken to thee of.1
Jacob awoke out of this sleep and
aid "Surely the Lord Is In thia place.
ana i anew it not.
And Jacob vowed a vow unto the
Lord and said "If God will be with
. me and will keep me In this way that
I go and will give me bread to eat
and raiment to put on so that
come again into my father's house in
.Peace then shall the Lord be my Ood
and this stone which I have set up
for a pillar shall be Ood' a house; and
' Vf all that thou shalt give me I will
'surely give a tenth unto thee."
The vow is made. A remarkable
vow. It la registered before high
heaven. Angels witnessed It. A monu
ment of stone testified to It. But did
he keep It? Ah the sad sequel to this
as to many of the resolutions you and
I make la.
The Vow Is Forgotten.
Let us follow the history of Jacob.
- He leaves Bethel and Journeys to
Hhran. He meets his mother's kins-
man. La ban. and serves hlra more
than JO yeaix. For this service La ban
gives him his two daughters In mar-
riage and part oi his flocks for a
dowry. At the end of that time Jacob
leaves the land of Haran and seta out
on his return Journey to the land of
bis fathers. Laban unwilling for him
to depart pursue and Overtakes him
In Gllead. Laban is pacified however.
ana wiuiarawa Jacob moves on
again and crosses the ford. Jabbok.
Hare he wrestles with an angel and
his name is changed from Jacob to
Israel. He meets his brother Esau.
u from whom he had fled many years
. ago but finding means to assuge his
anger he passes on to Bhalem and
remains there until seven or eight
years pass away.
Bethel la neglected. The- vow made
there la forgotten. Twenty - eight
' years ago Jacob had said to the Lord
"If thou wilt be with me . . . and
give me bread to eat . . . and rai-
ment to put on . . . then will the
:. Lord be my Ood and of all that thou
- shalt give me I will surely give a
tenth unto thee."
Jiecob had asked for only three
; things the Lord's presence bread to
-eat raiment to put on. How much
more Ood had graciously bestowed
upon him! He had returned to his
v father's land wealthy beyond hla fond.
' " est dream a But had he paid hla vow?
: Bad he lived up to hla part of the
contract! imoi hi naa not gone to
. Bethel; he had not visited the house
: t-of Ood; ha had not given a tenth to
" F me!
- .. Are any of w h Jacob' plight
i today? Have any of us forgotten oar
J vw? Ah yea. It Is the old. old story
. ox 4sood repeaiea in every any life.
i l Don't you remember the vow you
made to Ood six. seven eight years
agoT Times were very bad then. As
F you walked abroad you saw numbers
Hrmna-ttf 4 a mm fc tk. .
mm. mi uroa up we aaiiy paper
? and read "Hundreds Lie of Influ-
ttWVB M VlW tMMkllil Ul ' . J
pestilence should sweep you down or
IamI .tMAM I. -
zlety you went to your kneea and
prayed as did Jacob of old "O Ood
! If thou wilt only protect me and my
-- ;.. wtan BTuiBa in vniai i mi at naitiasa
will surely serve thee.V The clouds
. of danger passed away. The sun again
i c la ahlnlnv. Him vau iaM win vnwf
A Art you serving the Lord? Are you
""giving a tithe of all you possess?
Don't you remember another sea.
. "w wow yow maae a vow r jl row
vaafia aan euehuM. van liualiMaa
Um lMb I A AmI .J hIJI T
1 wilt help me In this financial stress
- I will surely serve thee." The Lord
haard you and prospered you. and Is
Jvwjv "e wea wwia-ie v awweie a
. vowr a.re yon paying ur
the ooncrecatlon of Qod's neonle and
v rmJvtT w uv . . wMa u. ifu inn
: fallowahln. Tou remember the wards
' of kindly counsel yon then received
and the earnest prayer offered la your
behalf. And above all you remember
the vow you registered that you would
f. Lord who gave up so much for yoa.
la the presence of your fellowmen la
toapraseaea al th sjtgels a heaven
OH. C. M. lHOI. -
PraoUM of the Christian doctrines
of 1ovand forgiveness win solve all
social confusion declares Dr. C. M.
Bishop pastor of 8t ?aul's Methodist
church in an appeal to the people of
Houston to lire in peace and harmony
with each other during the coming
year. The minister sees a great fu
ture for Houston.
Hevsays:
What has been -achieved is much
The rapid growth of the city which
has come to uaderstand the advan
tages of Its location; the development
of Institutions municipal civic cul
tutal so essential to the happiness
and to the moral well-being of Its
citizens and the coming generations;
and the enterprise of public men who
have the vision to foresee how great
an entrepot of trade how Important
a center of human life and activity
Houston Is to become. All this Is
matter of sincere congratulation as
the new year begins.
As we swing Into the new year let
the spirit of optimism possess the
minds of our people. Our former
American optimism has been purged
We fancied that "we were the peo
ple and wisdom would dls with us.'
We are much humbled and we should
be. by the experience of the last eight
years. But the new optimism will be
lieve that we are the people to make
this a better world and wisdom and
energy and courage and. human sym-
pathy will enable us to do It. Our own
city can be made one of the best
places to live In In the whole world.
If we will all work together In the
spirit of co-operation and brotherhood.
And It can be made a center of en
couragement and enllghtenmen to all
the section round about if we set our
selves to the task with the energy not
of selfishness but of the spirit of
broad-minded public service.
Let us make a vow that out of the
antagonism and the consequent pass
Imism of these recent years we will
be convinced of the old. old doctrine
that "love Is the fulfilling of the law.
The Christ whom we have Just cele
brated in the Christmas holidays of
all human teachers alone propounded
the doctrine of love and forgiveness aa
the solution of the social confusion and
perplexity of mankind. Many other
methods have been tried and failed. If
even a few thousand of us In Houston
would adopt His program our city
would soon come to be known As truly
"the city of brotherly love." No ad-
vertisement of our wonderful mate-
rial resources would draw aa many de-
sirable citlsens to Houston as would
that.
In the presence of Ood Himself you
sang:
"Witness ye men and angels now.
Before the Lord I speak.
To Him I make a solemn vow.
A vow I dare not break
That long aa life itself shall last.
Myself o Christ HI yield.
Nor from His cause will I depart.
Or ever quit the field.
That vow was full of meaning to
you then. Do not ever say you were
too youag to know what you were
doing when you confessed Christ and
Joined the church. The probabilities
are you acted with- far better Judg-
ment then than you have many tlmea
since that day. The question Is have
you kept your vow? Have. you even
been trying to?
The Vow Called to Remembrance.
Vows may be neglected. They are
never forgotten. God Is never at a
loss for means In order to bring our
vows to our remembrance.
lf.V IKL In -kl.k YT-. 1 J
h - - m wiuvu am nuiiiai
(Jacob "Arise' go to Bethel and dwell
there; and make there an altar unto
Ood." Jacob remembered Immediately
the vow.
And so Ood remind you and me of
our unpaid vows. It may be He speaks
to us tarough some nnanolal loss; It
may be He comes to as in sickness or
distress; It may be He speaks to us
in the "still small voice." But what
ever may be the meana let us be
assured that Ood calls our vows to
our remembrance. He calls us back
tp Bethel and It la youra and mine to
arise and go.
Jacob waited no longer. Ha went
at one to Bethel. .. j
Can you Imagine' him return In to
the old place where S years before he
had slept with that atone for a pillow?
His mind Is full of memories now.
What a rush of emotional What feel-
ings of shame and remorse that he
naa so long neglected that aaerad
promise! But what feelings of l4.
nasa too that he was yet permitted te
pay .that vow so long disregarded. '
bo mar our hearts be fined with .
and gladness today. . Thar may ha
many things which we regret Fael
lngs of remorse may overwhelm as
because of unpaid von Rik iw.
Ood oalla us back to Bethel .Taarev
if we truly repent we may find for-
glvenesa for our past sins and thera
we may pledge ourselves to a saor
anueavor ror tne great tature
before ue. There wa may pay war
ww upuj ne uora now in ua
vi in us people."
T BACH IN TRAININQ SCHOOUV
Houston Post BpeelaL
TAYLOR. Taxes. Jn w ' - a-
Oarrjr of Georgetown. Baptist oounty
uiHionary ror wuiiamaon oounty. waa
t"OT I iday irSrntog?
Rev. Mr. Oarry la euriiuHM
of tea oh era' training schools threush-
vui ma oounty during the 1 winter
montha. which are proving benefkdal
to the daveloDRient at rfLi. aZ
everywhere Christians are reoognls
tog that the only hope of the world Is
the establishment of Christ's law of
peace and righteousness and love and
that until the churches are visibly
united they can not proclaim that law
effectively. Local efforts for partial
reunion are therefore being made all
over the globe and the effort for. the
world conference on faith and order
to prepare the way for the unity of
the churches la arousing Increased In-
terest saya a report from Secretary
Robert H. Gardiner.
In Canada the Congregatlonallsts
Methodist and Presbyteriana have
reached almoat the final stage of union
and Methodists and Anglicans are ap-
pointing commissions to confer.
In England members of the Church
of England and of the Baptist Con-
gregational Methodist Moravian and
Presbyterian churches held remarkable
conferences last winter.
Union In Australia.
In Australia. Anglicans Baptists
Christiana Congregatlonallsts Meth-
odists and Presbyteriana are discuss-
ing the matter seriously.
The South Indian United church and
the Church of England are continuing
their hopeful negotiations.
The Presbyteriana. Church of Eng-
land Methodists Congregatlonallsts
and other missionaries are continuing
their efforts at Klkuyu In East Africa.
Informal discussions are going on In
the West ladies. '
The Church of Scotland and the
United Free Church of Scotland have
almost completed their reunion.
In China a national Christian coun-
cil has been formed by members for-
eign and native of most of the Chris-
tian missions which It Is hoped will
prepare the way for direct efforts for
one church In China.
In Engypt members of the Church
of England and Greek Orthodox. Cop-
tic Syrian Orthodox. Armenian and
Presbyterian churches are continuing
hopeful conferences.
In Ireland the Presbyterians and the
Chnrch of Ireland are considering the
matter.
The recognition by the Ecumenical
Patriarchate of the Holy Orthdox Eaat.
ern churchea of the validity of Angli-
can ordera la a long step toward re-
union between the Eastern Othodox
churches and the Anglican communion.
The decision of the Ecumenical Patri-
archates and autonomous Eastern Or-
thdodox churchea before it becomes ef-
fective. The Ecumnelcal Patriarch
ate and the Old Catholic churches of
Europe are approaching each other
and the relatione between the Eaatern
Orthodox and the Armenian and Cop
tic churchea are closer.
Rome and England.
Vtscoemt Halifax has been having
eonveraaeona ' with Cardinal Mercler
is to reunion Between the churches of
Rom and Enajanda
In th United State th Eplaepal
church ha uade oo nan tool -pro vision
by which Its bishops win enabled to
give to ordained minister of other
churches an Eplsclpol commission.
The Northern and Southern bodies
In the United States of the Method'
lsts Presbyterians and Baptists are
still continuing their negotiations. Two
of the largest bodies of Luthernaa In
th United Stats have united under
me nam of the United Lutheran
Church ofvAsaerica aad th Evangel'
loal AasociaUea of North. America and
the United Evangelical church have
Just united wader the nam of th
Evangelical ohurch which has voted
to destroy all records of the. division
which separated them many year
ago.
The World Conference on Faith and
Order. 174 Water street. Gardiner.
Maine. U. B. A- ha published for
free distribution to all who apply
pamphlets Reporting some of these ef
forts ana plaining the world confer
ence movement toward Christian re
union aad a Mat in English. French.
Oeramn and Greek of topic for the
conslderationaof group of Christiana
aa preliminary to th approach to
unity. f
Luncheon Today
At YM. C. A. for
Lineal Pastors
Th first monthly meeting of the
Houston Minister' alliance of th new
year of 1M1 will be featured by a
luncheon at th banouat nan of the
fount- Man's Christian Assoc ft Una
building at U:li p. m. today.
The principal speaker of th occa-
sion will be Dr. B. P. TTeat pastor of
th Baotlsl temnl. and fanner mal.
deal of th alliance who will haV for
hla subject "The Relation of the Alli-
ance the Community." Dr. West
active in th organisation for
years and 1 familiar with all Its
Th officers tor IMS who were elect.
ed at th December meeting will be
formally Installed at thia session. They
are Dr. H. R. Ford pastor First Chris-
tlaa church president; Rev. E. H. Wll
Usford. vice-president; Rev. Terry W.
Wilson Baring Memorial Methodist
church secretary.
"The new president. Dr. Ford an-
nounoaa he hope to make th alliance
a more vital factor In the life of th
city In the coming year. He urge all
pastors of th city to attend the lunch-
en today.
New F Secretary
Named for A. & M.
Houston Post Special.
COLLEGE STATION. Texaa. Jan. ?.
TKv. W. H. Matthew haa been ap
pointed secretary of the A. and M.
college T. M. C. A. to suoceed L. O.
Jones who resigned recently to enter
commercial business at Waco.
For the past two years Mr. Mat-
thaw haa bean serving on the campus
aa Presbyterian pastor In charge of
tne work of that denomination among
th student body.
It Is contemplated that another
Presbyterian pastor will be sent to the
ooUege . to suoceed Mr. Matthew at
aa awriy data
Dr. Henry Bamston at
Temple Beth Israel De-
cries Passing' of Old Time
Home
The low Interest In 'home life ex
hlblted by the youth of the day and the
failure of parents to make home life
attractive to children were roundly
scored In a straightforward sermon by
Dr. Henry Bamston at Temple Beth
Israel during a recant service.
Dr. Barnaton's subject was "The
Passing of the Jewish Home" and
after sketching th characteristics of
the old-Urn Jewish home' which haa
exercised such a profound Influence In
preserving the Jewish people he com-
pared It with the modern 'home which
Is so widely neglected. Speaking of
many yoitfig people the learned rabbi
declared that "If they are ever at
home It la when they are sick or
asleep."
Dr. Bamston selected as his text:
"And they said unto him where Is
Saral thy wife; and he replied behold
In the tent." Genesis xvw:i.
He said:
The scene is laid at Abraham's camp
by the oaks of Mam re. The patriarch
Is seated at the entrance of his tent
waiting to entertain any passing guest
who may happen by. Three men ap-
proach and are immediately Invited to
enter and partake of hla hospitality.
They consent and. Just as we should
do. inquire after their host's wife.
Where is Saral. thy wire." And
Abraham replies: "She la in the tent."
His wife is at home.
Of course our knowing ones will
here exclaim: Sarah remained -at
home; where else could she go? She
could scarcely amuse herself wander-
ing abroad In the wilderness. She did
not remain at home because sha
wished to but simply because she
could not help herself. Sarah made
a virtue of necessity and nobody de
serve a halo for doing that.
But the wis on are quit mis
taken In their argument which can be
easily refuted by the same book of
the Bible. We are told In the thirty-
fourth chapter of Ojsnesi that Dinah.
the only daughter of Jacob "went
abroad to see the daughters of the
land" and the same chapter goes on
to tell us how she came to grief whilst
away from home. The conditions
under which Sarah and Dinah lived
were about the same but the charac
ters of the two women did not tally.
Sarah found her happiness in the
hone whilst Dinah was svidently Im-
patient of restraint and sought her
pleaaurea abroad.
Typical of Life.
These events took place at the very
Infancy of our people but they have
been taken aa th criteria of Jewish
life throughout the ages. Home haa
always been a magic word among the
Jewish people. To dwell la his own
bouse. In the bosom of his own family
haa ever beea th Jew's ideal of Ufr
upon ttii earth -H tvwf-that If
his home life waa happy his life
then
. -'.
that freat
W
Say Israel Abrahams
Jewish authority on the
Jews during the middle ages:
Jewish home was a haven of rest from
the storms that raged around the very
gates of the Ghetto; nay a fairy
palace In which th bespattered ob-
ject of the mob's derision threw off
their garb of shame aad assumed the
royal attire of freemen. The home
waa the place where the Jew was at
hi best. In the marketplace he
waa perhaps hard and sometimes ig-
noble; In the world he helped his
Judge to misunderstand him; Jn the
home be waa himself. And the non-
Jewish world haa not been slow In
acknowledging the pre-eminence of
this Jewish domesticity. "How good-
ly are thy tents O Jacob thy taber-
nacles O Israel" exclaims the heath-
en prophet Balaam.
Dr. Edward Leigh Pell refers to the
Jews In these terms "In spite' of all
things he lives. The pharaohs made
his life a burden but he lives." The
crusader covered him with calami-
ties but he livee; the v inquisition
crushed htm but he lives: and he lives
everywhere because his home baa pre-
served him."
Secret of Jaws' Success.
on more recent example. In an
address delivered some time ago be-
fore the Harvard Menorah Society Dr.
Charlea W. EUot . president emeritus
of Harvard University attributes th
Jaw' phenomenal success In all age
and amidst all environments to his
constant devotion to his three groat
ideal God s unity th ten command
ment and th glorification of th
horn. But he adds significantly at
th close of hi address. "Win th
Jew be able to oontinu to preserve
these ideal amidst th vastly differ-
ent conditions In which h now ttvee?
And it "Is this question which I wish
to discuss with you this evening be-
cause I consider It worthy oi coasid-
o ration at the dawn of a new year
wnen we ougnt to look forward to
Improving ourselves.
Present Day Problem
W can not read Abraham' book
on "Jewish Life in the MMdM Age"
without being painfully struck at th
oontrast it present with conditions
at the present day. "Present day ob
serve say he. "are commonly
struck by th domesticity of Jewish
men. Th phrase sounds almoat Ironi-
cal today. Let anybody go out to
hunt Jewish young men today and the
very last nlaoe to find them will be
in their homes; this place no longer
appears to have any charms for them
wherever they may be. it will not be
at home. Why haa th Jewish home
lost Its attraction for aar'youna dm.
pie? There are tnany contributory
reason. Ther I first of all th fas-
cination and allurement of the streets.
W love the excitement and the bus-
tle and the bright light and the ka-
leidoscopic busy rashlng crowd. We
love th "barker" at th plctar show
and th toot f th automobile horn
and the cry f the peddler and th
outstretched Kcfarag palm of the men-
dicant aad th about of th newsboy
in a wora. w love th excitement
I recently read an amusing aklt in
a New York paper of th return -of
tn average tvew xork business man
from his summer vacation. "Thank
Ood he exclaims a he plant him-
telf at hla desk and contemplate sev-
eral hundred unopened letter de-
manding Ms Immediate attention "at
last .w altall have rest ' He haa
rtaUM wound th coatintat for a
DR. HENRY BARNSTON
Rabbi Congregation Beth Israel.
month or two and returns Jaded and
weary to find rest in the bosom of his
business.
And we can not feel surprised if
our young people absorb some of the
atmosphere of their frenzied environ-
ment. Theodora Roosevelt haa preached
the gospel of the strenuous life he
believe tn activity but he would
never advocate Intemperance. Many
people confine Intemperance to the
drink habit but to my mind the miser
is aa Intemperate as the spendthrift
ther curfew bell fiend as the I o'clock
in the morning fiend the man who
never takes a holiday aa the man who
never does any work.
Exalt Home.
Write Oene Stratton Porter In Mo-
Call's Magaxlna: "Next In lmportano
to Ood In the life of a nation. It. la la
my heart to exalt the home. The
coming- year I propose that aU of us
Join In a preconcerted effort to make
our homea the best the finest the
safest the happiest places on earth.
Suppose we try out loving our homes
with all our hearts. Suppose that we
make them as beautiful as lies within
our means and our power. Suppose
that we open our doors wide for the
entertainment of our own children
and our friends. Suppose that wa ask
God to come in and be our most hon-
ored guest throughout th year. If
all of us will do this In a serious and
a preconcerted way I am sure that
another large slice Of troubt win dis-
appear forever.- Home need not be
all alike. Some people enjoy show and
glitter and some love sheltered quiet
And at Cambridge Ma. Dr. Baker
acting president of the Carnegie In
Jtltut of Technology of Pittsburg
JfeoNa to ao em
Stista hi thes
K1ka mis
energy "JF ma)
mnent gathering of
these terms!
mistake restlessness for
may be making a great
display ofvhergy on enterprises that
have no ernSilht Value. .The rapid
Increase of tatar$ In. sport' and
recreation la a aatuflk corollary to the
heightened ffiTniestilesesI cor age. If
we believe that th
man's energy depends an
;ing we should attach more
i Imp
to repose aoa contemplation
do at present.
That Is th area! trauhia
with
We lack reotfulnesa repose.
Society
women rusk from breakfast to a morn.
ing Bridge asm thence to luncheon
then follow oalla automobile rides and
picture show until bedtime. And when
we iook aactt at th day what have
we aoner . ttav we Improved our-
selves have w made anv adve.no
either physically mentally morally or
spiritually? . Would net an occasional
nour or - piam living and high think
ing-- nave napped a more?
T Business Men.
And thee remarks apply especially
to the average business man. One
very rich man some year ago boasted
to me that he had not taken a dav off
la M year. He died at the age of
Auoincr is aiway ao full of that
horrible disease known aa "pep" that
he appears to be eternally on the
verge or a nervous breakdown. A
third la at his business from II to li
hours every day. The are typical
examples within my actual expert noe
of men whoa live are being ruined
by Intemperance.
At the other extreme stands th
wasirei. wno spends nia life loafing on
the street corners. H ha never done
stroke of work in hi life but be
tike his strenuous brother la never at
noma Me Knows all th latent smasdn.
addresses the base ball team by their
first name and 1 a generous patron
of the hotel Ibbblea but he haa never
extended a helping hand to either man
or beast as he is always entirely too
uusy aotng noining.
v Can we be surprised if we find an
appalling percentage of younc Amart.
can Israel indifferent to the call of
juoatsmr iney laugn at anything
which Implies a measure of thought-
fulness of earnestness of seriousness.
For them their home are simply eat.
Ing and sleeping placea These homes
may be and frequently are architec-
turally beautiful lavish with every
solid comfort veritable palaces and
yet they do - not appeal to them. If
they are at home. It I fairly safe to
assume that they are either sick or
aaleep.
And the. reason Is not far to seek.
Parents do little if anything to make
home attractive to young people.
Fathers are frequently aloof from their
sons mothers from their daughters.
Parents still Insist that boys must
sow their wild oats. Ignoring the lesson
that million have been already ruined
In the process. No more pernloioua
doctrine than th wild oata fetish has
ever been promulgated. Ask any phy-
sician and he will UU you what a
curs thia dogma ha been to the
world.
Of oourse. It I a very sltnpl way
for parent to shirk their responxi-
bUitle. It I quit simple to close
one' eye fold one's hands and mur-
mur that boys will be boy and that
girl must have soma fun. It Is much
mor difficult to acquire th infinite
tact patience and frankness which Is
essential to make the children we have
brought into th werM (row up to be
Foundation of All Prog-
ress Is Truth Rev.
J. H. H.Ellis
"Wslk in Truth." Is th base of
all scientific and ecclesiastical knowl-
edge declared. Rev. J. H. H. EMs
paator of Emmanuel Baptist church. In
his sermon at the church yesterday at
11 a. m
Rev. Mr. Ellis based hi discourse
on th text . ss found In the third
Eclstle of St John the third verse:
For I rejoiced greatly when
brethren came and base witness unto
thy truth sven as thou walkest In
truth.
Th pastor said:
Truth Is eternal
God and Truth are Identical In
principle. The enduring pillows of
foundation whether ecclesiastics!
scientific. State or historical of all
age are truth. Nation rise and fall
as they adhere to the element of
truth embodied In their structure.
Fundamental Need.
Walking In truth 1 fundamental. In
the second vera of this Wonderful In)
Epistle of John we read: "Beloved I
pray that In all thing thou mayest
prosper and be In health even of thy
soul prosper th. We have here the
physical and spiritual man linked up.
He who separates the two is unwise.
"What Ood has Joined together let no
man put asunder." In order that the
physical and spiritual man should be
able to prosper in aU things God has
endowed man with an Intelect to
guide him In paths of truth both In
learning and walking.
Truth and Health.
The relation of truth to health Is
being exemplified mor and mora.
A knowledge of the mechanism of
man the most complete and wonder
ful machine In all the world bis rela
tion to food medicine exercise the
air he breathes sunshine etc. how
vital It Is. How fatal If he mistakes
strychnine for quinine! To understand
the truth of the properties In food
water and medicine before they enter
In our system aa to the physical man.
la analogous to the Importance of
right things snterlng Into the life of
man.
As the soul Is the enduring part of
man it goes without argument that
the welfare of the soul la more Im-
portant than the body. On the jother
hand the possibilities of the soul sre
linked Insepsrately with the body.
Now in order that we may prosper
In all things and be In health as the
soul prospereth there Is a divine law
which applies to material and spiritual
man alike "Walk. In Truth."
Here Is the base of all actentlfl and
ecclesiastical knowledge.
Apply It Personally.
How strange that so many are will
ing to acknowledge the truth of this
and then neglect. In a fatal way the
Sppllcatlon personally. Thousands of
ollara are being spent to teach the
lawa of agriculture or truths that have
been learned regarding soli climate
fertilisers varieties of seed kfhds of
cultivation eta The truth of cause
and effect la being applied ss never be.
fore in an agricultural way. Knowing
agricultural truth and walking In It
baa proven a great success.
Learning fhe laws of health and
walking In them Is beyond the experi-
mental stage. Likewise walking In
the truth pertaining to the spiritual
man as taught In God's word is far
beyond the experimental stage and
haa been made the chief cornerstone
in the life of the home church and
nation. The stability of Great Britain
and America In comparison with cha.
otto conditions of many other nations
that have rejected the divine law of
Ood aa revealed In the Bible Is a
striking Illustration now blazoned cn
cT..ekl-
All Problem.
Walking
all problems)-3:
cation. "And
and the truth
(John t.it.) B
truth w must
know It and not
greater responsibility to
can not then plead
There la also a reaponalbUi
a.i great which la to know
We search book to know
truth coupled with ex
knowledge when practical
also to search "the Book'
divine truth so we can the
it as It applies to man in all
life affecting his physically 1
morally and spiritually so t
proper tn all things and be
as his soul prospereth. W
man neglect the part that r
The wisdom of heaven is i
us In the book. It la writ
hail not live by bread aioi
every word that proceedeta
mouth of God." (Luke :.)
Chris put the emphasis
by every word. Saved to
ornamenta of society. To tea'
that they have responsibilities and
gtn that they must practice elf-
denial 1 no easy task.
And yet Is It not worth while? A
celebrated New York preacher de-
clared some time ago: "We need s
great moral uprising s religious and
social crusade by the earnest people
of our land for the preservation of that
moat sacred of ail human Institutions
th horn." If parents would take their
children Into their confidence at the
age of adolescence: if fathers would be
their sons' comrades and mothers their
daughter' companions we would not
find our younc people turning their
back upon the home.
Encourage your children to be con-
firmed. I know of no bond which at-
tache th average Impressionable
child more closely to Ms faith than the
rite of confirmation. My experience Is
that fully it per cent of our confirm-
ants have been thus Impressed. En-
courage them to take an Interest In
their congregation and you will find
that they will not become loafers and
wastrels but will realise that they
have responsibilities and you will
have no difficulty in retaining them In
the bosom of your families.
Let then our slogan for UJJ be
"Back to the Home." Mak the home
attractive make It a haven of rest-
fulness the guardian of morality the.
abode of culture the plaoe of good
cheer and good fellowship the temole
of confidence of straightforwardness
and of truth and the boy and girl
problem will be solved. So I close with
the words of Keble. "Sweet Is the
smile of home the mutual look when
heart are of each other sure; swtat
all the Joys that crowd th household
nook th haunt of alt affection pur."
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REV. EVANBER AMMONS.
Th lite of baptism by Immersion
were administered to ten candidate
at th new Central Baptist church last
night where a revival campaign la In
progress under th leadership of ths
pastor. Rev Evander Ammons. There
have been a number of additions to
the church during the meeting.
The revival will continue through
probably two more weeas. It is an-
nounced with Rev. Mr. Ammons
preaching every night The song ser-
vices which begin at 7:80 under the
direction of Choirmaster Canfleld are
a .feature of the meetings. Selections
by a mal quartet or other musical
numbers are rendered each evening.
The Central Baptist church is only
about three month old having been
organised early in last October with
41 member. It now ha mor than
100 member and la constantly grow-
ing. A substantial now building haa
been erected on a lot purchased by the
church and th new congregation Is
progressing along all lines. Members
expect It tn time to become one of the
strongest Baptist churches In th city.
Presbyterians
To Meet Here
Next Month
Approximately 400 delegate are ex
pected to attend th Laymen' Mis-
sionary convention of the Southern
Presbyterian church scheduled to be
held In the First Presbyterian church
of Houston February U-li. Thia is
one of the six rational conventions
being held this winter and delegates
to ths Houston convention will come
from Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma.
A team of half a dosen nationally
known speakers will be heard at the
convention among . them Rev. O.
Campbell White. Some of the foreign
mission ariea of th denomination at
horn on leave will also speak.
"World Evangelism" will be the gen
eral theme of the convention. Other
features of the work of the church win
be taken up. There Is no financial
drive connected with the convention
it is announced th purpose being to
arouse Interest In the church' mis-
sionary program. '
Th woman's auxiliary win hold a
parallel convention at th asm time
that th laymen' convention moats.
Mrs. W. C. Wlnnsborough superinten-
dent of th auxiliary wUl be present
The two convention wUl unit for th
evening sessions. .
Sermon at Nacogdoches
NACOGDOCHES. Texas Jan. 7..
Rev. S. D. DoUahlte. who left with his
family Tuesday for Merlin to begin
work as pastor of the Marlln Baptist
church preached his farewell sermon
here Sundsy night
All the other churches In the city
canceled their services in order that
their congregations might pay their
respects to the departing minister.
The house was crowded to its capacity
and many expressions of regcet at
his departure were tendered Rev. Mr.
DoUahlte Rev. A. T. Gerrard H. L.
McKnlght secretary of chamber of
commerce; Judge A. T. Russell Rev.
A. W. BIrdwell of the Stephen F. Aus
tin Normal college and Porter Parks
being the main speakers of the even
ing after Rev. Mr. Dollahlte's sermon.
These men all expressed deep regret
that th town should lose such a man
and recommended the work he had
done while her in very complimentary
terms.
Miss Coulson to Speak
On Christian Science
' t ' asw
TC uV P."1 ". l! aJ J" a .' I f " fehaifc.
First Church of Christ. Scientist of
Houston Texas announces a free
publlo lecture on Christian Soienoe by
Mis Lacla C Coulson C 8M of Lon-
don England member of the board of
lectureship of the Mother church the
Fbrst Church of Christ Scientist In
Boston Ms. In th city auditorium.
Tuesday evening January I lin
TJ ftubUe 14 SSKiiafil ' '
"The Nature Power and Revelation
of Truth" was th subject of th ser-
mon of Rev. Terry W. Wilson at th
Baring Memorial Methodist church
last night Ths texts were: "And ye
shall know th truth and the truth
shall make you fro. ... If the
Son therefore snail make yon free y .
shan be free. Indeed." "Pilate aaith
unto Htm what Is Truth T"
Let us grip these two pictures!
Jesus Is surrounded by enemies who
seek to betray Him Into soma un -guarded
statement upon which they
can base a charge In the oourt. Calm. -
self-possessed self -confident self- '
reliant well-poised and unafraid He
faces them; tear into their pet be-
liefs and riddles their self-righteous-;
ness uttering ths words of th lesson .
"I am the light of the world. . .
Te shall know the Truth aad th C
Truth shall make yon free. ... If
the Son therefore shall mak you
free ye shalt be free. Indeed.". What t
courage I What heroism! Els what
foolhardlness egotism and prump-
tlon! ' r
Pilate on the other band clothed
with temporal power backed by th .
mightiest armies of hi day is never
theless. wavering hesitant uncertain
of himself convinced he la being
aaked to do a horrible thing wishing .
hs might shirk th responsibility of It
and yst afraid to stand on the prind- .
plea which he know to bo right ..;
What cowardice! He Is faced by this - -same
man who aa unfalteringly and
unexcltedly faced hla enemlea o th :
other occasion whll now He la the '
same self -possessed hero In th face
of the death which He know to nr
drawing momentarily nearer! Surely
nothing but Truth could hav stood aa ' -Jesus
stood. . .
In these two characters we hav ae- '" 1
curately represented th spirit of
Truth and that of untruth or falsity
Pilate represent th spirit 'Of that
which Is low base false temporistna
compromising uncertain realising its
error and lack of worth wishing for '
that which ahall abld but lacking th -moral
courage to be true; and there-
fore bitter and reeentful and hopeless. '
Jesus represent th spirit of Truth!
honest In life In attitude solid faith-
ful steadfast abiding; therefore calm
unafraid unmoved in th fac of op-
position hopeful though misunder-
stood; confident of victory even in the
face of death. '
We may therefore well consider th
nature revelation and power of truth.
Pilate's question waa not out of place. 1
Neither was It mockery as some think.
Pilate waa sincere bitterly hopelessly
sincere cynically so but he waa not
mocking. He had beard many ver- .
slons of truth but none bad satisfied
him; he may even hav given some '
superficial thought to It but had ar-
rived at no satisfactory concluslorK.
His mistake waa that he rushed away
without waiting for aa answer to bis
question from Htm Who oould and .
can give answer. Neither would he .
have been willing to heed if he had '.
had the answer for he had not heeded ..
the truth which h already had per-
celved. Hi mistake mean many y
times. We accuse and blam him and 1
go and do likewise. -
But Jesus did not answer hla ques
tion. He did not mainly parhapa. be-
cause here la no answer to ba found
In a statement Truth 1 too broad ;
deep comprehensive to be couched la
the phrase of any languaga of mere
Truth I lira ngnt. sum Jesua
spent W years aa Dr. Robertson
ys. In witnessing to ft. let there
are some thing which wa soar know
about truth; we may recognise It when
we see it br its fruit. W know first
that truth Is Inftnlt because it la of
God and Ood I inftnlt. Truth 1 .
-eg aad stands th test of th -
spit of an th onalangbt
h stand th add test of
""anksr nor pass away. r
says. "Whisper
says -whisper-oi
troth hot
or tying by :
Vrh char.
may
aad P
out.
Jesua speaks of th troth a being ' :
the power to free men. He spok U
those who believe on Him and do Hit
will aad said. "Te shall be free In-
deed." Consider the power of truth
of mere facts. See the criminal aa h ' .
face th Jury In th box. HI heal
la bowed his face wears a guilty look -;
he is afraid uncertain faltering la b
speech. And why? Because he 1 :..
guilty; because he Is false; because hf
1 acting and speaking that which If r--untrue.
Another man faoes the Jury
He is clear-eyed unafraid firm in hla
statements and straightforward wttl '
nothing to conceal. Why? Bwoaua
truth Is upon his side and he kaewv'.(r
that nothing can harm him. No man -
la free who haa ln tn hla heart. H
is a slave and a haunted man. H- ' .
may walk the streets at liberty bur- . i
liberty Is not freedom. Neither t anv J(
man a slave who has truth astdlns 4.
within him. Juries may eaat Ma bed
Into prison but he la still a free mar t
though his body be Incaroerated with
In walls through which no man can ;
penetrate. He la free when truth at ' f
tends his way though hta liberty may be
taken from him and the other ii ' 1
without freedom though h may havt .
perfect liberty. -
Jesus laid down th condition o' -truth
too so that w need wot br
lost If ye continue m My word the v
are you my disciple IndedV Th eon-
ditton of learning truth la fidelity t
It. Th condition of dlactpleahtp t thi
doing the will of Htm. The) truth o
th acorn I th oak traa aad th
truth of being la beoemlng. tt V ar
unfaithful to that lament of tmtl
hich we have Boreal rod. how ahal
ur perception! be brlg&tatstfsMA
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