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IHE UdHAWA DAILY LIMES, SAIUNDAY: MARCH 9, 1929 "Get the Habit" Come io Sunday Worship S und ST. ANDREWS + Pivibiytatian Clutch of the United Clitrch of Canada REV. F. J. MAXWELL, Minister 11 a.m.--Morning Subject "A Prayer Some People Do Not Pray" 3 p.m. --SUNDAY SCHOOL MEN'S CLASS--MR. F. D. R. WAUGH, B.A. 7 pm.~--Evening Subject "Can a Man Be a Real Chris- tian In shawa?" COME AND WORSHIP King St. United Church CHAS, i hi ERAGSA M.A, DD. MINISTER PastotagoTelophin 218 Biron: Church--Telephone 2287 Morning Service--11 a.m. "COMMUNION OF SAINTS" Does this mean Communion with Saints on Earth and in Heaven? 4" mnoon--2.30 p.m. Sunday School and Bible Classes. Come--There Is a Class for Everyone. Evening Service: 6.45--Song Service, 7 pm. "THE WORLD'S MARATHON" An attractive service to young men. You will need to come early to have a good seat, Strangers heartily welcome at all Services, 4 Congregational "At Home' on Thursday, March 14th, oy ALBERT ST. UNITED CHURCH REV. R. A. WHATTAM 11 a.m.--*The Third Saying From The Cross." "Jesus And His Mother" : 2.30 p=Smday School, Eirra Bible Class. Young eople's Classes, 7.00 to 7.18 p.m.--* Some New Old Songs. Jesus and Judas lecariot, Was Judes a Bad Man? Everybody Welcome Centre Street UNITED CHURCH REV. W. P, FLETCHER B. » a First Baptist REV. JOHN GALT AM. -- REV. MR. WELSH, of Toronto PM. -- REV, SMITH of Oshawa. Prayer Meeting Wed. at 8 pm. Choir Rehearsal day, 8 p.m. 11 am~--"Cut Off-- Power Gone." 2.30 p.m. -- Sunday School. 7 p.m.--"The of Life." Monday Evening, 8 p.m.--Rev. G. W. Irvine, with lantern lecture on rinidad." , Wednesday -- *'Christ- ianity's Ideal." IRA Bread Fri- Christ Church (ANGLICAN) Cor. Hilleroft and Mary Sts. Calvary Baptist REY. B. B. PATTERSON. Church A. (Athol St. Near Simcoe) Incumbent, 503 Masson St. Rev. H. A, Ackland, B. Pastor Sunday, March 10 11 a.m,--Morning Pray- er. A Great Lenten Hymn, "Just As I Am Without One Plea." 3 p.m.--Sunday school 7 p.m.--"The Message To The Church At Per- gamos." 11 A. M, aiting on God" 3PM Bible School with Adult Classes 6.45 p.m.--Song Service 7PM "Rejecting The Light" Monday~--8 p.m. YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETY St. George's ANGLICAN , Bagot and Centre Sts. : in C. iu 2PBicLEs, 89 Athol 1 street West Sunday, March 10 Holy Communion--38 a.m. eration of the ministers, the Daily Times. The Church Page It is the aim of The Times to devote this page every Sat- urday to matters concerning the churches and the religious life of the community. In this effort we invite the co-op- leaders of the city. Articles and news of a religious or semi-religious nature, as voluntary contributions to this page will be welcomed, in the hope that it may be made a source of helpful inspiration to the people of Oshawa and district. These contributions, of course, should be distinctly non- controversial, but should rather be inspirational in charac- ter. They should be addressed to The Church Page, Oshawa church workers and religious Attractive Church in Japan Witnesses to Bright Faith The unattractive, and, until a few the clergy. The vaulted ceiling, years ago, entirely heathen, milling town of Okaya, Mid-Japan, never be- fore entertained so many Christian clergy as it did when Right Rev. Heber James Hamilton, D.D., Bishop in Mid-Japan, and seven of his cler- gy, met there for the consecration of the new St. Barnabas' church. For four months past, a new and, for Okaya, quite unwonted, building had gradually been rising on the very crest of a small hill in the cen- tre of the town, Now it was finished and its gold cross simply challenged attention. Hitherto, passers-by had only seen carpenters at work in and around the building; today, they saw it filled with people who had come for the purpose of worship. The service began with the confir- mation of Miss Ruth Toku Arakawa, one of the mill-girls who have taken the yoke of Jesus Christ upon them, What would probably have most struck a person accustomed to churches in Christian lands, on en- tering this building at the hour of service, would have been its plain- ness. No seats obstruct either nave or chancel. All worshippers leave their boots in the entry, and sit on the soft matting floor. The chancel floor, made of hard wood highly pol- iched, has only zabuton, or small cushions, in the places where, in other churches, would be seats for with its crossed rafters, is unpainted, The Holy Table is of granite, and, except for the Chinese character, meaning "Holy" carved three times across its front, is severely plain. A side chapel is adorned with beautiful hangings made by the Sisters of the Epiphany, in Tokio, Behind the Holy Table is a wooden gradine on which stand the beautiful brass cross and candlesticks given by St. Matthew's church, Quebec. For the opening service a good- sized congregation had gathered. Be- sides the Christians and "enquirers," and a few whose curiosity had brought them in, there was a small group of Okaya business men who had never before seen a Christian church or service, and had come out of politeness to the missionary. Ac- customed to Buddhist temples, where the brofize rehearses his ritual quite apart from the people, who may walk around, smoke, gently converse, or do what they like, so it be done quietly, these gentlemen walked about during the service, discussing in an undertone the points of the building and its furnishings that were strange to them, But they did this so discreetly and with such an absence of any intention to offend, that they did not at all disturb the service, The Model Hearer It is sometimes forgotten that the Lord Jesus had much more to say about the model hearer than the proper preaching of His word, "Take heed how you hear," might very well be written over every pul; The famous preacher, the late Dr. John Hall of New York, was asked by a newspaper to give a description of 'The hearer I want," and this is what he wrote: 1. One who has prayed for the preacher in the home and for the Holy Spirit's influence on all the congregation, One who is punctually in his place in the church, and with his family beside him. 3. One who has a good Bible in his pew, and who devoutly fol- lows the reading of the Scripture as hearing God speaking to him. 4, One who has his hymn book and joins in the singing as earnestly as does the leader of the praise. 5. One who follows and in his heart joins in the prayers, 6. One who bears himself with reverence of manner, suggesting govontuess to those round about m. 7. One who looks for the di: vine impress in the sermon, and not for rhetoric, elocution or start- ling statements, 8. One who keeps his eyes on the preacher. 9. One who takes the message to himself, and looks for God's blessing with ft. 10. One who has a lovk and a word of Christian greeting and courtesy for those near him in the SHurel after the close of the ser- vice, Feminine Reaction to Divorce Court Bill Brought to Light Toronto, Ont, March 9.--One of the feminine reactions to the recent | vote on a divorce court for Ontario is given in the following editorial by "Bride Broder" in the Mail and Em- "That the consensus of opinion in this country is evidenily against the Lincipls o of divorce is all to the good. e vote in the house of commons on the measure, which had for its ob- ject the granting of a divorce court to Ontario, seems to have proved this. Easy divorce, as we see it, clearly does not improve the situa- tion. A glance at the condition of things across the line, with its di- vorces and remarriages ad lib, will convince us of that. "At the same time we must admit that we are unalterably opposed to the present state of things in this It is all very well to say that exp is no bar to the poor 11 a.m.--Morning Prayer : Sunday School Centre St.--2.30 p.m 7 p.m --Evensong. Baptisms 2pd Sunday each 8. 0. E HALL, KING ST. E Sunday, March 10 11 di Service ~ Everybody welcome Unity Truth Centre woman whose husband may starve and her children, and and } at all why Ontario should not have the authority vested in of the other provinces. We are quite as capable of producing judges quali- fied to act in such a court as any other portion of the dominion, The Minister -- Remarks -- There are some men with whom I'd rather trust my money than my reputation, It I were an employer and look- ing for an easy way to make en- emies I would hire friends. When a young man crawls to work in the morning like a pup that's got distemper and rushes for his coat at night like a hungry tiger, he is sure to be short-circuit- ed when promotions arg being pass- ed around, It is too bad that the only real enthusiasm some men show is when they are "cussing." It you are a good talker but a bad listener you may exercise your tongue, but it will be at the ex- pense of your mind. Don't get "chesty" if the only thing you have to show off is a shirt front. --A.P, Seven Sentence -- Sermons -- The call of religion is not to be better than your fellows, but to be better than yourself--Henry Ward Beecher, % * - If our visions make us vain, they are false fire that lures us unto the bottomless bog!--Joseph Ford Newton, x % » They do me wrong who say I come no more When once I knock and fail to find you in; For every day I stand outside your oor And bid you wake, and rise to fight and win-- "Opportunity,"'--Walter Malone, se » We owe our Srowth chiefly to that 'active striving of the will, that encounter with difficulty, which we call effort.--~Samuel Smiles. . LJ] LJ] This is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith, ~1 John 5:4. s % Build a litle fence of trust Around to-day; Fill its space wily Joving work And in sta; Peer not pian Af the sheltering bars, At i ATA God will help thee bear what comes or joy or sorrow. ==Mazy F. Butts, Where God is Pg a will is but at spider's web; where God fs, a spider's web is as a wall--Saint Fe- lix of Nola. The mew Chine bas announced religious liberty to all. A section of the people wanted to make Con- fucianism the national religion but the proposal failed. There are el- even men fin the cabinet, and sev- en of them are Christians, The president, though not a Christian, is favorably inclined towards it and is married to a Christian, \ "In City Churches BAPTISMAL SERVICE A baptismal service will be held & Thursds ay evening of next wee] the congregation of the Calvary Es tist Church. This service is being held in the Centre Street United Church, $hiough the courtesy of the astor and cers of that church. he Calvary Church has shown steady growth in the first year of its existence, and a profitable service is anticipated, UNUSUAL SERVICE An unusual subject has been chosen by the Rev. F. J. Maxwell for his evening service at St, Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Sunday. At this service Mr, Maxwell will de- liver a sermon on the subject:-- "Can a man be a Christian in Osh- awa." KNOX CHURCH The services in Knox Presbyterian Church this Sunday will be conduct- ed by the Rev. J, W, Forbes-Robert- son of Toronto, Next week a con- gregational meeting is to be held for the purpose of extending a call to a new minister to succeed the Rev. A. C. Reeves. TO GIVE LANTERN LECTURE An interesting event will be held in the Centre Street United Church on Monday evening, when an. illus- trated Tater, lecture will be given by the Rev. W. Irvine, who will Sv pictures Wh give a lecture on the island of Trinidad, CHINESE MISSIONARY TO SPEAK Rev. G. W, Sparling, who was one of the five missionaries to leave during the recent Chinese trouble, has been secured as the speaker at the meeting Monday night of the Young People's Society of Albert Street United Church. Rey. Mr, Sparling tells an inter- esting story of the Chinese situa- tion, and people of the city will be welcomed at the mee!ing, Sixty Years Wtth One Congregation When the committee of the First Church (Congregational), Middle town, Conn.,, on Dec. 31, 1868, ex- tended a call to Azel W, Hazen, then a student at Hartford Theological Sethinary, which was later accepted by him, it could not have been in the mind of anyone that the rela- tion there commenced, would con- tinue for sixty years. He took over a church composed largely of elderly people to which his attractive ministrations soon began to add the younger element, so that a new building was shortly an im- perative necessity and the present home of the church is another monu- ment to the ability shown in his leadership. Such a personality soon overflowed the boundaries of his im- mediate connection, and he became a leading figure in the life of the community as well as of the church. So interested in the town and its in- stitutions was he, that he soon came to be identified as "Dr. Hazen of Middletown" in the spirit of those early pastors who served the church and community as though they were one. Always a scholarly man, he kept abreast of the times in a period when science was making many changes, often unsetting, in religious think- ing, with the result that members of his congregation found no con- flict Wptween science and religion, but were skilfully aided in adjust. ing themselves to mew discoveries and new thought, while they held 10 the fundamental truths of the old faith, NOVA SCOTIA, CHURCH HAS MUCH TROUBLE Saltsprings, Pietou County, N.S. has had more than fits share of trouble over Church Union. The first vote was aginst the measure. Six months later the decision was reversed. It was entered in the Civil Court, with the result that the first judge decided m ravor ot the United church, then the Su- preme Courts reversed it in favor of the Presbyterian church, The congregation is over a hundred years old, for many years being as- sociated with another Highland settlement at Gairlock, The two churches were anti-unionist in 1876 and only became part of the Presbyterian- Church in Canada in 1907, The church at Salt- springs has been used by the Unit- ed church of Canada since the last vote, the minister being Rev. Ian Mackinnon, son of Principal Mac- Kinnon of Halifax. 35 YEARS IN ONE CHURCH Rev. Dr. Perrie of St. An- drew's Presbyterian church, Wing- ham, has just completed thirty- five years there as minister. He has attracted comsiderable notice because of his scholarly and evan- gelical preaching. At the open- ok of the Presbyterian Congress, day following the disruption of the General Assembly in 1925, he preached the sermon. He was also Moderator of the Synod of Hamilton and London in 1927. Only forty members are in the congregation out of 350 when he degen. The church at prefent is strong in every particular, The dean of the ican Cathe- dral of Peterborough, England, lives at an hotel. He clamis that the stipend of $3,000 is not suffic- fent to keep up his official resi- dence. He has therefore rented the 'kitchen-garden and green houses. i Detroit is mot the only city fn this' region where the moral tone is on the upgrade. Chicago, too, is opeiing a new jall.--Detroit Free ress. All the Churches Bid You a Hearty Welcome d The House a SIMCOE ST.UNITED CHURCH Minister. REV. E. HARSTON, LL.B. 52 Simcoe St. S. Church Off. Bagot St. Good Singin Fine Fellowship Helpful Services Sunday Services 11 AM. Phone 148 Phone 3128 "The Great Pursuer" 7 PM. 3 P.M.--SUNDAY SCHOOL "Who Crucified Christ?" WAS RABBI ISSERMAN RIGHT? THE MINISTER WILL PREACH At Both Services A Hearty Welcome Awaits You Here. DARKEST ENGLAND FUND MAY FALL INTO NEW HANDS Change in Salvation Army Leadership May Mean Transfer That the Chairman of the Congre- gational Union, the President of the Baptist Union and the President of the Wesleyan Conference, among oth- ers, might conceivably be called up- on to take a hand in Salvation Army affairs is probably news to most peo- ple, but such appears to be the case, says the Christian World of Lon- don. When the late General Booth's "Darkest England" scheme was launched many years ago, it was laid down that the money subscribed was to be administered by the Gen- eral as director of the fund, but any alteration in the administration could only be made by the General with "the express consent in writ- ing of two-thirds of the members of a committee." The General for the time being may appoint one-third of the members of this committee, but the power of nominating the remain- ing two-thirds is vested in the Arch- bishop of Canterbury, the President of the Wesleyan - Conference, the Chairman of the Congregational Un- ion, the President of the Baptist Union, the Attorney-General, and the Chairman of the London County Council, This provision, of course, applies only to one particular branch of the Army's social opera- tions, SHOCKED BY HIGHLY PAID EVANGELISTS Evangelism as "a new sort of Big Business" is trenchantly criticized by Sir Henry 8. Lunn in an article on "Demas as Evangelist, A.D. 1928," 'in The Review of the Churches, "In these days," says Sir Henry, "more men sell Christ than deny Him." He makes some scathing references to the methods of some of these "merchants," notably an American baseball player turned evangelist, whom he calls by his initials, but whom most readers will readily iden- tify. Sir Henry quotes a letter from Dr. Henry Atkinson, of New York, stating that this man received for a campaign in that city, in addition to expenses, no less than $110,000 as a "freewill offering" This is a scandal in itself, apart from the perils attending the sensational methods of inducing a "mob-psycho- sis" in the audiences, "The whole of the money-making business, under the guise of evange- lism," says Sir Henry, "can be brought to an end if the churches will unanimously agree to insist that the evangelists shall be paid a fixed salary by the society that sponsors them, and that all freewill offerings shall be duly accounted for and for- warded intact to the society." "We agree that it is high time that the churches and the religious press should withhold their countenance and sympathy from any evangelist, however able or eminent, who is not prepared to submit to this rule," says the Christian World of London. NEW ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN ENGLAND A new organization has been founded in England to take the place of the Copec Committee. It is called the Christian Social Coun- cil and embraces the leading de- nominations except the Roman Catholics. The Church of England is entitled to 39 members; Bap- tists, Congregationalists and Wes- leyan Methodists to 6 each;Pres- byterian and other smaller denom- inations to 3 each. The chairmen are the Bishop of Winchester and Rev, Principal Garvie. ) KNOX Presbyterian Church Simcoe Street North and Brock Street Rev. John Lindsay, B.A., Whitby Interim Moderators 'Rev. J. W. Forbes-Rob- ertson, of Toronto, 8 p.m.--Sunday School, A Cordial Welcome Always to Knox Church SIMCOE STREET PENTECOSTAL MISSION (OVER THE ARCADE) Sunday, March 10 Sunday School 10,00 a.m. Worship, 11 a.m. Evangelistic Meeting 7 pm. Prayer Meeting, Friday eight o'clock, Committee in charge. Strangers Welcome, North Simcoe St. United Church Rev. A. MANSELL IRWIN, B.A,, B.D,, Pastor 89 Greta St. Phone 3263W '11 a.m.--Public Worship, 12.15--Meeting of Ses- sion, 7 p.m.--Evening Worship Monday, 8 p.m.--League, Ukrainian night. Dr. Thonne, Gospel Hall | Sunday, March 10 11 a.m.-- "Remembering the Lord." 3 p.m.--Sunday School. 7 p.m.--Gospel Service. Wednesday, 8 p. Bible Reading. - Friday, 8 p. m.--Prayer Meetings. ALL ARE WELCOME HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Cor, Court and Barrie Sts, REV. 8. C. JARRETT Incumbent 30 Fairbanks St. Sunday, March 10 8 am---Holy Com- nunion. 11 am.--Matins and Sermon. Special Lenten Service. 3 p m -- Sunday School. 7 p.m.--Evensong and sermon. Wednesday evening-- 7.30 p.m. - Course of addresses on "Women of The Bible." CHRISTADELPHIAN tn the Days of These Kings Shall God of Heaven Set Up a King+ dom," ' Christ Is Coming Again to Sit Up- on David's Throne As King of Kings. Read Dan. 2, 44; Luke 1, iii Psalm 72; Jer, 23, 5-8, Pentecostal Assembly 200 King St. W. Sunday, March 10 Sunday School, 10 a.m. 11 a.m --Morning Ser- vice, 7 p.m.--Evening Ser- vice. Tuesday and Thursday services at 8 p.m. Wednesday, 3 p.m. All Welcome, Christian Science First Church of Christ, Selentist, Sunday, March 10 WELCH'S PARLOURS 1.30 a.m.~~Sunday School. 10.30 a.m.--Public Worship 7.30 p.m.--~Evening Service tev, A. C. Habn, 266 Athol St. B ALL ARE CORDIALLY WELCOME SCA IAs 64 Colborne Street East Sunday, March 10 Morning Service at 11 am. Sunday School 12.10 am. Wednesday Meeting 8 p.m. Including testimontes of Healing through Christian Science. You are cordially invited to at- 104 oad services and to make use 0 Free Public Reading Room where the Bible and all suthorized Christian Science literature may be read. borrowed or purchased and periodicals subscribed for Open on Tuesdays. I'bursdays -.nd Saturdays from 2 to 5 p.m.