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Show MAYING PICTURES v FOR CHURCHGOERS DURING -SUMMER The Rev. F. B. Short Offers Innovation Which Meets With Approval., - Bev. T. Burgette Short, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal chureh, is battling with the summer evening sermon ser-mon problem, and believes he has found a solution in the moving picture. An experiment was tried last night, and the innovation won such hearty approval ap-proval from the members of the congregation congre-gation that Dr. Rhort has determined to continue the practice throughout the summer. . Next Sunday both morning and even, ing sermons will be along patriotic lines. In the morning Dr. Short will talk on some phase of national life, such as national righteousness. In the evening he will nlso have a patriotic sermon, and he will endeavor to secure moving picture films illustrative of such subjects aa the life of Columbns or of Washington, and of the revolutionary and civil wars. ' Dr. Short haa frequently need the stereontico ato illustrate the point of his sermons, and to educate the listeners. listen-ers. The introduction of the moving picture comes quit naturally, therefore. there-fore. "The first tbingf" he said today, "is. of course, to choose the method of presentation of a certain religious subject, sub-ject, and then if von can aecur moving pictures that pertinently illuatrate that topic. I see no reason why you eiouldlTt. " I heard mor.h favorable comment on th matter last night. One member of my church board told me that he had never seen a moving picture before, anr that he found this method most interesting, inter-esting, and believed it a good method of solving the summer Bunday problem." prob-lem." Dr. Short's subject last night was "Your Life, What Is Itf. What Will Yon Do With Itl" He took his text from Jamoa IV, "What Is Life," anil said that life ia a gift of Ood, and is an entrustment to mankind. It embraces em-braces certain faculties, which, when properly used, guarantee certain results. re-sults. Within the circumference of every life lie rertaia glorious poasibili-l tie,' and man ia here to use his faculties facul-ties for the common good of the people. Kor example, he is endowed with inventive in-ventive genius, and this was particularly particu-larly illustrated by the moving picture (Sim showing the manufacture of the living marhinAv which haa become a factor in the scientific and belligerent world, and may soon become one in the commercial world. ' To give hia Itj-at service to mankind a man or woman must hedge in his or her life, bv a protection or a wail of industry, economy, integrity, sobriety, svmratbv and faith in mcu and God. To illustrate how such a wsll mar protect pro-tect a man Dr. Short had shown on the screen l film showing the great wall of Pekin. with the various activities activi-ties around it, aud protecting the city f Pekin and the empire. . lid anawrring the question of what to do with your life. Dr. tihert said that it nnust'b a life of sincere service. ser-vice. The quality of insincerity has no place in a life which will bring the best results. To illustrate that the sordid in motive will make n life insincere in-sincere was shown a film 7U0 feet tong, showing the betrayal of Christ by, Jadas lerarior. I |