Show WHY ii TilE THE CHUR H HIS IS NEEDED NOW NON Rev C. C R. R Neel Gives Reasons in Central Christian Pulpit I RESTS ON HUMAN NEEDS Is Necessary to io Relieve the Strain of Modern Modern- Life Why W liy tlc the Church Is Needed ec More Mor lore Than Evor Ever Before was the tho subject o oan or of an nn Interesting sermon delivered b by Rev C. C R. R Ned eol at tho the Central Christian Christian- church J Fourth South and Third East East streets Sunday morning at 11 ii o'clock Ho s said ld In part The Tho church is the corporate life o of religion It I represents its together together- nes ness The message of or the thc church todIs toda tod today 1 Is not nat Go apart and be bo yourself bugo but bu go 10 together and forget torget The IThe church Is the tho power house continually continual replenishing and vitalizing the tho Ideals of or life lite Spiritual food tood like manna of oC I 2 old must be 10 gathered dall dally daily Tho church rests rest on human needs s sand I and Is u sustained by It He lIe who thinks s lie be is saved sa therefore has hns no na need for tho the church Is lost lost JOSt in the selfishness selfish selfish- h- h ness that damns Tho church is the tho agency b by which the best beet In man Is perpetu perpetuated It Is tho the continuous spiritual ministry that Is needed to toda today today to- to day da and this the church supplies Tho The church Is needed toda today to maintain maln- maln tain ono dl day In seven so for tor the soul ono 11 day a. a In sev seven n for tor family life lire one da day daj Q In seven se for rest and recuperation ono one onoda da day In seven se when the shops chops close and the of ot greed Is bral broken en ono one day In seven for tor the soul for man mon to worship his God Gor But nut I go 1 to th the tho woods on Sundays Sunday says sas ono one You Your r r tho the groves wore Gods God's first temples tem tern Pies ples but when that was true man was a a. savage but when ho became ne civilized he left the tho woods for the sanctuary Nature worship spiritualize a soul Tho fragrance e ol ot ott t buttercups never ne led a soul to Christ no no- sunset over ever Induced a man to for for- or- or lako his sin no song lOng of ot birds ever hilled a heart with tho the desire for tor holi holl- o. o ness DelS Dont Don't desecrate Gods God's hOI holy day hut worship Him In His ills sanctuary Tho church is needed toda today to safeguard safe safo- J guard tho the homo The Tho church stands guard suard over O the tho sanctities of or the home It ministers to Its Us highest t need It Itc r c- c chastens its Joys S and lessens Its sorrows sor sor- f rows It II crowns Its mistress with honor and blesses its Us children ren with tenderness and fills It with the melody of or hope and love The Thc church brings Christ Chrit to your our home Let Him be your our I Invited guest L Lt t Him hear henr your our con con- Let Lot him direct your life Tho The church Is needed toda today to in instruct instruct In- In the tho young roun In things spiritual In this tho modern home has failed How man many homes have definite spiritual spiritual spirit spirit- ual Instruction How man many homes home have hao tho the alter of ot prayer or In any special way set a Christian example There Is no spiritual teaching In our schools Wo We 13 think It very necessary that our children should know th the history of oC man but nothing of of- the his history tor of or God the they must be able to repeat tho the multiplication table though the they mo may not know Jwo a syllable of or the Lords Lord's prayer The They must J know nov the tho T. T pagan philosophies of ot Greece whether the they know the teaching of Christ or ti not flot The Tho church Is the tho only institution J that provides spiritual teaching there there- 1 fore lore it is supremely needed The Tho church is needed toda today as noor never nev no- 1 or er before to relieve the stress of ot modem mod- mod em orn rn life Ufa This toad marl rush rusho of ot modern life I If is Bure surely proving ruinous to mon many r Tho The work of ot the tho church is to lessen v-f v Jj L this mode modern paco fito relieve e the Ithe ex- ex til r t to i o prevent hot hoi box to rescue rca res- cue cuo tho the si sir sufferer tram from Ufo disaster E Evory hour that tho the church r can de detain tie tie- tam tain man In Its sanctuary the less Jess tho the risk of ot nervous collapse Every re restraint ye- ye that tho church can put upon man to slacken his speed the tho greater his happiness the tho longer his life Tho The ministries of oC tho the Christ become more mOT necessary as life lito becomes more 3 complex Into this fever stricken storm- storm swept world the tho church must ever b send forth Corth its restraining and comforting com corn gi forting Influences 4 |