Show MODERN CHURCH ACTIVITY TOLD Garrisons Garrison's Sermon to toBe Be Bc Printed for Pamphlet c Preaching from the text text Oth Oth er Cr sheep have I which are not ot of this fold told and there shall be ono one fold and ono one shepherd Dr L A Garrison former pastor of o the First Baptist church gave his views of o The Modern Church Churchin In a 0 sermon Sunday morning at atthe atthe the tho St St Paul Paul Evangelical church The pastor said ald Mark you I Iuso use uso the words modern church not the modernists modernist's church I do not like the modernist when the fun tun- fun fundamentalist defines him But Dut when the modernist defines him him- him himself sell self by hl his good deeds and the he lives I am all aU for hint him Dr Garrison said lId Tho The old creeds make very little appeal to tome tome me Inc They may have been a splendid plen- plen did expression of Christian experience experience experience as It related itself to lite nt at that time limo and to problems of that day but I hold that every generation has has- hasa a n right to Its ite own expression of belief bellet and service unhampered by dead hinds and expressions of ot a 0 a day that Is one gone Therefore the creed of the mod mod- modern modem mod modern em ern church Is Christ centered and ind Interpreted by each genera genera- generation tion for Itself TUO F CONTRO SY Had Had I lived 11 in Joseph Smiths Smith's time with the vision Islon isIon of the see sec such as he had I too would have rebelled at the tho controversial con con- contradictory contradictory con contradictory expressions expressions- of Christi Christi- anity In vogue In that da day said Dr Garrison And we have not yet et learned by any means our full lesson What the modern church needs Is the Christ doe doc doctrine doc doctrine trine and the Christ program The creed of the modern church Ith Its appreciation of the thc throbbing life liCe of modern times is Christ center cen- cen ter d Dr Garrison Carrison said Mid that the mod modern mod mod- modern modem em ern church must be bo guided He said the tho religious will- will w the the t everywhere but they do not conform to the eter- eter eter eternal nat nal expressions as given hen In this book to men These expressions that were written when the tho back back- background background ground bach ground of ot the historical Christ was clear and distinct The modern church Is Inclusive Inclusive dye sive and not exclusive e construe construe- constructive tin the and not Dot destructive e the pas pas- pastor pastor pas pastor tor said President Grant of ot the Mormon church Is reported to have said recently at the dedica dedication tion of a Mormon meetinghouse Alt firm believers In the Bible are arc good Mormons Thank God for tor great leaders In religion who take a constructive view o of Christs Christ's kingdom Dr Garrison said The program of ot the modern church was explained by Dr Garrison when he said It is not traditional Jesus Christ ta It to be Impossible to put new wine Into old bottles It Jt is a sad of the church that In her hour of greatest progress new movements have havo had to break clear front from the old traditionalism Like modern youth the tho church of ot today claims the right to find itself and give I Its own self expression Therefore It makes Its own program TO HACIC CI CIUP UP VP W There are three things the modern church will place In Its program It is civic cl social BOdal and redemptive The modern church Is not content t to shut Itself up behind closed doors to offer Pha Pha- Pharisaical Pha- Pha Pharisaical Pharisaical prayers while the boot boot- bootlegger bootlegger boot legger legger and the harlot ruins the youth of oC the city It tells lolls these there are legitimate pursuits for all 1111 men and then kindly but firm firm- firmly firmly ly tell tells them together with the capitalist who allows his business blocks to be used for tor Illegal pur pur- purposes purposes lur- lur poses that It will back the officers officers cers of the law Jaw to the limit In ridding the city of their Illegal business Have the Christian people of ot Ogden thanked God for tor Mayor George E B Browning Drowning and Judge Agee Aee city attorney tor for their willingness to sacrifice so great great- greatly greatly I ly In a personal way to give us usand usand and our child children ren a better and a finer city Have we assured these men of oC our support and appreciation appreciation elatIon Have we wo Indicated to Chris Flygare and Harman Pecry Peery our appreciations for tor their support of these men and the lessons on thrIft the they themselves are giving gl us in the the city administration Have Hoe we called Chief Jones Jone and told him we are arc gla glad a Chris Chris- Christian ChristIan Christian tian man with a Christian con con- conscience con conscience science Is our chief of police In Inthis Inthis Inthis this civic approach the tho church never neer stoops to political methods of oC the baser sort Nor Is It ever partisan It Is the voice for the Christian conscience of the citi- citi citizens citizens citi citizens zens of Its city calling out the highest and best In us Concluding Dr Garrison said Let me say the modern church Is a community church It lives In the city where it is planted It recognizes the problems of Its community and uses applied Christianity for tor their solution I Iam Iam Iam am glad to say that the great denominational organizations are recognizIng the need need- for tor this type of church and are not demanding conformity but hut expressions as a test of Christian life The community church church should relate Itself to every church and here shere possible In this broad help help- help helpful fut ful way ay to some particular church where its Independence Is guarded faithfully and Its pro program pro pro- gram and md creed accepted fully tully At the conclusion of ot the ser ser- service ser service vice the congregation voted to have hae the sermon printed In pamphlet form tor for distribution |