MEETINGS AND SOCIALS

Evening Star, Issue 14186, 11 October 1909, Page 7

MEETINGS AND SOCIALS

SOCIALIST PARTY. The weekly meeGrig of the Socialist party avas held [ast oleoma in the Trades Hall, when Mr I)." Tyson delivered ’ah 'adduces entitled ‘ Socialism and Christianity.’ ifo ,|fea| he pcomied the platform as a ■professing Christian and a believer in the Bible, bpfc ho for tru[h vriieroyer found. His ’missiph' i’ii life was tedoall f, 0 possible,’ Ami enideavor 'to leave the world a little better for having Uyc<l iii it. As a Christian, ho put Christianity in tlie first place, and considered Socialism the materialistic counterpart of it. The trpuhlp arid unrest in the wprld to-day because we had drifted away from God. Tho material’condition of mankind' at the present time was but Ijie reflex of their spiritual conditiari. in the Ghurch were to bo found many of the best people in tho world, but unfortunately there was also to bo found cant, humbug," and hypocrisy. There existed a tendency to worship a counterfeit instead of the real Christ, but Christianity should' noth© wholly Condemned on that account. A good article was always counterfeited. The' speaker explained that his idea of true Christianity was not based on any creed or dogma or church ritual of any sort, but on the life and words of Jesus Christ. True Christianity was idealistic, arid true Socialism should be the satire. Tire world’s greatest reformers in every phase of art, science, and literature had always been idealists, and tho higher the ideal the better the man or woman._ It was impossible to set your ideal too high, and the world's perfect jde<d °f to-day wonW be found in Jesus Christ. The lecturer contended that Socialism might be considered as a moral, social, economic, or political question, but was not necessarily a religious question, there was a mistaken idea prevalent that a Socialist must necessarily bo an atheist, but as a matter of fact- Socialism does not interfere in any way with religious belief. The greatest sm in the world to-day was selfishness, and the maxim “ Love thy neighbor as thyself ” could very well be taken as the climax of Socialism. In conclusion, ho maintained that Christianity would ever bo greater ’than Socialism, iri that it taught the' future life’ While Christ never forgot the daily needs of every-day existence. He also taught that this life is not all. Christianity and Socialism fitted in with each other, and would progress side by side. The truest Christian would ever be tho most earnest Socalist, and the ideal conception of both was a universal brotherhorxl. Tire address caused a considerable amount of discussion, several critics contending ihat the spiritual condition of humanity depended entirely on material development. At the conclusion Air Tyson was accorded a hearty vote of thanks. CHURCH OF CHRIST. At the eyening service at the Tabernacle, King street, yesterday, a blackboard sermon upon ‘Sin and tho Remedy’ was preached by Mr V{. J. Hastie. In the course of his remarks the speaker said: The apostle says : “ All nnrighteousucssl is sin, and there is a sin unto death.” Npw, I would just say in cosnectiom'with that, that tho sin unto death is the sin of impenitence, dying in your sin when you have had opportunity after opportunity of repenting’and turning to God. The question will arise “ Who are sinners?” and the answer is “ All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Sin can be forgiven, but it will only he by a mighty stroke of divine j tower that you will be happy evermore, though you never can be completely happy in this life on account of the vemembranhp of that sin, ©veil though it is forgiven. There is an absolute necessity for a remedy for sin that will blot it out in every sense of the term. Sin not only alienates from God, and is rebellion toward God, but it brings remorse, and remorse is one of the most awful whips, n-ipcrse is one of the mast awful whips. Sir. hr Lugs shame and affliction, and the worst of this is that it often brings affliction to the innocent, and what can equaf the affliction of a wounded, bruised character? Sin brings death. What is the remedy? We must have something, to destroy the love o[ sin, and tho only thing that can do this is faith in Jesns. Repentance destroys the practice of sin. Show that as you have turned away frpm the loye of sin yon will turn away from the practice of sin Baptism changes tho state of the indi vidual. Wo qre told that the man who is baptised has pub on Christ. The blood of Christ destroys the guilt of sin. . He boro our sine In His own body on the tree. The Holy Spirit lakes away or destroys the dominion of sin, and eternal life removes the punishment of pin.

ST. HILDA SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.

The services in connection, with tho seventh aimivei’Miry were held yesterday. Thicughoiifc the day large audiences packed tlie church; in the evening it was overflowing. The preacher in the morning was the Rev. R. H. Wyliie. who preached a powerful sermon on tho importance of homo life. In the afternoon the children rendered ‘ The Life of Fanny J. Crosby,’ tho connective readings being given by the Rev. F. Rands. At night additional seating was arranged, and tlie Rev. AY. Grigg spoke oil ' Job and His Boys ’ The value of parents’ interest in their children was pointedly dealt with. The soloists for the day were Misses Rands, Sutherland, Burrows, Aslin, and Masters Clarkson, AVaiker, Sharp, Bock, and Brown. 'Die singing, mder the leadership of Mr F. Aelin, thq superintendent, was a. special feature at each service. Mr H. Brook presided at the organ.

The annual report shows Unit the number of scholars; on the roll js 200. There are twenlv-one teachers.