KNOX CHURCH

Evening Star, Issue 18649, 2 June 1924, Page 3

KNOX CHURCH

SIXTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY. The services in Knox Church yesterday. celebratory of the sixty-fifth anniversary, were attended by very large congregations. The Rev. Tulloch Vuillc preached in the morning from the test ” Faith without works is dead.” Referring to (lie p.i.-l history of the congregation, he maintained that tiic biggest event in all the years was when tho sons of the congregation were transported to n<inL the battles o. the Empire beyond the seas. His gravest concern to-day was not about the congregation or tho dominion, but about the Empire. 'Was our Empire trying to complete, the (ask for which our soldiers died? W:es our Empire just one of faith or one of worts; Too many' men in high positions of Slate wore talking about preparing for the nee! war. The church must bravely proclaim that the nations must a.ll be seeking peace. Instead of spending money on a 1 mios and navies wo should be spending it on education and on foreign iiiitsiois We had boon busy with France crushing tho military spirit, in Germany. It was

high time that, our Empire was crushing out that spirit in our midst, and more than time that France should he doing the same. To keep the peace we must have a new' ideal dominating the nations; Inn

military idea bad failed : we must Irv (be Christian ideal and (die pro:; rh:r. g of Ciirb-1, For that end the church must do more, and the church meant the family of the. Lord, everybody who believed, die )>'■ v anilicit as Ihe pulpit. Not- only through dm organisations of iho clitirch must we wo a, bul outride in our daliy wort there might to be something really dirtmgnhha.h.e about Christians. Our chief distinctly!; should be a passion for holiness and lor self-sacrifice. In the evening tho Rev. Mr h uille preached from Etr Moffatt s translation -h Romans xv., 50 ; “ Brothers, rally round me bv praying to God for me.” He urged the people' to rally lo the church's work, to pray for the preaching of the Word that the faith of ail who worship in the church might be strengthened and renewed. Speaking more especially to the congregation of the anniversary of his own induction as a minister, he said : “I wish to say how deeply I appreciate tho loyalty arid extreme kindness which I have experienced from tho office-bearers during the past four years. No man could have been served air'd helped by a more loyal body of office-bearers than there is in Knox Church. The world outside has no con eoption of the evangelical fervor and honestlove of the Lord "of this band of men. which has made, the church a power for good throughout the years. 1 want, too. to thank you. my people,, who worship with mo. ' You have been more than kind to mo, I feel that after four years 1 have only begun to work in Knox Clrnroh, and that there, are greater times ahead in tlx; years that arc yet- lo be. Will yon join with mo constantly praying for the perfect success of this congregation; ami there is only one success which is worth while—it is the winning of souls for Jesus Christ, the winning of these girls and boys. Will yon pray Unit we may he used for that groat- end!” The, choir "rendered several anthems, under the direction of .Mr Paget Gale, the soloist being Mr W. GemmclL