OUR CHURCHES

Thames Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 16179, 21 August 1916, Page 4

OUR CHURCHES

• 'In 1 the Mary S&eW,' Bapa*t «.t,JO Congregational Chur&h" the - ffnator+ the Key. W. Wallace,' occupwd tib* pulpit both morning and everusgw "A Good Name" was the wit>'p;t *,C the morning talk, to" .the toy* aaj girls, and in an homely, fa»hi*i, Mii# speaker showed that the aero jh*~ session of a pretty or even of a distinguished name was no mark, of personal goodneas, and he msed tUeo* w. 'making a name for themselW* a* all of them would do, they aaouijj m« to it that they kept thoee nam u*~ stained and unspotted, and atore aU that they should bear truly tto a<ro» of Christ by being- His faithful ' t»l* lowers. Thi» addre&* foraed » fitting prelude to the main «V*XKir*» upon "True Citizenship," ba»d upo» the marginal rendering of the I Philippiane 1. 27, "Let your e:tMw*l ship be worthy of the GonpeJ of Christ." He deprecated that interpretation of Scripture which «K*»fceaoiated the Christian's duty to God and his duty to hie fellow maa. H« held that Christianity should b-a tbi» determining factor in all th*» tela^ tions of life, private, social, and civic, aud proceeded to show ibat tlm Gospel was not merely a mes»<tge of deliverance, but as the sovereign J»* |of life to all .believers, was tho only , souice of true citizenship. W'fK'thysitizenship implied a patriotism of the highest form, an 3 a williog service of absolute unselfishnesß v-m ti»e essential feature of any such true patriotism. j .At night the speaker's eubyecfc, 'The Basiß of Peace," was admittedly inspired b^ the recurringl discusl--sions upon t^e/topic' of peaoe betweea the belligerent nations, but hie object was to direct attention $o, tfca even more important need that nxea should recognise the urgent net 3 for their individual peace with God..