"THE CRUS DE FOR CHRIST 11

TO Y, LL OVER THIS LAND , ND ~VEN T THI VERY HOUR , ...:.'IHODISI'S AP.E G TID.:!RE IN THEIR PI ,ACE 0 10R HIP TO LIT~. TO TH~IR TORS E 0 THE THE .. .;J "THE CRU .t DE .FOR CH.tU T '' •

IN OUR 0 1.1. CHURCH AN ATTE .. !PT H S BESN DE T() B- I._ G OUR ..... OPLE TOGETHER Tru T THEY 1H GHT LE RN THE .. JUdiNG OF THI CRUSADE. L SS PRE IDE~JTS H!~VE CO-OPERATED I~ THIS EFFORT TO BRING OUR ~ .BERS HERE TO Y. C R S H VS BE~4 ;~ILED TO .LL OUR ?EO Lg . UJD ALL THI , _UGH MORE HAS B!!:EN DOJE IN ORDER THAT WE METHODISTS 1IGHT BE GIVEN r OPPORTUNITY TO UNDER T ~D THE ~1 ANI TG OF THIS Y.NA!I .. IC PHRASE -TH~ CRUS DE FOR CHRIST.

THE BRIEFLY , THE CRUS DE THE FOR CHRIST IS THE ORG-

NIZSD RE PONSE OF THE t~THODIST CHURCH TO AS -

3D IT PAR'r L ...3 TI G THE ST GC.ERI.NG rJEED.S AND CRITICAL CONDITIONS THAT RE BOUND TO El.1ERGE Fr'C' THE WAR. Ot BRI;JFER STILL , THE CRU::, DE FOR CHRIST I S METHODISM ' .S POST- 1 AR PL N. THE CnUSADE IS !E:TH-ODI • .d 1 S NS', R TO THE UESTION " HAT DOE OU .!ETH-ODIST CHURCH PROPO E TO DO AS ~E FACE THE COMING PERIOD OF PEACE ND RJ:CO rsTRUCTION? '1 TniS IS THE PL :J OF 1ffi:; GHURCH FOR THE .~rEXT FOUR YEARS - THERE

ILL BE NO OTHER ! IT I A "CRU ADE" - NOT " PROJECT OR CA.,! IG4 •

TID: TI ~ IS HS!tE ,, HEN THE CHURCH MUST RIS..,. TO HIGH LEVEL OF VISI01 , P£SSION , DEDICATION. ~E H VE H D PROJECT U 0 PROJECT , hND CA IGN U ON C PAIGN ! AND THESE H VE B~EN GOOD . BUT THE iORLD IS GOING TO BJ; FACED BY TRE ' 4 NDOUw CRISES FOLLQ, I~G TH~ V AR ;

ND A ~RE ROJECT OR CAN~ IGN IS NOT SUFFICI~NT FOR THE DESPERATE SITUATION WE SHALL F~CE . ONLY A CRUS DE IS SUFFICIE T FOR THE EVELOPING SITUATIO~.

CRUSADE FOR CHRIST . NOT CRUS DE TO GET M01~Y; NOT A CRUSADE TO BUILD STILL GREATER il L­RE" DY GIGA!TTIC INSTITUT ON . IT I NOT JU..;,T A !ERE SPURT TO t..JTEET TEM ORARY SITUhTION. THE CRUS DE I ~ovE~NT , STARTING .ITH US , TO REVI TALI ZE RE -LIGIOUS EXPERIE:fCE , D TO CROYvN CHRIST LO::\D 0 LL IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH, THE ATION , THE ' :ORLD.

-2-A- UDACIOUS UNDERT KING. BUT THEN, Vv'E '"ETH-

ODISTS H VE EVER B~EN BOLD TO ACT. OUR FOUNDER'S '10RDS 1 ERE THESE - 11TH 1•0RLD I MY PARISH''. TRULY IT'S GRE T UND~RT~I 'G; 3UT OUR BISHOPS A.D LEAD­ERS BELIEVE THEY ARE FOLLO\ ING THE LE DING OF THE S IRIT OF GOD IN THIS TREMEr DOUS V?;r TURE. LEADERS HAVE CO~ TO CONCLUSION THAT THE CHURCH 1UST ONCE

10RE BEC01~!E CHURCH UPOJ.1 THE ~ARCH - LIKE n IGH ARMY OVES THE CHURCH OF GOD.

THE CRUSADE FOR CHRIST S ESTABLISHED BV TH8 JTIO. 0.1? GE:r E L COJ. F:I:R~- CE F THE THODIST

CHURCH T KEN EDNESDAY MORrri fG, ~ Y 3, 1944 - THE CRUSADE IS NOli ON. .QETHODISM 1 S POST- AR PL N.

THE FIVE OBJECTIVES FIVE MAJOR OBJECTIVES OR OF' THE CRUSADS SPEARHEADS OP TT OK. FIRST:

CRUS DE FOR JE'1v VvORLD ORDER. THIS HAS BEEN GOI&G

ON FOR T 0 YEARS ALREADY. UNDER DIRECTION OF COUN­CIL OF BISHOPS. IT SEEKS TO REGISTER IN 1 SHING­TO~ hND d:L:3E•iF..ER~, THE OPPOSITION OF i:Y·""'l'HODI SM TO PLANS FOR ORLD ORG.n.NIZATIO:~ 'HIGH DO NOT REPRES-ENT THE CHRISTI VIEWPOINT • .t!.i RLY I 1944 THERE 38 . SS ~ETINGS CROSS THE TIOT- 193,957 PER-SON IN TTEND~A .. iWE. THE _IND Of THE CHU~CR ','; S DIS COVERED •1D INTERPRETED TO THE LE DERS IN CONGRE~S TH.,. BI SHO S 1 C .USAL.t!l FOR A NE\, ,,oRLD ORDZR GOES ON BECOME JOR OBJS TIVE IN THE CRUS1a.DE FOR FROfll TI.JE TO TIME ffiEN NECESSA.J:{Y, L~d:THQDIST PUBLIC OPINION ILL BE OBILIZED FOR CTION.

SECOND OBJ CTIVE: ·,'ORLD Rc:.oLI"'F AND RECONSTRUC TION. PHOTOG~APHS TELL US OF RUIJ.ED BUILDINGS A.D DE TROYED CITIES; BURNED-eVER ND SE -S rn1PT F .~s;

D • LL THE TERRIFIC 'i ST~ Olf N TURAL !BSOURCES. THE LOSS IS STAGGERING FRO~ ECONOMIC VIE OINT. BUT TID.. LOSS IN HU ~.J LIFE, I ED ND BROKEN BOD-IES, ST RVING REFUGj;:;S FLEEL!G H LF rl.ROUND THE I ORLD FOR SYMPATHY ,.IJD S FETY, IN YOUTH BEHI D THE B RBED .IRE, IN BROKE:~ ND DER.i GED HNDS, IN SE -AR .TED F JULIES, I~ LOSS TO T01,0RRO 'i' S GENER TION

LL TEE E RE ULTS O.r! ' R C N OT BE PHOTOGRAPHED. D TEERE I 3 NOT CO 'U•ll TY HERE T HO ·'E

THAT H S NOT Bt!..EN FFECTED BY DEVAST TIO~J OF • R. BROKE~ HO·~S, JUV£NILE DELI. UENCY, UNCHURCHED ••. ILLIONS .RESULTING FRO~ SHIFTS OF OPUL TIO~, I -

-3-DECU TE: HOU ING ND SCHOOLING ... S ECI TLY MO G

THE MINORITY ~~D UNDER-P~IVILEC•D GROU S OF E.I-C 1 S PEOPLE. HAVEN 1 T TI E TO GO I JTO ALL THE NEEDS

BUT TO H~L OUT VITH THEE HU. N .~E S THE C. U DS FOR v.H~ I ST I SKI G , THO I •· FO.:{ THE SU " 0~ $~5 , 000,000. FO. RELI3F 1 RECO.STRUCTIO~ ONLY. TO I rr ...~TER EXCLUSI .. L_ TO HU .1.1 ....... ED. "THt T 1

LOT OF .. i.lO .... Y! II SIZ BLE! NCT .UCH ~H3 .. 1J' COl RED TO H T 'vE .RE S. SJDI G E CH AY FOR \ AR . THIS . .:0 lEY

C ~ BE RAISB:D BY 'ETHODIS w IF ,'tE OAF B~ .~ DE TO SEE THE DEVA ST TIO J UFFERir G OF AR, THE HU:t ~ NEEDS TO BE MET. THIS GIVING msT B.!: r.~ORE TH N A ,lETHODIST LEND-LEASE. WE UST SEE Bt:;HI THE H.! NDS OF T RVING P 0 ~ H~LD OUT TO US, THE AIL-PI H ,DS 0 JESUS. IT IS CRU FOR CHRIST.

'THE P N IS TO ISE THIS ! 0 EY BETilEEN DEC-EMBER 3RD .rD DEC. 17TH. OUR UOT IS 3,500.

1946 T B THIS IS

TIB CHURCH 1 S GRE T T SK • ND CO ~IS ION - TO ' IN EOFLE TO CHRI T : Y OF LIFE. OING POOR JOB OF

IT •• .~.Y CHURCHES DO NOT ~~0RT A.IT nO ESSIONS TO 'm'l.:BERSHIP. CONVINCED CHURCH wU T EVANGELISE OR ZRI H • TTE T E TO STORE TO ,, THODI S?.. THE

JOY OF EV • GELIS 1. FOR ONLY VED N C. N S VE THS , ORLD. TOO 1~UGH BSO"qBED L CAUSES ND OT ENOUGH CONCERNED ABOUT IN~UNG £0 LE TO CHRIST.

~ SUGGESTED GOALS FOR 1946. 1. SPIRITUAL RSBIRTH viTHI. HURCH ITSELF. TOO aANY I~OCUL TED .ITH .ILD FOID.: CHRISTI NITY 1 D I nmNE TO RE L

THING. 2. 400,000 NE 1 IE •• m.:.~R ON PROFESSION OF F ITH. 3. 400,000 RESTORED ME .BERS. 4. ORGANI ZA-TIOI'T 0 500 NE:v OR • BANDONE CHURCHE • 5 •• HSSION TO LABOR, INDUSTRI , COLLEGE GROUP~ . 6. E.LISTING OF 3,000,0JO I DAILY DEVOTIONS.

FOURTH OBJECTIVE: STEV J •. FWSHIP. Ek H SIS 1947. THIS I3 N EFFORT T ~RSUAD~ 1~~ TO CCE T TH~ LORD HI OF CHRIST OVER lVERY RE OF THEIR LIVES. STEWARDSHIP OF TI _., ONEY, TALENTS, PERSONALITY. I HRI T HAD THE C0 .. 1 ND 0 THE: Tr~.LENTS ND b ONEY TO~ L• """'I': lvT ... U .. (;H, . .rl T COUL HE :. OT DO?

OUE T TISTICd. USING 1928 \ND 1943 S B SIS. N TIO hL INCO~~ H S INCRE.SED 36%. FEDER L TAXES I CR3 SED 600%. FED~RAL ili uiTURE INCR~ S~D 2700%. GIFTS TO CHURCH-RELATED CHARITIES D01lN 30%.

- 4-IN 1931 PER C. I 'I d TI0~1 U. L CO.. S ~500. 00. I J 3h.I...E YE R 'IHE .ffiTHODIST ER C .PIT GIVING W S $15 . 48 Ofi 3 . 1fo OF INC01E . IN 1943 THE ER C PIT

it.TION L I1~CO v ,p1,139 . 00. AND THE PER Ch.f'ITA ETHODIST GIVL~G S 11.97 OR JUST 1% OF INC O~ .

THE TE CHING OF OUR CHURCH REG~qni 1G STEW.RD­SHIP IS EXPRESSED ANL DECL~D IN THE "DISCIPLINE'' 1944 , .PAR . 223.

F'IFTH OBJECTIVE: BUILD UP THE CH'uRCH SCHOOL . T GIC DECLINE IN L S~ TE Y~ rtS. LUTH~RA~c 9% ; DISCI~LES 12% ; 0 THER1 BAPTISTS 14%; .PRESBYTERI ­ANS ·ND EPISCOEALI ANS 19% ; THODI~TS 13% . DISCIP­LES OF JESUS REBUKED . OTHERS 1 HEN TH~Y BROUGHT 'IHE LITTLE CHILDREN TO JESUS • • ODERN ~,OTHERS ARE NOT BRI GI NG CHILDREN TO JESUS . ND WE ~UST BE CONC 7D ABOuT iT . H VEN ' T TILE TO ANALY E SITUATION AT THIS TI!3 ; BUT RE;ST • SSURED THAT THI5 I ·poRTANT PROBLEM 1 ILL BE FACED A. D D~ LT ,·~I TH o -*

THUS THERE ARE THE FIVE OBJ"'"'CTIVE;;, OF THE CRUS/ .. DE FOR CHRI T: CRUSADE FOR JEYv '1 OR.LD ORDER ; '.'WRLD RELIEF D RECO STRUCTION '.,ITH ISING OF $25,000 , 000; EV NGELI S.,..~; ..JT...:~~ ...RD;;,HIP; BUILD! G U CF 'jHURCH SCHOOL EJROLL (E~Nl.J TL:._lD J: CE: o

:>i: t:!Ftl-<-l'-.-1 "'t-Fow ..(>r1L~p ~~ r 'J ,.,~ ~L:Rd~ 11a_ @ii_z:_~~~~ J'1:~ ~~:t,2~Ji::-1 ~~~ TH.d: STR. TEGY OF TH""' FIRST TnE .:!. • U.JT iE Cv !\..:.GE o CRU::>AD~ FOR CHRIST BISHO S HtiV!!:: GIVE~r US LE D;

RE WE 1ILLI"IJG TC FOLLQVI? RE WE v;ILLI G TC Bn. LIK"

P UL - TO BE ILLING TO BECO ffi: C .. ST v Y IF ONLY ~~ ~IGHT SERV~ CHRIST. TO KNO NOTHilG S VE JESUS CHRIST I HIM v ,UCIFIED o CRUSADE C LLS FOR COUR­AGE • THERE ,'/ERE SEVEN CRUSADES IN TEO E THREE HU. -DRED YE -s DU L 1G ,HICH CnRI TI N EN , CRU • DB .;J ,

SOUGHT TO C~ TUPE P.OLY CITY CR JHRI T o COUR G~ ! LEAVE HO~ E; CROSS s:, S •1D BURi.U G S ... WS; P I: o

\,ILL T. KE CONSECRi TION T SE THIS CRU l.Jl!. TH-qOUGH' . BUT IT HLL B£ mRTH IT. TH""' HOLY CRU ­S D£S R~ RED FOR THE RZN I S raE . STI ULATED

TH"" Y S ~ NEu LA D N SO ~lEAKE ... rED OVv...:~i=t 0 FEU AL LORD .ND TRENGTHE -PO '•ER OF KDIG. LSO G Vf£ RISE TO ~'il!. , ~.~0 ·::RCE. THAT' VwH T THIS CRU::, DE C N E - 1./ILL MEA. o IT ·nLL PRE • RE FOR REN IS .A.!C - KL~GDO OF GO ; IT :ILL BROADE. OUR HORI ZO. S • S iE :E TO ... IJ.H't!T R TO OTHER Li D OTH~R EOPLE; IT ILL lE "<" .... .1.

1. 2 . 3 . 4.

For the beau-ty of the earth, For the won-der of each hour For the joy of hu-man love, For Thy Church that ev-er- more

For the love which from our birth Hill and vale, and tree and flower, Friends on earth, and friend s a -bove 1

Of- f'ring up - on ev - 'ry s hore

Lord of a ll, to Th ee we rai se Lord of a ll , to Thee we rai se Lord of a ll, t o Thee we r a ise Lord of a ll , t o Th ee we r a ise

O A.,. H. U~ l• U. S. A. ND. 411 •

Ludv ig M . Lindrma n , 1812 • 1887

For the glo-ry of the skies, Of the day and of the night : Broth-er , sis - ter, par-ent, child; Lifts her ho - ly hands a - hove 1

0 - ver and a - round us lies; Sun and moon and s tars of light; Pleas-ures pure and un- de- filed; He r pure s ac- ri - fice of love;

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Th is our grate -ful ps alm of praise, Thi s our grate- ful psalm of prais e . This our grate -ful ps alm of pra ise . Thi s our grate -ful psalm of pr aise.

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FREMONT STREET METHODIST CHURCH Gloversville, New York Fred Clarke - Minister

Dorothy E . Mellick Minister of Music

Grac e L. Gifford Church Secretary

Lewis Cunning - Sexton

ORGAN PRELUDE Ave Maria Schubert CALL TO WORSHIP - By the minister HYtffi 20 We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing INVOCATION AND LORD'S PRAYER

* RESPONSIVE READING GLORIA PATRI APOSTLES' CREED

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SCRIPTURE LESSON Galatians 6:1-9, 17-18 PRAYF.R FOR THOSE IN THE ARMED FORCES

0 Lord of Hosts, grant to those who have gone forth to fight our battle by land, sea, or air, Thy protection in da nger, patience in suffering and moderation in victory.

Look with compassion on the sick, t he wounded, and the captives. Sanctify to them their trials, and turn their hearts unto Thee. We beseech Thee to comfort and bless the dying; have mercy upon the widow and fatherless, and give the assurance of Thy presence to all who mourn.

And, 0 God, who rmkes.t wars to cease in all the earth, restore to us the blessings of peace; and grant that our present trouble may be overruled to Thy honor and glory; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen

* ANTHEM Praise the Lord, 0 Jerusalem PASTORAL PRAYER ORGAN OFFERTORY Voix Celeste PRESENTATION OF OFFERING

RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS HYMN 509 Gr eat God of nations, now to Thee SERMON TP~ CRUSADE FOR CHRIST HTIAN 280 Onward. Christian soldierst BENEDICTION AND DOXOLOGY ORGAN POSTLliDE A Mi ghty Fortress • I nt erval for Ushering

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Maunder

Be. tiste

E. Lorenz

10:30 10:30 11:00 11:00 11:45 6:00 6:00 7:00

MONDAY

TUESDAY

CRUSADE SUNDAY - NOVEWillF.R 19: 1 94~

Morning Worship. Sermon 11 Crusad0 f or· C1•.r is -c .. Nursery Hour with Miss Ruth Foster d:u·e .::.c; ing. Primary Church with Mr s. J. G. Thomp ::>r le.'l cUng . Junior Church with Mrs. E. J. Fondc.. .in cha r ge . Church Sonool; classes for all age gr oups . Junior High Fellowship; Nr. Clark~ l eading. Senior I:'igh Fellowship; Don Richards ~n leading . Union Eveni ng Service at St. James L'.rt.hP.r J.n Church with Rev. R. D. Cook, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Hudson Falls preaching.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

3:45 Junior Choir rehearsal. 7:00 Boy Scouts - Troop 7. 7:00 Girl Scouts - Troop 11. 7:00 Cordial Class meets at the home of Mil· ton Loucks; covered dish.

THURSDAY

7:30 The c.s.s. Class will meet at the church. 8:00 The Minister's Study Group will meet at the home of Mrs . Keith Gifford. A hearty invit ­ation is extended to women who are interested. 10:00 THE UNION THANKSGIVING SERVICE under the auspices of the Gloversville Council of Church­es, will be held at the First Presbyterian Church. Preacher, Rev. Fred Clarke. Offering on behalf of the A.M.E. Zion Church. Because of this service, our own mid-week service will not be held.

Altar flowers today are given by Mrs. I. H. Williams, Arthur, Manley and Walter Williams in memory of

husband and father, Isaac M. Williams.

Buy your tickets now for the W.s.c.s. Annual Chicken Din­ner, Friday, December lst. No tickets sold at the door. This is also the date of the W. S. c. S. Annua l Ba zaar.

The Cordial Class invites all men to stay to th; s~uay School class session today. Mr. Harry W. Langw<lrl.hy vnJl teach the class today and for a number of Sund:J.ys, Th:i.c; promise s to be a rich and r ewarding exper i:":!:1cu.

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