CHURCH JUBILEE.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19147, 2 November 1927, Page 7

CHURCH JUBILEE.

ST. SAVIOUR'S, SYDENHAM. . Services celebrating the jubilee of St. Saviour's Church, Sydenham, were conducted yesterday. , At the .evening service Archbishop Julius was the preacher. His Grace chose as his text the first Epistlo of Paul to the Corinthians. Ho stated that in the early days of Christianity, when heathenism was dying out, tho Christians were unwilling to use the great heathen temples in Rome. Some fell into ruin, while others were destroyed. After many years one of the great bishops counselled the use of one of those buildings—tho Pantheon. This building was turned into a Christian churcn, which was dedicated to our saints. That gave rise to the festival which was very dear to everyone. The question he wished to ask was: "Who 3re the Saints that are being celebrated to-day?" There were several meanings of the word saint. In the Old Testament it was used in reference to tho angels, and later was used with reference to the whole of Israel. In the New Testament it meant the whole body of tho church. That was what they were colebrating . . . not the particular saints of the Old Testament. They were all aware that the All Saints' festival had gathered around it another festival, known as All Souls' fesitval. That did not mean the wholo of mankind, but the faithful departed. Tho reason why the Saints were remembered was because they were the salt of the earth, and had kept the Church up in its darkest days. Archbishop Julius referred to St. Saviour's Church. He stated that it had been built 50 years ago. It might not be beautiful, but it was very dear to many; It had been the homo of many faithful people who had dono great work.