ST. MARK'S MEN'S SERVICE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1486, 8 July 1912, Page 5

ST. MARK'S MEN'S SERVICE.

There was an increased atlendanco at the monthly men's service, held in'rit, Mark's Church, Sussex Square, on Sunday afternoon. - Previous to the opening of* tho service. Mr. T. Ferguson sang, in good voice. "Then Shall the liighteous Shine" (Mendelssohn). The address was given by the Vicar of the' parish (the Ilev..C.'P. Askew), who chose us his text, "Be not righteous overmuch" (Ucclesiastes vii, 16). . After discussing at some length, the meaning of these strange and striking, words, Mr. Askew said lobe, neither'good or bad, as Eccle.sia'< res proved, was a complete and .utter failure. It was a soul-' destroying snare of the devil. The text was given a.s a warning of the dangers. All Christians realised tha* to be religious overmuch was impossible. They must be Iri'r- t-i the true p-iirsrva= seen in the Christ life.- It. w;-s the trifling with the truths that nuulp th= sacrifice of ''"•lrK's life on the Cr.vs a necessity. I'v-rv living men '■.■id 'lie opacity lor hieh»r things if quickened 1.-v tho Holy Spirit. On Suaday-evening the \ ioar of St. Mark's preached to a lavg? hi< .-.ta-h! s-rnion of (lie course o.i '■••iri'uM., mor-il. -nd -'ot-lri: ::1 diirenlties. V.I-: subject- v.;-' "Is Mil Immortal >"