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The Great Atonement

By Rev. P.W. Philpott, D.D.

“And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness: And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.” —Leviticus 16:21–22

There are two great facts standing over against each other right from the very beginning of …

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The Problem Of The Times And How To Meet It

By Rev. James M. Gray, D.D.

An address delivered at the Elim Swedish Free Church, Chicago, on Sunday afternoon May 17, 1925.

As I keep in mind that I am speaking to young people, I am impressed by the fact that young people of this day and generation have a more difficult time of it as witnesses for Jesus Christ than the young people of any other generation that I have ever known.

Impressive Facts

Some of you may have read last week the report of the great meeting of chiefs-of-police which was held in the city of New York; and if so, you must have …

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If I Were A Boy Again

By Rev. P.W. Philpott, D.D.

Synopsis of an address delivered by Pastor P.W. Philpott at the graduation exercises of Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois.

I shall endeavor to give you a practical heart talk. Several days ago, when thinking of this address, there came to my mind some lines written by Howard Arnold Walter, I believe, at the time of his graduation from college:

I would be true, for there are those that trust me;
I would be pure, for there are those who care;
I would be strong, for there is much to suffer;
I would be brave, for there is much to dare.

I …

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The Acoustics Of The Moody Church

By Prof. F.R. Watson

The Moody Church News, May 1925, Volume 10, Number 5
By: Prof. F.R. Watson of the University of Illinois

The acoustics of churches is much of a mystery to most people. Sound is supposed to act in a curious way that no one can predict. If good acoustics are obtained in an auditorium, it is considered to be a matter of good luck. If a room is faulty, an immediate suggestion is made that wires or a sounding board be installed to correct the difficulty. These areas are almost entirely wrong, because sound proceeds in a very orderly fashion and …

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A Description Of The New Church And Sunday School Buildings

By Gustave Orth

The Moody Church News, April 1925, Volume 10, Number 4

By: Gustave Orth (of the Staff of Fugard and Knapp)

The Moody Church is ideally situated, facing Lincoln Park on the one side and LaSalle Avenue on the other. Transportation is of the best. Clark Street carries the greatest volume of north-and-south street car traffic, North Avenue is convenient for the east-and-west, while LaSalle Avenue is on our boulevard system.

The ground entrance is from Clark Street, and is midway between the church and the Sunday School building. To the right, in the church buttress, is the cornerstone, inscribed in …

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