C.H. Marple, Minister of the Redding United Methodist Church in 1925, gave a sermon on February 1st of that year entitled, “The Call of the Hills.” He wrote this report, which was printed in the February 5th, 1925 Redding Herald:
The rough roads lessened somewhat the attendance upon the Sunday services. At both the morning and afternoon services, we preached on the theme, “The Call of the Hills.” In the evening, we discussed the problem of prejudice in the human mind. One of the chief hindrances to human progress is the fact of prejudice in human life. Our thinking is crooked and twisted. Our personal feelings and ideas are idealized more than truth. Oftimes, we are unaware of the existence of prejudice in our minds, but it seems to be a universal affliction.
No one is entirely free from it. It may be due to ignorance, moral weakness, or psychological complexes surrounded by emotional fringes, but whatever the cause or causes, the open mind can do much to eliminate it. If prejudice were done away with, all our social and moral problems which today baffle our wisest leaders would solve themselves. Tolerance would be more prevalent, love and brotherhood more commonly found.
Mrs. Williams from Des Moines is scheduled to meet this week with the local branch of the W.H.M.S. for an all day meeting at the church. We are much gratified with the splendid undertakings of our local society. The interests and causes which the women of this organization are sponsoring deserve the sympathy and support of us all.
The sermon themes for next Sunday for the morning and afternoon services, “The Garden of Eden: Where the Milestones Begin” and in the evening, “Last things: Where the Milestone End.” With regard to the Method of origins and destinies, there is evidentially much prejudiced thinking or rather lack of thinking. Some confuse the method of how we came to be living with the fact that we do live. It is facts with which we are concerned; facts which are established by scientific proof and which accord with human experience and reason.
All we can hope to do is to interpret from our viewpoint these important themes; mayhap, we may help some to whom these subjects have given difficulty. We particularly urge you to bring the young folks to the Sunday School. You owe it to them. Neglect may cause regret in later years. The man who most loves his children is he who leads them in the way of Divine Grace. Better than sending the children to church is bringing them. You will always receive a welcome with us.
–C.H. Marple, Minister.
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