Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-12-24
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

THE METHODIST CHURcH-REvIvAL.-T
good work is still going on-the revival in the
Methodist Church in this place still progresses.
On Sunday morning last, Is more new members
were admitted into that church. making the num-
Der 147 that have been added since tho COM
mencement of the revival six weeks ago. The
number of converts to this time is near $50.
There will be preaching By Dr.. Rosser in that
church every night this week, and also in the
morning on Observation-Disclosures day-when
more members will be admitted into the church.
On Sunday morning last the text of DR.. Ros-
ser's sermon was the concluding part of the It'll
verse of the 3rd chaptersof st Matthew
| "Who hath qcarned you to flee from the aorath
to come"
| The subjects elaborated were -
T. Wrath as connected with the present dis
pensation.
Ii. Wrath is connected with the future-''the
wrath to come"
| III. The duty of ministers to a0arn persons
to fee from the wrath to come-"who hath warn
ed" &c.
" The duty of persons to flee from the
wrath to come.
| The evils we suffer due to Adams
transgression-the punishment we shall suffer in
! future state will be due to our own sins. Ws
may be saved if we will but we must be jud ged
whether we will or not
The trump of the Gospel calls from the grave
Of sin-the trump of Judgment calls from the
grave of the body The first we may obey-the
| second must obey.
| The sin of ADAM in partakng Of the forbid
| den fruit, was greater than might at first seem.
| 1t was composed of the following four ele-
ments Ambition, Ingratitude, Unbelief and
Sensu atty. Wrath was exhibited in the moral
providential and natural governments Of God.
Before concluding the service Of the morning.
Rev. Mr.. Kennedy, Pastor OF the Methodist
| church. took occasion to exhort, in solemn an d
| impressive manner, not only the members of the
| church, but Others to Danish from their houses,
during the week Of the holidays, all kinds OF in
| toxicating iquors-whiskey, egg-nog, wine, and
even cider. at this festive season when the
| temptations are increased, instead Of being more
| lax they should be mora rigid in the
exercise of the social virtues There
| would be religious services in the church on
| Christmas morning, and he hoped they would
have an opportunity to celebrate the anniversa-
ry of the birth of Christ by admitting into the
church number of new members Oh" he
exclaimed, ''would not that be glorious way to
celebrate the occasion p
In the evening" DR.. Rosser's discourse was
/ founded on the text
| "Fo7. the great day of has aorath is come: and
| avlo shall be able to stand Rev. vi, II.
| He divided the subject of his discourse as fol-
lows:
| l. The day of wrath will be great day.
| II. It will be the great day.
| III. The inquiry, 'Who shall be able to
stand ?"
| It will be a great day, because
| LIST. Jesus will be there
2ndly. The representatives of the intelligences
| of all worlds will be there and meet each other
for the first time
3rdly. II will fix unalterably the destiny of
Of countless millions.
4thly. On that day the final separation Of the
righteous from the wicked will take place.
Ii.
It will be the great day, because
LIST. All the restraints of Gods wrath will be
withdrawn.
2ndly. Thejudgment Will be final, sealing ir-
revocably the fate of all.
Who shall be able to stand?
LIST. The works of nature will not be able to
| stand.
2ndly. The works Of man will not be able to
stand.
3rdly. Many holding public stations in the
| church will not be able to stand-half of the
ministers and many stewards. of the household OF
the faithful will not be able to stand. and none
of the wicked will be able to do so-none but
the righteous who built upon the rock, will be
| able to stand when ''the great day OF His wrath
| is come"
After concluding his sermon, in several brief
exhortations he appealed earnestly to his hear
| ers to go to the altar and seek forgiveness Of
their sins without further delay. lie feared
some who were almost pursuaded were postpon-
ing it till after the holidays, and urged them not
to do So DR.. Rosser and Rev. Mr. Kennedy.
the Pastor both exhorted their auditors to be
more observant of religious duties during tne
holidays than at other times.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND THE BAPTIsTs-
ADDRESS BY REV. GEO. B. Taylor, L.
D. I'm tbs Baptist church on Sunday last Rev
Geo: B. Taylor, D. D., delivered an able addres;
on the subject of Religious Liberty and the
Baptists," being the secondin series Of address
es on the History of the Baptsts" He read
the following passages Of Scripture: il, John,
36-"Jesus answered, my kingdom is not Of this
world if my kingdom were of this world, then
would my servants fight, that l should not be de
liyered to the Jews but now is my kingdom
not from hence.' 4, Acts, l9-"But Peter and
John answered and said unto them, whether i
be right in the sight Of God to hearken unto
you more than unto God. judge ye." Il, Romans,
4-"Who art thou that judgest another mans
servants to his own master he standeth Or fall
eth Yea he shall be holden up: for God is
able TO make him stand.' 4, Galatians, 29-
"But as then he that was born after the fes
persecuted him that was born after the spirit
even so it is now" But said he would not enter
into a discussion of these texts though they were
the foundations of religious liberty. He said we
must Judge of the principles by the fruit they
bear, that the principles of the Baptists have
borne good fruit Therefore, they should take
no glory to themselves, nor blame no denomina-
ton for the acts Of oppression or persecution
done in the past. He said the principles of the
Baptists were some held in common with other
denominations and some exclusively their own.
f They held Christ Jesus to be the great awg iyer
in church government. They believed in the
Individuality of religion and the spirituality OF
Christs church. They rejected infant baptism,
because they found no warrant for it IN the BIZ
BILE and because they believed il to be tampering
5 with the religious freedom of the Individual.