Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1872-12-03
stauntoa Spettator,
Tuesd0y, December 3, 1872.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

REVIVAL IN THE Nj. II. CHURCH SOUTH. -Iht
Revival in the Methodist Church of this city
which has been in progress for three weeks still
continues with but little if any abatement. On
Sunday morning last, twenty.four more new con-
verts were admitted as members. These added
to the forty-seVen admitted on the Sunday OF ias'
week make seventy-one members adoed 10 TIE
church by the revival so far. UP to this time one
hundred and thirty-odd have been converted, and
the revival still in progress with favorable lndi-
cations that many more will be converted and ad-
ded to the list of church members. There will
be services in that church every night during
the week. The sermons preached by Rev. DR..
Rosser in the morning and evening of last Sab
bath were founded upon the text
"And they all a0ith one consent began to make
eTcuSe'-SL Luke, xiv, Is.
He divided the subject of discussion into two
branches-cause and effect
In the morning he discussed the cause or
principle of excuses for rejecting religion. which
was found in the fact that the carnal mind is
enmity against God" and that the disposition to
reject him was innate, and but obeying the
promptings of the natural heart-hence danger
Gus delay, rejection and ruin
In illustration of failure to heed the warning
to prepare for death, he related in forcible and
.
who had entered into contract with Death to give
hime timely notice before he called for him.
The young man lived 10 be an old man, but as
he did not recognize the failure of health the
dizziness of hearing, the dimness of vision the
loss of teeth, the sivering of his hair, and the
palsy of his limbs, as notices served upon him
by the fierce spirit of the glass and scythe, he
was surprised and unprepsred when Death claim
ed him as his victim.
In the evening ne discussed the second branch
Of his subject-the effect the excuses offered for
rejecting religion Among others he mentioned
the following: The mysteries of the Bible; the
number of denominations; inconsistency Of pro-
fessors of religion; fear of failure of success;
fear of failure to be able to hold out faithfully
to the end; don't feel like it. In reference to
the number of orthodox denominations he said
that be recognized them all as integral, compo
nent parts of the kingdom of God, each perform
ing its proper Office and function. That single
church would result in ecclesiastical despotism
and spiritual tyranny. That this experiment was
tried fer thousand years, but that God would
never egain entrust the reins of spiritual power TO
the hands ofany single church. That he spoke the
honest sentiment OF his heart when he said that
rather than have the Methodist or any other
church rein supreme IN this country he would
have the summit Of every mountain In this be-
loved State the crater of blazing Volcano with
their sides covered with molten running lava,
and every stream from It's source to the sea filed
with blood instead Of pure hmpid, sparkling
water.
In reference to the last excuse given above, he
said that one ever felt like getting religion
that the hope of feeling so was delusive that it
WAS the most artful device of the arch enemy to
create that impresson-that il was the blacklist
lie which ever hung on the black lips of the de-
mon of darkness. That it was impossible for
10 feel lake getting eligion his feelings were
naturally averse il, but that in reference to re-
ligion, to many other things, it is conscience
and duty which should De obeyed, however dis
tasteful to the feelings.
pssI Is not our purpose to attempt even an Ymper-
feet sketch Of his line Of remarks. The sermon
was logical, practical and forcble.
After the sermon, when penitents were invited
to the altar, he delivered of the most
exhortations we ever heard. If his hearers shall
not be convicted and converted it will not be the
fault of the able and earnest minister who labors
so ardently and persistently in their behalf.
PREsBYTEEIAN CHURCH.-On last Sabbath
communion service was held in the Presbyterian
Church of this place, and four new members
were received into the Church.
During service it was discovered that smoke
was passing through the floor into the church,
When services were over the cause of it was
searched for, when, upon taking out piece of the
wash-board and portion of the floor, it was as
certained that the smoke was caused by the
burning of wedge which had been driven into
the wall of the fue. The examination of the
fue thus caused by the smoke issuing from the
charred wedge, led to the discovery that the wall
of the fue is not as thick as it should be-, and
that defect will now be remedied 1t is fortunate,
not to say providential that the wedge hail been
placed there for it led to remedying a defect
which, otherwise, might have, at some time, re-
suited in the serious damage, if not total destru
ton OF that splendid edifce. The church is
heated by a furnace in the basement
EPIsCoPAL.-The Ri. Rev. Bishop Johns, D.
D., OF the Diocese Of Va, will administer the
ordinance of confirmation, at Trinity ChIlrch,
next Sunday, December the 9th, and we learn
that quite number will be united to. the
Church.
Tomorrow, y NJ, the Dorcus Society and the
ladies of the Episcopal Church generally, will
meet il the chapel for the purpose of forming
Winter Sewing Societies for the poor. At
O'Clock the-same evening there will be services
in the Church and baptism of adults On last
Sundayfour infants were chrstened.
Trinity Church Mission Sunday School, two
miles from Stanton, near Butter Milk Spring,
was organized in the Summer of 1863 by Miss
Augusta Stuart, assisted by Miss Anna Powers
and Mr.. Jas. w. Baldwin, with no school-house
and but five scholars. Since then they have
built q school house worth 500, in which the
District day school is also taught, and now have
81 Sunday School scholars. James w. Baldwin
is, and has been, Superintendent and the mark
ed improvement in the neghborhood and the in
terest taken by both children and parents is the
best monument to the successful labors of the
fair founders and himself.
Rev. Mr.. Kennedy preached at the W. L.
Asylum chapel last Sunday, and the Rev. Mr.
Hullihen will preach next Sunday.
There will BE- services at the Lutheran Church
every night this week by Rev. Mr. Gilbert, the
pastor.
-Four adults were baptised in, and admitted to-
the Baptist Church Sunday night.
Notwithstanding the cold weather, the Sunday
schools were tolerably well attended Number
of scholars at Sunday schools: Presbyterian.
1876; Baptist. 1913; Methodist, 1876; Lutheran,
IS; Episcopal, 10l; Catholic, 70; total, 574.