Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-03-11
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

| week and have been very interesting and largely
attended DR.. Junkin preached on Monday and
Tuesday nights. and Rev. Mr.. Witherspoon on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights These
services have been held in the basement of the
Church, which has been crowded with attentive
listeners every night. During the week, Mr.
Witherspoon preached several times before the
pupils Of the Augusta Female Seminary, in the
chapel, between the hours of and o'clock P
H. So much interest has been manifested in
these services that the pastor feels encouraged
| to continue them during the present week. Rev.
| Mr.. Witherspoon preached last night, and it is
| hoped he will preach several times during the
| week.
| On Sunday morning, Rev. w. Z. Baker
| preached from the 20th and 2lst verses of the
18th chapter OF the Gospel according to st. John
Neither pray for these alone, but tor them
| also which shall believe on me through their
word:
THAT they all may be one, as thou, Father, art
| in me, and | in thee that they also may be one
in u.s. that the world may believe that thou hast
sent me"
| He said the impression prevails among many
that the people of God securely separated
| from others and securely united and inaccessible
| TO those who wish to unite with them. 1t was
| the object Of his remarks to-day to remove this
I'm preston.
The true people ef God are those who believe
in Jesus Christ and in the teachings of the Apos
ties and are known from the fact that their faces
are turned always in the same direction. La all
place, they rely upon Jesus Christ, that through
him they all may be one. None can be saved
except through the word and the tIL.h. The
people Of God are notasimply weil-meaning per-
sons. but they hold to the fact of mans lost con-
dition and of salvation through faith in Jesus
Christ
He argued that the true people of God are not
to be found out by external Appearances; that
the diversity of worship was no reason why a
man should refuse to believe in any. That q
man brought up in particular kind of orth O.
doxy would fad many things to astonish him
should he 60 forth in the world and should he
ind true charity without orthodoxy, it would be
foolish in him to condemn it, because it was not
according to his notions of what was orthodox
He established the following propositions, with
a.beauty of illustration and force of argument
that made his sermon most interesting and con-
elusive.
LIST. That not the graces OF nature, but only
the graces of the spirit make person Chris
tiAn.
And further, that Christian must apprehend
the truth spiritually and not alone intellectually
Hence many may be in unity with true Chris
tians in spirit, whilst in outward appearances
they are at variance from them. He could rec
ognize Romanism as g Upas tree and yet love It's
followers who true Christians. Some nomi-
nally differing from US, may be really with US in
spirit and in belief
End. All true Christians are one by the in
dwelling OF one spirit, for our Saviour has said !;
"As thou Father, art in me, and in thee, that
they also may be one in u.s.
On this subject. the great error is in making the
unity an organic unity, but the Saviour requires
us only to be one in faith. This unity among
Christians is like the unity Of essence in the God
head. co-existent with diversity OF form. Those
who suffer The appearance OF diversity in wor-
ship to keep them from uniting with any demon
nation, are ike man who rams his engine of
on sides witch aud hence remains stationary,
whilst the others whrl on their precious loads to
the city Of God. Wherever we go in the coun-
try, in the city or anywhere in the world, We
will always md all true Christians alike, ANNA
ted by the same spirit and teaching the same
doctrines
3rd. ALI true Christians are required to make
to the world their sincerity and their faith.
The greatest violation Of the unity Of true
Christians is committed BY those who separate
themselves from all established modes Of wor-
ship. There is a password among true Chris
tiaus, and the possession Of it will gain any one
admission among them, And those who fail to
gain this admission, fan through the want OF this
true spiritual feeling, which can alone give this
pass
Ee concluded with an earnest appeal to all to
come into the church.
1st. To all professors of religion, who are sep
arated from the church He urged them to
meet themselves with some church, to associate
with the people in the church and bring them
selves in sympathy with them.
2nd To all non believers. He urged upon
them the importance Of becoming professors of
reli gion, and warned them of the danger Of de
lay, earnestly entreating them to forsske the
world of pride and of elfindulgence and come
into the church
BAPrIsT.-Rev. Jos. F Desn preached excel
lent sermons morning and evening. His text in
The morning was Isl Timothy, lst chapter. 9th
verse, and in the svening Joshua, 24lh chapter,
24th verse. III the evening, the ordinance of
Baptism administered to four candidates in
| the presence of large congregation.
FALL OF HOTEL BUILDINa-ONE MAN KILL