Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-18
Plain Talk in q Fs r.reu Sermon.

PARTING SHOTS OF 4, CoLoRED PASTOR,
Last evening Rev. =. d. G. Hall, who has
been for year past In charge of the Asbury
NJ r. church tcolo fed), corner of 18th and
streets and VINO during the year, has not had
very aereeapr time with some of the men,
wa, was PeIde q jam, hundreds of people stand
ing uuiinF, Che service and many were unable
10 ger IN the building. The exercises were
%i n strf fhs by the sho IL numbering
Nh. Rev. Henry Pinkney offered a yeryent
PF-yer and asked Gods blessings upon their
PSSor who was aboat to sneak to them
May be, this may be his last time Oh. my
God! &c with him and bless him. Help him il
ne goes TO the city full, or the mountain bare;
and II he comes back, come back with him."
etc.
The pastor MIR. Hall, read the rules of Mr.
Wesley and commented on them. Reading
the rule against slaveb gliding, he said
., II than nd svaT re-
The anthem Have mercy upon me" was
then sung by the choir, and, amid the greatest
first to friends who had during the week made
him presents, he announced his text from ii
Corinthians, 18th chapter, 18th verse FINALLY,
SHARP SERMON.
He said that pastor has two sermons gen.
orally Of but little accOunt-the first and the
what kind of a man the preacher is, and when
he gets through his period of service some are
glad to see him 60. and they hail his farewell ser
mon with JOY. well, If any of you are glad,
all right, honey, for it is not new thing for
me to leave congregation He parted with
them with love, although he knew the troubles
and trials OF christian minister, whose smil-
ing lace often cOncealS an aching heart. Some
said that they could not forgive. and he would
recommend to them not to use the Lords
prayer, for there is III it a petition asking par
be just, and some prOfessed christians are not
Giving three quarters for a pound or having
Womb aot bottom had your ne fn
before, and because it fitted some he had been zen
accused of going about getting up news, but
he had not. .Corinth was a rich and pOpulous
There were in the church some who thought
that they could do as they pleased. and an in
cestious man was trying to get back in the
church. Backbiters were detested in Scrip
tUre, and the daStardly towards who stab in
the back. One of them will come to you with
a SMILE and call you brother. and at the same
time have spleen enough in his heart TO float a
- ship. Referring to the scOurging of Paul,
he said the influential people would not do il
themselves. but got the rabble to do it. But
notwithstanding this he continued to preach
the Gospel. Next, he paid his respects to the
whiSpererS He knew deep water from shall
low, and good sailing from rocky land, and
had spoken of things which they charged that
others had whispered to him.
AN INTERRUPTION
MI. Henry Brooks formerly a class leader)
here commenced to talk, as also some others,
you. get through preaching I'll commence
again
MAKING THE CONGREGATION soUIRM.
MIR. Hall resumed when Brooks closed. and
said he knew when the tide was low, and when
he found out things he spoke of them. When
he spoke of them he did not believe that they
applied to this people, and he did not know
that he was striking so near until they began
TO SqUIrm- He had acted honest about it. not
using hOneyed words, but the drawn sword.
He had simply read the law, and if they did
III tGoty
not his fault. The surging pillows might raise
their angry heads. but. thank God, he
WAS on Tia, . rock LCres of right He
elect. [SensatiOn.] Better that a mill stone
be tied about your necks. [YvOice.-Boshl
When man says something you don't think
a man in the gallery-To say you lie is shorter.l
That is a polite way of putting it. When a
man man has lied; don't he look like chicken
they said that Hall would suit, but it was not
long before they commenced to fall off BE
cause when you did wrong, told you So 1t
6ney S ba a h had Sfen 6G
allowed ME to work at my Notwithstanding
l. could have made as much" IA voice
Whey Whey he els is mighty good shoemaker:l He
whoever he should be. He knew not who he
one .ii tat one thing know, it won't be me
plauSe and laughter He freely forgave those
who had offended him, and asked to be for
given He prayed that God would smile upon
them and bless them.
WHY THERE WAS NO REVIVAL
He had been charged with not having got ND
any great revival, but the cause was with
them. Whenever any revival service COM
menced they got up something else and once
while the meetings were held in the basement
Il piano was going in this ROOM
The choir sang Hear Me. Oh God" after
which the pastor returned his thanks to them,
cOmpmenting them highly. saying that their
music had often cheered him. and although
there had been poor preaching in the church
there was always good music.
The meeting then closed