The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-05-15
DEDICATED TO GOD.
a Joyous Day for the Christian society
In EmPOriA.
The Indebtsdnsls on Their New Church.
LIfted ana the House Formally
Consseratea to Christ.
Outline. OF the Morning and Evening
DLseourses Of Elder Errsst.

which INC oILSE place was OecOfhtSu,
and this effort at adornment enhanced |
the beauty of the inviting auditorium. |
The audiences were composed OF all |
shades of believers and the interest
manifested ia the object of the ser
vices by the members of other denomin-
atlons and by the citizens Of the place
in general must have been highly graft
flying to the society which has added
such a handsome improvement TO the
many other attractions that have made
Emporia SO well known in and beyond
the limits Of the state.
THE MORNING SERVICES
were opened by the usual devotional ex-
ercises, Rev. Mr.. Snodgrass, of the NJ. E.
church, leading in prayer. Elder Errett
then proceeded to preach upon "Mem-
bership in Gods Family, and the Duties
Which 1t Entails, !" taking for his text
the Scripture found in the First Epistle
of John, third chapter, first and second
verses.
The speaker commenced his sermon
by saying that the relation indicated in
the words, "Sons of God" as employed
in the text, was 9 spiritual one. We
were all, IN a sense, sons of God. but
John referred to that kInship which was
established between God and His chill
dren by means OF adoption through the
regeneration of the spirit Humanity,
through sin, became aliensted from God.
but Christ, by bringing down to men the
divine life, had restored the creature to
the simlitude of the creator and had
wrought out plan for the redemption
of the race. This likeness to God IN
many of His children was very faint, but
life, however feeble, has in 1t grand pos
sibilities for growth and development,
and the babe In Christ, though he may
stumble and fall like the physical infant
possesses susceptibilitles for advance
ment which if properly nurtured viii
make him soldier ready to endure hard
ness for the Master.
The speaker then spoke OF the dignity
of the rank of son of God, and dwell
in eloquent terms upon the manner o
love the Father had bestowed upol
, HIS children that they might be Gale,
by such title. Even the angels an,
archangels, said he, were only servants
, sent forth to minister to men, and nc
, one of all the angelic host would eve
attain to the glory that awaits the re
deemed in heaven. When God reveale
Himself to the world He did not take uI
on Him the form of q
angel, but He became maj
e and dwelt among US here in the lIkene.
of sinful flesh. This sealed and atteste
= the dignity of humanity, and brought
( into that relationship which we may q
f claim to the Lord OF glory.
y But the great and transcendant priv
6 eyes growing out of this adoption enta
Q duties and obligations which are preC
dent to utilization with the giver of the
inestimable boons. If we are the Sol
of God we will be like Hun; we wi
possess His attributes; we will measu
up in some degree to HIS perfection
we will initiate His benehcence, and
AO A0o ROAACA OAb GPOA u5 LIE 1ONC,
will we, If we be His children, diffu
the light which He has made to shil
in our hearts. The essence of God
love. He is omnipotent and omniprs
ent, but He is not omniscience nor OF
r. impotence; He is loYe; and if any mi
]. be child of His he will bear the stan
st Of this kinship in his lii
is No stingy man can
in the son of God. The universal Fat
as er sends His rain and HIS sunshine al
or all the free gifts and sweet Offices of I
X ture upon the fruitful as we'll as the b,
" rem soil, filling the earth with His bea
st ty and we, as His children, must diffu
as blessings in the same measu
N. in which we receive them.
". The speaker then proceeded to shC
ed that the most effective benevolence "
he not that which clothed and fed men, /
n that which enlighted their minds a
II. hearts and filed them with sense
bo their own dignity and responsible
nv This the schools accomplished III pa
but under the present system Of popul
education, the schools developed aim,
ct exclusively the minds of the youth
sst the county, and the moral and religie
ost training of the young was relegated
cts the church. 1t was the province, tn
la of the latter, to see that the mental C
~ ture which was becoming so broad q
"a general in this country did not SO
Outstrip the enlightenment of the hea
and conscienccs of the peor
On as to intensity to a dangert
- degree the shrewd rapacity and cunni
selfishness which were building u
20 mighty and baleful oligarchy of SIC
- gamblers and spectators In this col
e try, which, if allowed TO extend tn
- empire, would Involve in ruin the f
- Institutions of this country. A p1
- morality and sound religion disse
= mated among the people was the o.
safeguard against such a disaster, 9
this it was the work of the church
promote.
,I The speaker then proceeded to ma
=. a very apt and effective application
- the truths which he had laid down
the occasion in which he had been cal
- to take part, and urged the great imp
lance to the welfare of this commun
of prompt liberality in freeing fr
''' debt the church from which he had !
son to believe weuld rsdiate such I'M
ences as would advance all the best
In terests OF the town.
ID The response to this appeal was
of and more than was expected, Ct
v, sidering the large donations which l
OF already been made by the members q
al others present, toward the buildi
The spirit of giving seemed to be
only spontaneous but contagious, 6
when the congregation was dismis.
er, the handsome sum of $500 had b.
no raised.
ne Owing to the lack of room in
ne Christian church to accommodate all
ali people who came an overflow meet
ng at the Congregational church was
IA nounced. and the people who assemb
Oh there were addressed by Elder Raj
ne state evangelist of the Christian chur
d. who. preached q very able and scce
'nt able discourse. at the conclusion
ore which over 800 were raised by way
Ne subscription to the new church. T
las intelligence was conveyed to the lart
nc congregation at the end of the servi
no and was gladly received.
ds
The Evening Services.
ne In the evening every available foot
ne room IN the house was occupied by
lis large assemblage which gathered to b
ci the dedicatory discourse by Elder Err
De, and to witness the formal consecratj