Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-11-03
REV. DIR. NEWMAN.
His Services Yesterday Before Two I'M
mense Audiences.

His Services Yesterday Before Two I'M
mense Audiences.
The Rev Dr. Newman, of New York,
preached in this city yesterday morning at
the Sixth-Street Methodist Church and at
the Congregational Church in the evening
and on both occasions he was greeted with
immense audiences. At the evening ser
vice the aislcs and all available spaces were
closely packed, and many were unable to
gain even standing room, and went away
disappointed The audiences included most
Of our prominent citizens and were highly
representative in character. The diSCOurSes
were. respectively, upon The Power of
Individuality and THE Conversion of
Paul. The intellectual power and the
strength Of oratOry Of the speaker were
warmly testified to by the most profound
and appreciative attention of his audi
enccs. Following is a synopsis of the dis
course upon
THE POWER or IND1yIprALIrY.
The speaker opened his discourse by say
ing that the bcldest thought ever suggested
to The human mind was Christs PROPOSE
ton to convert this world to himself. For
originality of conception, for simplicity Of
method, for certainty OF results it has no
parallel in the world of thought
And how is it to be accomplished?
Standing on the banks of the Jordan the
Savior called Andrew, and Andrew called
Peter. and three years thereafter Peter was
instrumental in the conversion of 5000
souls under one sermon. Subsequently the
Master called Phillip, and he called Ma
thaniel, who had visions of the union
of earth and heaven. Andrew and
Phillip were obscure persons, but
Peter and Nathaniel were men of
vast power and on these two facts we find
the Savior's method by which he proposes
to bring mankind to himself
This great thought of the power Of indi-
Niduality is suggested by the text. An only
and beloved brother was dead his resur-
rection was solemnly proposed; certain
conditions of faith and work were de
nandcd Of the surviving sisters ere the
dead could come forth. Each sister had
part to perform in the work of that resur-
rectiOn. Mary was to come to the place
where the Master had Intentionally lin
gcrcd, and there express by her coming and
her tears her faith in the gracious intent of
the Lord TO raise her brother. Martha had
another part to perform. The expression
of her faith was not to be in tears but IN
manual work She was TO roll away the
stone from the door of the tomb. Take
We away the stone, was the command and
the condition. Her unbclief interposed
the objection of decomposition But the
Lord replied, Said not unto thee if thou
wouldst belief thou sEouldst see the glory
of G0d?' The stone was rolled away,
Christ called, the dead came forth.
This touching incident suggests theme
vast and grand. II opens TO us the great
thought of human instrumentality in
the salvation Of men, in alternating hu-
man suieringS, in elevating the race to a
better future il leading all men to Christ
IN elucidating a subject 50 vast and mo-
mcntous | must call your attention to sew
eral important truths. | shall call your at
tention TO the individuality of human
agencies in the work Of the salvation Of
mankind to the methods by which this re-
suit is to be accomplished, and to the quail
ficahons essential TO the successful accom-
pliShment of said work.
First-It is q law of the kingdom OF grace
that sinners shall be brought 10 Christ
This law suggests the capacity for such
work and the capacity suggests the lodg-
ment of power for good and evil. We
recognize the possession of this two-fold
power III every man by calling some bcne-
factors, by calling others malefactors. Upon
our beneiactorS we confer honors, 1--WE EN-
balm them in song, record them in history,
cast them in bronze, sculpture them in
marble and commemorate their deeds by
splendid mausoleumS and colossal monu-
mcnts. And in doing this we recognize the
individuality of effort We single out some
person who has been foremost in the good
work and upon him we lavish our richest
praises. We cannot admire men in groups:
we speak Of Washington and his Generals,
Lincoln and his Cabinet, Gutenberg
and his coadjutors This individual power
is recognized in the fact that all history
proves that all favorable revolutions origin
ate with some one man, to whom God has
given great thought; some John the Bap-
tist far in advance of his age, clear-sighted
and far-seeing; standing on the mount of
vision, catching the first rays of the early