Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1885-10-10
SUNDAYS SERMONS.
THE METHODIST CHURCH.

The sermon, by Bishop Cranberry, at the
Methodist church, Sunday morning, was
grand one. The house had been
packed for two hours before the
sermon begar, and many OF tnose present
had been In their seats nearly three hours.
There was not foot Of spare room from the
chancel to the vestibule. Services began at
IO:1O o'clock by singing savior, more than
life to mo-" ""Children Of the Heavenly King
chow Tedious and Tasteess the hours"
The bishop did not enter the church till 10:
So. He announced the hymn, "Jesus, the
name high over ALL" which was sung, and he
led In q most fervent prayer: The hymn,
"Of Him who did Salvation bring" was then
sung. The text was FROM the l4th verse OF
the first chapter of John, Sand the word was
made flesh and dwelt among US. (and we be-
held his glory, the glory as OF the only begot.
ten OF the FatherO full Of grace and truth"
He spoke of the miracle of the word being
made flesh, and said it far-transcenaed All
other miracles. NicOdemus was much as
| tonished when told he must be born again,
but how great would be the astonishment OF
Nicodemus to hear of the birth Of our Lord.
| God so loved the world as to give his son 1Or
| it, The word $50" reminded him OF line
and plummet lowered into bottomess
Dit TIL the line 10 exhausted and no bottom
reached. The Father and Son are co-equal
| and co-extensive, like two circles OF the same
| radius. The sun and Its beams are OF the
same substance, There is perpetual giving
!
stamp answers to the die, SO the Son answers
to the Father in nature, dignity and every
attribute, with all the prerOgatives OF the
Father, Jesus inherits the attributes Of the
Father and as the Son of God is very God
with all that belongs to the God-head
John says sin the beginning" using the sam'
, language as the first words of Genesis I'M
is the source Of eternity. Ii the past nau III
birth DAY how can il have gone II II neVe
came. Eternity cannot be limited in the past
In the future; it is beyond the comprehension
OF men, but John carries us back to the TIM
Immediately preceding the time OF creation
D when all was dark, voiceless and VOID. 1
Z. you ask how there can be equality betwee
e God and Jesus can not tell. am coinpel.r
to accept the revelations oil the bible. Som
deny that there Is distinction of persons
we hold there are three persons and one Gol
:. Christ is the Word, and became flesh, and
y the Redeemer, and reveals the Father. Go
upholds all things not by his arm, but by tn
= word Of his power. This assumption OF files
by our Lord is . cardinal doctrine with Us t
ii much SO as 10 the belief in his own natur
!. man; to Moses in the burning bush, and
- the high priest in the temple; this was but
r. symbol of the Word to be made flesh. Chrl
was very-man. His tears Of grief over Il
J. grave of Lazarus were real tears of gsnuiI
te grief; his blood shed on the cross was re
IL blood, and his agony was real agony. v
have notes for much more extended noti
Id Of the sermon, but have not space. 1t W
eloquent, earnest, logical. and carried cOnvl
al tion Of the deep thought and analyZlng pow
ol of the speaker. At the conclusion of 4
D. sermon the following named were ordain
I. as deacons: VIM. H. Son, John j. Reed,
NC P. Pyes, Wilbur F. Wright and Jas. Nigh.
We Before the Methodist church was lighte
he Sunday night, there were great mStly 2e