The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1885-11-12
Rev. Dr. Burkliead,

ber,) at Easley. The protracted
meeting at Pickens, G. H., Presbyte.
rion Church Immediately preceding
the SERMON at Easley, was, like the
meeting at Carmel and Liberty, char
acterize3 by great selemnity and sue
cess. Nineteen persons were added
to chat youthful but vigorous church
and the zeal and faith Of the present
membership greatly strengthened.
Wherever this man of God labors,
the pillar of cloud of Gods favor,
seems to follow and bless his efforts.
Even the old Presbytery of South
Carolina, seems to be aroused to the
Importance Of these evangelistic labors
and at its late meeting specially &C
knowledged its appreciation in some
appropriate resolutions, with an ur-
gent request that Bro. Burkhead
would become the Evangelist for this
and Enoree Presbytery, jointly. But
the invitation came too late. Already
Bro. Burkhead had decided to accept
the passionate of the Montgomery,
(Alabama,) church, Mt salary of
$4,000. We have reason to believe
that our beloved brother would have
preferred, other things being equal to
have remained in the old State, where
he received his theological training,
and married his wife But the indi-
cation of providence seemed to say,
'this is the way, walk We in it,"
Some of Bro. Burkhead's friends
seem to regard the evangelistic field
as his peculiar fort, but good evan
gelist can scarcely be failure as
pastor. May Gods blessing ever go
with him. The beloved pastor of
this group of churches, embracing
Central, Liberty, Pickens and Mount
Pleasant, the Rev. DIR. Riley, evident
ly enjoyed these meetings as much
as any ONE and greatly rcjoiced in the
results Our ministers are becoming
more and more impressed with the
great benefits of evangelistic labors,
rs an aid to the more staid and reg
ular work of the pastorate. While
the latter Office must of necessity ever
remain the distinguishing charctcr-
lstlc of our church policy the latter
IL becoming more and more neces-
sary adjunct, even in the oldest pres
byteries and synods in the ministerial
outfit.
But to return to our subject, We
said the sermon Of Bro. B. at Easlev
was the cap,stonc of the services,
and we will try to prove it. Other
sermons and other subjects, embrace
ing apparently the whole scheme of
redemption, had been ably presented
at difercnl times but it was reserved
for the. occasion Mt Easlev, for Gods
servant to touch the keynote of the
gospel, in the elucidntion of the doc
trine of Gods sovereignty and mans
free agency. He took for his text,
Exodus Sd chapter and 3d and 4th
verses The history of Moses and
the children of Israel from Egyptian
bondage, was selected by the preach
er, MS being, perhaps, the completcst
vindication Of the harmony Of both
doctrines to be found in the lids of
the Bible. In the government of tho
universe, both naturally and relig-
iously, God is sovereign, and man
as responsible being and q free
agent, willing cooperation. Pre-
destination without free agency made
man n fatalist-free agency with
out predestination made q man d
naturalist. But the two combined
as they are in the Scriptures, made
n man true Christian. In discuss
ing this great subject, the preacher
warmed up to his subject, and never
have we seen his powers of soul, so
completely enlisted and enthused Ms
tins occasion. The Bible, the
t,ble, the Bible from Genesis to Re-
''lations is tho inspired word of God
and in this book all through, is
taught Gods sovereignty and mans
free agency. God the planer, man
the operator. "Halleluiah! balla-
luJah! the Lord God omnipotent
reigneth." T. H. r,
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