Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-09-06
THE CHURCHES on THE EARTH.
QUAKE.
The Power Of God and the Weakness
OF Man.

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and the lesson to be drawn therefrom.
FIRST Nj. Il. CnuRcn.
Rev. DR.. Leech chose for bis text.
BE still and kDow that am God. -
Psalms XXI, VS. 10 and IL. He re-
viewed the events OF the past week.
and gave suscinct history of the re-
cent earthquakes which have attract
ed so much Of public thought, ard
drew useful, moral and religious les
cons from the calamity. The subject
was treated in a mastery manner.
and We regret that our limited space
will not permit Us to attempt even an
outline OF tee strong and forciblc ar
guments brought to bear on the inter
esting subject as presented by the
able pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
In the morning the pastor preached
bis Fifth Anniversary sermon. The
subject was "The enlargement OF the
Church." This church has reached q
period in its history when it may
look for great advancement, and
when it ought to attempt great
things for Gods cause in this city.
At night the earthquake was The
subject of the sermon. The aim of
the sermon was briefly to point out
few lessons taught by it.
The first, was the weakness of man.
in which man is shown TO be almost
as helpless as inanimate things.
The second lesson was the power
OF God, in that He directs and con-
trolls every convnlsion of nature.
The next lesson was the insecurity
of property. God may givS 1t wings,
and it may ny away, as it did few
nights ago at Charleston. At such
times We come to understand such
passages as the following 1.-The
Lord maketh poor. and maketh rich;
be bringeth low, and lfteth up"
Another lesson learned is, that the
great difference between men is found
in their relationship to God. The
difference of birth, of learning, of
wealth, &c, ell sink out of sight
But the difference between the man
who loves God and the man who
does not in very perceptible. The
true christian may for q little while
give way to fear, but be soon calms
his mind, and is ready for the worst;
but the ungodly never cease to fear
while the peril continues.
Such exhibitions OF the power of
God are to be noticed. We are TO
study them, and derive Improvement
from them. God put them upon re-
cord, as you will End in the Bible,
and calls men in all time to look at
them. They are, many of them, pic
lures, or types of what is to come 10
the great future. If we are alarmed
ct Gods power In the earthquake,
what will be the feelings Of our hearts
when the end Of ell these things is at
band.
WESLEY CHAPEL CHURCH
A very large congregation was
present last night at the Wesley
Chapel M. E. Church, to hear the
pastor, Rev. w. G. Hertert, preach a
sermon on Earthquakes" The rev.
erned gentleman selected as the basis
Of bis remarks, the words found in
Matthew, "a and 4: For nation
shall rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom; and there shall be
famines and pestiIences, and earth
quakes ia divers places" He said
that the critical biblical student might
affirm that these words we're descrip-
ton of events that occurred previous
to the destruction of Jerusalem; yet,
when the question asked by the dis
ciples is considered, and the whole
answer given, it is plain it has more
than any local signiicancy, and there
fore refers to the events which will
occnr previous to the coming of
Christ, and the destruction of the
world. He said, that prophecy is be-
ing rapidly fulfilled, and that the end
draweth nigh. Yet the exact time Is
only known hy God. The present
seems pregnant with events of as
founding character. The extaordi-
nary events only confirm US in the
opinion that we are rapidly approach
ing the consummation of all things
Referring to the theme Of the hour
which had been prompted by the
sad events in Charleston, be did not.
have any desire TO treat the subject
in anv scientific manner, even II be
were competent. For the inVestiga-