Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-06
DEDICATION SERVICES.
The Congregation Shows Its Liberalitv
Giving $3.50 In Answer to Ono Call.

0tvi0x SI,S4o IN AuSWof TO Ouo \8u
The Christian church at the corner Of
Lawrence avenue and Lincoln street was
dedicated with appropriate ceremonies last
Sunday BY Rev. F. NJ Rains, of Topeka.
Quite large audience was present, every
seat being filed. The church is hand
some frame structure. Everything about it
has the appearance of having been made
and arranged BY An educated hand. The
pulpit was tsstefully decorated with natural
plants.
The services were opened with the sing
ing of "All hail the power" &C., after
which Rev. Hendryx offered q most excel
lent prayer.
The choir then sang the hymn ITO the
work, to the work." &c, and when the
music died away Rev. Hendry1 stepped to
the book and read the first scrip
ture lesson from the sixteenth chapter Of
Mathew, which was followed by prayer by
Rev. Rains. Hymn %. Il love thy kingdom
Lord" &c, was then announced, and after
the singing Of which Bev. Rains stepped to
the front and read sixth verses, beginning
with the six verse of the first chapter of
Paul's letter to the Galatians.
Tie sermon was good one and well suit
ed to the occasion. The speaker has forci-
bic style, and on taking up point never
leaves it until all his hearers gain its full force
He had well prepared his sermon, and deliv-
cred it without the use of notes. A synopsis
embracing the leading points only will be
attempted.
In referring to the verses read the speaker
said the term scripture was used in its larg-
est sense. He would contrast it with every
religion. 1t would DO observed tina. the
apostle was very jealous Of his opponents.
He could not be more emphatic or positive.
The teachings of the Jews were 60 different
from his teachings that there
could scarcely be said to be
any similarity. The gospel then is
the gospel now. Wherever the gospel is
preached men are better. Some object to
it, it is true, but men object to everything.
They assume the liberty to compare it with
all the false religions.
If the gospel does not meet every want OF
man then it is Lot divine. If it does it Is
divine. 1t was as great miracle to create
life for the eye as to make the eye.
There can be no better exercise than to
examine ourselves. We are much inclined
to examine others. There can be no better
exercise than TO study ourselves, and if We
would do it more We would have les time
to examine others.
Every man in his normal condition Will
believe something. Every man ..ants some
thing upon which he can fix his faith. Had
the gospel met this longing CT the human
soul!
The handspring of christian conduct is
faith, little believing but faith. In one
| sense we do not know there is God or
heaven, and it is well. We know by faith.
Is faith mysticism or hard to believe!
How large must my faith be. How many
theories must l accept-none. The apostle
never announced q theory or q doctrine.
One single proposition mus: believe. L
must believe that Jesus is the Christ. Upon
this hangs our hopes of Immortality. L care
not about your theories, but is Jesus the
Christ, the Son of the living God? This Is
the proposition am to believe. This Is the
golden beam that permeaies both the Old
and the New Scriptures.
Every man in mis- normal condition wants
to be busy. Occasionally man don't want
anything to do. Some in the church are OF
thisclass. think Wichita has some Of them
also.
Occasionally we hear it said that society is
going to pieces. l believe that people are
better here than in the east because every
man here has something to do to keep from
starving. In the east they haye time
to be idle, and hence the cause of more
wickedness there than here. Let the dys-
peptic preacher cry out against society, but
we have no reason to be alarmed.
Work is the watchword of Christian life.
| never saw . growler in the church who
was q worker. No busy member has time
to complain.
| Some have the idea that the church Is a
kind of perpetual motion, and will land
them in heaven.
Every man wants to love some one or
something. He must have An object upon
which to res. his affections. Has that feel
ing been provided fort God gives us an OBJ
ject worthy our regard. We want to be
lovsd-we are loved. We want something
better. We build everything on hope.
The hope of something better tomorrow
helps us today. We hope for eternal rest
This universal longing of the human heart
is provided for in the gospel.
1 want to test your faith this
morning in the gospel. You
complain that hypocrites are in the
church. Does that prove anything! No.
In complaining you compare yourself with
the worst. Don't do that Compare your
self with the best. In doing this grumblers
will see that they don't compare fsvorsbly.
We talk of the grea. state of Kansas. We
IOrSet LQht SufletiAuisy uns ou'is VANS NS-
try. We hive built this chapel here. 1t
should DO : id for. Why? Because you
are getting rich. Do you know of poor
man in Wichitas OF all co -temptible men
in this world it is he who always receives
but n, ,er gives.
After the speaker had made some closing
remarks well suited TO make man unite his
purse strings he proceeded to take subscrip-
tions to finish paving for the church. 1t
cost nearly $500 and $500 Was yet to be
raised.
The call for 500 was responded to by the
following:
w. A. Wight, d. L. Snively. L. Simpson,
j. r Snively, and the Ladies Aid society.
The call for $50. by J. N. Campbell, T.
W. White and John B. Miller.
For SOS. by A. A...Glenn, Robert Weeks,
o. T. Simmons, D. S. Pence, Mrs. W. {.
Glenn, j. S. Whittiger, John Whi.tiger,
Dr.. j. L. Hayes, J. n. Ferguson, W. T.
Jolly, J. NJ. Boyd, Mrs. J. II. Mercer,
Thomas Dillon, w. p. Campbell, d. l.
Grove, Mrs. J. X. Snively, J. f. Oldham.
n. N. Mum, j. W. Mcpherson and J.