National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-04-19

sumes that His friends understand this and
will cooperate with Him. He wants us TO
be ourselves, 10 be active, ingenious, gen
erous In building up His kingdom. In
Congregational Church the prime function
is for the members to unite with the spirit
or God In the Invitations, come, invita-
ton, welcome. These are the two words
for such church. Hospitality must be ex-
tended freely and ungrudgingly. There is
n mythical story about Abraham, that he
once turned guest out Of doors because
he did not worship God according to
Abraham's standard. And God reproved
him for his inbospitality. God says, "Let
the stranger be as one OF you, one ordi-
nance shall be for both of you" He said
he had no sympathy with people who go
from church TO church, as Sunday school
children go from one school to another
about Christmas and picnic time
Just for hospitality. Jerusalem from above
is the mother of us all. And people want
in church that feeling OF motherllness; they
want place where they can go for rest, for
comfort, for peace. In concluding, he said.
My brethren of the Plymouth Church, your
very name smacks OF being strangers in n
strange land. Remember that God would
have you hospitable here TO strangers. I'm
der the splendid leadership of your chosen
pastor, you have already achieved wonders,
and You have q certain noble future before
you. Learn TO take care Of yourselves. A
Congregational Church is always sufficient
for every emergency. There are no bishops
or presiding elders In our order. III you
want advice, ask for 1t, but let no man or
body OF men interfere with your freedom in
the Lord. You are the wards of nobody;
your freedom was given you at the cross.
Do not be proud OF your African descent,
because God has made you black, but
comely. II the red man wants to worship
here, II the red man comes, or even the pale
fnce--the pale face who loved you so we'll
In the recent scrlmmage-put him right in
the body pews. Do not have any Chinese
pews, or Indian pews, or Anglo-Saxon pews.
Do not write over your portals, or let the
Lord see 1t in your practice: "Come, for all
things are now ready" with an N. B.-''No
white man need apply.n Do not quote the
passage, "The spirit and the bride say
come" with word in an undertone, 1--WE
oil know you are happier somewhere elsen
When the Secretary Of the United States
Treasury goes riding by in his chariot read
| ing from Isaiah, and he wants not coach
man, but an interpreter, like the Ethiopian
eunuch, let not your pastor disdain to join
himself TO him as did Philip Of old, and
preach to him Christ Jesus. Let your
| church privileges be free as God and sun
light, az Gods air, as God is love in Christ
Jesus. "Be not forgetful to entertain
strangers;' for even the Son Of Man had
| not where to lay His head-had borrowed
cradle and borrowed tomb.
The congregation was very large, filling
the entire church, and chairs had to be
placed In the aisles to seat the people. At
ter the sermon collection was taken up to
aid in paying of the church debt, which
was responded TO literally, and very con-
| siderable amount was realized therefrom.
Services were also held in the afternoon at
8 o'clock, when the Rev. DR.. j. p. New
man, Of NJ. Il. Church, preached to
another large congregation. At the even
ing service the Rev. DIR. George w. Moore,
Of Lincoln Memorial Church, preached.
The church is incorporated under an act
OF Congress, approved May 5, 1870, en-
titled ian act FOR the creation Of corpora
tions by general law.n The incorporators
are VIM. Gwinn, Arthur Simmons, John
l.. Lacey, Warren G. Fearing, Talmucus
Ford, overton Bond, and Henry W. Free
man.