The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-09
The Evangelist Continues to Address His Ser
mons Specially to Church Members, Whom
lie Exhorts to Lead Purer Lives.
The Promise of Salvation, and How All
Can Easily.Avail Themselves OF 1t,
Mr.. Small Tells the Christians that ut Is
About Time for Some of Them to Begin to
Show Their Hands" in the Meeting.
DAY SERVICES.

DAY SERVICES.
Rev. Mr.. Small breaches Three Sermons Yes
terday and Leads Noon Prayer Meeting.
Rev. Sam Small held the first of his outside
meetings yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at
Fletcher-place NJ. E. Church. Not more than
two hundred persons were present On the plat
form were Rev. Mr.. Sergeant, the pastor of the
church; DR.. Mcconnell, of Roberts Park Church;
several other ministers, and the choir. The con-
gregation united in singing Wonderful WORDS
of Life" and the divine blessing was eloquently
invoked by Mr., Small after which came the sing
ing of Behold the Bridegroom"
Mr.. Small took his text from the song of Solo,
mon, who sang, he said, as an inspired reporter,
speaking the language of tho blessed Lord and
Master, II am the Rose of Sharon and the Lily
of the Valley" Not in ali the Scrip
ture, he said, was there another representa-
ton of the character of Jesus Christ SO
beautifed, SO encouraging, and so enhancing to
humanity as this. The text suggested to him
the three principal characteristics of the rose
perfection of form, sweetness of perfume, and
universally of character. The rose was Model
of perfection so much SO that the most skilled
artisans had never yet been able to success fully
initiate it. When Christ said that He was the
Rose of Sharon, it certainly meant that He was
perfection, the only perfection that the world
had ever seen Said the preacher eff the
world could show me man 80 perfect as
Jesus Christ / would lose my faith in Him
as the Son of God-there would be two Chrsts,
and l would not know in which TO believe.
When we profess to be Christians. Christ
wants us to exemplify and initiate that perfec-
ton that is in Him; he wants US to show that
we have in US that spirit of order. of unfolding
growth and evoluting beauty, all these hopes,
and aspirations and virtues that were the leaves
folded about the central stem that made Him
the Rose Of Sharon. So let US be as fit @ mula-
tions of that rose as we can; AID we can do this
by studying the character of Jesus Christ for
we have the perfect record of the perfect quail
ties of the perfect Being in the book that God
has given to the world" Continuing. Mr..
Small said that one of the roses chief beauties
was in the sweetness of its perfume. Follow
ing out the smile, he said that there was
something like it that characterized the
life, character and ministry of Christ,
that attracted men to Him and made
them follow him about, and il this, also, that
Christians should initiate. "There are good
mothers and fathers all over this land" he said,
whose lives are constant benediction to those
about them There is the sweet perfume of the
Rose of Sharon" Another attribute of the rose
he said was it's unversality--it grew in every
habitable land. Nobody was so rich as to BIO
able to monopolize.it and none SO poor as to be
deprived of it. 1t fourished alike in the con-
servatories of the arstocrats and in the windows
of the poor tenement-houses. So was Christ
universal in character, and as the rose is now
spread all over the world, SO has His blessed re-
ligion spread and gloriaed those who embraced
it The two characteristics of the lily of the val
ley, he said. were its purity and its simplicity,
and, enlarging upon this, he spoke eloquently of
Chrst's life-work and the lessons it taught. az
would not have you cultivate humility" he said,
"among the blasphemous and wicked. / don't
believe that simply because man is Christian
he should lie down in the mud and Let every
dirty scoundrel walk over him. believe in do
ing right toward my neighbor. and demanding
that he shall do right toward me-" In conclusion,
he said that the attributes of Christ, as of the
rose ana lily, which every Christian should
deavor to attain, were perfection sweetness,
universally, purity and humanity.
The sermon was highly spoken of by ell who
heard it. and during the afternoon letter. sign
ed by Revs. Gillette, Mcconnell, Sargent, Rawls,
and Bright, was addressed to Mr.. Small, asking
him to repeat it before large congregation, as
they believed it would be "a lasting benediction
The noon services at Meridian-street Church
were not largely attended. The opening hymn
was, "There is glorious Fountain which was
followed by prayer by Rev Mr. Rawles. Mr..
Small said, by way of introduction, that it was
the intention of holding MONDAY service at this
church every day, more particularly for business
men. who could best spare the time then for
religious service. He believed that these meet
ings would,b very largely attended, He spoke
but briefly, taking for his text: Eye are my
friends if you do whatever 1 command you.
Henceforth call you not servants. but friends. y
lie again defended himself and Mr. Jones from
the charge of using slang, saying that they were
following only in the footsteps of the Savior,
who went among the poor and lowy and
preached 80 that they could understand it. He
said: "If we to follow the bent of intellectual
culture in these days, and aim the gospel at an
angle of forty five degrees, we will miss the peo-
pie in the pews"