Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-01
REGULAR SUNDAY SERMON
Rev. G. D. Franklin's Tnitiatory Ser
mon Reported For The Bee.
MR.. ELIAS WRIGHT KILLED.
A Narrow Escape - Saddles Were
Chcap-Rcmains Of the Rally
Harvest Home Festival
General News.
Rev. c. ID. Franklin at Broadway.

keS. I. ID. FrankIin at broadway.
Yesterday morning the pulpit at Broadway
Methodist church was occupied by the newly
onroirtol ,,s,,r poe. ~ n rronl,Ii, rho
P, ~ - ~ A. ,..
Peoplc were eNlueh'lS ANXIOUS 10 sec 'ue nc"
preacher, for the edlhce was crowded 10
OVerfOWuc As the ClCrpNuau arose to an
nounce thc onening HYMN ono SAW q large
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ming presence A large Yet well shaped head
set uuon n suIcndil nair of shouldcrs-such n
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nsui' do oi'e "o"r eNPe'. ~ ''' III ~
lcai Cohlnahuer Ills reaulhs was Clcar,
wei houulateu anu eHe"tlVe' rus prayer
expressed tue lallh OF perfect DellcNer Nltu
thc innocence OF child In TINS feature OF
inc morning worship ne gave Il suggestion Ol
Droadness winch led one to expect much
from ms after punt work nor was thc CON
gfeEatlOn disappointed
ARISING to address the audience, ne sad
I'VE are standing this morning in the place
appointed to us by the voice of the church.
Methoulsm is somewhat peculiar IN lts meth
ods. 1t says to one Come, ana he COmcth;
to another Co and he goeth, and nowhere
among men, born either to rule or TO OBEY,
VIII you ma suCh loyalty TO the voice OF au-
thorlty; such devotion to the cause OF the
church such aonegatlon OF sell; suCh sacrl-
nee Tor the good OF others as you Will ma III
the Methodist pulpit. This morning | stand
before You a stranger. strange faces are
upiifted to my own. We are all strangers,
ana yet there is CommonalitN among us
Whlch marks all Worshppers. We have never
met before, and yet we have bowed before
the same altar; presented our petitions to
the same God; loved, labored and sacrliiced
Tor the same great end-the saving OF souls.
Thus we irc not strangers in spirit,
though IN the body we have never met
before There Is no moment III the lie OF
pastor so fraught with interest as this.
What conditions we thus meet; what rcia,
tlons open to us; what possibilities reach out
TO us with bcckonlng hands ct III TINS
work our associates are new We must learn
each other We are bound together Tor a
year anyway and we must make the best OF
IT. MY name is Franklin, spelled the easiest
way. If | meet you upon the street ana do
not recognize you, tell me you are member
OF tins church: give me your name and per
haps IN time | shall learn YOU all by name.
You are 800 and can remember the name OF
one easier than the one can remember The
names OF the 5ol
All over the United States TINS Sabbatn
and last are marked days in the history of
the church, so great are the changes winch
nave occurred. You, OF TINS organization,
could do me no greater favor than to show
your love for your outgoing pastor, for what
you have been to one you VIII very likely be
to another. | am GLAD you nave Planned
tins last final meeting with Brother kees.
re ~. anu nave pGel assQclateu ior tWeiNe OF
nltceh years. know MN ana love MN 700
| haYe beeh IN my own mlhd, contrasting
hlm ana myself. In one thing, at least | can
NIL ms place; that is III square 1eet.
=. am mere Tor the GOOD OF the thurch' Let
IT be understood that | have IN my heart
the Warmest, broadcast feeling Tor all
other evangelical churches. NhIle tins
IS true am pastor OF this Methodist church.
entertain no thought OF eNcluslVeness or
Dlgotry, but can work better III this church
than IN any other Inc church Is a comblna,
toh or men ana women seeking after eternal
| NE" Inc speaker here gave lalmage $
description OF an ideal church. Continuing,
he SAID: when the announcement was read
| by the plshop ana was assigned to Councl
| Bluits, was taken completely OIL my 1eet
| had served another people three years, ana
| mad as fully expected to be returned to them
as ever expected anything that came to
| pass. had served the Master for n1teen
years in the Des Moines conference and
| never asked the presiding elder for anything.
| | have often served the Master IN tears, eit
have, by His grace, tried to give Him the
best service could render. When finally
settled down the fact of the change, did
| not ask myself, What salary do they pay!'
| but rather, How many souls can we save i'll
| full appeal to the church for earneStncSs and