Daily Republican., 1888-10-22

AII Da1 MostisG 90 uomm@mOrsRo tha
epth Anniversary % AsbaSy n. y
ohsvolA-Rev. Eaosh ssAbbs PrSashea
. arOls BernOn-WIDInH Out = DeB1
Az early o. . O'Clock yosterday morn.
ing eoDEe Of prAiae broke out from
aeyerAl rooms in old AsbuVy n. n
Church. This morning BandAy school
met ~ that hour and a number OF do.
vout ndheFents Of the old time honorod
church met In smother room and carried
on o praise mestina. The day vas the
nfht Sunday aftaF the seth ann iversaPy
OF the ehuroh. and every body that b. :
longed 70 u or had 81 anytime before
belonged 70 u felt special interest In
the OCCASION. Rev. Baoah BGubbs, 9
former pastor OF tho church, and one OF
the most eloquent in the Methodist con-
neotion, was announced 10 preach both
morning aud evening. ThiH OF ltself At
any time IL enoush TO all Asoury Church
without the oslebFation Of On Important
event
The Epaoe inside the altar railing had
bsen turned by loving heSrts and vii
ling hands into a vsrltAble garden OF
foliage and h1wsrs. Palms, ferns,
pnmpAa gEass aud other greenhouse sx-
otlca we're BEAUTIFULLY intsrspsrsed With
blooming carnations and dependent has
kets OF Ivy and smllax, and the Kloh
bloom OF late autumn a iWsra.
An hour before the time for the scr
vices 70 commence people began ta drop
ia 20 make sure Of getting d seat. By
10 10 o'clock the house Was we'll hllsd
and By 10 20 10 was crowded and nun
bers we're content with standing room
- the entrance doorL
Rev. Rloch 9tubbS came In and took
his seat first or the ministers, and wAa
soon followed by Rsv. j, n. Bryan,
pastor OF the church. Almost hidden
amongst the palms and fsrna the
veteran local preacher, Charles Moore,
loocupisd large chair ~ the right OF
the altar. A like chair At the other eud
Was sull vacant, which MF. Bryan no
ttoing, requested George 8. HRRRny,
the oldest member OF the church, 70
all. The appropriateness OF sealing
theas two old veterans, one At eAch and
Of the altar, was no doaet Eeooanined
b. ell the congregation. Amongst ths
diatlnRulshed visitors present we're the
Secretary Of the Uniped States, Thomas
~ BayArd, and two daughter who
occupied chairs II the frOnI
The services were commenced By the
choir, 9 very full one. singing the an.
them; "How holy IL this place Of thine
abode"
Rev. NJ. Bryan announced the arsl
hymn Of the service, the eit; "BefoFG
Jehovah's awful throne 70 natlonS bow
WITH sAcrtd awe, o,"Whioh was sung with
. fall volume Of voice that made the
Iold church ring. Rev. Charles Moore
led In an eaLnest and appropriate pray
dr.. The 72oah hymn; "OhildTsn Of
the Heavenly King" WGs thea suug,
when Rev. 3 Btubbs announced fol
bis text the lst verse Of the "a chapter
Of tbe9i Book Of Chronicles; "Aud
Solomon deteEmined 10 build . house
for the name Of the Lord and for hi
Kingdom
THESE Chronicles, said Mr. Btubbs
have = bearing upon the actions Of meE
that no others have. They refer 70 thG
building Of . house for the Lord and
for Solomon's Kingdom bearing the
construction that two houses were 10 b
built, but which was not the cAao Al
will b0 seen farther along.
IL ls upon this theory that We meet
to-day to celebrate the 9AIh AnuIvsTEary
OF the dedication OF this, the hrsI
Methodist Church In the Oily, By pFao
tically tho hrst bishop of the ohuroh 10
Ameriss, FfAncis Asbury, from whom
t1a ohuIoh takes ita name. When Solo
mon had buiit q house for the Lord be
was struck with awe when he was AbOu
10 enter 1t and eKolAimea; "Bus WhC
ID ahle 70 build Him Q house, seeipl
tbs heaven and heaven OF heavens can
not contain Hlmf Who an then thA
should build Him q houA ?"
God did more for solomon than b.
had asked. he deteFmlned 70 build
house for the Lord and By doing 90 h
built for himself. This same pFlnoipli
has held true through all ages OF The
world, that when We do the b3st we esI
for 9Od We do she best We can for eur
SELVES.
Francis Asbury was . wise ma,
though his people Wers humble Ant
lp0Or, and he saw that when be did shl
beat he could for bis say and generation
he WAs butlding houses for 0Od. II
seemed q wise thing TO build . houst
for God here, for In doing 90 they WerI
doing all thoy could for themselves
Religion is something that when icsely
analysed meant getting right down 4
doing BomeIhlng on our part for God
and wo should Oe oAreful 10 doing thil
not TO think that We were placing God
under obliRAtlOn8 10 rs. TIE Rrsn
obisot 10 10 put ourselves In such {
Relationship 10 God that We can receive
something from him. God does moi
need our help, but permits "a to worh
for him.
MIS- inbbs illustrated this point b.
saying that We permit our children :,
lido for us what We could the sooner and
better do ourselves. The little tot thai
brings to you your slippers is pleased
thas II has done something for you, and
you are willing to put them on, svau
With some, e,inc0nvenionoe, 10 pleAse the
child. 30 when God permits Us TO build
houssa for him it ls more for our OWE
lgood than foe anything We oan do TO
Increase bis kAppiness.
10 10 9 little humiltatinR, after We
have built house for the Lord 70 CONT
into Il and be told that We must confess
Yourselves poor miserable sinners and
ask God to have royRpOn Us. but
that 10 Code plan, and 10 obtain biz
favor We mnSt comply With his de
mande.
After IsfsEring 30 the many ohurohes
aud housas OF Cad that have been built,
Mr.. stRbbs said he pitied the Kingdom
or Republic that had no churches,
When you build saloons baases 60
down, and when y0a build churches
happy homes 90 up around tham and
the people are happy.
Isis : matter OF history that when
THAT t.mplo LhAt Solomon buih was
kept in good repair the nation was
happy and prosperous, but wheR the
temple needed Repairs the nation needed
Repairs alOs.
History repeats Itself 10 . saying
often repeated, bat history repeats Itself
because God has the BAGno laws which
he applies 70 all nations. When nations
follow after eSd they are prosperous