The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-06-03
THE CITY CHURCH, IS,
some Mates of st Sanday--Wkat
Ihcy use Doiug and the Progress
They are Giailins.

Ahcy u't DSlnS ana the Progress
They are stalking.
The First Presbyterian church was a
centre Of interest last Sunday. 1t had
been announced that Rev DR. p. II.
HoEa, of Wilmington, would preach th8
annual seraion before the graduating
class OF Peace institute in that church,
and there vas very large audience
present at the morning service.
Presvious to the sermon the pastor,
Rev. DE-. Watkins, made report with
reference 20 missionary work. He an
nouuced that the missionary society or
ganized among The young ladies of Peace
Institute had contributed about fifty
dollars dufiog the past year to mission
ary purposes. He also stated that the
''Busy Be" band OF the Sunday school
had collected and turned ever about fif-
ty dollars.
ihe muse of the morning WAS special
to the occa SION. The selection were
l. Pr; es>ional march, by Batiste.
2 &c -oria," by Pease.
3. Ofertory, Guide me, 0 Thou Great
Jehov H. "-F!otow.
God be with you till we meet
again"
5. Postlude, by Batiste.
This music was richly and effectively
rendered
Prof. A. Bauman of Peace Institute
was at the organ, and the choir was as
follows: Mr.. Leo d. Heartt and Mr..
Frank Nj. Sherwood, tenors; Miss Anna
BurWell, Miss Emmle Faucette and hiss
Willie .3r4yes. sopranos; Mrs. A. Bau-
man and Miss Bessie Bates, altos; Mr..
W. s. Primrose and Mr.. I. X. Bruner,
bassos. Following is brief synopsis of
DR.. Hoge's sermon.
Subject: The Essentials of Religion
based Oh the texts, Micah 6:0 and James
1:27.
Tne most elementary prldclple OF re-
llglon IS REVERENCE, necessary to the
very conception Of religion, whether il
be that OF the beni3 hted heather kEeal-
lug before the sco%ling image of u di-
| vinity of hate, or that of the little child
lisping d. lis mothers knee Our Fa-
| ther which art in heaven. Bat the rev
erence that is unnecessary TO TRUE re-
| ligion is FILIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of
child for a Father who can love. not
| the fear Of slave fer master who can
lash. The decline OF reverence insnrse
the decline of religion. When man has
lost the ability 10 look up he has lost
the capacity Tor religion.
| OBEDIENCE is another of these elercu-
tary principles founded in conscience
and d m inded by the definitions of the
texts. Any one who is determined to
be law unto himself must give up all
idsa of religion. Anything that under
mines the obligations of lawful autlor-
ity undermines religion.
| But leaving the general or elementary
principles that are necessary to the very
idea Q. religion, we come to the specific
requirements OF true religion-the re-
ligion Of The Bible. These we find to
consist, not in sacrifices, ritual or forms,
not in orthodox creeds or ecclesiastical
orders, bat in these:
l. ''To do JUSTLY This might be
thought 10 belong more to morality than
religion, and while all admit ;haJ mo-
rt!isy should be a consequence Of true
religion, it is cf Importance to note that
in the Divine idea it is necessary and
integral part. The most melancholy of
the signs Of the times IS that there are
men high in church aad big III State in
whose public integrity the people have
no confidence; that men retain their re-
iig;ous standing who DO not carry theil
religion with them into the caucus, thl
exchange and the counting room Thii
part of my subject may seem inappro
pirate to the special audi nee am call
ed upon to address But woman has
great mission witt rcEo, ,.co 80 our public
and business Integrity not 10y soilinf
herself By enteiing The arsna Of politics
but by her influence in the home as wife
mother, sister, daughter. 'The spe3ke
here referred, without naming him, tt
Mr.. Cleveland's letter to his brother or
the evening of his election IS Governo
} of New York, atgti5utins his success t.
his sainted mothers prayers, and declar
ing his purpose to be governed by prin
ciple and integrity in ali his public act
, as we'll as his private life. He ais
spoke of the unwrit,en history Of muc
degradation aud crime that could b
traced to extravaganza and love Of posi-
3 ton in the women Of the homo, All
called upon women 20 show the men Q
their families that they loved honor an'
integrity more than wealth and show
Women were also tempted, themselve:
to petty oppression Of those dependel
on them that might be AS heinons i
Gods sight as the bribing of constitu
t ency in the name of patriotism by mi
a lions flched from the public treasury, o
- AS wrecking thousand fortunes by til
= INSCRIPTIONS use Of power on stha g.
. change.
y 2 10 lOye mercy, or visit the fathe
{ less and widows in their Affections, Hell!
II funess is as essential to religion rs il
IS tegrity, and here at least We are IN w
j, mans sphere The speaker referred
D. the unnumbered aoorS for usefulne'
now open to woman, not only at hon
but abroad, but cautioned them again
confoundiug zeal for organization vii
love of mercy. Only that was truly
part of religion which would be done
" there were 10 society to which TO repo
!. it and 10 eye but Gods to see it.
r 3. The last element takes diffarel
N names as ii is viewed in different aspect
=, In its relations to God it is walking wi
. Him, or communion; in its relations
the world it is keeping unspotted fro
it, or unworldliness. considered in