The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-08-04

The dedication OF Trinity Tabernacle
M. 70 Church South, took place Sunday
morning. Bishop A. w. Wilson, of
Baltimore, preached the dedicatory
sermon The tabernacle was we'll filled
with an interested congregation who
were we'll paid by the excellent sermon,
and $4,000 was raised to complete the
building.
AT IL o'clock bishop Wilson and Rev.
p. Ii. Whisner, presiding elder of this
district, entered the church and were
seated on the pulpit with Rev. j. w.
Duffy, tho pastor OF Trinity.
The services were opened with sing
ing hymn No. ST Thou Art thu Way:
to Them Alone From Sin and Death Set
Free after which the bishop read selec-
lions from Isaiah ~ and John 9. This
was followed by singing hymn No. "a,
"How Sweetly Flowed the Gospel
Sound"
The bishop ok for his text the eighth
verso OF John VIII, Then spoke Jesus
unto them saying, am tho light Of the
world; he that followth me shall have
the light Of life"
The bishop explained that there were
three statements liz the text. First
that Christ is tho light of the world;
second, u revelation TO those who fol.
low him: third, that they shall have tho
light of life.
Christ camo and took Of the trials and
sorrows Of men. He was not as a man
but as d teacher Of mon. lle refused to
accept the position and organization Of
men for worldly purposes, and stood
alone in his mission. lie refused men
to question his authority or deny his
power 1t was Il bold position, but it
aroused the word and he justified it
with the truth.
He taught that God was to be revealed
anew and man should see his maker I'M
der new disprnsation, and under cir
cumstances never known before. He
did not deny tho revelations that had
been made by the prophets, neither did
he deny the Mosaic law, but taught men
that this same law was revealed and
made manifest in Him alone.
He did not address himself to the
Jews, but rebuked them for trying to
make God Is promise local one He
gave out the revelation that men should
come from all quarters Of the earth and
sit down in the kingdom Of God He
gave the truth in such p -omisos that 1T
could be adapted to all that man needs.
Yet its resources had never been ex-
hausted, nor its mysteries fathomed by
men who claim to he wise. This was
Christ. This was the attitude he as
sumed. That was the ground upon
which Christ preached the word, and
there is no possibility that it Shall ever
decline.
The light which he gives is the light
which was intended for the world The
darkness and difficulties of human life
are the same to day as they we're then.
lie knew what the possibility OF human
nature was, and has made the way broad
and plain. The hour is coming, and
now is, when the dead Shall hear His
voice. There is no question which has
not been answered out of His own per-
feet character.
The Bishop spoke CT the great qucs-
ton OF God as he appeared TO the imagi-
nation OF men; told how it pcrplcxed t! @
wise, and how it was yet unfathomed;
how the poor and unlearned had &C
cepted Him without, the question of his
material being, and went down to their
graves in peace: how the prophet had
made inquiries and found nothing; how,
at last, man had seized the truth
through Jesus Christ and broke through
his outer nature, bcholding world of
light
Christ is now manifest in God. Men
on earth, who live in Him, look upon
His face. But the angels around the
throne sec it not, and covering their
faces cry. Holy, Holy, Lord God Al
mighty"
He spoke OF Christs sympathy and
promise to humanity; how His love for
man was all his thought, and how man,
in biz fro 81,
God, standing between heaven and the
grave, stripped of his power and posses
sions, would appeal to that face which
revealed through the mists of doubt,
shone stern and without mercy, all be-
cause the last chance had gone, and
man had not accepted the call.
The world is full Of the light Of God.
Men arc accepting the truth as revealed
through the Saviour 1t will lead them
through the darkness to life eternal
He spoke of building churches for the
preaching of the Word. 1t was the
homo of Christ Jesus, in which lie
dwelt and gave comfort to His people so
long az they gathered about its sacred
affairs - worship Him in the truth
The bishop then announced that tho
Tabernacle needed to be finished. 1t
would take $1,000 for that purpose. 1t
was not long before the amount was
raised. DR.. Gale, j. NJ. Gambiu, G. L.
Stevens, John Chalmers and w. j. and
l.. Blair gave $3.50 each, and Messrs. j.
Is. Andrews, ID. " Reed. w. A. Pattie
and L. Bond gave 800 each. Tho
other amounts were from $50 down, and,
being very plentiful, tho total sum was
soon raised.
The Bishop preached again Sunday
night to crowded house.
Took His Revenge and Skipped.
William Early went to a livery stable