The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-18
BISHOP THoMPsoN's SERMONS.
he breaches to Large Conservation

He breaches to Large ConRre cations
at St. Johns and Christ Churches.
Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson preached
at ST. Johns church yesterday morning.
His subject was the descent Of the Holy
Ghost. His text was "In the beginning GOD
created the heavens and the earth" The
idea of the sermon was Gods spirit brooding
over the earth, and was in keeping with the
| Whitsuntide festival
The congregations offering was for the
Bishop Green Memorial Chapel fund.
Last night Bishop Thompson preached In
/ Christ church to one OF the largest congre-
/ cations, probably, ever in the church. His
hearers were not all Episcopalians. The
/ congregation was made up of Methodists,
/ BaDtists, Roman Catholics Hebrews, and,
1 in fact. nearly all denominations listened 20
the noted divine, and were impressed with
his religious fervOr and zeal.
The bishop took his text from the 9th
chapter OF st. Matthew, And the gover-
nor said, Why, what evil hath he dones But
they cried out the more, saying, Let him be
crucIfied."
These are the words of great man."
| said the bishop, "Pilate, the Roman COVER
nor, when Jesus Christ was brought before
him for judgment by the mob. Plate, Judge
as he was, therefore, was officially bound to
justice; Roman as he was, to give Justice,
and lawyer as be was, professionally bound
TO see justice done.
He was a politician, though, and when
the prosecutors told him that If he allowed
the man 10 go he would not be considered
friend of cesar, who had the
privilege of removing shim from office
at Will, Plate falteIed and closed
his eyes to justice and truth. 1t was
his privilege TO release a prisoner at the
time, and he asked the crowd: whom will
ye that / release unto you, Barabbas or
Jesus, which is called Christi The multi
tude sad Barabbas, and Christ was given
up to be cruclfied.
THE selection of Barabhas seems strange
at first sight, but on looking closer it is
rational. He was one of the crop which had
set himself up as the Messiah. Barabbas
was not the mans name. That was Mes
slanlc name, meaning the Son OF the Father.
Inc people were watching for the Messiah
and he secured many followers. They could
understand him, but they could not under
stand Christ, the truth
"Barabbas' teaching was for a change Of
government by the sword. Christ taught
that, no matter whether the people were
slaves Of Rome or not, as long as they
were controlled by their own vices they had
the government they deserved. II ruled by
Caesar or hypocrisy IL was their own fault.
The reforms should come first in their own
hearts and spirits
Truth, they thought, when killed and
buried, would lie there. Truth, however.
objects to such treatment. When Christ
was cructfied they thought it was the end
or him, but when be rose again, walked the
streets and taught his religion, they
were overawed. We crucified him.
said they, but he WON'T remain
crucitied. A poet truly says: Truth crushed
to earth will rise again You may bury 1t
for hundred years, but it will stalk forth,
neither apolog zing, excusing or explaining,
and put It's troublesome question, How
does your life square with me-
"Christ was bound to rise again, as he
was truth incarpate and personified.
Pilates question, what shall / do with
Jesus, which is called CHRISTI is as live TO-
day as then. You may cruelty him, but
he will come What shall do with Christ?
is question for us all. Not what your
wives, mothers, sisters and brothers will do
with him, but a question for our lone self to
answer. Alone we stand before Christ TO-
day, tomorrow and forever. Alone we 90
before him after death. When we close our
eyes to the sympathies of the world we
stand alone before our God to answer to that
question.
MANY men. believe, imagine that they
will get to heaven under the dress of thoir
wives, False delusion. don't think there
IS person living who is not impressed with
the great personality of Christ, and every
one feels that he or she has some sort Of an
account with him of which there must be
some day a final settlement. There is an
almost unexplainable relationship between
him and us, which no one with conscience
can deny. We have had other teachers of
vast learning, but none, somehow or other,
impresses as does he. Nothing insolent or
overbearing IN those teachings, but a tender
yearning for the salvation OF mankind"
Bishop Thompson closed his sermon with
powerful appeal to his hearers to so rec
ognize the truths of Christ and strive to
fulfill them that on leaving this earthly
sphere they might be entitled TO au entrance
to the celestial Joys of Heaven.