The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-01-29
REV. ALEXANDER sPRUNT.
Some Kind References to This
Talented and Popular
Minister.

Rev. Alexander Sprunt, pastor of
the Henderson Presbyterian church,
was in the Eastern part of the State
week before last. in the interest Of the
mission work of the Albemarle Presby-
terry, He preached in Wilson, La
Grange and Kinston, and the papers in
those respective towns said this of him:
Our people were highly entertained and
pleased with the able and scholarly, Rev.
Alexander Sprunt, Of Henderson, on last
Sunday. He captivated the La Grangi-
ans with his pulpit oratory and polished
manners.-La Grange Spectator.
Rev. Alex Sprunt, OF Henderson, who
has charge over the Presbytery in which
Kinston is located, preached at the Meth
odist church Monday night He preached
from Luke 1O:9-"The Kingdom of God
is come nigh unto YOU" He said it is
not simply a privilege to enjoy the plan
of salvation, but it is duty upon all to
accept and enjoy salvation, and failure
to accept is crime deserving of and re-
ceiving divine wrath
Mr.. Sprunt closed with an impressive
presentment of the great responsibility
resting upon man to appreciate and &C
| cept the provisions for his salvation
| kinston Free Press.
A COMFORTING SERMON.
. The Rev. Mr. Sprunt, of Henderson
preached a most comforting sermon in
the Presbsterian church on Thursday
night from the parable of a certain king
preparing marriage feast and inviting
all who would to come and partake of it,
cheer and comfort. In this sermon tn,
| l., o1 co& 60 I>oo ~
and tenderness the sweetness and thu
blessedness and the fullness of the love o
j God, and the deductions he drew there
tOus and beautiful language, and the
scattered an influence over the feelings o
his deeply interested and delightfully."- en-
tertained congregation as sweet and a
comforting and as soothing as the love
toned strains OF a mothers lullaby whel
she, in fond and sweet caress, doth gentl.
this blessed preacher spake we saw on
Heavenly Fathers Throne, not terror
crowned and frowning with thorns o
sharpest urgatiOns-repellant and re
pulsive, but We saw it, with gentlenes
robed and wreathed with garlands OF un
dying love, and we longed to get near i
and enjoy it's beauty and inhale it's sweet
ness. And as we further heard this goo'
man speak of the tenderness and tn
sweetness and the eternity OF Saviour
undying love then it was we realized il
all it's glory and sublimity the breadth G
that love which could take in the Who'll
world and then the depth which coul'
reach down into the very lowest depth
of sin and depraVity, and show it's say
ing power; and then it's length whic]
!; stretches from the Cross unto eternity
and the height which itreaches from cart
to Heaven, and on whose blessed ladde
> if we but place the hand grasp of faith
we may climb on it's precious rounds from
troubles here to glory and to God. Thanl
God for the comfort OF such a blesse'
love; thank God for the solace of such
precious sermon.-Wilson Mirror.
As pertaining to this work in whic1
Mr.. Sprnnt is engaged in the Presby
terry and Synod, it is worthy of the at
tention of the Christian public that tn
Presbyterian Synod of North Carolin
is alive on the subject Of Evangelical
J ton. At the recent meeting in Will
mington, in a few minutes $4,000 wa
raised to increase the number of Stat
Evangelists and Rev. E. w. Smitl
was chosen to the position. He vii
be remembered by many Of our peopl
in the pleasant impressions he left o.
our community while in our town las
May. Mr.. Smith has been in the wor
three weeks and has succeeded in rails
ing 49, for North Carolina Stat
Missions, and he has visited only tw
churches and one Of them is what i
known as weak church. Next Tues
} day the Synod's Committee of Evangel
ical Labor, of which Mr.. Sprunt i
chairman, meets in Greensboro to cleo
two more Evangelists.