Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-14
THE CHURCHES.
REV. J. D. BARBEE breaches TWO
EXCELLENT SERMONS.
DR.. Chichester Will Not Leave His Pres
ent Congregation-Musi at the Cathe-
dral-General Church News.

The Rev. J. d. Barbee, D. D., OF Nash
vile, Tenn, occupied the pulpit at
Trinity church on South Broadway,
yesterday morning and delivered SER
mon at the Bellevue-ayenue NJ. E.
church south last evening.
DR.. Barbee is one of the ablest and
most distinguished ministers of his
church, and both churches at which he
preached yesterday were largely at
tended. He is on his third trip to this
coast in the interest of the publishing
house of the Methodist church south,
which is located at Nashville, and Of
which he is general manager. He is
also the founder and publisher of The
Pacific Methodist Advocate, which is
issued in San Francisco.
The learned divine chose for his sub
iect yesterday morning Daniel in the
Lions Den. The text was from the
9th chapter of Daniel, 22d verse. DR..
Barbee's discourse was founded on envy
and its results. He defined envy as
being discomfort with rival, and ar
gued to show that from its milder
stages it becomes malicious and ac-
quires victims. This was forcibly illus
trated by showing the co-precedent
of Daniel and the princes who formed
a conspiracy to ruin him, and whose de-
sire to accomplish his ruin grew out Of
envy, for Daniel was more excellent
than they. DR.. Barbee also made the
argument that the providence of God
protected Daniel because he was per-
sonally innocent in his administration,
and this innocence was due to the faith
in which he acted. AS the ancients put
1T, the nemesis, or according to the
Christians, the vengeance of God is in
pursuit of any man who maliciously
seeks to hurt his fellow man, and he
will finally be brought to grief. The
speaker illustrated this by pointing out
the case of the conspirators who sought
to destroy Daniel.
DR.. Barbee also delivered sermon at
the Bellevue-avenue M. e. Church
South last evening. His text was from
Acts i, the sixth, seventh and eighth
verses. 1t was pointed out that the dis
ciples OF Jesus had misconception of
his Kingdom, supposing it to be limited
to some form OF civilization. The bust
ness OF the disciples, as commissioned by
Jesus, was to bear witness to him as the
Ideal. That as qualification Of that
Office they needed the baptism OF the
Holy Ghost, which they received on the
day of Pentecost. The way TO obtain
that baptism is by agonizing prayer, as
illustrated by those disciples in that up
per room in Jerusalem.
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The Emmanuel church people are very
much relieved to know that their pastor
is to remain with them. One of the
strongest Presbyterian churches in the
east has been trying to secure DIR. Chi
chester, but the doctor is too firmly fixed
in his present charge to be moved any
where; and Emmanuel church is to be
congratulated upon retaining him. The
doctor preached an exceptionally fine
sermon Yesterday morning upon the
He gave a vivid description of the
Christians conflict with the worldly
spirit of the age, and in very beautiful
word-painting he depicted the conquer
or's reward, consisting of the hidden
mama, the white stone and the new
name. The doctor said that of the
seven promises given to the seven Asiat-
ic churches, he was disposed to put
highest this promise to the Pergamos
church: ITO him that overcometh will
l give tu eat of the hidden mama, and
will give him white stone, and in the
stone new name written which no man
knoweth saving he that receiveth it,"
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Rev. A. G. Smithers had large audi
ences at both services at the Christian
church yesterday. At the morning SER
vice he discoursed on the Healing of the
Blind Man, and in the evening Freedom
by che Truth.
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Weber's mass in G was given by the
cathedral choir yesterday. Mrs. STAINS
berry sang the offertory solo with violin
obligato by Prof. A. G.. Gardner.
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The Simpson M. E. auditorium will
be dedicated by Bishop w. F. Mallalieu,
d. D., Sunday September 9th, at II
O'Clock a. IN.
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Communion service was held at
Trinity church last evening. Rev. j.
D. Stradley preached on Servants OF
Christ.
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