The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-11-07
Our ChUFrhRa

that the religious column of the De-
s ocRAT hal been sadly neglected {
late, induced the writer to seek ne'
q pastures, and if possible lind somt
thing that would be useful and q
S interest TO the general reader.
With that end in view we attende
5 the Congregation Church at the oper
= house, the Rev. Warren Pastor, an,
: found the commodius room neatl
| furnished with comfortable chair.
. pleasantly heated, and fairly wei
filled by a congregation that vii
compare fatorablt with any in thi
city.
The Pastor, 4 Young looking man
whose intelligent features is sadly
marred by a heav: black mustachc. Sc
unbccoming a minister, that our frs
impression of the new nan was raihel
unfavorable, but his conversation.
easy, graceful, accomplished, soon
thawcd the first cold wave that pass.
cd over us aht the-then to us
hidden loads:onc of his reserve forces
soon made themselves felt and plead
in his favor. but the doubling Ti:0lnas
of our nature whispered, lie can't
preach.
The apparently simple boy-man
took as a text, blessed are the pure
in heart for they will sec God.'
Timc'nnd again we have heard minis.
tiers attempt 10 prcach FROM this text
and they would give a relash OF
what Wesley. Campbell or Sturgeon
have said and preached. for Fortunate
ly we have read volumes of those
noted divines' sermons, and can quick
ly spot the clerical thief: but how sur
pri:ed and pleased we vera to hear
this Young ma branch ont in;u new
fields and travel new ;'atf.. and il was
but a short time when the attention
became rivited TO the words Of the
speaker. WEh: step by step led THE
mind from "Our chii,l!lood'S happy
home" the blessing Of parents, as we
parted from them at .lie little rickctv
gate. and the God given bcnedictions
of some minister who laid his hand
on our head and babe us God-specd
in lifr's battles. How forcibly this
brought to the writer's mind the
reverend action of a christian minister
Father Sugent, of this city, who
laid his hands OH our head and asked
Gods best blessing TO accompany us
through life. That act. apparently
simple, filled us with gladncss. and
we have been letter and stronger
ever since: God bless him tor it. So
fact after fact. and illustration after
illustration followed each other. gush-
ing like The clear pure waters that
flow from a mountain side, came the
earnest pulsing thoughts from the
lips of the speaker and went straight
home to the hungry hearts of the
listening hearers.
The mustachc was forgotten. the
boy features and simple child !ar.hsgc
were forgo.teh. al ob,itcratcd by
beautiful word pictures painted by
the speakers genius and the simple
i,!nss ratluns drawn from familiar sub
jectS aI,,l scenes were 80 apt and ap-
to the truth bring enforced
that they seemed to have the force
and power of a battcrims RAM al the
when s period changed the
of thought.
The speakers :;iind is richly stored
with bible truths and historical facts. /
and he draws upon them AID clothes
in his own clIiiIlike. easily un-
'irrstood language. and hands them
out Ia you with such grace that you
are forced 10 accept Of them with
thanks. even when iAr lash of truth
makes you qnivcr beneath its stroke.
Mr.. Warren was born for the pulpit.
here is no mistake about that, and
what is bes: of all. he needs 10 notes
nr manuscript. and we predict that i'll
time he will be one Of the leading
lights of the church..
We cannot lcnl approval TO his
plan OF partaSing OF the sdcrErnent of
the Lords Supper every Sabbath.
Don't think il was the intention of
he Sayicr TO make It 50 common.
and il will have a t"hdancy to keep
and drive away from that church
MANY who might otherwise attend.
who might ultimately become mcm-
bers but for the %solcmnity that at
tends that part of the >ervice.
The Con9rcgationalists have been
fortunate in procuring a minister OF
such marked ability. and the young
ministers of the other churches will
have TO be up and doing if they ex-
poet TO gather in their part Of the
harvcet.
Sent TIP For Fifty Years.
benton, Mo-, Oct. s9.-Thc Jury in
The Robinson murder case found &
Gerdict about 8 o'clock this afternoon;
, rxAs 1o;n,, o,,t ,;,ltoo, I,rrs Tba,-