Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-07
WITH SHOUT AND SONG
The John Wesley A. NJ. E. Church
Dedicates a New Organ.
SERMONS OF COLORED DIvINES.
Rev. Hr. Sutherland Talks of Womens
Work in the Modern Church.
KOEHyE on WRONG RELIGIOUS IDEAS

The advent of new pipe organ into tn.
on Arthur street, was celebrated yesterday
with much song and PRAYER. The service.
in the afternoon were very appropriate and
impressive. The church was crowded. In
recess back of the pulpit stood the new
organ, which was put there at a cost
of 81, 200. Aside from the space
occupied by the organ there is enough room
for a choir of 25 or 80 voices and it wa.
there.
The decorations were quite elaborate.
The pulpit was profuse with palms and
flowers of all kinds, with several canary
birds in the foliage In all, the scene pre-.
sented Southern air. The services were
opened by Organist Vaughn with an organ
voluntary. This was followed by a hymn
by the choir and congregation.
Blending of Birds and Organ.
All through the singing the birds sweet
voices could be heard to rise and fall almost
in harmony with the swells of the organ.
This was followed by PRAYER and scripture
reading, at the conclusion of which Rev.
DR. r. S Laus was introduced and preached
the sermon. He'said in part:
''The wise fools of to-day are constantly
arranging themselves against the
teachings of the Bible. They are
as they say, make it more applicable
to the present time. 1t is folly. Paul
understood himself and failed not in giving
out forcible law, whose lasting and precious
truth no age can abolish. We need. instead
of trying to nick flaws, to acknowledge in
cidents of Gods love. Age never has nor
never will give man the power to outdo
"You can never destroy the name of hades
with all the soft application one can make
II is hades and to all through all ages it will
be. Ali the writings of the great theolo-
gians of the age cannot make the dark road
down 70 this awful place a pleasant one.
God stands an unaltered Creator, and he
who sins against him mast go down into Its
eternal blackness."
a Hit at the Blue Laws.
Or. Laus here switched the subject and
brought up on another tack Among the
first things instituted was the organ," said
he. I'VE DO not care what may have been
its form at that early day. Age has altered
ii Just as much as the Blue Laws will have
TO be to make them applicable to the pre-
sent time. God made this organ We have
the honor of dedicating to-day and let us
praise Him for it. Each day as
1ou gather in this shrine, offer mp
10 Him your most hea rtfelt thanlfulneSs in
song Let the Oulldlng ring with the music
of your voices. Praise Him becau use you
love Him. Let the old lady in the amen cor
ner sing Glory to God as she never sang be-
lore"
Here the audience had become impressed
by the speakers fervent words, and a
chorus of Amen" "Glorv to Godh and
yes oh yes" filled the church.
you should not come to church." contin-
ued the speaker, eff you do not come with
love OF God in your hearts: Church is not
the place for vanity and show of fine
clothes. II that is why YOU are here, YOU
are ont of place and have no business here.
Nou should come with love in your heart,
money in your pocket and voice to praise
God for the pretty organ He has given
you.''
At night another special programme OF
song and scripture teaching was gone
through. DR.. J. c. Price. President of Liv-
iugstone College, Salisbury, n. c., preached
the sermon. There was a quartet OF male
voices present.