Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-04-14
yord and charity towards all men.

was 30 plain that the wayfarer could
not err in following it; and was tn
simplicity of christian duty today.
In this way men would grow up to
life of sympathy with Gods will, think
ing and feeling in close fell owship with
him, and God would say, II will dwell
with them, will be their God"
The sanctity of the Christian life
should be felt when it was compre-
hended of where God existed.
God was centre whose circumfer-
ence Is everywhere. or rather pres
ence whose centre is everywhere; his
time conception was in the totality of
duration, past, present aud future; his
presence always here and always yon-
der. God is everywhere and through
out all time, and with Him was no
such thing as WEAKNESS. perplexity or
forgetfulness; Father of all, who is In
all and through all; never wearied,
perplexed or absent; always present
without possibility of forgetfulness;
always one infinite Being and yet man.
fold In attributes; in wisdom, justice,
love and mercy, the Almighty God.
The conception that God Is all pow
erful came to every one, but in what
manner it was brought to the mind
was an unsolved problem. The earli-
est conception of God was that he was
all powerful
But he was not an all powerful Be-
ing welding blind omnipotence. He
exercised his own intelligent will, and
to his intelligence all things are naked
and open. Luminous are the hidden
things of the soul before him. Gan
any man hide himself in secret places
where shall not see him.
! All places are In his presence and
are therefore sacred places under the
inhabitiDg power of good.
Jacob said, surely the Lord is here
and knew it not"
The hallowed presence of g I'D every
where constituted the sanctity of
Christian life.
At the close of the sermon the finan-
oial statement was read and subscrir.
tions were called.
Mr.. Stultz, the pastor, en- behalf of
the Official Board, said that the
church had been completed at cost
for the new building and repairs to
the old one of $4,000; that of the
amount, 81, ,S109O had been provided
and the balance to be raised was In
round numbers, $4,000. They had de
cided to ask to-day for $4,000 to make
them safe beyond any peradventure.
He stated also, that for the carpets
and furniture the lsdies of the Wom-
ems Home Missionary Society had
raised $500, that Mrs. w. G. Loper had
presented the handsome communion
set; the Women's Missionary Society
gave the fine altar table; Miss Carrie
Humphreys had given the handsome
pulpit Bible; Miss Carrie Levick pre-
sented the hymn book, Miss Tillie
Garrison gave the pulpit scarf, and
Miss Hattie Hetzell the beautiful book
marker; the handsome collection
plates we're the gift of Rev Mr.. Wool
ston, Baptist minister of Philadel-
phia.
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
The services in the afternoon were
attended by a large congregation.
There was no regular sermon, but ad-
dresses were made by the visiting pas
tors who were present.
The dedicatory ceremonies followed
the evening sermon. This sermon
was preached also by the Rev. T.. D
Stnltz, at the earnest solicitation of
the pastors who were present.
In commencing his sermon Mr..
Stultz said his position could be read
lily appreciated by the audience.
Having but few moments before
the opening of the evening services
reluctantly consented to preach, and
feeling keenly the weight of the occa-
sion he had shrank from 1t, not in a
spirit ofreluctance to do the work of
his divine Master, but on account of
his own inability. He asked the sym
pathy and prayers of the people. He
chose for his text Rom. 5.2. "By whom
also we have access by faith into his
grace wherein we stand, and rejoice
in hope of the glory OF God."
In a sermon of impassioned elo-
quence and fervor, he stirred the spirit
of the congregation as he portrayed
the alienation of mankind-Jew as
well as Gentile-from God, and how
the reconciliation of the world can be
made with him through justification
of fsith which gives access to his grace