The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-09
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items ofNews Gathered Around
Town.

| At the Sunday evening services at
the Presbyterian Church, the pastor,
Row. j. R. Bridges. in accordance with
his usual custom devoted the hour to
the cause OF foreign missions, taking as
his subject, "Work in France" He first
showed the progress of Protestant ism
| in France soon after the reformation,
when Calvin in person and through let
ters written from Geneva was the con-
trolling spirit. Then he described the
| Huguenot wars and the dreadful massa-
ere of st. Bartholomew, and the conse-
quent dispersion of the Huguenors to
other lands. Then followed the dark
ages in France, when the priesthood
ruled and the Bible was an unknown
book. The next period was that of
preparation, extending from 1S05 to
1871.
In 1905 Napoleon Roussel was born
and in 1929 he was ordained to the min
istry. His life was romance. Begin
with rationalistic views Of tho Bible
and Christ he changed his view under
the teachings of the Holy Spirit till he
filled all France with his zeal. Time
after time he was arrested and fined.
but each time he commended for religious
freedom, and finally he established the
right of Protestants to worship God as
they wished. Napoleon III put an end
to his work, shut up the churches and
scattered the congregations. After the
Franco. Prussian war, Rev. r. w. McAll,
while on q visit to Paris, was invited by
a workman to labor among them. He
began work in small room, and was
only able to say in French God loves
you, love you" The work has grown
with great rapidity, till to-day stations
are all over France, and the pure gos-
pei is reaching the masses.
The morning service at the NJ E.
Church, South, was conducted by the
pas tor, Rev. j. S. Hutchinson, who took
his text from Cor, S, rs; subject, "The
Symbolism of the Passover" In plain
and mastery manner the speaker
brought out these sacred facts: The
purging out Of the old leaven typi6es
the expulsion of sin; the sacrifice Of the
paschal lamb typihes the death of
lamb sprinkled on the door posts signi-
fed that victim mad been slain as q
ransom for the first-born of that home;
the blood Of Jesus sprinkled by faith on
the portals Of our heart is testimony
that He has given himself for US and
that we have received the anotenent.
The sprinkled blood was sign of sep
aration between Israel and Egypt. The
blood Of Christ applied by faith is the
mark of separation from the world. The
roasted lamb was eaten with the bitter
herbs, symbol of contrition; 1t was
nourishment for the journey, 30 Christ
is the food, the nourishment of the soul.
Those who partook of the paschal lamb
ate standing, feet shod, loins girded,
staff in hand, ready for departure: so
Christians should be in readiness. Tho
speaker urged the inportance OF tho
doctrine Of the vicarious death of Jesus,
showed the danger Of the teaching that
asserts that the great object OF his
i.,ttssiop was to teach and set an ex-
ample of holiness, and insisted that
without the sacrifice Of the cross there
is no gospel for sinners.
At the Baptist Church, notwithstand
ing the heat. the congregations were
large, both morning and evening. the
pastor, Rev. DIR. ]. B. Taylor. officiating
at each service. The subject OF the
morning sermon was, Love to Christ, u
; from tho text, Lowest Thou Me?'
John, 81, II. What Shall the Harvest
Be?" was the theme at night from
Galatians 6, 7:s. Four persons were re-
ceived for baptism.
j. E. Walker. of TdE TIMES, is still
confined to his bed from sickness
ness, but hopes to be out in day or
two.
Err Dove, of 800" S. c., is the guest
of his friend, Frank A. Lovelock, at
Hotel Lucerne.
The Ed Corbett Mill Supply Company
yesterday morning unioaded carload
of iron working machinery for finishing
castings, cutting bolts and turning pull
leys.
]. o. Kizer has been appointed trav-
cling salesman for the Chadwick Two
Wheeler Company.
The Salem Electric Light Company
are putting in nineteen incandescent
lights with handsome fittings in ST.
Pauls Episcopal Church.
Blount & Jones and K. L. Fitzhugh,
of Pulaski, were in town yesterday en-
business connected with the recent
True &c Burwell assignment.
Mack Kuigh. and Lewis Hendricks
were each fined by the mayor $3.50 for
violation OF section 10 in Cuba" Satur-
day night. They were arrested by OF
fcer Boone.
At the Young Mems Christian Asso
citation rooms every night one member
OF the reception committee is on hand
TO welcome strangers, who are cord iall y
invited to use the reading rooms in the
Critz building
Mark Sessler, died at his home, on
Catawaba, last Saturday after long
illness, aged eighty three, and was
buried Sunday in the grave, ard at
townsville.
Naws rnnchod Salarn uastardau thu