The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-04
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Many Accessions Made to Some
of the Churches.

The various churches were we'll at
tended Sunday and large accsssions
were made to some of them.
At Christ P. g. Church the rector,
Rev. j. Cleveland Hall, administered
the Holy Communion to seventy-two
members, the largest number since the
Organization OF the church. At night
the attendance was SO large people
could not be seated and some had to
leave.
At the Reformed Church the pastor,
Rev. Lewis Reiter, preached at IL a. N.
The text was found in Acts, GIT; sub
jet. "Ananias Obeying the Command
of tho Lord" There were no services
held in the evening.
At Greene Memorial Church the COM
munion service was administered in the
morning to more than GOO communi-
Giants. Three aocessions were made
to the church. In tho evening Rev.
P. 81. Whisner preached an able
sermon. Subject, Tho Blighted Fig
Tree"
Rev. D. G. Moomaw preached in the
morning at the Brethrens' Tabernacle.
Subject: "a Bad Bargain" Matthew.
1926. What will it profit man
though he gain the whole world and
lose his own SOUL" In the evening Rev.
DR.. Graybi.l preached from the subject:
behold. He Prsyeth." On next Satur.
day at noon the Sunday achCpl OF this
church will be banquetted at Crystal
Springs.
AT the Second Presbyterian Church
the services were held in tho new church
by the pastor, Rev. r. B. Anderson
The subject of the morning discourse
was: "Growth." Mark. 6:2S. The even
ing service was from the subject of
Sowing and Reaping." Ephesians,
6:7-8. There were three accessions to
the church.
At Grace M. e. Church, South, Rev.
w. W. Royal preached in the morning
on "the factors tina make up q success.
full church," Acts, 4th chapter, 1898.
The subject for the evening discourse
was The personal obligation upon
Christian to bring men to Christ"
Union protracted services began in this
church, conducted by the various pastors,
closed last night. Next Sunday night
the church will be dedicated. Rev. DR..
Morrison, OF Atlanta, Ga, will preach
the dedicatory sermon.
At Trinity M. e. Church Rev. s d.
Ferguson, pastor. preached in tho morn
ing from Matthew, 5:1S. Subject:
blessed arc the pure in spirit for they
shall see God"
Communion services were conducted
at ST. Marks Lutheran Church by Rev.
DR.. Cox, OF Salem. The subject OF the
discourse was What Think Ye When
Ye Come to the Feast?" Thirty-three
new members were received in the
church. The pastor, Rev. Oliver L.
Miller, preached in the evening on the
subject "By Faith the Walls OF Jericho
Fell Down" One person was bsptised
in the evening.
Rev. s. l.. Rice, pastor of the United
Brethren Church, delivered an interest
ing talk on the Sacremenr in the morning
and received two new members in the
church, one by letter and one by pro-
fession Of faith. In the evening the
text was from Second Corinthians, $40,
"You know the grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ that though He was rich. yet for
your sake He became poor that ye
through His poverty might be ricn."
Rev. G. H. Buchanan, pastor of Vinton
M. E. Church, held communion service
in the morning and preached from the
"Sin against the Holy Ghost" The
subject for the evening discourse was
the Burial of Noses"
At Bethany Presbyterian Church the
pastor, Rev. w Fl. Groves, preached
from Isaiah, SD verso, in the morning,
and in the evening his text was from
the first chapter of Genesis.
AT the First Baptist Church the pas
tor, Rev. o. f. Flippo, delivered an in
teresting talk in the morning on the
Lords supper, and extended the hand
OF fellowship to thirteen. In the even
ing he addressed the children on Cen.
tennial Missions"
Rev. w. C. Campbell, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian Church, preached
both morning and evening. After the
morning sermon the sacrament of the
Lords Supper was admins tered to n
large number Of ommunicants Seven
persons we're received into the church.
The subject OF the evening Discourse
was missions"
AT tho Norwich Presbyterian Church
both Sabbath school and services were
well attended. The new church will be
ready for occupancy next Sunday
Row DR.. r. r. AGREE, pastor of the
Calvary Baptist Church. preached in
the morning. the third sermon in the
series, on 1.-The Necessity OF Grace;"
subject, Repentance" In the even
ing the congregation was good and DR..
AGREE preached an eloquent and able
sermon.
Lexington LaconicsI
The Democrats OF this place he
meeting Saturday night in the post.