The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-25
CHRIST CRUCIFIED !
REV t. WHITES SERMON SUNDAY
MORNING.
The New Pastor of the First BAPTIST
Church of AshevilIe breaches
i'm the New Church.

i'm the New Church.
Those worshipers who went to the
First Baptist church Sunday morning a
few minutes late, found every form full
the aisles occupied, and people stalding
up in the vestibule.
1t was the first service held in the new
e liice, corner College and Spruce streets
| and the sermon was the first preached by
| Rev. J. l.. White, since his call to the
pastOrate of this church. The service
was held in the lecture room, which, al
though nearly as large as the old church, l.,
is small compared with the new church
proper.
MIR. White chose as the text of his dis
course the second verse of the second
chapter of Paurs First Epistle to the
Corinthians:
'FOr | am determined not TO know
any thing among you, save Jesus Christ,
and Him crucified'
This is the day of specialists" said Mr.
White, "and to succeed one must have
one sphere in life. In professional,
temporal and spiritual life this is true
The double minded man in life need not
expect any coed thing. Those men who
have reached great eminence have had
their powers concentrated on one great
idea
"The greatest work in the world is
preaching the word of the Lord Jesus
Christ How much more then must the
preacher give all of his time to the Lord
There is no other man from whom so
much is expected mentally. He has to
conduct services four, five, six and per-
haps more, times week, and the people
expect something new. We need not
take the same text, yet the Lord Jesus
Christ and him cruciIied is the y cetC st
theme on earth
"The preacher mu. C me 10 contact
with every condition of lie In doing
his work he may tread on some man's >
toe som men la p j. ca III h
must do it uniiinchngiy Ilemn>l preach
the pospel for the good Of mankind.
"The ntidel is not to be so mu Ii feared
as the man who is half christian.
would rather come in contact with Inger
soil than one Of these easy going, soft
soap men. There's something wrong in
his head and heart
"Humanity's hope is Jesus Christ and
him crucified | haven't gotten beyond
the old signboards, and am content to be-
lieve what my fathers believed. The
world must come to the last act tf Christ's
life to see that he was the son of God
No science or theory has ever saved
soul. But one power can save from sin,
and that is the blood of Christ. This
knowledge is sufficient because it saves,
and that is what we want.
Now, with Christ doing so much for
us, can we ever do enough for him: Can
we not take the example of Paul, deter
mined not TO know anything save Jesus
Christ and him cruciied:'"
In closing Mr.. White said he came to
give his hand, and asked of his brethren
their prayers, love and assistance
Mr. Whites words were listened to
with the deepest interest. He impressed
everyone as a man Of intensest earnest
ness, thorough consecratiOn for the work
in his masters cause He is of command
ing pulpit presence, and talks with an
energy which holds the attention Of every
listener from the reading of the text TO
the pronouncing of the benedictiOn. His
delivery is faultless, the words flowing
full and free in rounded sentences and
the most forcible truths. He is an orator,
who uses the simplest words to express
the greatest thoughts.
The beginning of Mr. Whites pastOrate
of the Asheville church was auspicious,
and all who heard him Sunday predict
that his work here will be greatly blessed.
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