The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-07
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Interesting Sermons Preached
at the Various Churches.

Tho services in the various churches
in the city were we'll attended Sunday
morning. The preachers were all feel
ing much encouraged and preached with
great power. At night the congrega-
tions were, Of course, very small on &C
count Of the bad weather.
At the Lee Street Nj. e. Church Rev.
Mr.. Young preached to largo congre-
cation in the morning His text was
from the l26th Psalm, third verse. At
night Presiding Elder Rumburg
preached to fair congregation.
At Christ's Episcopal Church Rev. J.
Cleveland Hall, the rector, preached on
Sunday morning to large congregation
on Phillips Brooks, the Man." empha-
sizing the fact that his influence on the
future will not be as tho preacher or the
bishop, but as man among mon. At
night the same preachor lad very in
teresting service.
At Greene Memorial tho regular COM
munion service was held at IL a. m.
Three members were received The
Rosebuds met in monthly meeting at
p. m. The Epworth League meeting at
6:15 p. m. was the largest and most
spirited OF the year. The auditorium
was full of worshippers and hearers at
II,
"Pilate Willing to Content the People
Released Barobos and Delivered Jesus
After Scourging Him to be Sacrificed"
The sermon was preached by tho pas
tor, Rev w. ii. Hammer, and was a
splendid effort
At Vinton Methodist Church, Rev.
Mr.. Buchanan, the pastor, preached at
II a. m. His topic was, The Path to
the True Riches;" text, You are I'm
faithful in the Unrighteous Manner
Who Will Commit to You the True
Riches" His theme emphasized was
serve God from principle and you are
End Of That Man is Worse Than the
First" He showed fr,m numerous
examples that where persons have
abandoned the Christian life, they be-
came most active servants OF evil and
thereby became the most dangerous
element In society
Tho pastor, Rev. W. II. Groves,
preached an able sermon at II q. m. in
bethany Presbyterian Church, at which
hour sacramental services were observed.
One member was admitted to member
ship in the church In the afternoon
the pastor preached at Vinton.
Rev. Mr.. Garrison, the pastor, preached
two ablo sermons in the Christian
Church. His morning subject was, "Our
High Priest" In the evening his SUBJ
ject was Spiritual Development"
The subject for the sermon at the
Second Presbyterian Church by Rev. R.
c. Anderson, pastor, was, "Believers
the Workmanship Of God" and the text,
For we are his workmanship. created
in Christ Jesus unto good works"-Eph
2:10. The subject for the night service
was, The Value of the Soul" the text
being taken from Matt. 1926.
The pastor OF St. Pauls church
preached in the morning from the 25th
verse of the 9th chapter OF Corinth-
ians: $50 Run That Ye May Obtain"
At the Calvary Baptist Church the
pastor, Rev. R. R. Acree, preached in
the morning from the text, 1.-The Lord
is my rock" 18th psalm and 22d verse.
At this service there wero three acces-
siobss to the church, one by baptism and
two by letter.
AT Grace Methodist Church the pas.
tor, Rev. DR.. Cox, held communion
service in the morning and preached in
belmont in the afternoon.
The young men of Calvary Baptist
Church organized Sunday. SC ool at
the West End, with lat students, last
Sunday.