The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-04-25
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Interesting Sermons Preached
at the Different Churches.

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A large cong legation assembled at
Christ Church Sunday morning AMI
listened with rapt attention to the ex-
cellent discourse by the rector, Rev. j.
Cleveland Hall, who took for his text
Let not Gcd speak with us, lest we
de-" Kxodus, 20:19. The speaker
showed to its fullest extent the curse of
dependence upon others. He stated that
man who did not dare to think and
act according to the dictation of his
conscience, was q coward before men,
traitor to his own nature, creature
TO be despised." In conclusion he said,
STAND up and show yourselves to be
men, not slaves; men, not cringing
towards; men, not infants. Men are to
be the rulers of the coming worlds. not
towards borne on by the force of cir
cumstances God wants men, and He
wants them right here in this city"
The singing was excellent, as was also
the music at the evening service, at
which time the church was filled almost
to over flowing. In the evening the
reverend gentlemen preached from a
series OF texts from the first chapter of
John, as follows: Nineteenth verse,
Who art thou?" 29th, "Behold;" 39th,
Come aud see." Spoken by CHRISTI;
42d, Come and see," spoken by
Philip.
There were large attendances and
good sermons at the other churches as
follows:
AT the First Presbyterian Church the
pastor. Rev. Dr.. Campbell, preached in
the morning from Psalms, 1885, and in
the evening he reviewed the work of
the late meeting of the Presbytery of
Montgomery. In the afternoon, accom-
panied by Rev. Mr.. Stanton, Mr..
Campbell visited the Jail and delivered
two addresses.
THE Miracle of the Loaves and
Fishes" was the morning subject of Rev.
w. ii. Groves at Bethany Church. He
Five accessions were made to the
church.
AT Calvary Baptist Church the pastor,
Rev. r. R. AGREE, preached both morn
Ing and night to large congregations
Morning topic: lizard Times, the Cause
and the Cure" Evening: pride. :"
There we're two additions to the church.
At Greene Memorial Rev. w. T..
Ham ner preached i'll the morning on
the answer of tho Saviour to the charge
of the Pharisees that He associated with
sinners and in the evening from Levitt
lcus, 1913 Six Auditors were made
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| received into the Sunday school.
Rev. j. T. Love addressed large con-
gregations at the First Baptist Church
both morning and evening. Morning
subject, "Restore Me Unto the JOY Of
Thy Salvation; night, "Hell.'
a special sermon to the members
was preached by Rev. II. O. Garrison,
pastor of the Christian Church, in the
morning on go Forward" In the
evening he selected for his text, NOW
is the Day of Salvation"
AT the st. James Rev. G. Il. d. Col
Inns preached to large audiences, his
and In the evening on II Press Towards
the Mark
Bones of Joseph" was the subject on
which Rev o. @. Miller, of st. Marks
Lutheran Church, discoursed in the
NOR ming. In the evening he selected
his text from Job, 22:26 30. Attendance
good.
Rev. Charles E. Stanton, pastor of
Trinity M. e. Church, preached in the
morning to good sized congregation
from Romans, SO; in the evening from
John, 20:31. There were four accessions
to the church by letter.
AT the Second Lutheran Church Rev.
DR.. l.. A. Fox, of Roanoke College,
Salem, delivered very able discourse
in the evening on Heavenly Citizen
ship" to fair congregation.
Vinton Methodist Church, Rev. Buch-
anan, pastor, was filed during both
services. In the morning tho pastor
preached on "Job's Vision OF the
Almighty" and in the evening on
"Glorying in the Cross of Christ"
Rev. M. A. Wilson preached at the
East Roanoke Baptist Church in the
morning from Matthew, 27:2e, and in
the evening from Luke. 1878, both
services being we'll attended and three
new members being received by letter.