The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-16
SUNDAY SERVICES.
interesting Sermons Preached
at the Various Churches.

in Roanoke were we'll attended last
Sunday at all the services, and it was
noticeable that at several of the
churches crowds were turned away, be-
ing unable to find seats or even standing
room at some houses of worship, es-
pecially at Greene. Memorial Church at
the night service. The Sunday schools
Of the city are doing noble work in
building up the church, and is by no
means the least important branch of
church work. Almost without excep-
ton tho Sunday.schools are increasing
in numbers every Sabbath.
AT the East Roanoke Baptist Church,
Rev. Nj. A. Wilson, pastor, there were
large congregations at all the services
and very large Sunday.school, which
had ten new members. The pastor
2; cached at IL o'clock from the text
Ephesians, Al. He talked in the after
noon at o'clock in the Y. M. c. A. hall
| and at night from this text: Luke
5:27-2S, "He Left All and Followed
Him." There was considerable interest
felt at all the services.
Rev. j. s. Engle, the pastor, preached
at Grace Methodist Church in the morn.
ing on "Christisn Warfare" and at night
from the text, "God is love-" The Sun
day school was especially large and in
| terestiug.
Rev. 6. H Buchanan. OF the vinson
Methodist Church, and Rev. G. 7. ID.
Collins, of Sc. James Methodist ChuI CHI,
exchanged pulpits Sunday morning.
The services at both places were pleas
ant and we'll attended. DR.. Buchanan
| preached in the morning on Especial
Providence" and at night ION Christian
| Authority"
Second Presbyterian Church, Rev. R.
@. Anderson, pastor-There were the
largest congregations Sunday :hat
ever Assem- bled at this church. The
subject in the morning was. Union
With Christ. or the Relations Man Sus.
tains to Christi" text, Ephesians, 2:l3,
but now in Christ Jesus ye who some
times were afar off are made nigh by the
blood of Jesus" The pastor preached
in Vest Roanoke in the afternoon to q
| good congregation and at night in his
| own church on The Law of the Growth
of the Church," text. last fifteen verses
of the first chapter of st John, bringing
out the striking fact that all the whole
church were saved by simply bringing
| the members to God, as John the Bap.
list only said: Behold the lamb OF
Goa" All that Andrew did was to lead
his brother Peter to Jesus Christ The
| meeting Of the Young Peoples Society
was larger than usual.
Trinity Methodist Church, Rev. c. S.
Stanton, pastor, preached morning and
evening to large congregations. The
topic of the morning was "Lukewarm-
| ness.' the text, Revelations, 3:15 and Is,
81 know thy works, that thou art
neither cold nor hot" At night the
| subject was 1.-The Sacrifice of the
Body" text, Romans, 1871, sI beseech
you therefrom, brethren, by the mercies
OF God that you present your bodies q
living sacrifice" There were seven
additions to the Sunday-school, and
the services all through the day were
especially good.
Christ P. E Church-At Christ Church
Sunday the services were very inter-
esting and instructive and an unusually
large congregation was present. The
| spt cial feature was the celebration Of
ascension da .by the Bayard Commar-
dery knights Templar, who were on
hand in b dy resplendant in the full
regalia of the order. The rector, Rev
j. Cleveland Hail. preached an able and
effective sermon on "The Ascension OF
Jesus" upon which great fact in the
world e:history the order OF Knights
Templar rests.
| st. Johns Episcopal Church, Bishop
A. nd. Randolph, of the diocese of South
ern Virginia, conferred class of nine
at the evening service and preached a
powerful sermon on "God s love of man."
MAGNOLIA cigar cites commend them.
selves to sm okers because of their purity
and excellence.