The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-06-09

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which It M cen arranged.
The fact that one OF the ablest men In
the Christian ministry was to preach the
sermon, added to the popularity OF the
college and the academy, attracted one Ct
the largest crowds that has ever as
sembled In a Lexington auditorium.
Every seat was filled, standing room could
not be had, and hundreds came who were
unable to secure admission. Every one
wanted to hear the distinguished bishop,
and SO magnificent was his discourse that
it is to be regretted that all could not
secure seats. The music was very fine. A
solo by Miss Bing and a duet by Misses
Combs and Move, besides the choir OF
selected voic IS, were happy features OF the
worship.
Rev. Matthews offered prayer, after
which Rev G. M. Bishop introduced
Bishop Hendrix, who read for scripture
lessons, the one hundred and thirty-thiid
Psalm and a part of the twenty-sixth
chapter OF the gospel by st. Matthew. He
took for his text the fiftieth verse OF the
twelfth chapter of st. Matthew, "For
whatsoever shall do the will Of My Father
which is in Heaven, the same is My
brother and sister and mother" The
speaker began by saying that our Lord
acknowledged every relationship except
that of father. He was considerate OF His
brothers and sisters and mother. In
speaking OF the relationship OF Jesus to
His brothers and mother, he reviewed the
history of their associations, from which
he drew the conclusion that they believed
In the divinity OF Christ. The Lord taught
that the most sacred relations were not Of
a human character; that he who loved
father or mother more than God was not
at to enter the Kingdom OF Heaven.
While we are without the names of His
sisters by birth, yet we have the names OF
many of His spiritual sisters. The speak
Ter next dwelt upon the coming OF Jesus,
the scant welcome he received and the
history of His mission. Proceeding to the
higher, spiritual relation. he said it was a
deep personal love o of a consciousness
OF a love of Christ; obedience Is q child OF
love, and every act acceptable to God was
an offspring OF that love. "Men may
ADMIRE" said the bishop, sand not love-"
Man may do good from sympathy; may
admire virtue and be a victim Of vice. He
said that nothing could transform q man
into a child of God but love, aud that 1t
took all the love OF a human heart to per-
form u single Christ like act. He said That
q woman might be conscious OF not hav-
ing given her whole heart to God, and yet
be an obedient wife; but to be a Christly
wife she must give her whole heart to her
husbands; must have a divine love for
him which was Heaven-born. Love gives
its best songs, its best work, its all to
God. All life, said the speaker, comes
from love, and love that is creative comes
from itself. He spoke Of John Wesley,
and said that his success was due to his
unqualified love for his Redeemer. lie
then pictured Christ on the cross, and
how he displayed his O In saying
"Father forgive them," and also taking
the thief with him into paradise. He
said love was uncalculating and unstinted,
that II had no scale, but gave its all.
Love cannot express itself, and 1t knows
no waste. The test OF love Christ puts
to us is to love his representatives. To
love loo il to love Virtue. "A Christly
d~eedsbrings with it n atmosphere OF
Heaven.
Bishop Hendrix said he spoke to his
audience In three relationship students,
to bread winners, and TO home-keepers.
As students he babe them do the will OF
God.
As bread winners he said there werf
over 300 professions open TO women and
an innumerable number to men. How.
ever, he said, In every profession they
would be Judged by the standard Of merit
alone.
As home-keepers he urged them &c
make 1t ideal; an abiding place for the
love OF God and nan
He directed the young ladies' to Mrs
HAYS, Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Cleveland
whose alabaster box contained the mobiles
virtues.
Bishop Hendricks sermon was fifty-fiv,
minutes In length, yet lie held the undi
vided attention OF his audience, who's
| chief regret it was that his sermon wa
not longer. IL was an able discourse, ant
, one that will do much good. We con
, graduate Central College and Wentworth
0 Academy upon having secured such al
t one to deliver the annual baccalaureat
! address.