Evening journal., 1894-03-26

I
stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
SALISBURY, Nd, March 20. Yesterday
was a great day in the history OF Sails
bury. It's grandeur was somewhat
spoiled by nasty drizzle, that turned
into downpour of rain about noon,
then again into the nasty drizzle which
continued all day. But Notwithstanding
this the ministers donned their longest
frock coats and patent leather shoes and
shiny tiles, and the women wore their
new Easter bonnets and gowns just the
same People we're here from all parts
Of this state, and Delaware, but this is
nothing to what it would have been, had
tue weather been fair
The first service Of the day was a love
/ feast, at o o'clock, at Asbnry M. T..
/ Church, conference headquarters. The
church was handsomely decorated with
/ potted plants and blooming flowers, aud
the church choir sang choice selections
The service Of the day, however was the
ordination of the classes of deRoOns and
elders, followed by sermon by Bishop
Vincent. After the singing Of the FIRST
hymn. "The Ministry Instituted, prayer
was offered by Rev. 4. + Martindale
Another hymn was sung, and the class
of deacons, consisting of Thomas h.
Cooper, w H. S. Williams. Theodore f.
Beauchamp and Godsboro W. Hast
ings. was presented by Rev. A. S. Now
bray.
NJ D. Nutter, James W. Fogle and w.
II Benford composed the class of elders
They were also presented by Rev. A. 5.
Mowbray. Those who assisted in the
i
Martindale, Corkran, Wyatt Watt aud
Wood bishop Fitzgerald challenged and
examined the classes Rev. Robert
Watt read the collect for deacons aud
Rev. j. w. Easley that for elders Rev.
j. P Oiis read the epistle, aud the gospel
from st. John was read by Rev. c. 4.
Wyatt. Bishop Vincent ordained the
candidates.
To each Of the elders he presented a
handsome Oxford Bible, in memory OF
The solemn ordination. They were pre-
sented by DR. T l.. Flood, of MeRdville,
Pa and were dated Easter Sunday,
March 25. and bore the signatures OF
Bishops John II Vincent and James ".
Fitzgerald
After the ordination, and before the
bishop delivered his sermon, Miss Wood
cock, of Winona, Minn., sang a IN
solo. The bishop began to preach at IL. 4;
o'clock and preached for forty minutes.
"what Have written"
Bishop Vincent preached from the text
"Pilate answered. what l have writer
have written. The incident Of tn,
text took place at the place OF the skull
Golgotha. PLATE was requested tC
change the inscription to Jesus said,
| ha p rfrtr 30 DHh q
answered in the words of the text, "Wha'
have written have written" The in
seription was made "This is the king o
the Jews In part the bishop said
"The governor intended to cast scorr
upon the Jews as well as upon the vic
tim who hung upon the cross. Blu
PLATE said 'Whst have written l hav,
written
"Jesus is the King Of every tribe th'
world over, aud is coming to be the Kinl
of all the nation. He said, If be draw
up shall draw up men unto Ne. We
come TO understand that He was KIM
and that He Is King We have herr
very interesting study on civiliza
ton We know that language stand
: for the people who speak it
d and in part OF their histor,
5 and their character and by the language
we come TO understand the history o
the people who speak il When we sa,
a man talks like a Scotchman, we hsvl
the thought or idea that brings u
mind the Scotch people. So you say o
the IrishmRn, the Chinese the Yankee
! the Southerner. Sometimes you charac
+ terize q man and say he Is a regular
Trishman, or Frenchman, or Indian Nov
! It is a singular fact that the gathering a
the cross on that occasion and that tn
inscription placed over His head was II
? three languages Now He that wa
hanging on the Gloss with the siptiol
on His head was pointed TO by tn
] Romans, Greeks and Jews. as q King,
The Romans represented strength
civil cation, government, prosperity
. thrones, enterprise The Greeks did no
represent that. The characteristics q
. the Greek are philosophy and art; th
Q tastes of the Greek are cultivated Z
their highest power The Jew is religious
de has a regard for the sacred days, 70
sacred services, a regard not for divin
\ communication to men, but for tn
I spirit and habit of worship The reli
:. gious element is Just as much snatura
element TO the Jew as the love of powe
n TO the Roman, the love of art to th
Greek But some of the most religion
=. men are selfish men have known mel
=. who would 60 into raptures at the low
\ feast aud not pay a cent into the churc
# because they had Fprescher they oidn
a like Some of the religious people in tn
q world are selfish people, working hara
"a TO humanity. There were represented q
the cross of Christ, the Roman powei
the refined Greek and the loyal. indig
d nant Hebrew whose soul thirsted for h
n blood, but who was careful not
4, meddle with It,
8. There is a fourth language Of this
r cross, a fourth tongue, fourth speecl
1t and it represented fourth civilization
10 thoroughly divine. pure aud just Wh'
10 is itg Il is the speech of action. Th
70 words he spoke we're interpreted, bI
d the action that day neither Romal
" Greek nor Hebrew understood. 1t crie'
lr I die for humanity 1t meant / a.
f. King What was the great idea, an
It what was the force back of that speec
g. and action on the cross that day2 tt
great need Of humanity, the great evi
rs human sin.
At Hanging on the cross, He said Il