The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-28
DR.. TUDOR,,S FAREWELL
he Preached a Powerful Sermon TO Large
Congregation Last Night.
THE APOSTLE .PAUL's ExPosIULA1IOH.
TO the Philippine Church to "work
o"t HIS Own salvation With Fenr
and TrcmbIing'' His Thcne-To
Leave To-Morrow for wnshinEi OH
md Then to Richmond.

Inc Rev. DIR. Tudor preached his
iaSt sermon at Cumberland Street NJ
70. Church last night to an UNUSUALLY
large wednesday night congregation
withstanding the fact that other
churches In the city were open for ser.
vice ana the attraction in progress nj
Armory Hail.
The Introductory exercises consisted
oil sacred song service conducted nv
DR.. Tudor and his wife. who presided
at the piano.
At the close or this very interesting
feature Of the meeting Dr. Tudor
preached most earnest and effective
u .i,;,St seiectlng as the theme of his
subject the Apostle Paurs expostula-
tion to the Phi!lipian Church to "Worl,
out lis own salvation with fear and
trembling. He described the work as
one OF personal character, and in
order to its successful completion tho
Christian must be ever actively en-
gagged in it. He said we may be dill
gently engaged in the various pursuits
OF time: may achieve earthly glory and
renown: may be successful in the work
o o. art ana III ms way do good. but may
iind nj last that we have failed In the
end to have. accomplished the grantlest
ana most important work OF onr life
mat OF erecting and molding charac-
ter Tor God and eternity. 1.-THE man
that fails to work out his own saliva ion
and will awake ct last to the awful
consciousness that he Is irretrevia bjv
lost. RE described the work of the
Holy Spirit as the chief agency In the
ultimate achievement of mans saliva
tlon, declaring that II is the true source
from which we obtain our spiritual sun
Plies to tit us for the ACCOMPLISHMENT
OF our destiny, the glory of God and our
personal salvation.
GOD said the speaker. SIS the great
N mi fnE l,rf
agent, must be n colaborcr with Him
IN the accomplishment of the work. &"
lie described what Paul meant by
fear and trembling" to be an anxiety
70 put and Keep in constant exercise all
the powers OF the mind and soul I'm
order 10 bring man into a state of per
rect harmony with our divine Lord
taith.' he said. is the open door to
repentance by and through which the
sinner Is reconcilcd and justified before
God.
Personal salvation appeals to orr
manhood and dignity in that while
the glory belongs to God as its great
eternal author. the joy will be mans
In his heavenly estate"
IN closing his very impressive dis
course the Doctor told his hearers that
Tie work OF personal salvation Is to
pulld up a character for eternity, and
urged them not to begin the work too
late. 1t is Il character that Will outIive
the crumbling OF the earth. the falling
OF the stars, and one that will survive
the waste of eternal ages
~ the close OF the sermon many In
the congregation went forward and
hadc the Doctor and his wife an affec
Tomato adicu, wishing them the very
best succea:; in their new field of labor.
l)r. Tudor and his wife will leave Fri
day evening ON the steamer for Wash
ihEton, y. c.. where he is announced
TO preach at Mount Vernon Place NJ.
Il. Church Sunday. He Will begin his
work with his new charge. Centenary
Church. Richmond. Ia which he was
assigned by Bishop Galloway at the
session OF the Virginia Conference. on
the second sunday In December The
membership and congregation of Cen
tcnary Church are fortunate in secur-
ing this able and eloquent preacher,
and model pastor to succeed the Rev.
DR.. Slcdd.