The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-03
The Talented Young Pastor Of Granby Street
Church Begins His Passionate.
This 90 IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME-
This Was the Subject of Ellis Master
full Discourse sunday Morning.
When Large Congregation Was
Prcscnt-Rcv.J. w. M0orc's Sermon
nj ihc Queen street Church.

day morning at Ciranby-Street dep
WORTH Methodist Church by saying that
i was not his custom to preach either
introductory or farewell sermons; That
he preferred To plunge into the midst
Of his work as though he had always
been with his new flock. He was
glad that the first meeting; was around
the Sacramento Board. and chose for
! his text Luke NXii.,1a. This do in Re
mcmbrunCe Of Me" He spoke in part,
rs follows:
! While we celebrate many memorial
days, the truly great days are few.
| Neither nature nor grace is prodi.ui of
great things. There is but one Calvary:
Jesus died once for all 1t takes ages to
hew out Il single day-the day itself is
like the unvclinE of the statue which
The sculptor has been long carving So
CALVARY was the end of. a long period
| OF preparation We see this prepart-
tion i'm nature. which. we are assured
was created with reference TO Christ
ana was ready for the miraculous works
| OF His hands. We see il in the history.
n"t ohly OF the Jews, but also OF the
! ieIlllc races. We see IL in the prcyi-
Gus works of grace which ushcred In, in
INC fulness of time. the King of Kings.
Ihe*" great days are the heritage of
All days that follow. The victims of
the western races over the forces of tbr
EAST. ana later. over the Arabs tho
reformation In various parts of Europe.
me war OF independence In America
All these belong to all men everywhere.
80 Is II with regard TO the triumph of
inc cross. Nature feels still the coming
oil Jesus. His miracles, as acts of mercy
anu rs corrections of the mpcrfcctions
| OF nature. are repeated to-day as the
result of his coming. i'm all the victories
OF the arts and Sciences History has
| been made new. our very mans nv,
been changed from year to year. NJ, thc
| result of the mcrciful will of Christ !
hSeu harulN tell YOU II new moral force
mas been felt I'm politics. in the indlIstri,I
world and in the training of the intel
been brcatl!cd in all the world
| me character of Il people is seen i'm
| thc Gays IL celcbfatSc and in the ,nonu-
mcnis II build. That for which We
are grateful that which we appreciate.
shows what we are What Shall ~
said If that man who has all his ,ifo
long passed under the shadow Of tbn
cross and has never looked IN into tbc
lace OF the dying Christ i'm grateful
| recognition of His wondrous roSa",,,i -,
grace? :
| Nor should we forget that the cello
bration of these days puts on MS Tho
ohilSation TO be true to the lessons thcv
bring Each Fourth OF July. with il
hunting and booming cannon ana pa-
| triotic speech, is IL new adoptjon or H.,
great truths for which the heroes of tbn
revolution died: So to celebrate this
| lcaSt to-day Is to put ourselves undor
obligation TO live the life of splf-sncri.
nee, which Christ lived forsaliing every
SIN Tor lilS sake. We pledge ourselves
TO make our private lives clean. 10
make our homes the temples OF COD
training our children in the nature aud
admonilion of the Lord: TO carry In
our business not according To the may
ms. Every man for himself" and
Honesty Is he best policy but ac-.
cordinE to the Masters law ..'rhou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself:" to
seek by every honest means to cleanse
the political life of the people; 10 deal
IN love with them whom we employ. or
by whom we arc employed Lot nc MOI
he traitors, like Judas. but, on othcr
hand, let us not be discouraged If as Vel
the PRINCIPLES of the gospel have MOI
iniIy Eliminated our lives This work
.Hh not nc zone IN day, and the Mas
tsf Is Wonderfully patient with his
pupils. ''
There are family days-thc annjyer-
sary of the wedding or Of the mother;
death. How tender are all the associ,
lions That cling to these days This day
we celebrate is like these We are one
FANNY, embracing all who love Jesus,
even nose hcyonu the flood. The death
we celebrate Is the death Of one who
was our elder brother. and stood be-
tween us ana the shafts of death Shall
we not this day weep for our sins and
promise hcnceforth to serve our Lord
more faithfully?
Key j. w. Moore began his pastora te
at Queen Street Church Sunday morn
ing. when the theme was "Cbuss "a
Desire for the Love OF Man" based on
the conversation with Peter recorded I'm
the last chapter of John. The speaker
SAID that this text contains a number
| OF beautiful thoughts, but the most
prominent truth Is the desire of Jesus