Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-11-15
DEDICATED } | / ! 70 GOD.
The New Baptist Church
COnsecrated to His Work
With Appropriate
Ceremonies.
A Large Gathering Of Every
Denomination Welcome
the New Edifice for
Christian Worship.

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Broadway and Fourth streets, was
dedica ted to the worship OF Almighty
God. Friday evening with fitting
ceremonies.
The dedication sermon was de-
liYered by Rev. W. HI. Geistweit. OF
Minneapolis. He took for his subject
"What Kind of Church the World
Needs" and he handled it in an able
and mastery manner. His discourse
was logical and convincing, and he
held the close attention of an audi
ence compased of the clergy. and
other leading members Of every de-
nomination, which. filed the church
from the pulpit to- the, door. Rev.
Rust, Of the Chapel Car, gave the
dedication prayer. and 1t was an
earnest and furcible petition to Him
whose service the new edifice was
cOnsecrated. for u continuance. of
His blessings upon it's members and
upon the work so we'll begun.
Rev. C. H. Moss, the pastor Of the
new, church, followed Rev. Rust in a
short history 0f the Baptist denomi-
nation in this city and the work it
had accomplished. He briefly stated
the condition Of the church financial
ly. which is Il great credit to the ef-
fort to himself and it's members. The
new church az it stands, is less than
one hundred dollars in DEBT, a show
ing that cannot he made by some
other churches with much larger
congregations that have been estab-
lished for years. The new church is
still without pews and pulpit furni-
ture, and the pastors appeal for aid
for these purposes was literally re-
sponled to with cash contributions
and pledges. Rev. Moss also stated
that his labors here were nearly at
an end; as he had accepted a cali
from Allentown. Pa, and would
leave for that place il abont, two
weeks. It was news that everyone
present regretted to hear. The new
edifice when fully completed, will be
a cOmmo0ious and imposing one. 1t
will have a seating capacity OF 25O or
more, and ia provided with convent
ences for baptism by immersion, &C.
cording to the rites of the church,
and several candida tes were baptised
utter the dedication services last
evening.
The sermon of W. H. Geistweit
concerning 1.-The Kind of a Church
the World Needs was an able
DISCOURSE, and we regret that space
prevents it's reproduction IN full in
these columns. He argued che need
of church in the world TO carry
forward the work of Christ, and
went to some length into the church
history. He advocated an entire
separation of church from political
or state power. Speaking of the
carly Christian church he said: "FOr
three hundred years this young
church enjoys the favor of God, but
provokes the hatred of man. Its
day of doom came when these con-
ditions were reversed-losing the
favor OF God by seeking the favor OF
man. Its history is shameful and
dark for nearly dozen centuries"
Referring to the Baptist church the
speaker said. 1--WE stand for free
dom Of conscience-utter soul liberty;
the Bible, as the only rule Of faith
and practice; absolute severance Of
the church and state - .:+--.
Following his demonstration that
the world needed q church. he spoke
as follows as to the kind needed:
LIST, Faithful Church-Say what
we may of a liberal church, the
the world at it's heart does not
want it. 1t despises it.
The world needs faithful church.
The world needs church that will
be faithful to Sinai and Calvary.
Merciless in denouncing sin; merciful
in pointing to Calvary the remedy
for sin. The world needs Il church
to thunder the voice of the ten COM
mandments. to let fly the lightning
bolts against their violation.
The safety OF the community
depends upon a faithful church. Sad
day for the church when the creed OF
the church-its platform-shall be so
broad that sin can sit about on its
borders, and be counted respectable.
The world despises such n church; it
has no use for it, save for a tenn
porary pleasure, and the momentary
ouieting Of q call of conscience.
Why do men use morphine-inject
It? Temporary relief. Men use
the liberal church for deadning Of
pain. . .a.4
But the world needs a FAITHFUL
church-the only voice that is left
to plead for morals.
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