The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-02
FRIENDS NEW CHURCH
REV. MIR. TRCBLooD. OF BOSTON,
breaches At THE DEDICATION.
Church Is Entirely Out of Debt
Through Contributions Raised Yes
rerday-some Statistics.


FRIENDS. which stands at the corner OF
Alabama street and Home avenue, was
dedicated yesterday. The JOY of being in 1t
was not unmixed with sorrow. The congre-
cation has worshiped thirty-nIne years
this month in the meeting house at the
corner of Delaware and st. Clair streets.
and there was sadness I'm leaving the old
place, and again there was sadness in the
death of William r. Evans. which occurred
Saturday. Mr.. Evans was chairman of the
building committee and passed away just
as the iabors We're completed.
The picturesque Quaker, with quaint
garb and plain speech, is passing away and
with him the name OF the gathering place
has gone. The name meeting house has
been changed TO church. The new building
Is a large, square room, and many modern
ideas have been followed out i'm its con-
struction. The floor is slanting the pulpit
Is in one corner. The seats are placed in
semi-circular rows. The room is divided
about in two, with folding doors somewhat
after the style of the Tabernacle Presby-
terrain Church. The walls are handsomely
freseoed in tones OF tan and brown and
the windows have cathedral glass OF cor
responding tints. The brussels carpet is of
small and neat design, also in browns. The
everything about the building, inside and
out, denotes progress. For the dedicatory
services the church was filed and extra
chairs were placed In the aisles for the ac-
commodation of the members and friends
of the congregation. The opening exercises
were condcuted by Thomas Brown, pastor
of the church. The choir. which sits in
pews at the right OF the pulpit, opened the
services by singing the doxology in which
the congregation Joined. Hymn No. 425
was then sung and the Scripture lesson was
read by Calvin Pritchard. He read from
Kings will, II, and from John vi, 10. This
was followed by a dedicatory prayer by
Mr. Pritchard, who also prayed for the
family OF Mr.. Evans. The choir sang an
anthem, Jesus, Lover of My Soul" without
accompaniment, as there is no organ or
other musical instruments in the church
The announcements for meetings were
made: p. m, Junior Endeavor; $50 d. m,
Senior Endeavor; 7:45. preaching; wednes-
day, 1880 a. m, devotions; Thursday, 7:3O.
prayer meeting, followed by teachers meet
ing.
The sermon was delivered by Rev. Ben
jau1in 4. Trublood, LII. d.. of Boston
who took his text from Matthew iv. II.
The coming of the kingdom of heaven
Jesus has passed through childhood, boy
hood and early manhood He had passed
through growth and development by trials
ana temptations; had been baptized at Jor-
dan and it was the introduction 10 His
work on earth. He had been in the wilder
ness and tempted and had submitted to the
pangs or hunger. Carlisle says that the
French revolution was only a great cry
for bread. Jesus had come TO the full con-
sclousnesS or His divine sonship and of
tn lafAf
and overcome temptations with this prep
aration OF human suffering. The Lord
for the kingdom of heaven was then and
mere realized; He had conquered sin and
was pure within and without. The kingdom
OF heaven was there realized
His word repent has new meaning
| II nad not reference 10 sorrow for sin for
Word repent Sad seToS OF n,n Tine
Jesus comes out OF temptation and what
does He say? Come unto RE. He went
ABOUT and did not deal with their sin, but
turned their mind to the great remedy to
! come and find the true fife. John could
not bring balm and cure; he left man under
MS sense of depravity. Jesus dealt with
1 give all SINS" The great new life was
| dawning.
| The church has made a great mistake
healing power of Jesus Christ" said the
1 minister. Jesus knocks on the door and
asks 10 be let in Christ means the church
| should not stand over the sinner with a
/ drawn sword, but should ask the sinner to
cone cone to Him. Him.; The church and Christians
TAR away and only TO be found after death
Jesus said, The kingdom OF heaven is at
nand, which meant that whatever relation
| II may have the work must begin on earth.
The Kingdom of heaven is TO be enjoyed in
all its fullness here. Who ever saw Him
| saw the Father. When the human soul
! Is born into the kingdom of God 1T is made
over into a new creature. The kingdom
OF heaven is in it. The only difference is
A he mas r1ff rda fr o1~x.,
Is set up in human souls, one by one and
Is developed and carried out by human
w soa1s: WHO no f Gaary II to other men and
thought that we may lose in these re-
publican and democratic times is that Gods
country is a kingdom. He steps not down
from His throne in four years He is
king by divine right. 1t will always be a
Kingdom and never. republic. He is a
He has the right 10 all our lives and our
service, the right to our bodies and souls
'"rhe fact that God is king by divine right
makes 1T impossible for any man TO be
divine king The time is coming when all
men shall be free and equal in all church
and life. 1t must be so. and / am not
preaching politics to-day. Whatever hap
pens Cuba shall be free and Turkey shall
| De free. The hope of men is in the estab-
/ lishment OF the kingdom of God, and that
Is the only way in which liberty can be
gained. What are some of the character
istics or the kingdom of heaven? Ii Is a
kingdom of truth, and truth is the most
fundamental of all. Jesus came TO bear
witness of the truth. Outside OF the king
dom of God all is false.
1T is kingdom of righteousness. Men
should choose the truth and do the truth
that brings righteousness. Those who know
what they should do and do IL are right men
and right women. We need revival of
righteousness which shall touch the ex-
tremest circumference. The place TO begin
Is I'm souls IT Is a kingdom of
love. While not first. It Is most far-reach-
ing in it's results The first kingdom was
set up by love. The whole coming of Jesus
was through the love of God. Jesus so
loved thu world that He came and died
The divine love should enter the finite hu-
man being. who must show love TO Hin,
and TO each other. If all was love the
whole world would lie at the feet of Jesus.
when the church was begun in 1911 the
term was friends of truth and friends OF
the righteous. Our profession should cor
respond with our practice. IL Quakerisn
has any glory liz must do the truth-must
be friends of righteousness. 1t ia equally
slaves and the outcasts. We are getting
kingdom is a kingdom OF truth, love and
has done for us. We can never be true and
gentle without the love of God. The worlc
has not lost its Quaker. II il has lost the
name. As result. the kingdom OF heaven
| is a kingdom of peace. and as soon as mer
come into this love they come into this
7 peace. 1t is part of their mission TO make
/ peace. Peace means cooperation and help
fulness, and all meD are brothers and sis
| tprs I'm God and promote good in fellow,