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The Rev. M. L. Gates. D. D., vino suc
ceeds the Rev. John H. Howard. d. D., a
pastor Of Asbury M e. Church, preached
his hrst sermon In this city yesterda,
morning The congregation was a large
one and the reception Of THE new pastor was
very cordial.
The preacher chose for his Scr1ptura1 fes-
sons Of the service. Psalm xxxvti. and por-
tion OF Corin thians, Il chapter, For his
text he chose: ''Byery one to his own
work" Nehemiah iv, 10.
In his Introduction he referred TO the visit
of St, Paul to the Corinthians after having
established church at Corinth. and said
that he came to this city In the same
spirit. Not with excellency OF speech or Of
wisdom declaring unto youth testimony Of
God.
"For / am determined not to know any,
thing among you save Jesus Christ. and
Him crucihed."
With this Introduction he told the beau
tiful story Of Nehemiah and the rebuilding
Of the walls Of Jerusalem under hds hhrec-
ton. his text being q part Of that story.
After describing the prophets Interview
with the king, and his sending him to Jed'-
usalem. he described the earnestness and
zeal with which he began his work; how he
preached to the people; preached On he
thought one of the greatest sermons ever
delivered. Then the work was divided
among the people; ali the people having
something to do and doing II with their
might. The walls OF Jerusalem rose while
the enemy were feasting and sleeping 70
thar when they awakened to the fact q new
spirit had come into the city 1t was too
late.
Then when they sent 10 Nehemiah TO
come down from the city and talk with
them he replied that he had no tame 10
spare. His work was Of too great import
ance 10 leave.
Such. the preacher said. Is the work Of
the Church. Tho work IN primarily our
own salvation. Salvation comes by faith.
and by work It lie kept. The whole Of theol-
ogy is embraced in the words faith and
work. He had heard people say they be-
lieved in the Lord Jesus Christ who stand
with their hands In their pockets. Re
iigion is to trust In the Lord and do good
Il Is not worth fg IL the Lord has not
worked 1t In. Mans business Is to work 1t
out.
The second point about this work 10 Its
necessity. Christians say the Lord is
my rock and my fortress. Tho fortress
means fight. The old Jewish religion
was provincial and ciroumscribed. The
Christian religion is itinerant. 1t takes in
everybody. It means work. It means be-
ing saved and saving others. Every MEM
Der of the Church is supposed to bs saved
and this means work.
The next essential idea Is cooperation
every one to his own work." The walls
Of Jerusalem would not have gone up so
fast II only q few people had been at work.
So in the Church everybody must work
II the church walls go up-if the Church
grows and 10 active everybody In 1t must
be active and grow as stones in the walls
of the city OF God.
Individuality in work is also necessary.
The personality Of the effort demanded is
shown In the text-"Bveryone to his work
over against the wall" Revivals are not
made In heaven and let down like the
sheet that Peter saw. 1t must begin at
home. GOD intends every man. woman
and child In the Church to work Just
where they arel their work Is Just where
he has put them The Individual must
concentrate his or her forces; must pick
out the soul they want to save. and, as
Mr. Moody said. Go for him"
The preacher said he wanted to close
with that idea-piok out soul and go
for II. Let that ring In the ears until
each one is compelled to pick out its man
or woman as a subject for prayer and
work, and God will give that soul to him
that seeks It.
The preacher said he had come to help
the people work, to help them save the
people about them, and asked each mem
Der of the church to begin by picking out
the man or woman In whose salvation
they were most interested before the SER
vice closed.
At the close Of the service DR.. Gates
that he would be In his study
at the parsonage to-day and tomorrow
from IL o'clock In the morning until 4
o'clock in the afternoon to receive any
members Of the church or congregation
who might want to see him.