The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-08
Sundays Interesting Exercises.
Sermon by Bishop Walden.
Love Feast Led by The Venerable DR.. TaIbot---0ther
Services in infantry HaII-Today's Proceedings.

Ate a. m, Sunday, Rev. NJ. ]. Talbot,
ID. d., opened the love feast in Infantry
Hall by reading the Scriptures and by
prayer.
Then followed an hour of fervent sing
ing and the relation OF Christian expert
ences by ministers and members OF the
laity. In quick succession and with in
creasipg fervor came the experiences. A
nonagenarian spoke and said though 30
years old he found Christ more peecious
than evor, and sang alone, and with full
voice, "Nearer Home" Rev. Cummings, at
81 years of age, said while he could preach
three times Sunday, as now, he should
not supernumerate or superannuat e.
One man called il he was born into the
church when born into the world, but
backslid when boy; yet soon he was
brought back under DIR. Morrison.
Another: 81 am Free Baptist but feel
wonderfully we'll in n Methodist love
FEAST" Rev. Mr.. Anderson: "Converted
when reporter on the New York Sun;
soon decided to preach; the editor OF The
i stayed on The Sun, but poor
rs a Methodist preacher; in the
souls led to Christ and my hope OF
heaven i am rich" Another: "For II
years i have attended various excellent
gatherings in Infantry Hall, but never
one to compare with this love feast" DIR.
Spencer: "Converted at and / have
been SO busy in Gods work since that
have had no chance to backsIide." Bishop
Walden: cdr. Spencer and are travelling
preachers, and everywhere we travel we
hear this testimony to Jesus" Eighty
eight persons spoke and 10 hymns Cor
parts) were sung in just an hour. Recess
OF 10 minutes taken.
On the Platform
At the morning service were, beside
Bishop Walden, the Presiding Elders s.
q. Benton, Walter Ella, Eben Tirrell, DIR.
Spencer, DIR. Talbot, DIR. w. A. Whedon,
Father Hustled, and Pastor Buck.
Bishop Walden's Sermon.
Hymn No. was sung. Bishop Walden
offered the prayer, the people closing in
the Lords prayer. The Gloria was sung
by the choir and audience.
Psalm l45 was read responsively. The
second lesson Rom. was read by the
Bishop.
The large choir rendered sacred an
them. Hymn T43 was sung.
Bishop Walden took for his text Heb.
2, 10 at became him /. to be made per-
feet through suffering"
The Epistles are the best comments on
the Lords sayings. A common sense in
depreciation is the one to make. Among
the statements the Bishop gave several
verses to show how suffering in Christ
makes relationship between Him and us.
The first fact is perfection of discipline.
God allowed His son to suffer to make him
q better example to the race. How could
Q loving God send any suffering on one so
pure? Suffering exists, and when it is
justified by the end in view it is compat-
ible with Gods love. But how could
Christ be made perfect II already perfect?
Jesus is q strange being. Concern
but not the complete human ma
ture. What is in man since the fall
belongs not to complete humanity. As q
man he came as a babe, only. helpless as
any child born. So He could feel as we
feel, taking His place in touch with child
longs to Him. Christ showed precocity,
true, but only as a human boy. He was
subject to His parents and grew in stature
and in favor. He grew as any child
would before Adams sin. He had the
true home life and acquired
such knowledge of the Bible as to con-
found the doctors at II years old. Only on
earth could he learn human experience.
Angels know nothing of chords of woe or
a will pitted against God. Ts give a sac
rifice on the altar of common humanity
sufficient lie must go into Gods tribunal;
a little lower than angels He was, bring
ing out His expiatory work. So we
have the power OF mighty
atonement. You can find hard men,
but none too hard to be saved. That's a
gospel to be proud OF. Nail it TO our
Methodist banners. Distinguish between
disciplinary and expiatory suffering; by
the former he is brought to you in temp
tation. Then He is leader the Captain
OF your salvation-to lead you out OF your
wilderness. lie once fought q wilderness
duel with the devil. You have an inter
est In IL and in the three
recorded temptations. Luther after
his confinement in the waslburg was a
better leader. So OF Paul after three
years in Arabia Petrea. The divine in the
wilderness battle comes into the human
nature OF Christ, lie can turn stones
into bread now easily. lie is hungry. Shall
He? That is not far-ietched temptation.