The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-26
SUNDAYS SERVICES.
Interesting 500 Raised at
Greene n em orial-At Other Churches,

services. Rev. Chss. D. Bulla, the
pastor OF Grace Church, preached
short but forcible sermon on the subject
of laying up treasures. at the close of
which he announced that the two
churches had q dob. on them aggre-
gazing $4,000, So, ON Grace and
Sl,4OO on Greene Memorial. Grace
Church being 'he offspring Of Greene
Memorial, and being unable to pay so
large n debi with it's limited member-
ship, had como to the mother church
with a proposition to pay of all in.
debtedness. His congregation has raised
$500.
Judge Woods was appointed to take up
the collection, and In q very short time
the amount was raised TO S4.lUO, the
balance being pledged by the committee
bers Of Greene Memorial, 7. It. Fish
burne and L. B. Thomas, gave $1,000
each.
The evening service was largely at
tended, the Rev. Mr.. Carson preaching
from the text, "What must do TO be
ssved?" Deep attention was given and
profound seriousness prevailed. Good
results were manifested. Greene Memo.
rial Church is in excellent prosperity.
At Christ Church.
Rev. r. W. Patton, of Christ Church,
returned from Norfolk Saturday night
and his congregation was pleased to
meet with him Sunday morning. His
text, from Matthew ll:29-30, was ably
handled, and he showed how the yoke
which Christ gave us enabled US to carry
our burdens with greater ease. He also
delivered an interesting address at the
evening services. Mr.. Patton met with
marked success In Norfolk, where he
had been to raise money for his church,
the psople OF Norfolk contributing gem
erously to his appeal. Special services
will be held in this church on Thanks
giving day, the 2Sth inst, at IL q. IN
and on St. Andrews day, November 80,
at 1880 D. m.
First Baptist.
Rev. e. b. Pollard, the pastor,
preached both night and morning to
large congregations. His sermon in the
morning was q discussion of some OF the
features o. State evangelizstion as sug-
gested at the Petersburg association.
His sermon at night was from the text,
Psalm 1l6:l2, What shall render unto
the Lord for all his benefits toward
me?" There were three accessions to
the church and one profession Of con-
version.
Calvary Baptist.
At Calvary Baptist, Rev. DR.. Brough-
ton preached two interesting sermons.
The sermon in the evening was devoted
to some extent to the football craze,
terming 1t modern bull fighting. Hs
criticised the Y NJ. G. A. team and IN
nounced that on Next Sunday night he
would preach on the subject O civilized
bull fighting and show up the football
craze in moro extended manner.
The First Presbyterian.
d.. Halves, at the First Presbyteria
Church on Sunday, both morning and
night, preached to full houses. The
morning sermon WAS striking presen-
tesion of the love of God and the efforte
m ade to SAVE man. Every thoughtful
man and woman in the congregation
listened with the deepest interest to the
| sermon. 1t made profound impress
sion.
His text was taken from Job, a6:1s:
because there is wrath, beware lest
He take thee away with His stroke,
then great ransom cannot deliver
thee On the surface this text might
repel. 1t is, howevsr, the usterancs of
God love. mercy here speaks in the
terrors of tho law. God wants to save
the sinner. lie sends such a mes sage
because He is love. If God did not love
the sinner such warnings would not be
sent. ID knows the danger in which
the sinner lies. Man knows OF his
danger only by revelation of G5d. With
eternity beforeus with it's awful posi-
bilities it would have bean cruel In God
not to warn. Then we can thank Him
for such messages.
The loss of the human soul Is the
working of cause and effect. Gods
wrath against sin is not senseless or I'M
reasoning passion. It comes only after
long delsy and when all means To re-
claim the sinner has been exhausted.
The wrath OF God is the action OF justics
against sin, which Is crime under Gods
law. Men even do not allow crime to
go free. Then what must occur when
God and sin meet? Mon are on their
way to the judgm ent seat OF God. Every
day brings them nearer. There God and
the sinner must at least meet What
must be the result?
You cannot separate the sinner and
his sin. man at last becomes one
with his sin. Then ne is punished with
his sin, Tor the wrath of God Is revealed
from Heaven against all unrighteous-
ness and when one ia thus identified
with his sin then the wrath falls upon
him. This is only the awful working of
cause and effect
Tod does not allow man to go on un--
warned lie says there is wrath. He
com mands obedience. He pleads for
| obedience. He has given men years
and years in which to prepare to meot
Him Some men solace themselves
with the thought that they shall have q
| second chance Make that idea univer-
sa! and the world would become pande-
| monium itself. II q second chance why
! does God exhaust language in pleading